There is Another Jupiter and We Have a Photo of It!
In a solar system far away, there is a planet which is quite similar to Jupiter and some believe that they are something like siblings. Scientists have taken a photograph of a big planet which is supposed to reveal clues about Jupiter-y planets and their creation and planetary siblings.
At a distance of 96 light years from Earth, the planet which is known as 51 Eribani b, was photographed by the Gemini Planet Imager, which, according to the Wikipedia, is a high contrast imaging instrument that was built for the Gemini South Telescope in Chile.
The 51 Eribani b planet is twice the size of Jupiter, but still is one of the smallest planets out of our solar system to be imaged by astronomers since those that we …show more content…
OK, BUT WHY “YOUNG JUPITER?”
The fact that the “New Jupiter” is still influenced by its formation conditions, provides an opportunity to study in detail, areas that we didn't get the chance to study before and the reason that media call him “another Jupiter” is because that's how Jupiter must have been billions of years before:
"51 Eri b is the first young planet that probably looks like Jupiter did billions of years ago, making it currently our most important cornerpiece of the planet-formation jigsaw puzzle," says Travis Barman, University of Arizona planetary scientist.
Another common between the two planets is that they both include methane in their atmospheres, giving astronomers the opportunity to learn more about the formation and the evolution of these type of gas-planets but 51 Eri b's temperature is much higher since it is estimated to be about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 Celsius).
HAS IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST?
Yes. Over the las 20 years, scientists have confirmed the existence of 1,800 exoplantes, or alien planets around other
In a solar system far away, there is a planet which is quite similar to Jupiter and some believe that they are something like siblings. Scientists have taken a photograph of a big planet which is supposed to reveal clues about Jupiter-y planets and their creation and planetary siblings.
At a distance of 96 light years from Earth, the planet which is known as 51 Eribani b, was photographed by the Gemini Planet Imager, which, according to the Wikipedia, is a high contrast imaging instrument that was built for the Gemini South Telescope in Chile.
The 51 Eribani b planet is twice the size of Jupiter, but still is one of the smallest planets out of our solar system to be imaged by astronomers since those that we …show more content…
OK, BUT WHY “YOUNG JUPITER?”
The fact that the “New Jupiter” is still influenced by its formation conditions, provides an opportunity to study in detail, areas that we didn't get the chance to study before and the reason that media call him “another Jupiter” is because that's how Jupiter must have been billions of years before:
"51 Eri b is the first young planet that probably looks like Jupiter did billions of years ago, making it currently our most important cornerpiece of the planet-formation jigsaw puzzle," says Travis Barman, University of Arizona planetary scientist.
Another common between the two planets is that they both include methane in their atmospheres, giving astronomers the opportunity to learn more about the formation and the evolution of these type of gas-planets but 51 Eri b's temperature is much higher since it is estimated to be about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 Celsius).
HAS IT HAPPENED IN THE PAST?
Yes. Over the las 20 years, scientists have confirmed the existence of 1,800 exoplantes, or alien planets around other