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Scientists Discover Largest Known Planet Outside of Solar System

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Old 08-09-2007
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Scientists Discover Largest Known Planet Outside of Solar System

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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.
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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.
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