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Originally Posted by iquestor
I am excited about The Kepler Mission!! I think in about 5 years we will literally know of 100s of New Earths - rocky planets near the Cinderella Zone with the potential for liquid water and therefore, LAWKI.
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I think that should be that we MIGHT know of more earth like planets, or at least that there are some other planets in our near region of the galaxy.
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Originally Posted by iquestor
Aftwerwards, anaylsis of their atmospheres may be able to identify further evidence : Water Vapor, Methane, Oxygen, Nitrogen.
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It MAY identify some signs, and depending on how many there are, could lead to speculation about life being present. Other than that, I don't think it will be able to be classed much beyond educated guess work.
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Originally Posted by iquestor
What a thrill it will be to identify some earth like planets with these signatures in their atmospheres. Then, I am afraid, we will not be able to do much else until we could get a probe there. I am afraid there will be a long gap.  |
A thrill, yes, but then a rather long wait before we can even consider gaining any physical evidence of life, should our research show there are at least some signs of life.