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Will the James Webb Space Telescope Reveal Another Earth?

The Joy of Why

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Observing Exo Planets

Life needs a solvent, and water is a great solvent. We do the same thing in the solar system. We follow the water in searching for life. And this is why we're looking for life in the oceans that exist below the icy surface of europa and saladis. It sounds like we're observing life's impact on the atmosphere. Is that the idea? Yes,. Our atmosphere is actually out of equilibrium, pared to what it would look like if weu know humans and trees and everything else didn't exist.

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