Photographing the planet 300 light years from Earth

The European telescope has captured an image of an asteroid circling the central star 300 light-years from Earth, equivalent to 3.7 billion round-trips to the moon.

The direct shooting of extraterrestrial planets is quite difficult, so the images of the HD 95086 world b revolving around the young star HD 95086 made a surprise among astronomers.

Direct shot of an extraterrestrial planet - (Photo: ESO)

HD 95086 b was discovered thanks to the huge telescope of the Southern European Observatory (ESO) in Chile.

The HD 95086 star has been removed from the published image to clearly see the planet.

Based on the planet's brightness, scientists estimate it to be 4 or 5 times more massive than Jupiter.

Most extraterrestrial planets are detected through indirect means, such as through the planet's shadow as it passes through the central star surface.

The distance between HD 95086 b and the central star doubled from the sun to Neptune, and 56 times the sun - Earth.

HD 95086 is a pretty young star, only 10 to 17 million years old, according to a report on the Astrophysical Journal Letters.