Teenager discovers new planet during work experience - video report

A Newcastle-under-Lyme school pupil has discovered a new planet while on a work placement. Tom Wagg, 17, was doing work experience with an astrophysics professor at Keele University when he spotted a minuscule dip in the light from a faraway star that he knew could be caused by a planet passing in front of it. Two years later the large gas form in the southern constellation of Hydra was confirmed as a planet Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Astronomy Space Keele University Physics Science UK news Source Type: news