New ESA/HUBBLE News release HEIC0807: Hubble finds first organic molecule on extrasolar planet

[Lars Lindberg Christensen]

Dear all

We invite you to take a look at the latest Hubble Space Telescope News 
release from the European Space Agency:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0807.html
For your convenience the first paragraph of the releases are provided 
below.
A video podcast and several Full HD video clips are available.

Cheers

Lars
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News release: Hubble finds first organic molecule on extrasolar planet

19-March 2008 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first 
detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet 
orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in 
eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System.

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Lars Lindberg Christensen (MSc) • PIO/Head of Communication ESA/Hubble
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