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Published online 4 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040202-8
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Hell planet gets solar hammering
Astronomers propose new planet category for dying gas giants.
Astronomers have detected oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System. But these elements aren’t sticking around, nor can they be taken as signs of life, say the researchers.
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