Research is studying a binary star system 1,000 light-years away to look for habitable planets and, as have discovered, habitable planets could in fact exist. These planets, however, could be very different from "worlds around single stars."
A Young Binary System is Being Studied for Its Potential to Host Habitable Planets
The study was published in the journal Nature and is called "Binary of a Protostar affects the evolution of the Disk and ;lanets." The young binary system being studied is a low-mass binary protostar called the NGC 1333-IRAS2A.
According to the story by Universe Today, the binary pair is reportedly the subject of a lot of studies due to it still gathering mass and being very young. Professor Jes K. Jørgensen lead authored the study.
The Study Involves Observing Snapshots of a 'Millions-of-Years' Process
Professor Jørgensen co-authored numerous papers on the NGC 1333-IRAS2A and comes from the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute. The study is based on observations made by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of the NGC 1333-IRAS2A.
The observation circulates snapshots of the process "that takes millions of years." By observing the snapshots, and with knowledge coming from the young protostars' study, the research team was able to make a "computer simulation of the binary protostar" in order to check its backward and forward time.
Planet Formations are Different with Multi-Star Systems
As seen in the study, planet formation differs compared to our solar system which is composed of the sun, a solitary star. This is due to the behavior of young stars upon formation.
As per the study's second author from Niels Bohr Institute, Postdoc Rajika L. Kuruwita says that they were able to study how dusk and gas make their way towards the disk due to them being able to zoom in on the stars.
How the Planets can Potentially Form in Multi-Star Systems
Disks made due to gas and dust could develop planets inside of them through acceleration. Millions of years after a collision take place, planets can form and even start their own orbits.
The process is considered highly complicated and is still being studied by scientists. The process is still being studied closely due to there being little information as to how multi-star systems form planets.
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Kepler-38 Dubbed as Another System that Could Host Habitable Planets
In an article by Earth Sky, the system called Kepler-38 could indeed host planets close to the earth. Nikolaos Georgakarakos, the lead author of the study, said that the planets that could be within Keplar-38's systems are suitable enough to have "Earth-Like worlds with oceans"
Aside from just discovery, scientists are also focusing their efforts on observing certain elements of the solar system like how planets would potentially form in a multi-star system and more. Although not given a specific answer, scientists thinks there is a possibility of habitable planets forming within the NGC 1333-IRAS2A.
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