Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 27, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Russian astronomers spot second planet in Alpha Centauri system As of now, astronomers have discovered 1,791 exoplanets in 110 planetary systems outside our Solar System ST. PETERSBURG, September 24. /ITAR-TASS/. St. Petersburg astronomers have spotted one more planet circling a star in the Alpha Centauri system just 4.36 light-years away from the Solar System. The discovery was announced on Wednesday at a scientific conference Journees-2014 held at the Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg.The new plant cannot be seen even though a telescope - astronomers calculated its approximate location by mathematical methods. It is located outside the so-called habitable zone, or the orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life. Read more... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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