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Astronomers find planet formed in another galaxy

A PLANET formed within another galaxy has been discovered for the first time.

Astronomers find planet formed in another galaxy

Sat, 20 Nov, 2010 - 00:00

John von Radowitz

The Jupiter-sized world orbits a star that was drawn into our own galaxy, the Milky Way, six to nine billion years ago.

It inhabits the Helmi stream, a group of stars that originally belonged to a neighbouring dwarf galaxy.

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