1995 ⟶ Definitive Observation of First Extrasolar Planet Around a Main Sequence Star
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz definitively observe the firs...
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🪐 William Herschel Discovers the Planet Uranus
Amateur astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus, although he at first mistakes it for a comet. Uranus is the first planet to be discovered beyond Saturn, which was thought to be the most distant planet in ancient times.⟶
AstronomyPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemDiscoveryTelescopeHerschel18th CenturyScientific Revolution
United Kingdom🪐 First Pulsar Planets Observed
Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail observe the first pulsar planets (this was the first confirmed discovery of planets outside the Solar System)⟶
AstronomyExoplanetsPlanetary SciencePulsarAleksander WolszczanDale FrailExtrasolar Planets
USA🌟 Definitive Observation of First Extrasolar Planet Around a Main Sequence Star
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz definitively observe the first extrasolar planet around a main sequence star⟶
AstronomyExoplanetsPlanetary ScienceMichel MayorDidier QuelozExtrasolar Planets
Switzerland🪐 First Exoplanet 51 Pegasi b Discovered
The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.⟶
AstronomyExoplanetsPlanetary Science51 Pegasi bMichel MayorDidier QuelozExtrasolar Planets
Switzerland☄️ First Extrasolar Asteroid Detected with Water
In October 2013, the first extrasolar asteroid is detected around white dwarf star GD 61. It is also the first detected extrasolar body which contains water in liquid or solid form.⟶
AstronomyExoplanetsAsteroidsWhite DwarfWaterGD 61Extrasolar BodiesExo-asteroids
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Germany🪐 Discovery of Exoplanet Proxima Centauri b
Exoplanet Proxima Centauri b is discovered around Proxima Centauri by the European Southern Observatory, making it the closest known exoplanet to the Solar System as of 2016.⟶
AstronomyExoplanetsProxima CentauriProxima Centauri bEuropean Southern ObservatoryAstrobiologyPlanetary Science
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