Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission
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Published:2021-10-15
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ISSN:0922-6435
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Container-title:Experimental Astronomy
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Exp Astron
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Snellen Ignas A. G.ORCID, Snik F., Kenworthy M., Albrecht S., Anglada-Escudé G., Baraffe I., Baudoz P., Benz W., Beuzit J.-L., Biller B., Birkby J. L., Boccaletti A., van Boekel R., de Boer J., Brogi Matteo, Buchhave L., Carone L., Claire M., Claudi R., Demory B.-O., Désert J.-M., Desidera S., Gaudi B. S., Gratton R., Gillon M., Grenfell J. L., Guyon O., Henning T., Hinkley S., Huby E., Janson M., Helling C., Heng K., Kasper M., Keller C. U., Krause O., Kreidberg L., Madhusudhan N., Lagrange A.-M., Launhardt R., Lenton T. M., Lopez-Puertas M., Maire A.-L., Mayne N., Meadows V., Mennesson B., Micela G., Miguel Y., Milli J., Min M., de Mooij E., Mouillet D., N’Diaye M., D’Orazi V., Palle E., Pagano I., Piotto G., Queloz D., Rauer H., Ribas I., Ruane G., Selsis F., Sozzetti A., Stam D., Stark C.C., Vigan A., de Visser Pieter
Abstract
AbstractIn this White Paper, which was submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we recommend the ESA plays a proactive role in developing a global collaborative effort to construct a large high-contrast imaging space telescope, e.g. as currently under study by NASA. Such a mission will be needed to characterize a sizable sample of temperate Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of nearby Sun-like stars and to search for extraterrestrial biological activity. We provide an overview of relevant European expertise, and advocate ESA to start a technology development program towards detecting life outside the Solar System.
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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