16 June 2009
Planet ’spotted’ in Andromeda galaxy
Posted by Jimmy under: Science .
Article Excerpt: Astronomers believe they may have discovered the first planet ever detected in another galaxy. The new world was apparently glimpsed in the closest giant spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, Messier 31 in the constellation of Andromeda. It lies an incredible 2.5 million light-years away – too far normally to be seen. But it revealed itself thanks to a phenomenon called microlensing where the gravitational field of an object closer to Earth acts like a magnifying glass.
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Jimmy Says:
16 June 2009 at 10:40 PM.
I hope they have enough guts to tell us that
