For First Time Signs of water Seen On Planet Outside Solar System

or First TimeFSigns of water Seen On Planet Outside Solar System

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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.

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[edit on 11-4-2007 by lombozo]

[edit on 11-4-2007 by lombozo]

Very interesting that they've found water on a planet outside the solar system. It's just a matter of time before we find life on a planet. These are exciting times.

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