First Exo-Planet Imaged

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First Exo-Planet Imaged

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Incredibly, sooner or later, it would happen. A planet has finally been imaged (to be further confirmed) orbiting star that was almost 300 times further than our nearest start Alpha Centauri.

http://www.space.com/33160-alien-planet ... c-vlt.html

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