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)

Narration:
Dr. Robert Fosbury

Design:
Martin Kornmesser

Web Technical Support:
Lars Holm Nielsen
Raquel Yumi Shida

Cinematographer:
Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)

Script:
Lars Lindberg Christensen, Raquel Yumi Shida, Will Gater

Director:
Lars Lindberg Christensen

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This video has been released in the public domain by the ESA and all credit is to ESA for the production of this material.