University of Texas: Exoplanet Is Gobbling Up Gas and Dust as It Continues to Build Mass
April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin to get a rare look at a young, Jupiter-sized planet that is growing by feeding off material surrounding a young star 370 light-years from Earth.
"We just don't know very much about how giant planets grow," said Brendan Bowler, an assistant professor of astronomy at UT Austi . . .
The Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin to get a rare look at a young, Jupiter-sized planet that is growing by feeding off material surrounding a young star 370 light-years from Earth.
"We just don't know very much about how giant planets grow," said Brendan Bowler, an assistant professor of astronomy at UT Austi . . .