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Astronomers have made the first direct detection of the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star outside our solar system and have obtained the first information about its chemical composition. Their unique observations demonstrate that it is possible to measure the chemical makeup of extrasolar planet atmospheres and potentially to search for chemical markers of life beyond Earth.