New planet discovered orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ESO News
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our Sun. The planet, which has at least half the mass of Venus, was found via the gravitational tug it induces on its host star. This video summarises the discovery.
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Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Hanna Huysegoms, Alejandro Izquierdo López.
Music: Stellardrone – Milky Way.
Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org), Martin Kornmesser, Mahdi Zamani, Vladimir Romanyuk (spaceengine.org)
Scientific consultant: Mariya Lyubenova.
Om videoen
| Id: | eso2414a |
| Udgivelsesdato: | 1. oktober 2024 14:00 |
| Relaterede pressemeddelelser: | eso2414 |
| Spilletid: | 01 m 06 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
Om objektet
| Navn: | Barnard's Star |
| Type: | Unspecified : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Kategori: | ESOcast Exoplanets |
