Using the powerful Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes, NASA scientists have managed to create and provide the first, foggy glimpse of a planet outside our solar system.

Kepler 7b, a hot, cloudy planet outside our solar system is very similar to Jupiter. Mapping out the surface of Kepler 7b helped the scientists determine the thickness of clouds in the gaseous planet's atmosphere.

MIT's Brice-Olivier Demory, the lead author of the research, said that they were able to create a very low-resolution `map' of the planet by using data collected by Spitzer and Kepler telescopes over the last three years.

Speaking about the development, Demory added, "We wouldn't expect to see oceans or continents on this type of world, but we detected a clear, reflective signature that we interpreted as clouds."

Kepler had originally found a bright spot on the western hemisphere of the gaseous giant, but the scientists failed to determine what caused bright spot because of inadequate data. So they coupled data created by Kepler with data they received from Spitzer.

The research also revealed that the Kepler-7b's temperature is between an estimated 1,500 and 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, given the proximity of the gaseous planet to its star.