Then felt I like some watcher of the skies; When a new planet swims into his ken*

Ronald Bailey | November 14, 2008

Below is a photo of a new planet discovered circling the star Fomalhaut 25 light years away. The newly discovered planet is thought to be 3 times the size of Jupiter.

Jet Propulsion Lab press release here. Don't expect an imminent invastion of Fomalhautians since the star is only 200 to 300 million years old, so there has probably been not enough time for life to arise in that system yet. 

*apologies to John Keats.