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Looking for Life in Light

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shine-on dept.

Gearoid_Murphy writes "Earth-like planets around distant stars may be too far away to be reached by spacecraft but scientists could still investigate whether they harbour life. Telescope technologies are being developed that will probe the very faint light from these objects for tell-tale signs of biology. These are the same "life markers" known to be present in light reflected off the Earth - so-called "earthshine"."

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  1. Reminds me of a song by WarPresident · · Score: 0, Troll

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