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LONDON: Astronomers have spotted one of the most distant exoplanets ever seen — about 13,000 light-years away.
While there have been roughly 1,800 confirmed exoplanets to date (with thousands more to be confirmed), the method astronomers used to find this particular one is much different than what is conventionally used. And it’s all about collaboration.
The Poland-based Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) partnered with the Spitzer Space Telescope to solve the mystery as to where planets can be found.
