ALMA Discovers Trio of Infant Planets around Newborn Star
Using a new planet-finding technique, astronomers have found convincing evidence of three planets orbiting an infant star.
Two independent research teams used ALMA to identify disturbances in the young star’s gas-filled disc.
They observed carbon monoxide throughout the disc and by analysing its motion...
...they could see the clear influence of planetary bodies similar in mass to Jupiter.
These planets are the first planets discovered by ALMA, bringing this instrument into the realm of planet detection.
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