Life among giants: Jovian exoplanets and the habitable zone

巨行星中的生命：木星系外行星和宜居带

• 批准号: DP220103782
• 负责人: Prof Peter Tuthill
• 金额: $ 29.94万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220103782
• 关键词: Life; among; giants; Jovian; exoplanets

How and where do gas giant planets like Jupiter form? The best answers would come from direct studies of the cradles of planetary birth themselves. This project takes direct aim at the forbidding technological challenge to recover the first images of planetary birth at the required scales of size (around Jupiter's orbit) and contrast. In revealing the architecture of formation of the giants, we simultaneously make an enormous stride in understanding the potential for habitable rocky worlds such as Earth, whose orbits will be dictated by the Jovians. Our program is driven by unique and innovative photonics technologies integrated within the best modern telescope facilities, allowing us to open a new window in exoplanetary science.

像木星这样的气态巨行星是如何以及在哪里形成的？最好的答案来自对行星诞生摇篮本身的直接研究。该项目直接针对艰巨的技术挑战，以所需的尺寸（围绕木星轨道）和对比度恢复第一张行星诞生图像。在揭示巨星形成的结构的同时，我们在理解地球等宜居岩石世界的潜力方面也取得了巨大的进步，其轨道将由木星人决定。我们的计划由集成在最好的现代望远镜设施中的独特和创新的光子技术驱动，使我们能够打开系外行星科学的新窗口。