Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh
Gaia-4b, a massive exoplanet, is the first confirmed using Gaia’s astrometric technique, marking a milestone in space exploration.
Credit: ESA
By tracking tiny stellar movements, Gaia and NEID separate real exoplanets from deceptive binary star systems.
Orbiting a low-mass star, Gaia-4b is 12 times Jupiter’s mass, making it one of the largest planets of its kind.
The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission proves astrometry can successfully detect and confirm distant exoplanets.
Of 28 exoplanet candidates, 21 were actually binary stars, emphasizing the need for precision follow-up studies.
Credit: NASA
Gaia-4b takes 570 days to complete its orbit, offering new insights into giant planets around small stars.
Credit: ESA
NEID, a high-tech spectrograph, plays a crucial role in confirming exoplanets by detecting tiny shifts in starlight.
Credit: neid.psu.edu
With more Gaia data coming, astronomers expect a wave of exoplanet discoveries needing ground-based confirmation.
By refining detection methods, scientists move closer to mapping exoplanet populations and their diverse planetary systems.
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