LINK: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-spots-swirling-gritty-clouds-on-remote-planet
The Webb telescope is gathering data, including presence of water, methane, carbon monoxide, and possibly carbon dioxide; orbital path of 10,000 years around two stars; temperature predicted to cool from current 1400 degrees Fahrenheit; and distance from the two stars estimated at approximately 4 times the distance of the dwarf planet Pluto from our Sun. My RG question pertains to the Webb telescope's focus on this exoplanet's storm, which may appear to be somewhat similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. The LINK article states that the wind velocity is observed to have increased in a very short time span (since about 2009) on the circumference of the circular storm area, while the wind in the central core of the storm is decreasing; moreover, the area covered by this circular storm area appears to be getting smaller. Can you apply either Newton's laws of motion or Einstein's relativity theories to add to this discussion? Furthermore, can the research being accomplished by scientists observing exoplanet VHS 1256 b be applied to scientific research about the worsening rainstorms, hurricanes, tornadic activities, and lightning and thunderstorms right here on planet Earth?
Dear Nancy Ann, Thank you for sharing these questions, which are difficult to answer, not having the study data in hand. I think the variables you listed need to be considered, also, the electro-magnetic interaction.
Dear Professor Watanabe,
Thank you for sharing this question. The subject is vast and I will begin from answering the partial questions in the following itemized manner:
>>1)My RG question pertains to the Webb telescope's focus on this exoplanet's storm, which may appear to be somewhat similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. 2)The LINK article states that the wind velocity is observed to have increased in a very short time span (since about 2009) on the circumference of the circular storm area, while the wind in the central core of the storm is decreasing; moreover, the area covered by this circular storm area appears to be getting smaller. 3)Can you apply either Newton's laws of motion or Einstein's relativity theories to add to this discussion?4)Furthermore, can the research being accomplished by scientists observing exoplanet VHS 1256 b be applied to scientific research about the worsening rainstorms, hurricanes, tornadic activities, and lightning and thunderstorms right here on planet Earth?
Dear Dr. Preston Guynn
Thank you for your comment. My justification for the terminology used in the note above is based on the recent publications:
>>VHS 1256 b is a young (
Janusz Pudykiewicz,
perhaps you would be interested in the following report: 10.48550/arXiv.1912.04284.
It describes two massive planets 10 times the sun-Jupiter distance. The nice thing is that they are directly visible due to being very young and still hot. They looke like VHS 1256b.
Janusz Pudykiewicz,
I quote from NASA concerning VHS 1256b:
This illustration is based on observations from Webb. The camera that is part of Webb’s Near Infrared Spectrograph’s integral field unit does not have the resolution to capture the planet in detail at this distance.
So, be it a bit carefull drawing conclusions from the picture of the planet.
To those interested,
I just want to explain my interest in planets. I am collecting observations to compare with my prediction on planets, e.g. mass and distance to the star. I present it n my last book (..V) which is a short summary. I note that the agreement is quite nice. Chapters marked "Confronting...".
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