Chemical detected in atmosphere of distant star's planet

Sunday, December 9, 2001

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have made the first measurement of a chemical in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, using a technique that could help them find Earth-like bodies around other suns.

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