Stuff of Life Is Detected on a Distant Planet

[Bouncer]

Astronomers reported Wednesday that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system and had confirmed the presence of water there, clearing the way for a bright future of inspecting the galaxy for livable planets, for the chemical stuff of life, or even for life itself.


Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/sc...ml?ref=science

[Mr I]

they need to get a probe up there and see if they can grow something

[Gator_Mclusky]

Just hope those bastids arent light yrs ahead of us defensively!!!!!!!:drunk: