Oxygen at Extrasolar Planet, a First

space.com ^ | 02/02/04 | Tariq Malik

[reagan_fanatic]

"venting massive amounts of gas.."

Ted Kennedy's home planet?

[realpatriot71]

Well if there is oxygen on a different planet, there has to be a Earth like planet. I think in 50 years we will find a Earth like planet outside this solar system. Time to develop warp speed.

If we find a planet that we can live on, and then realistically get to, I'll start saving up for realestate on the new planent. I'd like to get off this sinking ship before it goes down.

[AndrewC]

When life first began on earth the atmosphere was primarily methane and ammonia.

Sorry, that formula has been updated. The early earth atmosphere was not a reducing atmosphere. It consisted mainly of CO₂, H₂O, and N₂. Reflections From a Warm Little Pond

Now the Oxygen signal(free oxygen, I presume that is what they are talking about in this article) no longer signals life.

From the article ---- Despite the oxygen, the faraway planet is not one that would support life.

[SunkenCiv]

from 2004.

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