Nasa is to host a major press conference on Wednesday to reveal a 'discovery beyond our solar system.
The space agency says the secretive event, will 'present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets'.
It raises hopes that NASA could reveal details of exoplanets capable of holding life. The event will take place on 22 February at 1 pm New York time, and will be streamed live on NASA'S television station and on its website.
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope observes transiting exoplanets in infrared wavelengths and has helped to chart and characterize many, including puzzling out details of planetary atmospheres.
Spitzer often works in conjunction with ground-based telescopes, including OGLE’s Warsaw Telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
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