eli5: Today NASA announced it has detected a gas on a planet 120 light years away that might indicate life. How? 1.08K viewsDecember 31, 2023 Question100.55K September 12, 2023 0 Comments I just can’t compute how this is possible. How can a telescope detect a gas, which isn’t even visible to the naked eye, on a planet that is an incomprehensible distance away. [Source](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66786611) In: 143 26 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted September 12, 2023 0 Comments I recommend watching Niel de Grasse Tysons, Cosmos – a spacetime odyssey to fully grasp how mind blowing this is. Episode 5 “Hiding in the light”. You are viewing 1 out of 26 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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