In distant planet's fluorescent glow, a new way to look for life

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In distant planet's fluorescent glow, a new way to look for life

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0203...o-look-for-life


For the first time, astronomers have detected gas glowing like a fluorescent bulb in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star


Researchers have had glimpses of the atmospheres of so-called exoplanets before, but never in this way. The fluorescent signature of HD 189733b, a Jupiter-size planet in the faint constellation of Vulpecula, could help astronomers explore exoplanets in more detail – including ways that help them in the search for life elsewhere in the galaxy
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