The Hindu·2 min read·medium
New planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
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Astronomers have discovered a cold gas giant orbiting the young star Beta Pictoris after analyzing data from the Very Large Telescope and the Webb Space Telescope. The planet is the dimmest ever directly imaged and was hidden for over a decade by the glare of its host star.
Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek. In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It’s the dimmest planet ever directly imaged from earth, scientists said.
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