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The First Snapshot of an Extrasolar Planet?

Hubble Image of Possible Protoplanet

(above) This NASA Hubble Telescope near-infrared image of newborn binary stars reveals a long thin nebula pointing toward a faint companion object which could be the first extrasolar planet to be imaged directly.

(below) Identification of features in the Hubble Telescope image. Identification of Features in the Hubble Telescope Image

Images and captions courtesy NASA)