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Well, an exoplanet is a planet, but it doesn't orbit the sun. It orbits some other star in the galaxy.
Well, an exoplanet is a planet, but it doesn't orbit the sun. It orbits some other star in the galaxy.
Well, an exoplanet is a planet, but it doesn't orbit the sun. It orbits some other star in the galaxy.
And the study of exoplanets is one of the newest and most exciting areas of astronomy. It really only got going in the mid-1990s.
And the study of exoplanets is one of the newest and most exciting areas of astronomy. It really only got going in the mid-1990s.
And the study of exoplanets is one of the newest and most exciting areas of astronomy. It really only got going in the mid-1990s.
When a planet is orbiting a star, it's because the star's gravity is pulling on the planet. But forces come in pairs. If the star is pulling on the planet, the planet has to be pulling on the star with the same force.
When a planet is orbiting a star, it's because the star's gravity is pulling on the planet. But forces come in pairs. If the star is pulling on the planet, the planet has to be pulling on the star with the same force.
When a planet is orbiting a star, it's because the star's gravity is pulling on the planet. But forces come in pairs. If the star is pulling on the planet, the planet has to be pulling on the star with the same force.
But nevertheless, it does cause it to move.
But nevertheless, it does cause it to move.
But nevertheless, it does cause it to move.
They're very good at finding planets that have small orbits that are located close to the star, kind of like Mercury and Venus and the Earth.
They're very good at finding planets that have small orbits that are located close to the star, kind of like Mercury and Venus and the Earth.
They're very good at finding planets that have small orbits that are located close to the star, kind of like Mercury and Venus and the Earth.
This new method, which is called the astrometric method, is actually best at finding distant planets. Planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune around other stars.
This new method, which is called the astrometric method, is actually best at finding distant planets. Planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune around other stars.
This new method, which is called the astrometric method, is actually best at finding distant planets. Planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune around other stars.
This is the beginning of the next big phase of exoplanet discovery. A few years from now, we're going to be in a position to use this technique to find potentially thousands of new exoplanets, and they're going to be different from the ones that we already know about.
This is the beginning of the next big phase of exoplanet discovery. A few years from now, we're going to be in a position to use this technique to find potentially thousands of new exoplanets, and they're going to be different from the ones that we already know about.