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Planetary “first family” discovered by astronomers using Gemini and Keck Observatories

Nov 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Physics

First direct images of a planetary familly around a normal star observed
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the Hawaiian chain, have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star.
The Gemini images allowed the international team to make the [...]