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Keck brings to light other worldly spectacles

From the observatory on the Big Island, scientists find water vapor around a planet of a distant star

By Jim Borg

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 15, 2013

~~<p>WAIKOLOA, Hawaii &raquo; A team of astronomers using the Keck Observatory has widened the window on the study of alien worlds, finding water vapor in the atmosphere of a giant planet around a distant star.</p>
<p>While water is seen as requirement for life as humans know it, its presence does not necessarily mean life exists.</p>
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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii » A team of astronomers using the Keck Observatory has widened the window on the study of alien worlds, finding water vapor in the atmosphere of a giant planet around a distant star.

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