Hubblecast

Hubble directly observes planet orbiting Fomalhaut (2x10)

Air date: Nov 13, 2008

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered an extrasolar planet, for the first time using direct visible-light imaging. The strange world is far-flung from its parent star, is surrounded by a colossal belt of gas and dust, and may even have rings more impressive than Saturn's.