Thursday, October 05, 2006

16 Probable Planets Found in Milky Way
Galaxy May Have Billions, Scientists Say
By
Marc Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 5, 2006

NASA scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered what they believe are 16 new planets deep in the Milky Way, leading them to conclude there are probably billions of planets spread throughout the galaxy.

Over the past 15 years, astronomers have identified more than 200 planets outside our solar system, but the new ones identified by the Hubble are at least 10 times as far from Earth.
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