Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Exoplanet Anniversary: From Zero to Thousands in 20 Years

This giant planet is about half the size of Jupiter and orbits its star in about four days.

October 6 marks the 20th anniversary of the first discovery of a planet orbiting a normal star.





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