Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around this star. Reading time 3 minutes In 1984, astronomers spotted a rotating ...
Astronomers have long-wondered if Vega, a star only 25 light-years from Earth, could host exoplanets. A little over a decade ago, astronomers found a large gap between two belts circling Vega, hinting ...
Astronomers have long-wondered if Vega, a star only 25 light-years from Earth, could host exoplanets. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / S. Wolff / K. Su / A. Gáspár composite A little over a decade ...