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2. 320 million light years cannot possibly be correct.

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 05:22 AM

Aug 2015

The Milky Way is 100,000 light-years across. Andromeda is about 2 million light-years away.

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Student in Chile discovers new planet [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2015 OP

K&R, and to the greatest page for you. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #1

320 million light years cannot possibly be correct. DetlefK Aug 2015 #2

Yup! Really bad journalism here. longship Aug 2015 #4

Those who vet don't know either..... paleotn Aug 2015 #7

She must have used a 4000 meter wide scope. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #9

Currently, Wiki lists most distant exoplanet at 21,500 ± 3,300 lightyears William Seger Aug 2015 #10

Please add a link to the article harris8 Aug 2015 #3

Linked article has nothing to do with post. nt longship Aug 2015 #5

Neato!!!! tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #6

"New planet discovered by 15-year-old intern" William Seger Aug 2015 #11

Astronomer Discovers Planet 3 Times as Large as Jupiter Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #13