Extragalactic planet of at least 1.25 times that of Jupiter had been potentially discovered by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) orbiting a star of extragalactic origin, even though the star now has been absorbed by our own galaxy. HIP 13044 is a star about 2,000 light years away in the southern constellation of Fornax, part of the Helmi stream of stars, a leftover remnant of a small galaxy that collided with and was absorbed by the Milky Way over 6 billion years ago. However, subsequent analysis of the data revealed problems with the potential planetary detection: for example an erroneous barycentric correction
Beyond the Limits Beyond the Limits Beyond the Limits is a 1992 book continuing the modeling of the consequences of a rapidly growing global population that was started in "Limits to Growth". Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, and Jørgen Randers are the authors and all were involved in the original Club of Rome study as well. "Beyond the Limits" (Chelsea Green Publishing Company) and Earthscan addressed many of the criticisms of the "Limits to Growth" book, but still has caused controversy and mixed reactions. Billionaire investor Richard Rainwater indicates having been influenced by reading "Beyond the Limits"'. His niece Kelley Rainwater reports she gave