Tag: new planet
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Astronomers May Have Just Found a New Planet Outside the Milky Way
Scientists from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard College Observatory may have discovered a new planet outside our galaxy. This discovery marks the first time that astronomers have detected a planet outside the Milky Way. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory uncovered the mysterious celestial body, encouraging scientists to explore space at greater distances. The possible exoplanet…
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Researchers Reveal A New World in our Solar System (And You Get to Name It)
A minor planet discovered is now to be named, the finders say. Astronomers at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have decided on a public vote to help name the distant dwarf planet found in our solar system, now called β2007 OR10.β Catchy, isnβt it? OR 10, which was initially discovered over ten years ago, is…