Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 20:21
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The planet, called 'Fomalhaut b', orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth.
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