Life among giants: Jovian exoplanets and the habitable zone

像木星这样的气体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。该项目直接针对令人生畏的技术挑战，以所需的大小比例（围绕木星轨道）和对比度恢复行星诞生的第一张图像。在揭示巨人形成的架构时，我们同时在理解像地球这样的可居住岩石世界的潜力方面迈出了巨大的一步，其轨道将由木星决定。我们的计划是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的，使我们能够打开系外行星科学的新窗口。

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.