Scientists may have discovered the youngest exoplanet ever detected, but we'll need James Webb to actually prove the planet's existence.
in question around the adolescent star AS 209 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile. Of course, detecting a signal from the planet doesn’t prove its existence. As such, James Webb will now target that area and look for more evidence the planet exists.Researchers discovering what may be the youngest exoplanet ever detected is big news. Not only because the star it surrounds is supposedly only 1.6 million years old, but because of how close it is to the Earth.
Even more intriguing is if this proves to be an exoplanet, it will challenge everything we know about planetary formation. This is massive because there’s already so little we know about planetary formation. And, if it proves to be such a young exoplanet, it could give birth to missions to find similar planets. But how exactly do we go about proving the existence of an exoplanet from which we barely have a signal? Well, that’s where the James Webb space telescope comes into play.Image source: dimazel / Adobe
James Webb is the most powerful space telescope that humankind has ever created. It has already delivered some amazing first images showcasing the
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