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Signs Of Water Found On Distant Planets

Posted by Hemos on from the putting-it-together dept.

nphillips writes "According to this article at CNN, an Italian team has found evidence of water on three planetary systems. The team used a 32-meter radio telescope to search for water maser emissions, telltale microwaves which could indicate water in a planet's atmosphere when it is bathed in the infrared light of its star."

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  1. Great now what? by Gabrill · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So there's water there. When are we gonna drive our suburbans there? We need to be expending more energy on propulsion solutions and less on looking for places we can't get to.

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