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This is the faintest alien world ever photographed from Earth – and it proves exoplanet science is getting ridiculous
The team say the presence of Beta Pictoris d also helps clear up a mystery surrounding the star system.
When astronomers observe distant exoplanets, they sometimes encounter a frustrating result: instead of revealing the chemical fingerprints of an atmosphere, the data appear almost completely flat.
When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...
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