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Seeing ExoPlanet Atmospheres From the Ground

Topic: Alien Life | 02/ 09/ 10

Studying molecules in the atmospheres of exoplanets used to be a task reserved for powerful, space-based telescopes. Now, astronomers have used a small, ground-based telescope to identify atmospheric organic molecules on a distant planet. The finding means ground-based telescopes could be used in the hunt for habitable planets.

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The Yungay region in Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. It rains perhaps once ev... more

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From "Astrobiology Magazine, European edition" is a story that describes the first science fiction s... more

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The diversity of life on Earth is concentrated near the equator, with a steep falloff towards the po... more

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