Friday, July 12, 2013

ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News

ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News


Hubble finds a true blue planet: Giant Jupiter-sized planet located 63 light-years away

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual visible-light color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away. If seen directly the planet, known as HD 189733b, would look like a "deep blue dot," reminiscent of Earth's color as seen from space.

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