Monday, May 27, 2013

Canadian researchers are discovering a new planet outside our solar system



Canadian researchers confirmed the discovery of a new planet outside our solar system orbiting a star similar to the sun to a large extent.
And issued the University of Montreal statement explained that the telescopes 'Gemini' in Chile and Hawaii was the first to monitor the planet in April / April 2008, but required further research to confirm that the planet and the star are related to each other and are not present at the place parallel by accident.
And said David Avronier, of the Department of Physics at the University of 'what we learned in 2008 is that there is a small block near the star like the sun.'
He added that 'new surveillance ruled out the be Algesman the parallel by accident, and therefore confirm that the planet and the star are related to each other.'
The statement pointed out that this University the first planet orbiting a star similar to the sun to be discovered by direct images.
He explained that the planet, which is 8 times larger than Jupiter, is in an orbit is about 300 times from its star than the planet from the sun.
And told Avrinier that nice new planet reveals the presence of water vapor, carbon monoxide and hydrogen in its atmosphere

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