Hubble studies atmosphere of extrasolar planet

Astronomers have made the first direct detection and chemical analysis of the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists announced Nov. 27. The planet was discovered in 1999 through its slight gravitational tug on the sun-like star HD 209458...

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