First image of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star

It’s just a speck of light, of course–but it’s still the first visible image of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star.

Wasn’t that long ago there was debate over whether we’d ever know if there were planets around other stars. Now we’re starting to take their pictures.

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