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Two groups of researchers searching for extrasolar planets—planets orbiting stars other than our own sun—laid claim today to an astronomy milestone: photographing extrasolar planets directly, rather than inferring their presence through effects on their parent stars.
Out of this World Pictures: First Direct Photos of Exoplanets
Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:59 PM EST
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An interesting prelude to the images hoped for from space telescopes which block the light from the parent star, allowing just the much fainter light reflected from orbiting planets to be recorded.
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