First images of new planets captured

Nov. 13, 2008
The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies. Using the latest techniques in space technology, astronomers at NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used direct-imaging techniques to capture pictures of four newly discovered planets...
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