June 30, 2010 - ABC News
Scientists led by Dr David Lafreniere from the University of Montreal in Canada say the planet, about eight times the size of Jupiter is circling the Star 1RXS J160929.1-210524 which is about 500 light years away in a group of young stars called the Upper Scorpius Association which formed about five million years ago.
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Scientists used the Gemini telescope to conduct further observations, confirming the planet and star were indeed moving through space together.
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