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Another Extrasolar Planet Possibly Imaged

Posted November 25, 2008 9:14 AM

From SPACE.com:

Astronomers say they have directly imaged a giant exoplanet orbiting its parent star. The announcement comes on the heels of two other reports this month of direct images of planets beyond our solar system. The new infrared image shows the object as a speck of light near the star Beta Pictoris, which is 70 light-years from Earth, toward the constellation Pictor.

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11/29/2008 10:53 PM

Another interesting discovery of an extra-solar planet.

Like so many, I'm waiting for "real pictures" taken from a larger moon-based telescope.

The Hubble is now some 30+ years old in design.

Time for some new equipment, folks.

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