Tag Archives: VeryLargeTelescope
Astronomers captured the first image of a baby planet
Scientists validate theory of relativity on galactic level
First observed interstellar object is a speedy, cigar-shaped asteroid
Astronomers just measured a whole lot more than gravitational waves
Astronomers capture best image yet of a star other than the sun
Astronomers capture best image yet of a star other than the sun
ESO will upgrade its Very Large Telescope to hunt for exoplanets
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth’s early days
Astronomers find three planets in Gliese 667C’s habitable zone
Astronomers have a good day when they detect one planet inside a star system's habitable zone. A mostly European team of researchers must be giddy, then, as it just found three of those ideally located planets around Gliese 667C. The group has combined existing observations from the ESO's Very Large Telescope with new HARPS telescope data to spot the trio of super-Earths, all of which could theoretically support liquid water. As long as the discovery holds up, it may have a big impact on exoplanetary research: it shows both that three super-Earths can exist in one system and that more than one survivable planet can orbit a low-mass star. We can only do so much with the findings when Gliese 667C is 22 light-years away, but it's good to learn that space could be more human-friendly than we once thought.
Source: ESO