“There are many more planets in our galaxy we haven't found yet, as many as 100 to 200 billion. It's mind-blowing,” the lead scientist said. FOX13
All eyes will be on Santa Barbara County as SpaceX will launch NASA's planetary-defense mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.NASA’s tally of new worlds beyond our solar system has just surpassed 5,000.
"It’s not just a number," said Jessie Christiansen, science lead for the archive and a research scientist with the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, in a. "Each one of them is a new world, a brand-new planet. I get excited about every one because we don’t know anything about them."
While the recent discovery is impressive, it pales in comparison to the vastness and mystery of the known universe. Our galaxy alone likely holds hundreds of billions of planets.While the Milky Way galaxy is home to billions of planets and the Milky Way is among billions of galaxies in a vast universe, scientists can’t wrap their heads around the fact that Earth appears to be so alone in such a crowded cosmos.
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA - DECEMBER 25: Ariane 5 lifts off and deploys the James Webb Space Telescope on December 25, 2021 in Kourou, French Guiana.
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