Confirmation Of A Non-Transiting Planet In The Habitable Zone Of The Nearby M Dwarf L 98-59 - Astrobiology

Confirmation Of A Non-transiting Planet In The Habitable Zone Of The Nearby M dwarf L 98-59 - Astrobiology

Only 40 exoplanetary systems with five or more planets are currently known. These systems are crucial for our understanding of planet formation and planet-planet interaction. The M dwarf L 98-59 has previously been found to show evidence of five planets, three of which are transiting. Our aim is to confirm the fifth planet in this […] The post Confirmation Of A Non-transiting Planet In The Habitable Zone Of The Nearby M dwarf L 98-59 appeared fi…

New clues revealed on how planets like ours begin to form

Astronomers have made significant strides in understanding how planets like the ones in our solar system form by detecting planet-forming “pebbles” around two young stars These tiny rocky particles were discovered orbiting DG Tau and HL Tau, two stars located approximately 450 light-years from Earth, providing a rare opportunity to understand the earliest stages of planetary formation. Planetary seeds in action The new observations show large re…