Title : Artistic impression of Gliese 436b in transit Duration : 00:21 Posted : 11 May 2016 - 23:05
Artistic impression of Gliese 436b in transit
This animation shows an artistic impression of the transit of Gliese 436b in front of its host star. The planet itself is surrounded by a large halo and is followed by a long comet-like tail. The diagram at the bottom shows the measured brightness of the star as the planet and the cloud of hydrogen it is embedded into moves between the observing astronomers on Earth and the star. More information and download options: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1515a/ Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Martin Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble)
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