New Study Updates Status of Nearby Exoplanet

Posted on Oct 31, 2012 08:33:18 AM | John Entwistle | 0 Comments |

A second look at data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reanimating the claim that the nearby star Fomalhaut hosts a massive exoplanet. The study suggests that the planet, named Fomalhaut b, is a rare and possibly unique object that is completely shrouded by dust.

This article is a great extension for the NASA Explorer Schools lesson, Algebraic Equations: Transit Tracks—Finding Habitable Planets. Access this lesson after logging in to the NES Virtual Campus.

To read more about Fomalhaut’s exoplanet, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/fomalhaut-exo.html.

Tags : NASA Mission Update, NASA Science Update, NES Lesson-Transit Tracks: Finding Habitable Planets

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