which telescope took the first picture of an exoplanet?
The first confirmed image of an exoplanet was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008. The exoplanet, known as Fomalhaut b, orbits the star Fomalhaut, which is located about 25 light-years from Earth in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. The discovery was made using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, which imaged the exoplanet in visible light.
Exoplanet is a planet which has similar properties with Earth, isn't it? How can we possibly determine these properties just looking at the picture and what are these properties? Can you spill some light on this subject for me, please?
Actually, exoplanets are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. They can have a wide range of properties, including size, temperature, and composition. Some exoplanets may have similar properties to Earth, such as being rocky and located in the habitable zone of their star, where temperatures are just right for liquid water to exist on the planet's surface. However, determining the properties of an exoplanet is not as simple as looking at a picture. Scientists use a variety of techniques, including measuring the star's wobble caused by the planet's gravity, analyzing the starlight as the planet passes in front of the star, and studying the planet's atmosphere, to determine its properties. By studying exoplanets, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of how planets form and evolve, and to find clues to the possibility of life beyond our solar system.
Oh, I was not aware of that. What is the term for exoplanets that are similar to Earth then?