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SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Apr 10, 2007 @ 4:24pm neoform

Space.com -- Astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The finding, to be detailed in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal, confirms previous theories that say water vapor should be present in t.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Astronomers have sighted the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a normal star - a distant world just three times the size of our own. Discovering a planet with a similar mass to that of Earth is considered the "holy grail" of research into planets.. Read More