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Exoplanet boom widens the search for life beyond the solar system
Astronomers report 277 confirmed extrasolar planets and many candidates as they pursue Earth-size worlds. NASA scientists note rapid discoveries, methane detections, and advancing techniques to identify atmospheric signs of life amid efforts to detect smaller, Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars.
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Washington
Mars
Saturn
Mark Swain
NASA
Jet
Jupiter
Cosmos
Earth
Sara Seager
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earths
Peter Tatiana al Ooger
Carl Pilcher
Astrobiology Institute
Ames Research Center
California