Earth analogues
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Prospects For Detecting Signs of Life On Exoplanets In The JWST Era

by Keith Cowing

The search for signs of life in the Universe has entered a new phase with the advent of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Detecting biosignature gases via exoplanet atmosphere […]

Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report

Revisiting the Multi-planetary System of the Nearby star HD 20794: Confirmation of a Low-mass Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Nearby G-dwarf

by Keith Cowing

Close-by Earth analogs and super-Earths are of primary importance because they will be preferential targets for the next generation of direct imaging instruments. Bright and close-by G-to-M type stars are […]

Posted inAnalog Studies, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Retrievals Applied to a Decision Tree Framework Can Characterize Earthlike Exoplanet Analogs

by Keith Cowing

Exoplanet characterization missions planned for the future will soon enable searches for life beyond our solar system. Critical to the search will be the development of life detection strategies that […]

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