Extrasolar planet pics

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  extrasolar planets could until now only be observed through indirect measurements, by observing the star of the respective solar system. being able to have a look at the actual planets themselves is something that was long sought after, it´s a milestone, a breakthrough in astronomy. good for research, space afficionados find it inspiring and humbling, fascinating. what it means? we´ll probably see other extrasolar gas giants (size of jupiter) in the near future now. the next big thing would then be direct observation of rocky planets (like earth!), could take a while though, rockies being super-small in comparison to the gas giants. :(

  but having a look at another jupiter is exciting enough, no?

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