First planet from outside Milky Way is spotted
A team of astronomers has claimed to have seen hints of the first planet to be spotted outside the Milky Way galaxy, in the Andromeda galaxy.
According to a report by BBC News, the team, which has made the finding, is made up of researchers from the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy and collaborators in Switzerland, Spain, and Russia.
They exploited a type of gravitational lensing called microlensing to make the discovery.The effect of large, massive objects between an observer and a distant planet or star can cause distortion or multiple images as the intermediary object’s gravity bends the passing light.
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According to a report by BBC News, the team, which has made the finding, is made up of researchers from the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy and collaborators in Switzerland, Spain, and Russia.
They exploited a type of gravitational lensing called microlensing to make the discovery.The effect of large, massive objects between an observer and a distant planet or star can cause distortion or multiple images as the intermediary object’s gravity bends the passing light.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:http://epaper.asianage.com
Labels: astronomers, distant planet, galaxies, gravity, italy, massive objects, microlensing, milky way, planet, star
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