Fermi Paradox

[@hanspeters1796]

Hi. The question ist, can scientists on earth detect a life signature among light from a distant solar system that is being overshone by the central sun? If they admit that this is nearly impossible, then they would no longer receive public funds. So maybe the answer is really simple, who knows.

[@ginoco]

Very interesting. All I have heard is that at the edges of the transit light we may be able to detect the spectra that passes through the atmosphere of the exoplanet. But I have not done any fact finding / research into the details and technical feasibility of it.

[@hanspeters1796]

@@ginoco That is the theory. But nobody knows to what extent life affects the spectra and how sensitive the measuring instruments must be. We simply cannot put our instruments 100 lightyears away to learn what the earth looks like from there. Maybe one day, when the measuring has improved, we discover space is full of life.