A team of international astronomers recently discovered the largest known planet orbiting a star outside of the Earth's solar system. A team utilizing the Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey, or TrES, first spotted the large planet in 2006, but waited for confirmation from several universities. Full article (http://www.dailytech.com/Scientists+Discover+Largest+Known+Planet+Outside+of+Solar+System/article8345.htm)

Am I the only one who really digs this stuff?! :eek:

I am impressed with how much the technology behind space research has progressed even over the past 20 years, and very much look forward to the future.