Science
A second planet for Beta Pic confirmed! – SYFY WIRE
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a second planet orbiting the young nearby star Beta Pictoris! This is extremely cool. Evidence for the planet was fi…
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a second planet orbiting the young nearby star Beta Pictoris! This is extremely cool. Evidence for the planet was first found in 2019, but it was indirect and not quite good enough to be called proof.
The new observations just announced show an image of the planet, confirming its existence. This is the first time a planet was found indirectly and then directly, and that’s kindof a big deal. Here’s why.
Beta Pic (as it’s usually called) is a star so y…
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