Tag: planetary system
The falling debris of a planet falling on its star seen directly
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
Astronomers have seen the debris of a planet falling on its star for the first time
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
Debris rain from a planet on its star ‘seen’ directly for the first time
When our Sun reaches the end of its life, it will first begin to grow exaggeratedly. Then it will shrink. Transforming into a white dwarf. What will then become of…
Surprising: planets form around dying stars
The illustration of what researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) observed. A disk of gas and dust around a binary star system. A disk with a void that…
Three other worlds where it is possible to observe zodiacal lights
On Kepler-1229b – just like on Kepler-395c – the researchers imagine zodiacal lights with glowing hues, the color of its host star. On Kepler-69c, by contrast, a Venus-like planet, the…
The planets of the Trappist-1 system formed quickly and suffered little impact
Trappist-1’s planetary system continues to fascinate researchers who have observed a strange ballet. New elements that shed light on our understanding of the formation of the planets of Trappist-1. You…