Yeni Araştırma: 16 ışık yılı uzaklığında, iki güneşe sahip ve Svět boyutunda bir gezegen bulunabilir

Autor / Editor: Cem Yıldız•12 October 2026

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A new study, which shows that a planet the size of Earth could exist in stable orbits in the habitable zone around two suns, was conducted in the 70 Ophiuchi (70 Oph AB) binary star system, located 16 light-years away. The study also revealed that no Jupiter-mass giant planets exist in this system. Stephen Kane, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), said, “You might think that the second star would come in like a wrecking ball and make it impossible for a planet the size of Earth to exist in the habitable zone. But these simulations show that this is not necessarily the case.”

The second successful method for finding planets, the RV method, is responsible for the discovery of more than 1,200 exoplanets. This method measures tiny variations in a star’s speed caused by the gravitational pull of another celestial body — a planet, a stellar companion, or whatever. As the star approaches Earth, it shifts its light slightly toward blue, then back toward red as it moves away. Researchers have achieved a sensitivity of less than a meter for this measurement.

Researchers also ruled out the presence of giant exoplanets larger than Jupiter, a gas giant equivalent to five astronomical units (AU) from the primary star – a distance in our own solar system that is the size of Jupiter. This is interesting because in 1855, British astronomer William Jacob claimed to have discovered a planet in 70 Oph AB, making it the first exoplanet candidate host; researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) note that Jacob’s claim failed to pass scrutiny, but later measurements showed a “wobble” that could be explained by a Jupiter-sized planet.

“In general, our results show that planets in S-type orbits around the primary star of 70 Oph—including those in the habitable zone—could sustain rocky planets. If star binary systems can host solar-like planets, 70 Oph is one of the best places to look.” The research was published in a journal.