Beta Pictoris

A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published Monday.

The team used the Discover supercomputer operated by the Nasa Center for Climate Simulation at Goddard.

Giving an insight into the evolution of a young planetary system, a NASA supercomputer simulation of the planet and debris disk around star Beta Pictoris reveals that the planet's motion drives spiral waves throughout the disk.

Astronomers have for the first time ever measured the rotation rate of an alien planet, and found that the huge Jupiter-like world about 63 light-years from Earth has a day lasting just eight hours.

Are you the type of person who gets dizzy just watching a merry-go-round go round and round? If so, don't plan a visit to the planet known as Beta Pictoris b. The thing spins like mad.

A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published Monday.

The team used the Discover supercomputer operated by the Nasa Center for Climate Simulation at Goddard.

Giving an insight into the evolution of a young planetary system, a NASA supercomputer simulation of the planet and debris disk around star Beta Pictoris reveals that the planet's motion drives spiral waves throughout the disk.

Astronomers have for the first time ever measured the rotation rate of an alien planet, and found that the huge Jupiter-like world about 63 light-years from Earth has a day lasting just eight hours.

Are you the type of person who gets dizzy just watching a merry-go-round go round and round? If so, don't plan a visit to the planet known as Beta Pictoris b. The thing spins like mad.