Kepler spots exoplanet

The news, once again is on! Check this pic out-
This is an exoplanet HAT-P-7 that was first spotted a couple of years ago. Then NASA's Kepler Space Telescope which was just launched this March, spotted it in it's first 10 days of data. It took much clearer images of this exoplanet which orbits its sun very close as you can see. The planet is a giant gas planet just slightly larger than Jupiter. Scientists are nicknaming it Hot Jupiter since it's a gas giant thats very hot since it's near the sun.

By Karuna Nair
Photo Credit:Kepler Space Telescope