Friday, 12 June 2015

New planet discovered by a schoolboy of 15years old.


A schoolboy named Tom wagg of Keele university discovered a new planet in space. Tom wagg is 15 years old and was an intern when he discovered the planet. According to Keele University, England, a 15-year-old boy has spotted a new planet The school pupil was on work experience at the university when he made the discovery. A15-year-old boy did just that, according to Keele University in England, UK. While undertaking work experience at the university, Tom Wagg noticed a tiny dip in the light of a star as a planet passed in front of it -- that planet had supposedly not been on anyone's radar until then. The university said it has since taken two years to verify his findings. "I'm hugely excited to have a found a new planet, and I'm very impressed that we can find them so far away," Tom said, according to a statement from the university. He apparently spotted the planet by scouring the data collected by Keele University's WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) project, which scans millions of stars in night skies and searches for tiny dips, or transits, caused by the passing of planets.

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