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Are there plans to detect life on Earth from the outer solar system?
This has been kicking around in my head for a while. We've been detecting planets for decades by observing regular dips in starlight from many light years away as a planet transits its host star. I've ...
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Eccentricity of Exoplanets
The field of astrobiology specifically discovering other planets that revolve around the sun-like star (also known as Exoplanets) has risen since 1990, but certain orbits of exoplanets are observed to ...
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How is an exoplanet characterised as "Earth-Like"?
Which features or characteristics are taken into account to characterize an exoplanet as "Earth-Like"?
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How could we search for life in TRAPPIST-1 [duplicate]
It is possible to search for life from here, how?
What methods could be used?
It is possible to look for organic matter?
Could we know if there is life according to the components of the planets ...
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