Thursday, July 15, 2010

Hubble finds a planet with a tail like a comet

Hubble Space telescope has discovered a planet which has a tail like a comet! HD 209458b planet is about 153 light years and was found in the year 2003.




Scientists have measured the gas coming out from the planet.

Scientists have used Hubble to find about the atmosphere of the planet as it crossed infront of its star.

1 comment:

  1. Nice blog. I love to read about astronomy. I have great interest in this niche being a student of Mathematics. Keep up the good work.

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