ROCHESTER, New York – the team of astrophysicists from the University of Rochester and Europe has found a ring system in the constellation Centaurus which invites comparison with Saturn.
The scientists, led by Professor of physics and astronomy Eric Mamajek of Rochester and the Cerro Tololo inter-American Observatory, using data from international SuperWASP (wide angle search for planets) and all sky automated survey project (ASAS) to study the light curve of a Sun-like Star in the Scorpius-Centaurus Association-the nearest star formation region of recently to the Sun.
The concept of basic research is straightforward. Imagine yourself sitting in a park on a sunny afternoon and softball passed between you and the Sun. The intensity of sunlight would appear to weaken soon. Then the bird then flies, causes the intensity of sunlight to weaken again-more or less than that for baseball, depending on the size of the birds and how long it takes to pass. It is a principle which allows the researchers to discover the cosmic ring system.