The soon to be defunct Hubble Telescope made a rather interesting discovery. Off in another galaxy there is a large planet, about the size of Jupiter, that appears to have methane and water which are needed to support life. The catch? The planet is 1700 degrees which is too hot for any form of life, as we know it, to come into existence there. Still it offers hope that somewhere out there in the galaxy there may be life in some form or fashion and that we may not be alone in the universe.

Jupiter-Sized Planet Offers Signs Of Pre-Life Molecules

If this planet in particular doesn’t offer habitable conditions, in terms of size and temperature, astronomers never stop looking for a planet capable of offering conditions similar to Earth’s. And the confirmation of the existence of methane and water in HD 189733b’s atmosphere only go to show that there are still so many things we don’t know about the Universe.

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