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The first exoplanets in another galaxy.

Of course, if our own galaxy has exoplanets orbiting stars, then other galaxies will also have exoplanets. However, other galaxies are too far away to detect exoplanets with any of the means we currently have. Now, researchers at the University of Oklahoma claim to have spotted exoplanets in another galaxy using a technique called gravitational […]

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Theories of planet formation.

According to conventional theories, planets are formed from the protoplanetary disk of a young star, the substance of which is gradually compacted. Because of this, there is a clear relationship between the size of specific stars and the planets that orbit them. But sometimes such calculations are interfered with by unusual facts of observation of […]

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Planetary system

A planetary system is a system of stars and various non-stellar astronomical objects: planets and their moons, dwarf planets and their moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and cosmic dust that revolve around a common barycenter, that is, the center of mass.Our own planetary system, which includes the Earth, together with the Sun forms the Solar System.The […]

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Doubts about the Ninth Planet.

Astronomers doubt that there is an undiscovered 9th planet in our solar system.Planet Nine is a theoretical undetected giant planet in the mysterious remote corners of our solar system.The presence of Planet 9 is thought to explain everything from the tilt of the Sun’s rotation axis to the apparent cluster of small, icy asteroids orbiting […]

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A mysterious planet has been discovered.

In the constellation of Ophiuchus, the closest exoplanet to the Solar System, Wolf 1061c, has been discovered, orbiting a red dwarf. The conditions on it may be quite suitable for life. This was reported by experts from the University of New South Wales (Australia), who published the results of their research in The Astrophysical Journal […]