Water, water everywhere

For the second time in three months, astronomers have concluded there is water beyond the solar system. This time, researchers at Harvard and in France say they’ve found suggestions of it on an otherwise inhospitable world–a red-hot Jupiter-size gas giant–64 light years away:

"Investigations showed the planet, which orbits a star in the constellation of Vulpecula (the Fox), appeared larger at wavelength bands that corresponded to water, suggesting the substance was present in the atmosphere."

The previous one, also a hot Jupiter, is twice as far away. All this long-distance research draws conclusions only by inference, but it’s still pretty cool.