[edwin hubble]

Oxygen detected on a distant planet.

Conventional wisdom says holds that oxygen in stable quantities in a planetary atmosphere would have to mean some replenishment (from a life form) since oxygen is so reactive.

But in this case it seems to be some massive geo-chemical mechanism unrelated to life processes.

[PatrickHenry]

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