This result needs to be confirmed, but is still amazing. This result with the extrasolar planetary transit may very well quell those doubts. The next step is to continue to observe the star and see if it continues to dim and brighten according to schedule. If it does, this may very well be the first direct detection of an unambiguous planet outside our solar system. And it comes the same week we see one of our own planets pass in front of our own star.
Life is full of funny coincidences.
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