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Data from ESA’s star-mapping #Gaia spacecraft has allowed astronomers to image a gigantic exoplanet using Japan's Subaru Telescope. This world is the first confirmed exoplanet found by Gaia’s ability to sense the gravitational tug or ‘wobble’ a planet induces on its star. And the technique points the way to the future of direct exoplanet imaging 👉 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Wobbling_star_found_in_Gaia-Hipparcos_data_confirmed_to_host_exoplanet | ESA - European Sp