Astronomers Discover 'Young Jupiter' Exoplanet
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 13:20
in Astronomy & Space
The first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) from an international team of astronomers, which includes two scientists from the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Stony Brook University, is one outside earth's solar system at 100 light years away. The exoplanet is being called a "young Jupiter" by the researchers because it shares many characteristics of Jupiter. A paper outlining the full findings is published in Science.