Astronomers See Whirlwind of Dust and Pebbles Around Possible Exoplanet-in-the-Making
An international team of astronomers led by researchers from the Leiden University has discovered a whirlwind of dust and pebbles in orbit around a young…
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First Measurement of Spin-Orbit Alignment for ‘Super-Jupiter’ Planet Located 63 Light Years From Earth
Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant ‘super-Jupiter’ planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in the quest to…
VLTI Views the Largest Yellow Hypergiant Ever Discovered, V766 Cen
This newly released image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) shows V766 Centauri and its close companion. It may not look like much, but…
Astronomers Map Vigorous Atmospheric Motion in the Red Supergiant Star Antares
A team of astronomers has constructed the most detailed image ever of a star — the red supergiant star Antares. They have also made the…