Planets in binary star systems face a difficult situation. The gravitational pulls of two separate stars have been overcome by them. Planet formation around a single star, such as our Sun, is simpler than circumbinary planet formation. Until recently, astronomers were unsure they existed. Astronomers rarely come across binary stars that have planets orbiting them. […]
In a stunning new timelapse collected over a dozen years, four Jupiter-mass exoplanets dance around their distant star. Where is HR 8799? HR8799 is located approximately 133 light-years from Earth like Planets in the constellation Pegasus and is 1.5 times the mass of our sun. (The nearest star system to our planet is Alpha Centauri […]
NASA’s $10 billion James Web space telescope is now back in operation! After recovering from the 2nd Instrument Glitch that affected one of its instruments, NASA’s Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) officially started full science operations on Monday (January 30). What was the flaw of the James Web Space Telescope? NASA stated on Tuesday (January […]