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This handout image obtained from the European Space Agency (ESA) on September 14, 2017 is an artist's impression showing the exoplanet WASP-12b a pitch-black planet orbiting a star like our Sun. Scientists were able to measure its albedo: the amount of light the planet reflects. The results showed that the planet is extremely dark at optical wavelengths. / AFP PHOTO / ESA/Hubble / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ESA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS