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astronomy18 days ago•119 min saved

ALMA Captures First Direct Evidence of Gas Swirls Around Forming Twin Planets

Astronomers have produced the clearest image yet of two forming planets interacting with their birth disk. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers observed the WISPIT 2 system, located 430 light-years away. The data reveals how the twin planets, WISPIT 2b and 2c, carve gaps and cavities in the surrounding gas and dust. This marks the first time gas velocity distortions, or 'spiral wakes,' have been directly linked to a confirmed planet, providing a crucial calibration point for future exoplanet detection.

via Space|

#alma #astronomy #exoplanets

space6 months ago•6 min saved

WISPIT 2: A Young Solar System Taking Shape

Astronomers directly observed two planets forming around the very young star WISPIT 2, about 437 light-years away. A distant giant, WISPIT 2b, sits at 57 AU with ~5 Jupiter masses, while a closer planet, WISPIT 2c, lies at 14 AU with 8–12 Jupiter masses. The system’s disk shows multiple rings and gaps, hinting at a possible third planet and offering a rare glimpse into how our Solar System may have formed; future imaging with the Extremely Large Telescope could reveal more.

via Indian Defence Review|

#exoplanets #gravity #planet-formation

space6 months ago•4 min saved

Twin Jovian Planets Take Shape Around Young Star WISPIT 2

Astronomers using ESO's VLT instruments SPHERE and GRAVITY+ directly observe two Jupiter-like planets forming within a structured protoplanetary disc around the young star WISPIT 2: WISPIT 2b about five Jupiter masses at ~60 AU, and WISPIT 2c ~two Jupiter masses at ~15 AU, with hints of a possible third planet in a distant gap, marking only the second confirmed case of ongoing giant-planet formation.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#eso-vlt-sphere-gravity #giant-planets #planet-formation

space6 months ago•73 min saved

Budding planets around a newborn star reveal early solar-system formation

Astronomers studying the young star WISPIT 2, located about 437 light-years away and ~5.4 million years old, have directly detected two forming planets—WISPIT 2b and WISPIT 2c—in the star’s surrounding protoplanetary disk, carving gaps as they grow. Hints of a third planet farther out have researchers hopeful, and the system offers a rare look at how solar systems like our own form; observations via the VLT (with SPHERE and GRAVITY+ upgrades) suggest future clues may be revealed by the ELT.

via Space|

#astronomy #exoplanets #planet-formation