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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by doctoboggan on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @04:16PM (#29490632)
What I am most excited for is the experiments using this scope to analyse the atmospheres of exoplanets. The goal is to look for signs of like like high quantities of methane.
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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by josho on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @06:24PM (#29491934)
I think the article touched on that, but your second sentence gave the context of why looking at the atmosphere is interesting. Thank you.

And yeh, that is exciting!

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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by doctoboggan on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @11:59PM (#29493992)
I've been waiting for JWST for years ever since I heard what it will be capable of. I believe detecting bio-signatures on a planet around another star will be one of the most profound perspective shifts humans will experience. (Even more than Copernicus putting the sun in its place.)

And I do believe there is a high probability of detecting those bio-signatures.

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