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Scientists Find Water on Extra-solar Planet

Posted by samzenpus on from the there-is-no-tea-like-space-tea dept.

amigoro writes "Scientists have, for the first time, conclusively discovered the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System, according to an article appearing in Nature. They made the discovery by analysing the transit of the gas giant HD 189733b across its star, in the Infrared using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. HD 189733b is a 'hot jupiter', a gas giant that is roughly the size and mass of Jupiter but orbits very close to the star, so no chance of life there."

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  1. Who cares? by geoseb · · Score: 0, Troll

    The only reason anyone cares about there being water on other planets is because of the possibility of that water supporting life, if there is n"o chance of life there", who cares?

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 0, Troll

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. Re:no change of life like us by bhiestand · · Score: 0, Troll

    Quit. Fucking. Trolling. About. Iraq. This is supposed to be a conversation about something a little less political. Now go away.

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