Artist's interpretation of a close binary star system
Artist's interpretation of a close binary star system in which several planets orbit the brighter star. The fainter companion star looms brightly in the sky (upper right). A recent investigation confirms that the presence of a stellar pair does not interfere in planet formation. The study finds that approximately half of the stars harboring exoplanets are binary.
Credit:Robin Dienel, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann18004a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | May 31, 2018, 2:40 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann18004 |
| Size: | 1050 x 722 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Illustrations Stars |
