ALMA Discovers Trio of Infant Planets around Newborn Star

30/12/2024 4 min Episodio 85
ALMA Discovers Trio of Infant Planets around Newborn Star

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Two independent teams of astronomers have used Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to uncover convincing evidence that three young planets are in orbit around the infant star HD 163296. Using a novel planet-finding technique, the astronomers identified three disturbances in the gas-filled disc around the young star: the most reliable evidence yet that newly formed planets are in orbit there. These are considered the first planets discovered by ALMA.

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