Hint of planet outside our galaxy

July 23rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Technology

Astronomers believe they have seen hints of their first planet to be spotted outside of our galaxy. Situated in the Andromeda galaxy, the planet appears to be about six times the mass of Jupiter. The method hinges on gravitational lensing, whereby a nearer object can bend the light of a distant star when the two […]

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