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extrasolar

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ex·tra·so·lar  (kstr-slr)
adj.
Being or originating outside the solar system: an extrasolar planet.
extrasolar [ˌɛkstrəˈsəʊlə]
adj
(Astronomy) occurring or existing beyond the earth's solar system
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Byline: ANI Washington, November 14 (ANI): Two teams of astronomers have found that extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b, discovered in 2008, has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit.
Extrasolar planet confirmed to have highly tilted orbit by Asian News International
The planet, called WASP-18b, belongs to a nowcommon class of extrasolar planets known as 'hot Jupiters' - massive planets thought to have formed far from their host stars, and migrated inwards.
Team discovers huge new planet by Birmingham Mail (England)
EPOXI is a combination of the names for the two extended mission components: a search for extrasolar planets during its cruise phase to comet Hartley 2, called Extrasolar Planet Observations and Characterization (EPOCh), and the eventual flyby of the comet, called the Deep Impact eXtended Investigation (DIXI).
Deep impact sticks around like EPOXI by Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
 
 
 
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