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Scientists reveal first-ever photo of a solar system like ours – CBS News
The incredibly rare family portrait highlights two baby exoplanets orbiting a very young, sun-like star.
Scientists have captured the first direct image of a solar system that closely resembles our own. The new image is a family portrait of sorts, showing two giant exoplanets orbiting a young, sun-like star, roughly 300 light years away.
The picture was taken using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert. According to a new study in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, the system will help astronomers better understand how our solar system formed …
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