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Zoom-In/Visualization of TMR-1C Planet
Zooming into the Taurus star-forming cloud, as seen in visible light, the young binary and planet are revealed as the wavelength shifts to the near infrared. A simulated 3D flyby indicates a possible interpretation of the layout of this region and its possible young planet.
- Release DateMay 28, 1998
- Science ReleaseHubble Takes First Image of a Possible Planet around Another Star and Finds a Runaway World
- CreditRobert L. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech)
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Simulated image of planetary formation
False color image of two gas giant protoplanets that have formed quickly in a disk of gas and dust. Each of the two protoplanets (yellow-red blobs) contains several Jupiter-masses of gas and dust. They orbit at distances of about 5 and 10 times the Earth's distance from the Sun...
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