Astronomers at the University of Washington have developed a new method of gauging the atmospheric pressure of exoplanets, or worlds beyond the solar system, by looking for a certain type of molecule. And if there is life out in space, scientists may one day use this same technique to detect its biosignature -- the telltale chemical signs of its presence -- in the atmosphere of an alien world.
Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/uow...
Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/uow...