This is gonna sound stark, but what is the point of detecting habitable exoplanets if we cannot go there? It's almost certain that we'll never definitively prove the existence of life on these exoplanets from our home solar system, and the natural next step is in situ observations, which are not possible for obvious reasons.
I am really interested in your response for a class I have today, called "Detecting Habitable Exoplanets."
PS: Thank you so much for doing this AMA! Exoplanets are what got me interested in space, and now I'm a senior in Astrobiology at ASU, so I love the work you guys are doing! Keep up the awesome work!!
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This is gonna sound stark, but what is the point of detecting habitable exoplanets if we cannot go there? It's almost certain that we'll never definitively prove the existence of life on these exoplanets from our home solar system, and the natural next step is in situ observations, which are not possible for obvious reasons.
I am really interested in your response for a class I have today, called "Detecting Habitable Exoplanets."
PS: Thank you so much for doing this AMA! Exoplanets are what got me interested in space, and now I'm a senior in Astrobiology at ASU, so I love the work you guys are doing! Keep up the awesome work!!
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