Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly.
Subaru telescope
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Direct Imaging Explorations For Companions Around Mid-Late M Stars From The Subaru/IRD Strategic Program
The Subaru telescope is currently performing a strategic program (SSP) using the high-precision near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer IRD to search for exoplanets around nearby mid/late-M~dwarfs via radial velocity (RV) monitoring.