A teenager discovers 4 planets that revolve around a nearby sun

In a rare achievement, a 16 and 18 -year -old teenager, Cartic Benley and Yasmine Wright, reached the discovery of 4 new outdoor planets about 200 light -years from Earth..

ولا يتمكن طلاب المدارس الثانوية عادة من ال في تأليف أوراق بحثية واكتشافات مذهلة يسعى خلفها العلماء الكبار، لكنّ الطالبين شاركا في تأليف الورقة البحثية المنشورة يوم 25 يناير/كانون الثاني الماضي في دورية "ذا أسترونوميكال جورنال" (The Astronomical Journal)، وذلك من خلال مشاركتهما في Student research guidance program في مركز الفيزياء الفلكية "هارفارد وسميثسونيان" (Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian) الذي أصدر بيانا صحفيا حول الورقة البحثية.

Wright and Benley discovered the four planets about a star called "TO-1233" (TOI-1233), the brightest known star similar to the size and temperature of Shamna, about 200 light-years away from the solar system in the Centaurus Southern Ball Conscience (Centaurus) constellation Centaurus (Centaurus)..

The star is also known as "HD 108236" (HD 108236).With this discovery, the T-I-1233 shine becomes a sun-like star known for hosting 5 or more planets from the transit external planets.

Student research guidance program

The SRMP research guidance program was created in 2016 with the aim of linking local high school students interested in research with scientists from the real world in Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.The program accepts about 12 students every year.Once admission, students work with two directors for a year research project.

"It is a sharp educational curve, but it's worth it..By the end of the program, students can say that they conducted an active and developed research in astronomical physics..

Students participating in the program receive a fee for 4 working hours per week, they spend it in research."They are wage scholars..We want to encourage them that practicing an academic profession is an interesting and accomplished matter regardless of what ends in life..

A rare achievement

Silva says that high school students rarely publish research, and "although this is one of the goals of the SRNB, it is not customary for high school students to be authors of participating in scientific leagues papers.".

The boys used the data taken from the satellite to wipe the NASA TESS external planets (NASA), a space telescope that searches for external planets by recording cases of decrease in the brightness of stars.They also used data from earthly telescopes.

"We were looking to see the changes in light over time..The idea is that if the planet crosses the star, or passes in front of it, then it will periodically cover the star and reduce its brightness. ".

"I was very excited and shocked..We knew this is the goal, but finding a multi -planetary system already, and to be part of the discovery team, was really great..

Planetary group

The four planets that were discovered include a single rock planet that resembles the Earth, called "Super-Earth", and it completes a cycle around its star in less than 4 days, while the other three planets are gas planets that resemble the planet Neptune, and they complete their cycle onThe star in 6 days, 14 days, and 19 and a half days in a row.

The average temperature of these planets ranges between 700 and 1500 degrees Fahrenheit, and therefore it is unlikely to be viable..

The quick rotation of these planets around its star means more times of crossing around the star, and thus a decrease in their brightness every time it passes, and this means more opportunities for astronomers to examine the light that passes through the atmosphere of these external planets.

Recently, the fifth external planet of the T-1233 T-1233 star was discovered by a separate team of astronomers, which takes 29 days to rotate around the star.

Scientists believe that there may be rocky planets far from the T-I-1233 star, perhaps within its living area, where the presence of liquid water will be possible.It is also hoped that the discovery about T-I-1233 astronomers will help to understand the basic processes of the formation and development of planets better..

Grand prize

"Our human race has always been thinking of planets outside our solar system, and with multiple planets system you somewhat win the grand prize".

"When it comes to describing the atmosphere of planets around the sun -like stars, it is possible that this is one of the best goals that we will get at all," he says..

Dylan hopes to study the discovered planets in a deeper year.He says that working with Bengley and Rayt in the study was a "gain for both parties"."As a researcher, I really enjoy the interaction with young brains that are open to experimentation and learning and have a minimum bias...I also think it is very useful for high school students, as they get to know the latest research, and this promises them quickly for the research profession..

Both students were appointed to Penglie and Rayet for jobs in astronomy.Wright has been accepted in a master's program in astronomical physics for a period of 5 years at Edinburgh University in Scotland, while Bengley, a high school student, plans to study applied mathematics or astronomical physics after graduation.