New Planet Discovered WASP 17 Retrograde Orbit Explained (Video)

August 21, 2009 · Filed Under Science News · Comment 

We have updated this site about the new planet discovered named WASP 17 (click on the link to know more about WASP 17 and why this new planet discovered by scientists in several British Universities have been creating some huge buzz among sci-tech guys out there.

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WASP 17: A New Planet That Orbits Backward (Retrograde Orbit)

August 17, 2009 · Filed Under Science News · 2 Comments 

Wide Area Search for Planets 17 (WASP 17) is a new planet recently discovered by scientists that allegedly orbits backward. WASP 17 is, according to reports, 1,000 light-years away from Earth and scientists have estimated its size to be twice that of Jupiter. This makes WASP 17 the largest known planet in the universe, as per record. Space.com has a more detailed report on WASP 17 but we’ll try to summarize important things about this new planet discovered very recently.

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