Images of Dusty Star Systems Revealed by the Gemini Planet Imager

Animation of the solar system and moving outward to indicate stars observed with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) mounted on the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Highlighted are the images of the dusty rings encircling some of these young stars. More than 100 researchers have contributed to GPI and the GPI Exoplanet Survey, whose work is highlighted in this video. The work was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA. NSF’s NOIRLab operates the international Gemini Observatory, which is a
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