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Possible First Photo Of Extra-Solar Planet

Posted by timothy on from the baltimore-is-a-stellar-town dept.

dtolman writes "Space.com is reporting that the first direct image of an extra-solar planet may have been made using a new technique with the Hubble telescope. Confirmation will be made in the next few months by reimaging the star, and seeing if the planet candidate has actually changed in its orbital position."

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  1. In memory of Douglas Adams... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...can we name it Rupert? I know, I know, it's extra-solar. But wouldn't it be fun?

  2. Captions by Gleng · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you just love how you can change the captions on these images? :)

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    1. Re:Captions by nukey56 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Or even more?

      This could get to be a mildly dangerous thread..

  3. NASA can finally claim FP! by shachart · · Score: 3, Funny

    First Photo...

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  4. I tried to take a better pic of it... by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... but it was being defended by the Spathi.

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  5. Re:Hubble! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

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