Astronomers Image First Sun-Like Star With Multiple Planets

The star TYC 8998-760-1 accompanied by two giant exoplanets.
Credit: eso.org
An international team of astronomers has directly imaged a very young, Sun-like star with multiple large planets—a first that may help astronomers better understand how our Solar System’s planets formed and evolved. The star, TYC 8998-760-1, is about 300 light years away in the southern...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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