Protoplanet orbiting a star. Optical image showing the position of a candidate protoplanet (orange dot) within the disc of gas and dust around the young star HD100546. This newly-discovered object lies about 70 times further from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. The inner part of this picture is dominated by artifacts from the brilliant central star,which has been digitally subtracted,and the black blobs are not real. Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Ardila et al. / ESA / NASA / ESO |
Taille de l’image : | 2107 px × 2111 px |
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