First planet with water is spotted outside Solar System

AP ^ | 07/11/07

[KevinDavis]

PARIS (AFP) - Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet beyond the Solar System that has water, the precious ingredient for life.

The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets -- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

[KevinDavis]

[Disciplinemisanthropy]

POOL PARTY!

[dirtboy]

The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets -- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

Given that thermal springs in Yellowstone have life, I'd say that premise is a bit premature.

I have a feeling that, long after I'm dead, we will find out just how tenacious life is in the Universe - in fact, that the Universe could not exist without it.

[Petronski]

That title is a train wreck. I think they meant something more like this:

Scientists: First Sighting of Planet
with Water Outside Solar System

[Mr_Moonlight]

the precious ingredient for life.

-- and in any case is quite uninhabitable.

These AP guys just love to contradict themselves within two sentences of each other, ehhh?

[wastedyears]

It’ll still take a long time to find life.

[cripplecreek]

I wanna look around in the old Lava tubes on mars. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are plenty of caves in the walls of martian canyons too. If there’s life on mars, that’s where it’s likely to be.

[skateman]

The watery world, though, is far beyond the reach of our puny chemically-powered rockets --

Just wait on Zephran Cochran.

[KevinDavis]

Well the Air Force has a way to get their fast ;)

[Daffynition]

This from APOD.

[aft_lizard]

Correct me if I am wrong but wasnt this found a month or two ago?

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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[RightWhale]

If they find a planetary atmosphere with oxygen, O2, ping me.

[anymouse]

Quick somebody use this to soak up all that water. :)

Key to Giant Space Sponge Revealed

[RightWhale]

There is a new, fresh campaign on to renew the search for life, or in other words, to get funding for some new programs. This, in spite of zero evidence, same as always.

[El Sordo]

And given the black smokers at the bottom of the ocean, I bet the statement is just flat out wrong.

[dirtboy]

And given the black smokers at the bottom of the ocean, I bet the statement is just flat out wrong.

And only God knows what life lies deep in the crust of our planet.