First Extragalactic Exoplanet {18th of November 2010}

Press Release: http://bit.ly/9Ps9Zb

Apologies for the delay. A few well-timed server errors in Google have put this video behind days. Here's the news:

In the last 15 years, astronomers have observed nearly 500 exoplanets in our cosmic neighbourhood. These remain solely within a 500 light year radius of Earth, in the galactic suberbs of the Milky Way. However, recently it was announced that an exoplanet from another galaxy has been detected.

CREDIT: NASA/ESA

David Law/University of Virginia for their Helmi stream animations.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• extragalactic
• exoplanet
• planet
• from
• another
• galaxy
• gliese
• 581
• HIP
• 13044
• helmi
• stream

[sorry8140]

just wanted to say thanx for making these vids. its a lot better than half the crap on youtube. it's nice that you take the time to do this even thouh you're not paid or regularly appreciated. but its peopl like you who make this miserable world better for schmucks like me.

[TheUniverseUnfolded]

@sorry8140 No, thank you. Thank you for taking a great interest in my videos. Indeed I don't make these for money or popularity, I make these for the people such as yourself who appreciate astronomy as much as I do.

[Winner8501]

Very nice video!

[ipod2100]

good video................thank you.

[drazgonz]

great video! Way better than my books <.<

[fonoflux1]

So good!