<p><font>Pushing
the Limit: Possible First Photo of Extrasolar Planet (full story on Space.com)</font></p>
<p>Likely
First Photo of Planet Beyond the Solar System</p>

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Original ESO Press Release

A research paper by an international team of astronomers provides sound arguments in favour, but the definitive answer is now awaiting further observations.

On several occasions during the past years, astronomical images revealed faint objects, seen near much brighter stars. Some of these have been thought to be those of orbiting exoplanets, but after further study, none of them could stand up to the real test. Some turned out to be faint stellar companions, others were entirely unrelated background stars. This one may well be different.

Full release together with pictures are here.

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Thanks Bruno, interesting article at seti.org

I wonder if the imaging of that "planet" will be confirmed by others?

And there we go !

Rival teams race to snap alien planet

From Nature.com

The claim comes just months after the sighting of another planet-like object, made using the Hubble Space Telescope and reported by news@nature.com in May this year (see Hubble snaps new world).

Although astronomers have identified more than 120 worlds orbiting other stars, none has been pictured directly and researchers are still looking for evidence to confirm that these fuzzy blobs are indeed planets. Direct observation of a planet would allow astronomers to work out the composition of its atmosphere, and perhaps even its surface.

Read the full story here.