Exoplanet HD 106906b Likely Kicked Out of Its Local Neighborhood
Researchers believe that a planet located at an unusually large distance from its star – 16 times farther than Pluto is from the sun –…
Gemini Planet Imager News
Astronomers Discover Jupiter-Like Planet 51 Eridani b
Using the Gemini Planet Imager, astronomers have discovered a young Jupiter-like planet that is 100 light-years away. One of the best ways to learn how…
Astronomers Identify the Orbit and Size of Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
Using the Gemini Planet Imager, astronomers have identified the orbit and the size of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. Using one of the world’s largest telescopes,…
Gemini Planet Imager Will Begin Large-Scale Survey, Studying 600 Young Stars
The Gemini Planet Imager team will begin a large-scale survey, studying 600 young stars to see what planets orbit them. After nearly a decade of…