Planet-sized object as cool as Earth revealed in record-breaking photo

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists are presenting the photo of a nearby star and its orbiting companion -- whose temperature is like a hot summer day in Arizona. The planet-like companion is the coldest object ever directly photographed outside our solar system, researchers say.

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