Life Might Be Difficult to Find on a Single Planet But Obvious Across Many Worlds
Life Might Be Difficult to Find on a Single Planet But Obvious Across Many Worlds If we could detect a clear, unambiguous biosignature on just one of the thousands of exoplanets we know of, it would be a huge, game-changing moment for humanity. But it’s extremely difficult. We simply aren’t in a place where we can be certain that what we’re detecting means what we think or even hope it does. But what if we looked at many potential worlds at once? It’s assumptions that plague us. Every chemical we detect in an exoplanet atmosphere, even with the powerful JWST, is accompanied by a setRead More →