32 New Planets Discovered Outside the Solar System
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/19/space.new.planets/index.html
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Thirty-two planets have been discovered outside Earth's solar system through the use of a high-precision instrument installed at a Chilean telescope, an international team announced Monday. The instrument detects movements as small as 3.5 km/hr (2.1 mph), a slow walking pace, the observatory said.
The existence of the so-called exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- was announced at the European Southern Observatory/Center for Astrophysics, University of Porto conference in Porto, Portugal, according to a statement issued by the observatory.
"These observations have given astronomers a great insight into the diversity of planetary system and help us understand how they can form," team member Nuno Santos said in the statement.
The existence of the so-called exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- was announced at the European Southern Observatory/Center for Astrophysics, University of Porto conference in Porto, Portugal, according to a statement issued by the observatory.
"These observations have given astronomers a great insight into the diversity of planetary system and help us understand how they can form," team member Nuno Santos said in the statement.
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SalvadoreSouza
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This is great! hopefully in a few thousand years we'll have some space neighbors!
- 2 years ago
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