Astronomers Detect First Organic Molecule on an Exoplanet
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:49
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astronomers, led by JPL's Mark Swain, has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting another star.
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