For the first time, astronomers have discovered individual planets outside of our galaxy

For the first time, astronomers have discovered individual planets outside of our galaxy

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February 5, 2018

A team of astrophysicists has discovered the first planet population outside the Milky Way. Image of the gravitational lens RX J1131-1231 galaxy with the lens galaxy at the center and four lensed background quasars. It is estimated that there are trillions of planets in the center elliptical galaxy in this image. Image credits: University of Oklahoma.…



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