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Searching For Exoplanets In The Remnants Of A Dwarf Galaxy

November 17, 2025
Searching For Exoplanets In The Remnants Of A Dwarf Galaxy
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/YXlxg6O)

Artist's illustrations of some of the more than 6,000 exoplanets discovered so far. A new survey is aimed at finding exoplanets around stars that are remnants of a dwarf galaxy that merged with the Milky Way billions of years ago. Image Credit: NASA

Astronomers have found more than 6,000 exoplanets in the Milky Way. They've even begun to characterize the atmospheres of some of them. But the Milky Way has consumed many of its dwarf satellites. How have exoplanets fared in these remnants? How are they different? To answer those questions, astronomers have to find some of these planets, and a new survey is poised to do just that.



November 18, 2025 at 01:29AM
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