PDS 70 (V1032 Centauri) is a very young T Tauri star in the constellation Centaurus. Located 370 light-years (110 parsecs) from Earth, it has a mass of 0.76 M ☉ and is approximately 5.4 …

May 20, 2020 · PDS 70 is the first known multiplanetary system where astronomers can witness planet formation in action. The first direct image of one of its planets, PDS 70b, was taken in …

Mar 28, 2025 · PDS 70 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 3 Jupiters, it takes 119.2 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 20 AU from its star. Its discovery was …

Apr 30, 2021 · This huge exoplanet, designated PDS 70b, orbits the orange dwarf star PDS 70, which is already known to have two actively forming planets inside a huge disk of dust and gas …

May 18, 2020 · PDS 70 is the first known multiplanetary system where astronomers can witness planet formation in action. The first direct image of one of its planets, PDS 70b, was taken in …

It's the fuzzy patch around the planet PDS 70c that's causing the commotion. That fuzzy patch is thought to be a dusty disk that is now forming into moons -- and that had never been seen …

Jul 24, 2023 · Our findings show water in the inner disk of PDS 70. This implies that potential terrestrial planets forming therein have access to a water reservoir. The column densities of …

Jun 23, 2020 · New evidence shows the first-ever pictures capturing the birth of a pair of planets orbiting the star PDS 70 are in fact authentic. Using a new infrared pyramid wavefront sensor …

Feb 12, 2025 · The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a detailed view of the PDS 70 system, revealing two forming planets, PDS 70 b and PDS 70 c, within a disk of gas and dust …

Jul 2, 2018 · For the very first time, astronomers have captured an image of a baby planet as it carves a path through the disc of dust that surrounds its star, an orange dwarf 113.4 parsecs …