Luis Calzada A. Scientific visualization artist In collaboration with the European Southern Observatory, he selected another hot Jupiter: Vega b.
“This star, just 25 light-years from us, is the focus of Carl Sagan’s novel The Connection,” says Calsada. He said the book sparked interest that prompted him “to pursue a bachelor’s degree in astronomy. “After that, I built a career as a scientific painter. So this book, Carl Sagan and Vega comes at a defining moment in my life. So seeing a planet found in its vicinity is very exciting.”
Small but awesome
During his years in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, Will Wheaton become familiar With imaginary worlds and new life forms. He chose YZ Ceti b, which is slightly smaller than Earth and orbits a red dwarf located 12 light-years away, making it interesting to study.
“It doesn’t make sense that, in a universe as large as our own, we are the only intelligent (conscious) species,” Whitton said in an email. “So when I look up at the night sky, I don’t just imagine other people looking back. I know it.”
He adds that evidence is unlikely to come into our lives, so “the most pressing challenge we have as a species today is caring for the only planet we can live on until we can’t imagine generations from now, over great distances.” future. Like what, our grandchildren can make first contact.”
Blow into your imagination
At just 500 million years old, Kepler-51 is one of the youngest star systems on this list. Peter Gao said, although astronomically still a child, this system is indeed home to many planets with mysterious properties, team world di Carnegie Institution for Science.
Dr. Zhao said the three-planet system, called a “super puff”, has a very low density reminiscent of Styrofoam or cotton candy and “challenges our understanding of how planets form and how they evolve.”
He added, “I love them because I love good puzzles, and their presence has shown that the universe has always been more imaginative than ours.”
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