How to Spy on Alpha Centauri and Other Binary Stars to Hunt Exoplanets
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
Direct imaging of exoplanets is challenging enough when a one-star system is the target, and it's even tougher with multistar systems such as Alpha Centauri. But astronomers think they've figured out a way to photograph planets circling two suns.