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RSS FeedsThree exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris
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22 may 2019 12:00:26

 
Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris
(World News Austria)
 


Image: Artist`s impression of the exocomets in the planetary system around Beta Pictoris. (Credit: Michaela Pink) Just about a year after the launch of the NASA mission TESS, the first three comets orbiting the nearby star Beta Pictoris outside our solar system were discovered in data from the space telescope. The main goal of TESS is to search for exoplanets - planets orbiting other stars. The recognition of signals from much smaller exocomets compared to planets requires the analysis of a precise light curve, which can now be obtained using the technical sophistication of the new space telescope. Sebastian Zieba, Master`s student in the team of Konstanze Zwintz at the Institute of Astro-...


 
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