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Yes. In very quick succession, right after we put the tech in place to find them. In the mid 1990s we’d only seen a handful of exoplanets. That they were basic
by ceejayoz 1y ago
Yes. In very quick succession, right after we put the tech in place to find them.
In the mid 1990s we’d only seen a handful of exoplanets. That they were basically everywhere we looked early on clued us in to their prevalence.
- baggy_trough 1y agoWe have seen 3 and one of them makes a very close pass to 2 major planets. Seems very unlikely.
- ceejayoz 1y agoIf you are unaware of gravity, sure. It is accelerating towards the sun, which also happens to be where the planets are.
- baggy_trough 1y agoI urge you to take a look at how much empty space there is around the Sun.