The crystallinity of water ice not only records the thermal history experienced by an astronomical body, but also affects the composition of forming planets by controlling the trapping of volatile […]
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Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Press Release
Astronomers Reveal The Teenage Years Of New Worlds
Astronomers have, for the first time, captured a detailed snapshot of planetary systems in an era long shrouded in mystery. The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS), using […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report
JWST/NIRSpec Detects Warm CO Emission In The Terrestrial-Planet Zone Of HD 131488
We have obtained a high-resolution, JWST NIRSpec 2.87 — 5.14 μm spectrum of the debris disk around HD 131488.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Comets and Asteroids, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
SPHERE’s Debris Disk Gallery: Tell-tale Signs Of Dust And Small Bodies In Distant Solar Systems
Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO’s Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of “debris disks” in exoplanetary systems. Gaël Chauvin (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), project scientist […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Epsilon Eridani, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
JWST/MIRI Imaging of the Warm Dust Component of the Epsilon Eridani Debris Disk
We present JWST/MIRI observations of the debris disk surrounding the nearby, solar analog Epsilon Eridani obtained as part of the Archetypal Debris Disk GTO program.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Beta Pictoris, Status Report
Debris Disks And Their Properties With The Habitable Worlds Observatory
The study of the last stages of planet formation, also known as debris disks, is fundamental to place constrains on the formation of planetary sized bodies.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Beta Pictoris, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Deep High-resolution L Band Spectroscopy In The B Pictoris Planetary System
The beta Pictoris system, with its two directly imaged planets beta Pic b and beta Pic c and its well characterised debris disk, is a prime target for detailed characterisation […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Epsilon Eridani, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Deepest Limits On Scattered Light Emission From The Epsilon Eridani Inner Debris Disk With HST/STIS
Epsilon Eridani (ϵ Eri) is one of the first debris disk systems detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS).
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Beta Pictoris, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
JWST-TST High Contrast: Asymmetries, Dust Populations And Hints Of A Collision In The β Pictoris Disk With NIRCam And MIRI
We present the first JWST MIRI and NIRCam observations of the prominent debris disk around Beta Pictoris. Coronagraphic observations in 8 filters spanning from 1.8 to 23~μm provide an unprecedentedly […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Beta Pictoris, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Has The Dust Clump In The Debris Disk of Beta Pictoris Moved?
The edge-on debris disk of the nearby young star Beta Pictoris shows an unusual brightness asymmetry in the form of a clump.