5.13.2007
NASA releases first map of alien world
Another scientific first: NASA has just published a "map" of a planet outside our solar system. The images were captured by the Spitzer Space telescope.
The planet in question is like Jupiter, only much hotter - and the map shows the differences in termperature. How did they do it? Find Out
The planet, by the way, is in the constellation Vulpecula "the fox" - 63 light years away, where it orbits a star that is smaller than the sun. This late spring/early summer constellation also houses the well-known Dumbbell Nebula - the remnant of an exploding star.
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