The thing with studying atmospheres is the best we can get is "highly probable". Only "intelligent" life could send signals or show signs of life "beyond any doubts" and those have abysmal odds. Even at that scale.
Still. Exciting stuff! Keep on going researchers.
Great video, Hank, but I'd say that the greatest moment in human history will come when we stop destroying the only habitable planet we know. If we ever have a convo with aliens I'm sure they'll ask why are we not taking care of our green jewel. We don't even have an answer for that.
I refuse to believe that we are alone in the Universe, just that life might be a bit rare, like maybe on 1 planet in a billion, in galactic scale, that's relatively rare, in Universal scale, it would be common, but of course we don't know. The question is then, will we ever discover alien life? Maybe, but if we could be so lucky to find life or traces of life or building blocks of life on just some of the moons in our own Solar System, it would be THE NR.1 GREATEST scientific discovery ever.
Telescopes are our starships. We may not ever be able to travel the stars like in sci-fi, but we can do so much with telescopes thankfully. I really wish we would prioritize many more telescopes and get the luvoir up before 2040!
One of my favorite Si-Fi movies is 'Contact'. A major milestone toward our search for extraterrestrial will be when we can actually image exo-planets. I hope I'm still around for that and the first human landing on Mars. I was very excited to witness our first lunar landing on July 20, 1969 just after graduating H.S. and now I'll be able to see our return next year.
It's weird to be at an age where I hear a future date and realise that I may not be alive at that time. I really want to know what those future telescopess find!
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My first thought: "Maybe. Let's get a bird up there and see."
Still. Exciting stuff! Keep on going researchers.
"In the last three decades" Wait... I resent that that one. 🤨