Extrasolare planets – 3D space magnet – Space flight and Men into space

3D picture on 6 x 6 cm plastic board with magnet

Extrasolar planets

Planets that lie outside our solar system and orbit another star are called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets". This artistic representation shows the star "Kepler 9" with two planets about the size of Saturn.

It is very difficult to find exoplanets, as they are very far away from Earth and weak in light. With today's telescopes it is not possible to take pictures of exoplanets. Therefore, these exotic bodies can only be detected indirectly, for example by measuring how the gravity of such a planet pulls against the star it orbits, or by measuring the loss of light that occurs when an exoplanet passes in front of its star. The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992.

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Choking hazard, small parts
Not suitable for children under 3 years of age