ESOcast Season 1 Episode 18 Exoplanet Caught on the Move 2008
0/10 by 0 users
For the first time, astronomers have been able to directly follow the motion of an exoplanet as it moves to the other side of its host star. The planet has the smallest orbit so far of all directly imaged exoplanets, lying as close to its host star as Saturn is to the Sun. Scientists believe that it may have formed in a similar way to the giant planets in the Solar System. This discovery proves that gas giant planets can form within discs in only a few million years, a short time in cosmic terms. http://www.eso.
- Released: 2010-06-10
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director:
-
1. James Bond at Paranal 2008-10-30
-
6. Lightest Exoplanet Found 2009-04-21
-
11. New Exoplanets Found 2009-12-11
-
16. E-ELT Site Chosen 2010-04-26
-
18. Exoplanet Caught on the Move 2010-06-10
-
19. Photographers of the Night 2010-07-15
-
20. Richest planetary system discovered 2010-08-24
-
22. The most distant galaxy ever measured 2010-10-20
-
23. A telescope's wire to the world 2010-11-04
-
24. First planet of extragalactic origin 2010-11-18
-
26. Life and Leisure at Paranal 2011-02-01
-
27. An ESO Astronomer at Work 2011-03-18
-
28. ESO Hidden Treasures Competition 2011-04-19
-
29. Running a Desert Town 2011-05-12
-
31. Pandora's Cluster 2011-06-22
-
32. Most Distant Quasar Found 2011-06-29
-
33. Under Chilean Skies 2011-08-11
-
35. Fifty New Exoplanets 2011-09-12
-
36. ALMA Opens Its Eyes 2011-10-03
-
38. Faraway Eris is Pluto’s twin 2011-10-26
-
50. Chile Chill 1 2012-11-15