Hawaii astronomer captures image of forming planet

Honolulu : HI : USA | Oct 19, 2011 at 4:13 PM PDT

Source: The Orange County Register

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A University of Hawaii astronomer has captured the first direct image of a planet forming around a star. The Institute for Astronomy says Adam Kraus used Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea to find the planet...LkCa 15 b is 450 light years away from Earth and is being built by dust and gas. FULL ARTICLE AT The Orange County Register

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