Water World
On our world, water is one of those essentials without which we simply cannot exist. And maybe that’s the same elsewhere too. Check out the following, new discovery that may have major implications with respect to the search for life outside of our own planet:
UK astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of an enormous, fiery planet that circles a distant star far beyond our own solar system. The discovery raises hopes that the substance considered most vital for life may be ubiquitous throughout the galaxy and wider universe.
The finding, described in Nature today, proves scientists can overcome what has long been thought one of the greatest hurdles in the search for extraterrestrial life - the ability to analyse atmospheres of distant worlds for signs of living organisms.
The planet, a Jupiter-like gas giant, circles a star identified by astronomers as HD189733, some 64 light years from our sun in the constellation of Vulpecula, or “little fox”. It is slightly larger than Jupiter - itself more than 11 times wider than Earth - and passes so close to its parent star that surface temperatures soar from 700C to 1,000C when night turns to day.
And here is the rest of the story.
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Jul 12 2007 
July 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Nick,
In your opinion…
Are we slowly being indoctrinated with the mind set we will need for the day when we will finally know that aliens exist? Or are we simply seeing the natural progression that advances in technology will inevitably bring?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
UV:
Personally, I think it does have to do with the fact that our technology is increasing, so our knowledge of what may be “out there” increases too.
However, I can see why - given the recent release of files from France and the UK on UFOs, and the increase of UFO sightings this last year - that some might see a bigger plan and design behind such revelations.
But, unless something surfaces to the contrary, I’ll stick with my belief that it’s us progressing from a technological basis that leads to new announcements on such issues.