Teenagers 15 years managed to Discover a new Planet
London – 15 year old Teens United Kingdom origin named Tom Wagg managed to find a new planet in outer space. The discovery of the planet haven't even could be done by a professional astronomer.
As reported The Huffington Post, Sunday (14/6/2015), according to the University of Keele in the United Kingdom, Wagg at first involved in the internship program conducted approximately two years ago. Teenagers 15 years it found a planet that is 1000 light years from Earth via a software named WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets).
Wagg found the planet by looking at data collected by WASP. WASP is a software that is able to monitor millions of stars in the sky to find a trail that is caused by the movement of the planets moving in front of the main star.
"This really is of interest, I was amazed. The discovery is something very boast to be told to others, "said Wagg.
Planet Wagg, who has not yet been given a name until now, given the catalog number WASP-142b, and located in the Galaxy which is 1000 light years from Earth. In a class of exoplanets, planets are known as Hot Jupiters because of the very large-sized planets and orbits very close to the main Star.
With his efforts to find a new planet, Wagg has become one of the youngest person ever to discover a new planet. After graduating high school, Wagg ever plan to take the Department of Physics in college.
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