June 30, 2010 - Astrobiology
A planet only about eight times the mass of Jupiter has been confirmed orbiting a sun-like star at over 300 times farther from the star than the Earth is from our Sun. The newly confirmed planet is the least massive planet known to orbit at such a great distance from its host star. The discovery utilized high-resolution adaptive optics technology at the Gemini Observatory to take direct images and spectra of the planet.
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