The Milky Way is once again at the center of a historical premiere, and this is because scientists have made a discovery that seemed improbable, but which nevertheless reveals to us that the universe still hides a lot from us. Following the analyzes made for various areas in the universe, scientists have discovered outside the Milky Way galaxy what they call an "extroplanet", that is, the first planet outside our galaxy that they explicitly detect.
The Milky Way has many planets and stars inside it, but scientists now say that they have found one outside our galaxy and it would have dimensions close to those of the planet Saturn. The planet in the M51 galaxy, located in the vicinity of the Milky Way galaxy, was discovered because it interrupted the monitoring of an X-ray source in the universe, which made scientists analyze the phenomenon more closely, and that's how they came to identify it.
Milky Way: HISTORICAL First Revealed by Researchers
The Milky Way has over 4000 planets discovered inside it, scientists being very attentive to what is happening in our galaxy, but this is the first planet clearly observed in another galaxy. The planet discovered by scientists outside the Milky Way galaxy "eclipsed" an X-ray source for about 3 hours, so it was concluded that it could have dimensions similar to those of Saturn.
"We're trying to open up a whole new arena for finding other worlds by looking for candidate planets at X-ray wavelengths, a strategy that makes it possible to find them in other galaxies. We know we're making an interesting and bold claim, so we expect other astronomers to look closely at it. We think we have a strong case, and this process is working science.”
The Milky Way hides so many stars and planets inside it that scientists still have a lot to analyze regarding it, at the moment. Of course, beyond this, scientists are also looking to discover what is in other areas of the universe, and this discovery outside the Milky Way galaxy comes as a real surprise for the entire scientific community at the moment, so there is still much to explore .
The Milky Way is vast, and the Earth has a position that allows scientists to have limited visibility, so what is discovered outside of it is also important.
