Using the Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes Nasa astronomers have managed to compile a map of cloud formations on the planet Kepler-7b - some 1000-1400 lightyears distant, in the constellation Lyra.
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Bizzarely enough, there's been no sign yet of anything with a face and a beard.
Quote:"By observing this planet with Spitzer and Kepler for more than three years, we were able to produce a very low-resolution 'map' of this giant, gaseous planet," study lead author Brice-Olivier Demory, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said in a statement. "We wouldn't expect to see oceans or continents on this type of world, but we detected a clear, reflective signature that we interpreted as clouds."
Bizzarely enough, there's been no sign yet of anything with a face and a beard.
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