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Europhysics News
Volume 51, Number 1, January-February 2020
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Page(s) | 23 - 25 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epn/2020102 | |
Published online | 14 February 2020 |
Planets orbiting other stars: the search for extraterrestrial life
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Since the Nobel-prize-winning discovery of a planet orbiting a sun-like star, the field of extrasolar planets is undergoing a true revolution. Thousands of planets have been found, of which some may be like Earth. Could there be biological activity on any of these, and how do we find out?
© European Physical Society, EDP Sciences, 2020
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