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Hubblecast 22: Hubble Space Telescope Directly Observes Exoplanet Orbiting Fomalhaut.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered an extrasolar planet, for the first time using direct visible-light imaging. The strange world is far-flung from its parent star, is surrounded by a colossal belt of gas and dust, and may even have rings more impressive than Saturn's.

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Credit:
- ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
- Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser
- Animations: Martin Kornmesser & Luis Calçada
- Web Hosting: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ)
- Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida
- Written by: Lee Pullen & Lars Lindberg Christensen
- Host: Dr. J
- Narration: Bob Fosbury
- Cinematography: Peter Rixner
- Music: movetwo
- Footage and photos: A. Fujii, Digitized Sky Survey 2, NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley). Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
- Directed by: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J's real name is Joe Liske and he has a PhD in astronomy.

Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre
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http://www.eso.org
http://www.spacetelescope.org
http://hubblesite.org
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  • @demmylowther What's sad is that the USA has aprox.310 million citizens and the EU has aprox.501 million, yet you think that your single limited experience reflects all those people's opinions so much that you can make this generalization.

    And just so you know not everyone in Europe hates the USA just like not everyone form the USA is racist, rich,stupid, or... insert your favorite false prejudice here.

  • The good thing with astronomy is that everybody can agree that it's real and that we're curious about what's out there, even though you're a believer or not...

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  • I cann't believe creationist suck! if they could have it their way we would be back to the Inquisition. Get with the program people, superstition is being replaced by knowledge!!!!

  • @crazyfills The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world. It has its headquarters at the papal summer cg-cirilliW2residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, outside Rome.

  • Why nasa dont give names for galaxies + stars + planets?

    With each star havin 5+ planets and 200 billion stars in each galaxy and 200 billion galaxies in the universe....u think of the names...

  • @karadan100 Yeah it makes no sense and I really dont get why they think that because they bleave in god that they should hate astronomy it makes no sense to me.

  • @juditK2007 I totaly agree im from the EU I love america.

  • Why can't NASA give the planets they discover REAL names like the ones in our solar system? :(

  • Well i guess ill break the ice.........just imagine the evolution of drugs on exoplanets.

  • if it takes so many earth years to orbit its sun how did hubble snap it twice in 2 years?? cool vid

  • @xxDARKD3ATHxx Not entirely true. Someone from California and someone from Texas will have more in common with each other than with someone from France for example. But on the other hand that someone from France will have more in common with someone from Croatia then with either of the Americans, so no the difference is not that great. And yes there are regional differences but that was not the point. The point was that its stupid to dismiss people's opinion based on their geographic location.

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