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However, it has planets thought to be in the Goldi-locks zone around one of the stars. Seems like if they can get that kind of resolution at 300ly, they should
by throw1234651234 6y ago
However, it has planets thought to be in the Goldi-locks zone around one of the stars. Seems like if they can get that kind of resolution at 300ly, they should be able to do infinitely better at 4. Just a thought, I am sure I am missing something.
- Johnjonjoan 6y agoAnother commenter said: "The two gas giants orbit their host star at distances of 160 and about 320 times the Earth-Sun distance." Just a guess but perhaps being in the Goldilocks zone the planets are harder to discern from Alpha Centauri. I figure the technology that blocks the star light may mean this isn't the case though.
- infogulch 6y agoA comment upthread mentions that one of the biggest obstacles to detecting planets is the huge contrast between the planet and its host star: detecting 10-14 orders of magnitude difference between the luminosity of a star and orbiting planet cannot be made simpler by adding in 2 additional stars.