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A comment on A Breakthrough Way to See Distant Planets.

Re:A Breakthrough Way to See Distant Planets by everdev on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @12:08PM (#17610329)
> This method can only be used if a planet and its star differ in their chemical compositions

How prevalent is that condition?

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Re:A Breakthrough Way to See Distant Planets by mannykannot on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @02:53PM (#17611785)
A lot of stars are too hot to have much in the way of complex molecules.

The article goes into some detail about the significance of this planet having water and carbon monoxide, but not methane or ammonia.

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