Researchers say galaxy may swarm with 'nomad planets'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our galaxy may be awash in homeless planets, wandering through space instead of orbiting a star.
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News tagged with gravitational microlensing
Kepler telescope delivers new planetary discovery from the grave
A new study by an international team of astrophysicists, led by the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics has presented the amazing new discovery of a near-identical twin of Jupiter orbiting a star at a colossal distance of ...
Astronomy
Apr 1, 2022
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Hubble finds planet orbiting pair of stars
Two's company, but three might not always be a crowd — at least in space.
Astronomy
Sep 22, 2016
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Cold planets exist throughout the galaxy, even in the galactic bulge
Although thousands of planets have been discovered in the Milky Way, most reside less than a few thousand light years from Earth. Yet our galaxy is more than 100,000 light years across, making it difficult to investigate ...
Astronomy
Aug 30, 2021
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Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting a brown dwarf
Using microlensing technique, astronomers have found a new giant planet orbiting a brown dwarf located in the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. The newly discovered exoplanet, designated OGLE-2017-BLG-1522Lb, is most likely ...
Massive exoplanet discovered using gravitational microlensing method
(Phys.org)—Astronomers have found a new massive alien world using the gravitational microlensing technique. The newly detected exoplanet, designated MOA-2016-BLG-227Lb, is about three times more massive than Jupiter and ...
A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way
An international team has used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way.
Astronomy
Jan 11, 2012
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Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within two years, and it will likely unlock the history of black holes ...
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Dec 15, 2016
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Scientist looks to AI, lensing to find masses of free-floating planets
Exoplanet hunters have found thousands of planets, most orbiting close to their host stars, but relatively few alien worlds have been detected that float freely through the galaxy as so-called rogue planets, not bound to ...
Astronomy
Oct 6, 2021
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What is gravitational lensing? (w/ Video)
Everyone here is familiar with the practical applications of gravity. If not just from exposure to Loony Tunes, with an abundance of scenes with an anthropomorphized coyote being hurled at the ground from gravitational acceleration, ...
Astronomy
Feb 6, 2015
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