The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the first organic molecule on a planet that's not in our solar system. According to NASA, this breakthrough could be a major step toward discovering life on other planets. Scientists believe that the organic compound detected, methane, can be an integral part in the chemical reactions considered necessary to form life as we know it.
The discovery was made on a planet called HD 189733b, which is 63 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. -- Read More @ CNet
