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Hubble's First Direct Look at Possible Planet Around Another Star (IRAS 04361+2547 , TMR 1) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble's First Direct Look at Possible Planet Around Another Star

May 28, 1998 · ESA/Hubble · IRAS 04361+2547 , TMR 1

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This NASA / ESA Hubble Telescope near-infrared image of newborn binary stars (image center) reveals a long thin nebula pointing toward a faint companion object (bottom left) which could be the first extrasolar planet to be imaged directly.