Sentences with phrase «environments around other stars»

«To be able to directly image planetary birth environments around other stars at orbital distances comparable to the solar system is a major advancement,» said Dr Nikku Madhusudhan of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy, one of the paper's co-authors.

Comparisons of the Kuiper belt with the debris disks around other stars provide important indications about both the Kuiper belt itself and the planetary environment around other stars.

Not exact matches

The new results from SPHERE, along with data from other telescopes such as ALMA, are revolutionising astronomers» understanding of the environments around young stars and the complex mechanisms of planetary formation.

The Gemini Planet Imager GPI is an advanced instrument designed to observe the environments close to bright stars to detect and study Jupiter - like exoplanets (planets around other stars) and see protostellar material (disk, rings) that might be lurking next to the star.

Hallinan is planning continued radio observations over the next year or two, because this radio emission — which will be around long after all of the other wavelengths have faded — is the most important diagnostic of the energetics and environment of the explosion, and may reveal how much energy was in the explosion, how much mass was ejected, if a jet actually appeared, and if the merger produced conditions that will influence future star formation, among other questions.