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Published online 27 November 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011129-11
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Distant starlight reveals alien atmosphere
Hubble spots atmosphere on planet 150 light years away.
Astronomers have glimpsed the atmosphere of a planet in a solar system other than our own for the first time. The feat is a first step towards detecting planets capable of supporting life elsewhere in the Universe.
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