Hubble Finds First Organic Molecule On Extrasolar Planet

Courtesy ScienceDaily Wed, 03/19/2008 - 15:00

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.

This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System.

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