Blue Alien Planet Explained: Inside Hubble’s Exoplanet Color Discovery (Infographic)

By Roxannebarbour @roxannebarbour
by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist Date: 11 July 2013 Time: 09:00 AM ET

Light from the planet HD 189733b was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and analyzed. Astronomers say that the giant planet has a deep-blue atmosphere, but conditions are in no way Earth-like.

via Space.com

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