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Name: Alexandria N.
Status: student
Age: 13
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Date: 12/7/2004
Question:
What is an extrasolar planet?

Replies:
An extrasolar planet is any planet outside our solar system, of which there are over 100 known.

Howard Barnes

Hi Alexandria!

An extra solar planet is similar to the planets at our solar system but instead of beeing around the Sun (our star) it is around another star. Last year's progress of astronomy and methods of detection, astronomers have found evidence of many extra solar planets.

Thanks for asking NEWTON!

Mabel
(Dr. Mabel Rodrigues)

An "extrasolar planet" is a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun.

Vince Calder


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