ASTRONOMERS TAKE FIRST IMAGES OF NEW PLANETS
The first pictures of planets outside of our solar system were released today in two studies.
By means of the latest techniques in space technology, the astronomers at NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used direct-imaging techniques to take pictures of four newly discovered planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system.
None of the planets is remotely habitable, scientists said.
According to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia, there have been 322 planets found beyond our solar system. The latest findings bring the figure to 326.
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