A Plentitude of Planets: Galactic Search Finds Exoplanets Are More Commonplace Than Stars
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
The next time you look up at the night sky and find yourself marveling at the number of stars overhead, know that you are only seeing part of the magnificent bounty that our galaxy holds. Most of those Milky Way stars are not isolated orbs. Rather an average star has at least one planetary companion , invisible to the naked eye and in most cases as yet unseen by telescopes, according to a new analysis. [More]