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Astro Bob blog: New Alien Planet Spotter CHARIS Sees With Eagle Eyes

Exoplanets are hot! And I mean that both ways -- in terms of active research and the fact that most of those discovered so far are close to their host stars and really feel the heat. Now a new device not only takes pictures of them but also measu...

2968485+CHARIS image FEA.jpg — Researchers led by Princeton scientists used the new CHARIS instrument to photograph several planets (circled) orbiting a star called HR8799. Credit: N. Jeremy Kasdin /CHARIS/Princeton Team and NAOJ

By Robert King

November 15, 2016 at 3:54 PM

Exoplanets are hot! And I mean that both ways - in terms of active research and the fact that most of those discovered so far are close to their host stars and really feel the heat. Now a new device not only takes pictures of them but also measures their atmospheres. Read post here .

By Robert King