First image of 2 exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star captured by scientists
About 300 light-years away from us, two giant exoplanets are orbiting a young sun-like star. The proof is in the picture: Scientists have captured the first direct image of this system. By observing this system, centered around a star similar to ours that's known as TYC 8998-760-1, astronomers can better understand how the planets in our solar system formed and evolved around the sun. The difference is that this young sun is in a much earlier stage of its evolution, researchers said. The star itself is only 17 million years old, which is young, astronomically speaking. It can be spotted in the Musca constellation in the southern sky. The researchers refer to it as a very young version of our sun, which is 4.6 billion years old.
