Thousands of planets have been observed. It is no longer so exciting to discover a distant planetary system that are orbiting. However, for the first time in the formation stage captured and the planet at the stage of being born.
The high contrast imaging device (SPHERE) of the ultra-large telescope VLT in Chile South America and the compensation optical device (NAOS / CONICA), and the near infrared corona imaging device of the Gemini South telescope are around the stellar PDS 70. Discovered disks made from gas and dust. Reanalyzing the data from the dust and further observation at SPHERE, the scientists found some definite proof that there were young stars.
In 1992 scientists thought that (PDS 70) may have a protoplanetary disk, and actually observed the disk in 2006. This observation continued until February 24, 2018.
By blocking the light from PDS 70, SPHERE succeeded in observing dimly dust and gas disks and planets from multiple wavelengths. The old and new data clearly showed traces of the existence of young planets and holes in the disk.
According to this new planet are published in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
In order to understand the formation of stars, research on such a young planet is important. This observation, you can know deeply how the atmosphere of the planet is in the very early stages of life birth. This is important to measure the theoretical model predicting the nature of the evolution of the planet.
This research is only the beginning and research on more planets and protoplanetary disks will be necessary to fully understand the process of planet formation and the light on this mysterious cosmic phenomenon..
