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Credit: Gemini Observatory/Lynette Cook.

Three young planets, still glowing from contraction, orbit the star HR 8799 at about 130 light years from Earth. This illustration is based on the first-ever direct images of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star.

Lynette Cook is a self-employed scientific illustrator who has focused on exoplanets and life in space throughout her professional career. She is a Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. More artwork by Cook is at http://extrasolar.spaceart.org.

Lynnette Cook is a member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.