A cosmic first: Alien plant eclipse seen in X-ray light

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 11:00 in Astronomy & Space

A hot alien planet that's as big as Jupiter and cobalt blue in color has been spotted crossing in front of its parent star in the X-ray spectrum — a first for scientists.

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