Smallest Visible Exoplanet Is Still Twice As Big As Jupiter

51 Eridani b is the smallest exoplanet we’ve ever obtained direct images of, and it could help explain how star systems form their attendant planets.

See http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronomers-glimpse-a-young-jupiter-51-eridani-b/

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