Friday, July 2, 2010

Scientists Confirm the First Direct Photo of an Exoplanet


June 30, 2010 - Popular Science
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The adaptive optics system at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii snapped this photo in the infrared part of the light spectrum. It shows a hot, large Jupiter-like planet near a smallish sun-like star. It was actually found two years ago, but astronomers couldn't be sure they were really looking at a planetary system and not some lucky alignment of objects. Now they're sure.
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