Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014
Just around 20 years ago finding exoplanets was considered an achievement in itself, now however ever more data is gathered - be it the composition of an exoplanet's atmosphere or cloud-cover.
Now scientists have measured the rotation period for an exoplanet around its axis - the length of its day.
The planet is Beta Pictoris b, a young planet with about 3000 times Earth's mass.
Scientists used spectroscopy in order to get an idea how fast different parts of the planet are moving away or toward us - the result - the exoplanet's day is about 8 hours long.
Find out more here.
Now scientists have measured the rotation period for an exoplanet around its axis - the length of its day.
The planet is Beta Pictoris b, a young planet with about 3000 times Earth's mass.
Scientists used spectroscopy in order to get an idea how fast different parts of the planet are moving away or toward us - the result - the exoplanet's day is about 8 hours long.
Find out more here.
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