Astronomers think they’ve found an exoplanet in a galaxy 23 million light-years away

Astronomers think they’ve found an exoplanet in a galaxy 23 million light-years away
By Paul M. Sutter

Using a variety of techniques astronomers have successfully identified thousands of exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside of our own solar system. But a new research paper introduces a breakthrough: the first detection of an exoplanet not just in another solar system, but in an entirely different galaxy sitting millions of light years away. …

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October 1, 2020 at 07:32PM
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