Hubble sees 'planet' around star

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By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor

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The historic first image of a planet circling another star may have been taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.



The "planet", 5-10 times the mass of Jupiter, is orbiting a small white dwarf star about 100 light-years away.

Astronomers are being cautious, saying they require more data to be sure it really is a planet and not a background object caught in the same field of view.

Confirmation will come if follow-up observations can show the planet and the star moving together through space.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3707185.stm

Another damn problem for astrologers, I guess...