Kepler detects atmosphere of giant gas exoplanet
Friday, August 7, 2009 - 01:56
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Kepler space telescope has detected the atmosphere of a known giant gas exoplanet, demonstrating the telescope's extraordinary scientific capabilities. The discovery will be published today, 7 August, in the prestigious journal Science. The find is based on a relatively short 10 days of test data collected before the official start of science operations...
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