Astronomers Pass Got strong evidence A huge gas revolves around a star of the planet Solar system Close to our own sun.
Four light-year away from the Earth, Alpha Santauri Triple-Star System is a long time A compelling goal To search for the world outside our solar system for scientists. Now, scientists have found a lifeless planet which can be close to the Earth in astronomical terms, and can even be the moon that maintains life.
The potential planets revealed last year disappeared in follow -up comments. But astronomers used new signals NASAPowerful James Web Space Telescope.
If confirmed, the planet will be closest to the Earth that revolves around the habitable area of the star like the Sun.
“Four years are a long way, but in the context of the galaxy, it is very close – it is in our neighborhood,” Dr. Carly Hvet, Associate Professor of Space Instrumentation University of oxfordTold BBC.
“It is around a star that is like the sun and about the same temperature and glow. It is really important if we want to think about the living world.”
However, because the planet candidate is a gas giant, scientists say it will not support life as we know.
Charles Bechman, NASA Jet propulsion laboratory And NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech’s IPAC Astronomy Center said: “With this system we have so close, any exoplanets were found that our best opportunity would be to collect data on planetary systems other than us.
He said, “Nevertheless, these are the world’s most powerful space telescope, even incredibly challenging to create, as these stars are so bright, close, and move quickly in the sky,” he said.
Stars make large amounts of bright light that can block the surrounding objects, which can explain why the potential planets appeared missing.
Mr. Bechman said: “The web was designed and optimized to find the farthest galaxies in the universe. The operating team at the Space Telescope Science Institute was to come up with a custom observation sequence for this target, and his additional effort paid brilliantly.”
Confirmation of the potential planet will mark a new milestone for exoplanetal imaging efforts, as it will be closest to its star to be seen so far.
“This is the most similar in the temperature and age of the huge planets in our solar system, and our home, closest to the Earth,” said Anidi Sanghi, a PhD student of Caltech, the first writer of two letters covering the team’s research. “Its existence in a system of two closely separated stars will challenge our understanding of how the planets form, survive, and develop in chaotic environment.”
Astronomers are expected to use a new telescope, NANSI Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is ready to launch by May 2027, equipped with a hardware dedicated to test new techniques in search of new life.
