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SPACEExtrasolar Planets Get Spot in Hubble Photo Album

Two teams of astronomers have captured what may be the first photos of planets outside ours solar system. In the past, astronomers have determined the presence of over 300 exoplanets, but they did so indirectly by measuring factors like gravity, speed or light around stars. However, not all scientists are convinced that the photos are a first -- or that they even show planets at all.

Extrasolar Planets Get Spot in Hubble Photo Album

Two teams of astronomers have captured what may be the first photos of planets outside ours solar system. In the past, astronomers have determined the presence of over 300 exoplanets, but they did so indirectly by measuring factors like gravity, speed or light around stars. However, not all scientists are convinced that the photos are a first -- or that they even show planets at all.

Images captured of 4 planets outside solar system

Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts. All are trillions of miles away _ three of them orbiting the same star, and the fourth circling a different star.

First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system

Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts. All are trillions of miles away — three of them orbiting the same star, and the fourth circling a different star.

The first pictures of not 1, not 2, but 3 planets orbiting a star

A team of astronomers used the Keck and Gemini North telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to discover three planets in orbit around the young star HR 8799. Christian Marois (the lead author of a paper to be published in Science) and his collaborators developed an advanced computer processing technique that helped separate the planets from the much brighter light of the star. HR 8799 is located about 130 light-years from Earth and is just visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Pegasus.

Planets, Crescent Moon to "Frown" on Skywatchers Dec. 1

Skywatchers across the world are in for a celestial treat as two of the brightest naked-eye planets, Venus and Jupiter, slowly converge in the evening skies for a celestial summit on November 30.

Planets line up for impressive display

The two brightest planets in our sky are combining with a crescent moon to create a sparkling celestial show astronomers say is a must-see.

Hubble shows planets from new solar system

Two groups of planets have been photographed outside of our solar system. They are located 25 light years away and were snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Newly discovered planets seen for first time

(CNN) -- The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies.

Tonight: Planets Align in a Frown

Look up at the sky Monday night to see a bright cosmic frown. The planets Jupiter and Venus will briefly align to form (nearly upside down) two eyes and a frowning mouth in the southwest.

First Fuzzy Photos of Planets Outside Solar System

The images show four likely planets that appear as specks of white that are nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed astronomers. But it is evidence of the existence of something far more cosmic than a blurry dot.

Clues To Planets' Birth Discovered In Meteorites

Meteorites that are among the oldest rocks ever found have provided new clues about the conditions that existed at the beginning of the solar system, solving a longstanding mystery and overturning some accepted ideas about the way planets form.

Shock Waves Could Create Ingredients for Planets

The raw ingredients for planets could be created by supersonic shock waves around young stars, a new study to appear in the Astrophysical Journal suggests.

Secrets from within planets pave way for cleaner energy

Research that has provided a deeper understanding into the centre of planets could also provide the way forward in the world's quest for cleaner energy.

Secrets from within planets pave way for cleaner energy

Research that has provided a deeper understanding into the centre of planets could also provide the way forward in the world's quest for cleaner energy.

First pics taken of planets outside our solar system

(CNN) -- The first-ever pictures of planets outside the solar system have been released in two studies.

First photos of planets outside solar system

WASHINGTON — A Canadian-led team of astronomers has captured images of three giant planets outside our solar system, orbiting a distant star known as HR8799.

Monday Night: Planets Align in a Frown

Look up at the sky Monday night to see a bright cosmic frown. The planets Jupiter and Venus will briefly align to form (nearly upside down) two eyes and a frowning mouth in the southwest.

Telescopes Get Visual Of Planets Around Another Sun

Telescopes on land have caught the first real visual images of multiple planets orbiting another star.

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