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EXCLUSIVE: First Confirmed Picture of a Planet Beyond the Solar System

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posted on Apr, 1 2005 @ 02:37 PM
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After a few close calls, astronomers have finally obtained the first photograph of a planet beyond our solar system, SPACE.com has learned.

And this time they're sure.

The planet is thought to be one to two times as massive as Jupiter. It orbits a star similar to a young version of our Sun.

The star, GQ Lupi, has been observed by a team of European astronomers since 1999. They have made three images using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. The Hubble Space Telescope and the Japanese Subaru Telescope each contributed an image, too.

The work was led by Ralph Neuhaeuser of the Astrophysical Institute & University Observatory (AIU).

"The detection of the faint object near the bright star is certain," Neuhaeuser told SPACE.com on Friday.


this is great news...

plus this planet could be two times bigger than jupiter


this is huge


here is a photograph...

ENJOY!!!





posted on Apr, 1 2005 @ 03:03 PM
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Someone allready posted it on this thread.

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But with no mods around, noone can close it.

Very cool picture.



 
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