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Direct Observations of a Planet Orbiting a Star 63 Light-Years Away

By: RAS_WEB
On: November 13, 2018
In: News, RSSfeeds, Universe Today

Direct Observations of a Planet Orbiting a Star 63 Light-Years Away

Using the Very Large Telescope, a team of ESO astronomers directly observed Beta Pictoris b over the course of four years and created a time-lapse video of its orbit.

The post Direct Observations of a Planet Orbiting a Star 63 Light-Years Away appeared first on Universe Today.

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