Forests Might Be Detectable on Extrasolar Planets
Trees on an alien world? No, a dune field on Mars with sand flows. Credit: NASA/JPL/U of Arizona
Excitingly, we’ve been able to detect the composition of atmospheres on a handful of planets orbiting other stars. But if next-generation space observatories go online within the next couple of decades, some scientists propose using a new technique to determine details such as tree-like multicellular life on extrasolar planets. (…) Read the rest of Forests Might Be Detectable on Extrasolar Planets (423 words)
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