Tag Archive for 'Vega b'

Hubble acquired this image of the circumstellar disk around Vega using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / S. Wolff, University of Arizona / K. Su, University of Arizona / A. Gáspár, University of Arizona.

Hubble and Webb Take Closer Look at Planetary Debris Disk around Vega

Nov 1, 2024 by News Staff

There is no obvious evidence for one or more large exoplanets plowing through the face-on debris disk encircling Vega, one of the brightest stars in the...

Massive Exoplanet Candidate Spotted around Vega

Mar 9, 2021 by News Staff

Astronomers have discovered evidence for a giant planet orbiting Vega, a young star located 25 light-years away in the constellation of Lyra. An artist’s...