Wednesday, 24 September 2014

NASA Telescopes Find Clear Skies and Water Vapor on Exoplanet

Seeing Starlight Through a Planet's Rim



Astronomers using data from three of NASA's space telescopes -- Hubble, Spitzer and Kepler -- have discovered clear skies and steamy water vapor on a gaseous exoplanet.










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