Posted on 08/07/2009 5:10:17 AM PDT by DYngbld
NASA's new exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope has detected the atmosphere of a known giant gas planet, demonstrating the telescope's extraordinary scientific capabilities. The discovery will be published Friday in the journal Science.
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A gas giant with an atmosphere? Who'd a thought it?
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