September 15, 2008 - New Scientist
Astronomers have snapped a picture of what may turn out to be the first known planet orbiting a star similar to the Sun. If confirmed, it could challenge estimates of how far away planets can form from their host stars.
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In a survey of more than 85 stars using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, the team found one potential planet that is 8 times as massive, 10 times as hot and roughly 30,000 times as bright as Jupiter near a star called 1RXS J160929.1-210524. The star is 85% as massive as the Sun but less than 0.1% its age, at an estimated 5 million years old.
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