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Methane detected on alien planet

Posted March 20, 2008 8:39 AM

From MSNBC.com: Space:

Scientists have detected the presence of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet for the first time, NASA announced today. The finding, detailed in the March 20 issue of the journal Nature, marks a breakthrough in the attempt to detect signs of life on planets beyond our solar system. The tell-tale signature of the molecule methane in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized planet HD 189733b was made by the Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) in May 2007.

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03/20/2008 6:11 PM

If you analyse the announcement on the weblink, there are many interesting words used:

"could", "would", "would likely", "tend to", "unlikely", "it is thought", "speculative artwork", "it is considered", and others.

There appears to be little of actual substance.

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03/20/2008 6:44 PM

Perhaps it is from the decay of chicken manure placed there by an errant catapult shot!

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