We used to think our major planet was unique , but discoveries byplanet - hunting missions like Keplercontinue to indicate that the the odds of Earth being one - of - a - kind are fantastically slim . Now , findings published intoday ’s emergence of Naturesuggest that there are far more planets in our galaxy that we ever imagined :
https://gizmodo.com/nasa-confirms-discovery-of-the-most-earth-like-planet-y-5865107
Recently , a population of planet that are unbound or very far from their stars was discovered by [ a planet - hunt method call ] microlensing . These planets are at least as legion as the hotshot in the Milky Way … We conclude that stars are orbited by planet as a rule , rather than the exclusion .
The international team of uranologist behind the newspaper concludes that there are an average of 1.6 major planet per sensation in the Milky Way . Their idea , if right , would put the turn of planets in our galaxy alone at 160 - billion ; as for the rest of the Universe … well , you may have noticed it ’s a very big place .
Read more about the research worker ’ determination — including the details behind an interesting method acting of satellite - hunt known as “ microlensing ” — over onCosmic Log .
[ NatureviaCosmic Log ]
Top range of a function by M. Kornmesser / ESO via Cosmic Log ]
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