• Question: How long do you think it will take to find a different solar system?

    Asked by Eagles8Grace to Lucy on 14 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Lucy Kissick

      Lucy Kissick answered on 14 Mar 2017:


      We have found multiple different solar systems! With massive telescopes like Hubble and Keplar astronomers can search for tiny dimming of a distant star’s light, which happens when a planet moves between it and Earth. The more we look at other stars for this telltale sign, the more planets are discovered.

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