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The planet's home star is bigger and hotter than the sun, and is about 10 times larger than the planet. The image shows how the new planet compares in size to Jupiter, at left. (Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory)
Planet hunters step it up
Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/10/2007, 10:06 a.m.
Astronomers are discovering new planets at the rate of two or three per month. Midmorning takes a closer look at this new age of astro-discovery, and the likelihood of discovering a living planet in our universe.
Guests
Greg Laughlin: Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz.
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