Definition of «planet discoveries»

"Planet discoveries" refers to the process of finding and identifying new planets that exist beyond our own solar system. It involves astronomers and scientists studying light patterns and data collected from space telescopes to identify and confirm the presence of these planets in other galaxies.

Sentences with «planet discoveries»

With each passing month, the catalogue of planet discoveries continues to grow. (giss.nasa.gov)
The early and mid 2000s were really the gold rush for distant icy dwarf planet discovery. (sen.com)
Even so, the new paper presents «a marvelously intriguing result,» says Geoff Marcy, a University of California, Berkeley, astronomy professor who has collaborated with Vogt and Butler on numerous planet discoveries in the past but was not involved in the new study. (scientificamerican.com)
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