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Scientists use Earth as proxy for detecting signs of life on exoplanets – Zee News
As scientists search for signs of life on planets outside our solar system, astronomers using NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth`s own brand of sunscreen, ozone, in our atmosphere by taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse.
Washington: As scientists search for signs of life on planets outside our solar system, astronomers using NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth`s own brand of sunscreen, ozone, in our atmosphere by taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse.
This method simulates how astronomers and astrobiology researchers will search for evidence of life beyond Earth by observing potential “biosignatures” on exoplanets.
“One of NASA`s major goals is to identify planets that could support life,” Al…
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