Massive Stars: Good Targets for Planet Hunts, Bad Targets for SETI
This artist’s conception shows a Jupiter-sized planet forming from a disk of dust and gas surrounding a young, massive star. The planet’s gravity has cleared a gap in the disk. Of more than 500 stars examined in the W5 star-forming region, 15 show evidence of central clearing that may be due to forming planets.
Credit:David A. Aguilar, CfA
About the Image
Id: | noaoann10005a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | Jan. 6, 2010 |
Related announcements: | noaoann10005 |
Size: | 1200 x 800 px |
About the Object
Category: | Exoplanets |