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White Dwarf Star's Mass Measured Using Hubble And Gravitational Microlensing
The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to determine the mass of white dwarf star LAWD 37. It is "56 percent the mass of our ...
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Microlensing trick reveals a rare gas giant exoplanet
Astronomers spotted exoplanet AT2021ueyL b, a gas giant 3,262 light-years away, using microlensing. It orbits in the galactic ...
Rare Jupiter-Sized Planet Discovered Using Phenomenon First Predicted by Einstein
Scientists from Vilnius University (VU) Faculty of Physics, along with members from Poland and other countries, discovered a ...
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Scientists discover rare planet at the edge of the Milky Way using space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein
Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...
Rare Jupiter-sized planet discovered 3,200 light-years away using Einstein's space-time warping method
A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's ...
Scientists uncover rare planet hiding on the edge of galaxy
A theory by Albert Einstein has helped astronomers discover a rare exoplanet, sparking new ideas of where they can be found.
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Author: John Timmer - Ars Technica
John is Ars Technica’s science editor. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.