Space is extraterrestrial life still a great mystery for humanity. For this, studies and missions were carried out this year after seeking to find answers; And one of the main questions is: is there life on the forums of the earth?
In a new mission chamada of LIFE (acrônimo para Large interferometer for exoplanets – or “Large Interferometer for Exoplanets” in the book translation), scientists are studying the forms of identifying the life of rocky planets in the orbit of nearby stars.
The mission claims to combine observations from five satellites to try to extract information that our current telescopes, like James Webb, have the capabilities to achieve.
The satellites will be positioned on the L2 Lagrange bridge, like James Webb, and they will use an interferometry technique to combine information and function as a single telescope.
To check if the technology actually works, the first testicles are made no unique place where we are sure that life exists: a Terra.
Sascha Quanz, director of the study, accompanied by three other fishermen, observes our planet using the atmospheric infrared sounder, a piece of equipment that is connected to NASA's Aqua satellite. The exploration of the Earth was the mid-infrared – the same as the mission to seek to observe.
Looking at the satellites is relatively close to the earth, or this article has not been published. The astronomical journal simulates a vision like our planet is sending observed from outside the solar system. Make sure you use data equivalent to the amount of radiation a telescope records at great distances.
This simulation gives a view of dry land like a navy blue bridge in the immensity of space. Logo, it is not possible to distinguish continents and oceans. Then the captured spectrum will be shown as a general “media” of Terra and will be calculated for the passage of time.
It is not possible to define the angle of view on dry land, as there are different perspectives, as the planet is inaccessible from North Polo, Antarctica and equatorial planes.
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From the data collected, the fishermen conclude that a mission will be able to detect carbon dioxide, ozone and metal in the earth's atmosphere. That's true, from a distance of less than 33, from any perspective.
These elements, separated, cannot prove much, although carbon dioxide, like metal, does not include the presence of life. Ozone, so to speak, “seems” to mean that the planet's atmosphere is lowered by oxygen from algae and plants – but it is also not proven.
However, these gases along with water, when combined, can be a strong indicator that the planet may be inhabited by something – even if they are unicellular.
Logo, if a mission is actually launched to explore space, there is evidence that it will encounter life on nearby rocky planets (if it exists, it's clear).