The Milky Way contains at least 100 billion planets according to survey

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 07:01 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our Milky Way galaxy contains a minimum of 100 billion planets according to a detailed statistical study based on the detection of three extrasolar planets by an observational technique called microlensing.

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