NASA Science News for November 27, 2001 Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected the atmosphere of a planet circling a Sun-like star 150 light years away. Their ground-breaking discovery shows it is possible to measure the chemical makeup of distant planets -- and to search for chemical markers of life far beyond Earth. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast27nov_1.htm?list489379