FfFfFfFF 58,062 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Since the first detection of the first exoplanet in 1992, astronomers have found thousands of others. Indeed, they estimate that the Milky Way is home to 40 billion worlds. So it’s easy to imagine that planets must be common in other galaxies, particularly those that seem similar to our own. But when it comes to spotting these planets, there is a problem. Other galaxies are so far away and the stars crammed into such a small region of space, as seen from Earth, that it is hard to identify individual ones let alone the effects of any planets around them. Now Rosanne Di Stefano at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics along with several colleagues, say they have found a candidate planet in the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy some 23 million light years from Earth near the constellation of Ursa Major. This alien world, christened M51-ULS-1b, is probably slightly smaller than Saturn and orbits a binary system at a distance of perhaps ten times Earth’s distance from the Sun. The observation was possible because of a special set of conditions. The planet’s host binary system consists of a neutron star or black hole which is devouring a massive nearby star at a huge rate. The infall of stardust releases huge amounts of energy, making this system one of brightest sources of X-rays in the entire Whirlpool Galaxy. Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/first-evidence-of-a-planet-in-another-galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAYHEMikey 8,237 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I’ll be your galaxy NO DUCT TAPE - NO MISSON Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Wow very interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Anybody actually surprised other life exists? It’s impossible for us to be the only planet with that function since the universe is never ending Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
little legend 0 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I thought that we already knew that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Mess 1,393 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, BadGurlMadge said: Anybody actually surprised other Munro life exists? It’s impossible for us to be the only planet with that function since the universe is never ending I don’t think this news is related with extraterrestrial life, only with the existence of planets outside the Milky Way in itself. I mean, it’s intuitive but it’s always nice to find evidence for our inferences Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Mess 1,393 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 minute ago, little legend said: I thought that we already knew that Guess we only assumed it... Until now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentum 1,705 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Da J said: Guess we only assumed it... Until now [ Galactus liked that.] "Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Είσαι οφθαλμαπάτη. Η τέλεια οφθαλμαπάτη" - Λαίδη Γκάγκα, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUNAMI 21,297 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Chromatica: Found Does it have a moon we can call Grammy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Gaga 8,499 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 sometimes i think there can be creatures and planets human's camera and equipments cannot capture more on insta @linus9nuts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Linus Gaga said: sometimes i think there can be creatures and planets human's camera and equipments cannot capture What if those creatures are around us right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasteLikeWhiskey 1,561 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where is LG7 3,720 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 in a galaxy where Sour Candy was released with a music video.... kidding aside.... It's so fascinating and scary at the same time to know that there are other life forms who have discovered us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb the flame 7,321 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 take me home take me to wonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Fake news God created Earth, and we are alone in this universe. PEriodt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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