It should be noted that all of the images in the gallery are artist concepts. We have no images of exoplanet surfaces beyond a few pixels of light, so we pair our scientists with artists to create images based on what we do know. exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1605/… #NASAExoplanets
Exoplanets are far away, and they are often obscured by the bright light of the stars they orbit. So, taking pictures of them the same way you'd take pictures of, say, Jupiter or Venus, isn't easy.
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