“随着开普勒日复一日发现越来越多的行星，我们希望能监测它们，并搞清楚出究竟这颗行星是个特例，还是所有炽热的木星类行星都非常暗？”基平说。

"As Kepler discovers more and more planets by the day, we can hopefully scan through those and work out if this is unique or if all hot Jupiters are very dark," Kipping said.

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伦敦樱草山，路人驻足观看赞颂平克·弗洛伊德的《月之暗面》为影集封面的天空艺术。

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首席研究员戴维-基平说：“比煤炭或者是最黑的丙烯酸颜料反射性还小——这让它成为迄今为止发现的最暗的行星。”

"Being less reflective than coal or even the blackest acrylic paint-this makes it by far the darkest planet ever discovered," lead study author David Kipping said.

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