michaelwyres.com » Space http://michaelwyres.com musings of a geek Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 First Image of Planet Orbiting Star http://michaelwyres.com/2008/09/first-image-of-planet-orbiting-star/ http://michaelwyres.com/2008/09/first-image-of-planet-orbiting-star/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:49:13 +0000 Michael Wyres http://michaelwyres.com/?p=160 Scientists believe they have captured the first image of a planet orbiting a “sun-like star”, outside of our own solar system.

It is located approximately 500 light years from Earth, and believed to be 8 times the mass of Jupiter, making it a truly gigantic planet.

Image Captures Planet 'Orbiting Sun-like Star'

Much like Jupiter, the planet is expected to be a gas giant.

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