Astronauts have discovered a new device that has discovered high ground at a neighboring star. Also, he may have made an image directly. Astronauts around the world have expressed interest in discovering Earth-like planets. However, it was always difficult for them to find them. Initially, the researchers relied on resources such as the Giant Magellan Telescope and the European giant telescope for exoplanet imaging work.
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Now, a team of researchers has developed a new invention that could help do the same. The team claims to have drawn a picture of a sub-Neptune / super-Earth planet that may be orbiting one of our closest neighbors, Alpha Centauri A. Earlier, such a discovered but the researchers never noticed the light. The study was titled “Image of low-mass planets within the α Centauri residential zone”, published in the journal Nature Communications.
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The method is now coming down to infrared as this is one of the biggest challenges. The astronauts can study exoplanets in waves where the infrared background is reduced, but in these same waves, Earth-like medium planets are weak. To solve this, one way is to look in the near-infrared (NIR) part of the spectrum. Using this, the planet’s thermal glue is not washed out by the star. However, the star light is still blowing. Also, it is a million times brighter than the planet. Therefore, it is not possible to be completely dependent.
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Another solution is the New Earths instrument in AlphaCen Division (NEAR). It is based on the ESO (Southern European Observatory) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile and works with the VISIR instrument, also on the VLT. It helps to monitor the desired part of the infrared spectrum and also employs a coronograph.
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