Hubble finds planet orbiting pair of stars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 22, 2016
Two’s company, but three might not always be a crowd — at least in space.
Two’s company, but three might not always be a crowd — at least in space.
If you’ve seen pictures of space, you’ve seen the Pillars of Creation –a set of photogenic columns of cold gas bathed in the light of brand new star formation. Now, 20 years after the iconic 1995 shot was taken, The Hubble has gone back to take a more high definition look.
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the first search for atmospheres around temperate, Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of habitability on two exoplanets.