Uranus as Exoplanet Proxy

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NASA's Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus - NASA Science

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Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets.

They compared high-resolution images from Hubble to the more-distant view from New Horizons .

This combined perspective will help scientists learn more about what to expect while imaging planets around other stars with future telescopes.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for over three decades and continues to make ground-breaking discoveries that shape our fundamental understanding of the universe.

Hubble is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA ( European Space Agency ) NASA 's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the telescope and mission operations.

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