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Water Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere
anthemaniac writes "Astronomers have long suspected that water should exist in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets. Now they have evidence. Water has been discovered in a planet called HD209458b, which was previously found to have oxygen. From the article: 'The discovery ... means one of the most crucial elements for life as we know it can exist around planets orbiting other stars.' But don't go looking for little green men. You might remember HD209458b as a 'hot Jupiter' that boils under the glow of its very nearby star."
I, for one, welcome our new HD209458bian overlords.
Why do people always believe that there needs to be O2 and H20 for life to exist. Methane also allows for what we decided to be organic molecules to form. And quite frankly, I produce life and methane.
But seriously, I hate how we only look for life in an O2 rich place. We don't even know how we came to be, and we could have just as easily been made from NH3...