Sunday, March 23, 2008

Hubble Telescope Finds Signs of Life On Distant Planet

The Hubble Space Telescope made a historic discovery when looking at a planet in a distant solar system. They found, for the first time, an organic molecule in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized planet, proving that water and methane existed. The planet is 63 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula called HD 189733b.

Full article: http://www.dailyastronomy.com/story.asp?ID=272630&Title=Hubble%20Telescope%20Finds%20Signs%20of%20Life%20On%20Distant%20Planet

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