Hubblecast 14: Hubble finds first organic molecule on extrasolar planet
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step in eventually identifying signs of life on a planet outside our Solar System.
Credit:ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
Presented by: Dr Joe Liske (Dr J)
Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury
Design: Martin Kornmesser
Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida
Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix-media-gmbh.de)
Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Raquel Yumi Shida, Will Gater
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
About the Video
| Id: | heic0807a |
| Release date: | 19 March 2008, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0807 |
| Duration: | 05 m 03 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | Exoplanets HD Hubblecast |
