Open AccessExoplanet Earth: An Ultimate Selfie to Find Habitable Worlds
Author(s) -
James Romero
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo151772
Subject(s) - astrobiology , exoplanet , selfie , planet , espionage , hoax , trope (literature) , earth (classical element) , search for extraterrestrial intelligence , telescope , astronomy , physics , history , computer science , literature , art , world wide web , archaeology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Aliens spying on us from afar is a common science fiction trope. Soon we might know what E.T. would see through a telescope. And that information could help identify other Earth-like planets.