Hubble telescope discovers alien 'deep blue' planet

The ageing space telescope has been used to identify the true colour of a planet beyond our solar system for the first timeThe heavens are home to an alien world that shines a deep cobalt blue in a solar system far, far away from our own.Astronomers used the ageing Hubble space telescope to determine the true colour of the distant world, the first time such a feat has been achieved for a planet that circles a star other than the sun.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample, science correspondent Tags: Hubble space telescope Science Alien life UK news World news Source Type: news