📅 6 Oktober 1995
Mayor and Queloz announced evidence for a planet orbiting a Sun-like star.
📅 6 Oktober 1995
The team’s announced planet had a short orbit, unlike the giant planets of our solar system.
📅 6 Oktober 1995
The announcement relied on changes in the host star’s measured radial velocity.
📅 6 Oktober 1995
The reliable detection around an ordinary star helped launch a rapidly growing research field.
