gary350 0 #1 January 30, 2004 The first direct detection of oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System has been made using the Hubble Telescope. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3432629.stm It's not like this is a big surprise discovery or anything, but I think it is spectacular that it is actually being observed/proven. Wonder why there doesn't seem to be any more news about it anywhere. Is it because the results haven't been independently confirmed or published by the journal yet? Or maybe I'm just too easily impressed and it isn't really that big a deal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #2 January 30, 2004 very cool. I can't wait to be able to work on this kinda stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #3 January 30, 2004 QuoteThe first direct detection of oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System has been made using the Hubble Telescope. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3432629.stm It's not like this is a big surprise discovery or anything, but I think it is spectacular that it is actually being observed/proven. Wonder why there doesn't seem to be any more news about it anywhere. Is it because the results haven't been independently confirmed or published by the journal yet? Or maybe I'm just too easily impressed and it isn't really that big a deal? Independent confirmation would be difficult without another orbiting telescope.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 January 30, 2004 Yeah....Scientifically speaking......they are just talking out their ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #5 January 30, 2004 I remember reading about this one last year. I think it hasn't recieved a lot of attention d/t the fact that it's both a gas giant and so close to it's parent star. On a positive note, I heard that NASA is reconsidering the cancellation of Hubble's next service mission (hoorah!). Now if we can only convince them to bring Hubble home and put it in the Smithsonian. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benny 0 #6 January 30, 2004 QuoteI remember reading about this one last year. I think it hasn't recieved a lot of attention d/t the fact that it's both a gas giant and so close to it's parent star. On a positive note, I heard that NASA is reconsidering the cancellation of Hubble's next service mission (hoorah!). Now if we can only convince them to bring Hubble home and put it in the Smithsonian. I think they're more worried about it getting out of orbit without killing people than they are with putting it in a museum. Never go to a DZ strip show. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 January 30, 2004 No, it's not surprising, but it's still amazing. And a transit of about three days...! Eeeek, that's gotta be a hot planet! It's amazing that something like that can exist in the first place. Wonder how long that planet has been there? Can't be long; and at the rate it's going, it'll cease to exist in a short amount of time, astronomically speaking. When our sun runs out of gas and expands to encompass the orbit of the Earth in a few billion years, our own planet will start acting like that one. 'course, we sure won't be around to care... Nonetheless, it's fascinating stuff. Thanks for posting it. mh"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gary350 0 #8 January 30, 2004 QuoteIndependent confirmation would be difficult without another orbiting telescope. Good point, but I really was thinking about interpreting the data, rather than collecting it - seems like a fairly significant part of the process. The Hubble actually doesn't 'produce' anything but ones and zeros, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
