Science Bulletins: Sun-Like Star May Host Several Planets
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Channel: American Museum of Natural History · 2012 · Science & Technology
A telescope searching for interplanetary systems has detected a large gap in the dust disk around a young star, which could indicate the presence of multiple planets. The star is similar in size to our own Sun. Studying early-stage extrasolar planets and their host stars helps scientists to understand the formation of solar systems—including our own. Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. RELATED LINKS Polarimetric Imaging of Large Cavity Structures in the Transitional Disk around PDS 70 http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/667/conferences/talks/ncad_2012/NCAD_Hashimoto.pdf The Structure of Pre-transitional Protoplanetary Disks I: Radiative Transfer Modeling of the Disk+Cavity in the PDS 70 System http://arxiv.org/pdf/1209.3772v2.pdf National Astronomical Observatory of Japan http://www.nao.ac.jp/E/ Subaru Telescope http://www.naoj.org/ Princeton University: High Contrast Imaging Laboratory http://www.princeton.edu/~hcil/projects.html
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