Thursday, April 25, 2013

ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News

ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News


Looking for life by the light of dying stars

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:23 AM PDT

Astronomers have now demonstrated that with the advanced technology available in the next decade we should be able to detect biomarkers like oxygen and methane in the planets that orbit dead stars called "white dwarfs" -- and to find new forms of life on those planets.

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