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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Distant Planets Could Have Plants of "Alien" Colors


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An artist's illustration depicts what plant life on a distant world might look like. Scientists may now be able to determine the likely color of extraterrestrial plant life while studying distant Earthlike planets, according to a pair of new studies.

Illustration by Doug Cummings, courtesy Caltech/NASA