Robert Hurt: <br />The exoplanet 55 Cancri e. which is about twice as large as the earth, <br />orbits closely around its star and is blazingly hot <br />While in visible light it's easily lost in the glare of the star, <br />It's thermal glow in the infrared makes it stand out much more vividly. <br />Watching as the planet passes behind the star, astronomers have detected a slight dip in brightness <br />using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope <br />This is the first direct measurement of the brightness of such a small planet.
