New tricks from old data: Astronomer uses 25-year-old Hubble data to confirm planet Proxima Centauri c
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 15:50
in Astronomy & Space
Fritz Benedict has used data he took over two decades ago with Hubble Space Telescope to confirm the existence of another planet around the Sun's nearest neighbor, Proxima Centauri, and to pin down the planet's orbit and mass. Benedict, an emeritus Senior Research Scientist with McDonald Observatory at The University of Texas at Austin, will present his findings today in a scientific session and then in a press conference at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.