The prospects for the habitability of M - dwarf planets have long been debated, due to key differences between the unique stellar and
planetary environments around these low - mass stars, as compared to hotter, more luminous Sun - like stars.
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.
«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.
Due to these phenomena, there is an increasing need for an overall effort to understand, monitor and potentially predict (to the extent that the latter is possible) the actual conditions
around the
planetary environment under investigation.
«Here we have a rare opportunity to study a phenomenon that plays out over many decades and provides a window into the types of
environments around stars that could represent
planetary building blocks at the very end of a star system's life.»
Thorough analysis of interferometric data was performed to meas... ▽ More We aim at resolving the circumstellar
environment around beta Pic in the near - infrared in order to study the inner
planetary system (< 200 mas, i.e., ~ 4 AU).
Abstract: We aim at resolving the circumstellar
environment around beta Pic in the near - infrared in order to study the inner
planetary system (< 200 mas, i.e., ~ 4 AU).
Brulle's claims were cited by environmentalists and news media
around the world as evidence of an immense conspiracy, concocted by oil and coal companies and their allies to attain great wealth by ruining the
planetary environment.