Is there any planet discovered outside the solar system?
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There are many planets discovered (through pictures of many forms). There haven't been any planets discovered with life on them, but there have been many planets discovered.
Yes, there are many planets around other stars outside of our solar system.
Yes, scientists discovered one by noticing a star was dimmer than usual. the tracked that star and noticed this happened regularly. that was the panet passing in front of the star. This would mean the planet is at least half the size of the star. that is huge. 60 planets have been discovered this way.
As of right now, there have been around 185 planets found outside our solar system...planets revolve around stars, so astronomers look for a slight wobble in the star to find planets revolving around them...we can also see planets eclipsing other stars, and astronomers also analyze the materials other stars emit by looking at spectral lines.most of the planets have been discovered this way.
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