have been discovered since 1993.  That is, planets outside our solar system that are orbiting other stars.
The next-generation James Webb Space Telescope - the replacement for the aging Hubble Space Telescope - is scheduled for launch in 2013 and will have the ability to image these objects and perform spectroscopic studies of their atmospheres.
What a great time for science.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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