Galway student discovers second new planet within a year
What an amazing achievement! An international team of astronomers, led by a PhD student at the University of Galway, have discovered a new planet, just months after finding another. The study was led by Chloe Lawlor, 25, from the Centre for Astronomy at the School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute at the University […]
3 months ago
Ireland has just helped discover a new planet
Researchers at the University of Galway helped make the discovery. Ireland has just discovered a new planet. An international team of astronomers, co-led by the University of Galway, made the discovery of planet WISPIT 2b. The newly discovered planet is about 430 light-years away and is estimated to be around five million years old. Additionally, […]
10 months ago