First Photo of True Extrasolar Planet, 30 light years away

Paert

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday November 13, 2008 · 6:23 PM PST

2008/11/13 · 18:23

Exciting news for astronomers, star-gazers, and other humans in today's New York Times.

The link includes our civilization's first-ever glimpse of an actual planet outside our solar system. In fact, the remarkable photograph includes several possible planets - and it's really beautiful. Follow the link.

(UPDATE: Terre offers a more detailed article from MSNBC.)

RSS