Astronomers estimate there to be as many as 100 billion or more exoplanets in the galaxy. The past few years have bought a number of astronomical discoveries, and now astronomers have captured a seven-year time lapse of exoplanets orbiting a star. Already they have confirmed over 3,400 of these exoplanets, but are confident there are much more.
Much of this confidence comes from some recent video footage that captured four exoplanets (all of which are larger than Jupiter) orbiting a star 129 light years away. You can see each of the four planets clearly orbiting the star in the same way that Earth orbits ours. The video itself was created by scientists from the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS). They’re a group sponsored by NASA, and in the video, the team uses seven years worth of observation data of the planets that were first discovered in 2008.
The downside to the video is that unfortunately you can’t see complete orbits as this would be around 40 years worth of footage, but it’s still worth viewing all the same. Jason Wang, an astronomy student at UC Berkley and participant in the video, says, “Astronomers have made videos of exoplanets orbiting before, but usually they’ve done it by blinking frames, so you’d see the planet jump around in its orbit.” So, if you want to see something pretty rare and phenomenal why not check it out now and seek to be amazed.
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