Long before our Sun and Earth ever existed, a Jupiter- sized planet formed aro
und a sun-like star. Now, almost 13 billion years later, NASA's Hubble Space T
elescope has precisely measured the mass of this farthest and oldest known pla
net.
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Date Released: Thursday, July 10, 2003
Space Telescope Science Institute
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Helps to Confirm Oldest Known Planet