Key James Webb Telescope Instrument is Capable of Finding Signs of Life on Some Earth-like Exoplanets
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6CAKA)
James Webb Space Telescope is capable of detecting some chemical biosignatures of some Earthlike exoplanet worlds. Previously, this could only be done with Jupiter sized exoplanets that would be completely incapable of supporting life. Researchers simulated atmospheric conditions for five broad types of Earth-like worlds: an ocean world, a volcanically active world, a rocky world ...