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Methane in Exoplanet Atmosphere

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2008

Mark Swain19 March 2008

Science / Astronomy

Swain leads Hubble observations detecting methane in HD 189733b, the first organic molecule identified in an exoplanet atmosphere.

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Mark Swain

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