First Picture of Likely Planet – A Great Breakthrough in Astronomy

Written by Marko on September 18, 2008

Probably the very first photograph of an Earth-like planet was released a couple of days ago. This is the first time scientists have managed to photograph an exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star. Although this information is not 100% sure yet, we can say this is a great breakthrough in astronomy. The exoplanet (left corner) was photographed with the adaptive Gemini telescope of Hawaii. The big brig...

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