BeepBlipBlapBloop t1_j6igh2m wrote
We can't see exoplanets directly. We see the effect their atmospheres have on the light that passes through them, and we see the gravitational effects the planets have on their parent star in the form of the stars' "wobble". There are no direct images of exoplanets.
Edit: I stand corrected. We have directly imaged exoplanets
montagdude87 t1_j6ihe7c wrote
I thought that too until recently, but it's simply not true. In fact, we've been directly imaging exoplanets for over a decade.
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