"Today scientists indicated today that they have found the first known planet to orbit a star that began its life outside our own Milky Way galaxy." To read the entire article about this discovery please click on the link above.
The planet was discovered by the star known as "HIP 13044", which exists
about 2,000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax.Fornax the Furnace is one the hardest Southern Hemisphere constellations to find because of its dim stars. Here is where Fornax is located:
Source of Star Map: http://sci.esa.int/science-e-media/img/e4/heic0916c_410.jpg
To read more about this discovery please visit the following websites:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/alien-planet-from-another-galaxy-discovered-101118.html
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/hip_13044_b_our_galaxy_gets_planetary_immigrant
http://www.universetoday.com/79376/exoplanet-of-extragalactic-origin-could-foretell-our-solar-systems-future/
Here is a video about this discovery: source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xhNd-HSq0k
The planet was discovered by the star known as "HIP 13044", which exists
about 2,000 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax.Fornax the Furnace is one the hardest Southern Hemisphere constellations to find because of its dim stars. Here is where Fornax is located:
Source of Star Map: http://sci.esa.int/science-e-media/img/e4/heic0916c_410.jpg
To read more about this discovery please visit the following websites:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/alien-planet-from-another-galaxy-discovered-101118.html
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/hip_13044_b_our_galaxy_gets_planetary_immigrant
http://www.universetoday.com/79376/exoplanet-of-extragalactic-origin-could-foretell-our-solar-systems-future/
Here is a video about this discovery: source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xhNd-HSq0k
