Tag: LkCa15

LKCA 15 An expanded view of the central part of the cleared region around LkCa 15, showing a composite of two reconstructed images (blue: 2.1 microns, from November 2010; red: 3.7 microns) for LkCa 15. The location of the central star is also marked. CREDIT: KRAUS & IRELAND, 2011

Mystery Of Distant, Obscure Planetary System – Solved After Eight Years

MessageToEagle.com | May 20, 2019

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers using the combined power of two Hawaii telescopes have taken groundbreaking, sharp new images of a distant planetary system that likely resembles

Artist's impression of planetary motion.

Astronomy

For The First Time Astronomers Observe New Planet Being Born

MessageToEagle.com | November 19, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – University of Arizona researchers captured the first photo of a planet in the making, a planet residing in a gap in LkCa15’s disk – located in the Taurus