How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...
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Eric and Wendy Schmidt to fund space telescope, three ground-based observatories

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.