Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There - The New York Times

The first question astronomers want to answer about exoplanets: Do they have atmospheres friendly to life?

We have no idea what these atmospheres are made of, said Alexander Rathcke, an astronomer at the Technical University of Denmark. We have ideas, simulations, and all this stuff, but we really have no… [+1113 chars]

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