06-25-2023, 07:46 AM
Well, moving on from 'elepaio's inability to respond, we now have a new discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a younger version of our sun which has been imaged directly. In other words, this system may be similar to our own solar system. This was done using the Keck II telescope on Mauna Kea.
Unlike this article which claims:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecarter...85fd332c77
"Published this week in Astrophysical Journal Letters, the researchers found the planet using a new technique called astrometry[...]"
astrometry is one of the oldest areas of modern astronomy, It's just that the techniques have improved so much in recent years that we are now able to detect and image planets around other stars.
https://www.keckobservatory.org/af-lep/
"“This is the first time this method has been used to find a giant planet orbiting a young analog of the Sun,” said Brendan Bowler, an assistant professor of astronomy at UT Austin and senior author on the study. “This opens the door to using this approach as a new tool for exoplanet discovery.”"
Unlike this article which claims:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecarter...85fd332c77
"Published this week in Astrophysical Journal Letters, the researchers found the planet using a new technique called astrometry[...]"
astrometry is one of the oldest areas of modern astronomy, It's just that the techniques have improved so much in recent years that we are now able to detect and image planets around other stars.
https://www.keckobservatory.org/af-lep/
"“This is the first time this method has been used to find a giant planet orbiting a young analog of the Sun,” said Brendan Bowler, an assistant professor of astronomy at UT Austin and senior author on the study. “This opens the door to using this approach as a new tool for exoplanet discovery.”"