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Crazy to think that we have catalogued thousands of exoplanets, even though we basically can only detect them if they pass in front of their stars along our lin
by f00zz 5y ago
Crazy to think that we have catalogued thousands of exoplanets, even though we basically can only detect them if they pass in front of their stars along our line of sight. Space is big, but also pretty crowded.
- Aerroon 5y agoI think it's more that we cab tease out a lot of information from very little data by just making some assumptions (physics). This is also why it's so difficult (impossible?) to anonymize personal data - very little of it can lead to understanding who you are. It is remarkable what astronomers/physicists have achieved though.
- holoduke 5y agoAnd probably there are more roque planets than planets with a star. Those are even harder to detect.