written by michelle starr, on October 25th, 2021

what: astronomers present evidence of an extra-galactic planet

when: study published october 25th, 2021

who/where: rosanne di stefano of the harvard & smithsonian center for astrophysics

whirlpool galaxy

the milky way

pinwheel galaxy

sombrero galaxy

interesting fact: scientists find planets by measuring the brightness of a star over a period of time, they don’t usually actually see a planet that isn’t in our galactic neighborhood. 

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