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A Carbon-Lite Atmosphere Could Be A Sign Of Water And Life On Other Terrestrial Planets, MIT Study Finds
A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability. Jennifer Chu | MIT Newshttps://news.mit.edu/2023/carbon-lite-atmosphere-life-terrestrial-planets-mit-study-1228 Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers’ best chance of finding liquid water, and even life on other planets, is to look for the…