A few faint pixels of red light may constitute the first picture ever taken of a planet outside the solar system.
POSSIBLE PLANET. Near-infrared image of a candidate extrasolar planet (red) that may be orbiting a brown dwarf. The dwarf lies 230 light-years from Earth. ESO
The near-infrared light comes from an object residing close to a brown dwarf 230 light-years from Earth.
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