NASA discovers new planet outside the Milky Way

NASA discovers new planet outside the Milky Way

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: October 27 2021

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NASA has discovered a new planet outside our galaxy. It is likely that this body may be the first planet to be discovered outside the Milky Way.
So far, about 4000 exoplanets have been discovered but all of them are located within our galaxy.
This possible planet was discovered through the Chandra X-ray Telescope. It is located in the Messier 51 galaxy, 2,800,000 light years away from our Milky Way.
The exploration of this planet is based on transit. This planet blocks the light of other stars while orbiting one star.

Important Takeaways

About Galaxy (Milkyway)

Age: 13.51 billion years
Radius: 52,850 light years
Origin of Universe: Big Bang Theory
Shape of Milky Way Galaxy: Spiral
Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy: 25 Crore years
Propounded the theory of Black Hole: S Chandrasekhar
Brightest star outside the Solar System: Sirius

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