Jupiter-sized Planet Found With Small Telescope, page 1
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Topic started on 26-8-2004 @ 03:15 AM by Durden
A simple 4-inch-diameter telescope, no larger than those that can be purchased at you local Wal-Mart, was all that was used for this discovery.

"This discovery demonstrates that even humble telescopes can make huge contributions to planet searches," says Guillermo Torres of CfA, a co-author on the study.

According to a separate announcement Wednesday (also published here on ATS), using more conventional methods, European astronomers claimed to have discovered yet another new planet which is Earth-like in size.

Though it is this discovery by "the little telescope that could" that has started a buzz among researchers.

Read more about the new discovery on CfA.

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