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A planet that blinks

Infrared radiation from two extrasolar planets has been measured from the dip in total light as the planets pass behind their parent stars — a milestone on the road to the direct imaging of such planets.

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Figure 1: Planetary spy.

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Stapelfeldt, K. A planet that blinks. Nature 434, 707–708 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/434707a

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