] The Hubble Space Telescope has detected an extensive ] atmosphere of hydrogen enveloping and escaping from a ] newfound planet of a distant star, scientists have ] reported. ] ] . ] ] The discovery comes as no surprise, astronomers say, but ] it is important nonetheless as apparent confirmation that ] the extrasolar planets observed so far not only are much ] like the solar system's Jupiter in size but also are ] similarly huge gaseous bodies. IHT: Hubble detects a new, distant planet |