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Release No.: 2005-09 For Release: Tuesday, March 22, 2005
First Direct Detection of Light From Extrasolar Planets
TrES-1
The transiting planet TrES-1 is one of two planets that have been directly detected using the Spitzer Space Telescope. This artist's concept of the TrES-1 shows it orbiting a mere 4 million miles from its sunlike star. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)
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TrES-1
The transiting planet TrES-1 is one of two planets that have been directly detected using the Spitzer Space Telescope. This artist's concept of the TrES-1 shows it orbiting a mere 4 million miles from its sunlike star. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)
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