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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence of water has been detected for the first time in a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer said on Tuesday, a tantalizing find for scientists eager to know whether life exists beyond Earth.
Travis Barman, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, said water vapor has been found in the atmosphere of a large, Jupiter-like gaseous planet located 150 light years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. The planet is known as HD 209458b.
Originally posted by searching_for_truth
The planet is known as HD 209458b.
Originally posted by searching_for_truth
I think that this could be one of the most important discovery in search for life beyond Earth.
There should be other things out there that we have not just discovered.
It is fascinating IMO.
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[edit on 11-4-2007 by searching_for_truth]
Originally posted by JacKatMtn
It amazes me what these scientists are able to deduct from a planet that far away.
This is outstanding news, but how can they know it is water vapor, what is the science behind this deduction?
Originally posted by JacKatMtn
It amazes me what these scientists are able to deduct from a planet that far away.
This is outstanding news, but how can they know it is water vapor, what is the science behind this deduction?
Originally posted by zeeonwater on "Osiris" (the unofficial name of the exo-planet)