Published October 2021
| Version v1
Journal article
Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission
- Creators
- Snellen, Ignas
- Snik, F.
- Kenworthy, M.
- Albrecht, S.
- Anglada-Escudé, G.
- Baraffe, I.
- Baudoz, P.
- Benz, W.
- Beuzit, J.-L.
- Biller, B.
- Birkby, J.
- Boccaletti, A.
- van Boekel, R.
- de Boer, J.
- Brogi, Matteo
- Buchhave, L.
- Carone, L.
- Claire, M.
- Claudi, R.
- Demory, B.-O.
- Désert, J.-M.
- Desidera, S.
- Gaudi, B.
- Gratton, R.
- Gillon, M.
- Grenfell, J.
- Guyon, O.
- Henning, T.
- Hinkley, S.
- Huby, E.
- Janson, M.
- Helling, C.
- Heng, K.
- Kasper, M.
- Keller, C.
- Krause, O.
- Kreidberg, L.
- Madhusudhan, N.
- Lagrange, A.-M.
- Launhardt, R.
- Lenton, T.
- Lopez-Puertas, M.
- Maire, A.-L.
- Mayne, N.
- Meadows, V.
- Mennesson, B.
- Micela, G.
- Miguel, Y.
- Milli, J.
- Min, M.
- de Mooij, E.
- Mouillet, D.
- N'Diaye, Mamadou
- D'orazi, V.
- Palle, E.
- Pagano, I.
- Piotto, G.
- Queloz, D.
- Rauer, H.
- Ribas, I.
- Ruane, G.
- Selsis, F.
- Sozzetti, A.
- Stam, D.
- Stark, C.C.
- Vigan, A.
- de Visser, Pieter
- Others:
- Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA) ; Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Description
Abstract In this White Paper, which was submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we recommend the ESA plays a proactive role in developing a global collaborative effort to construct a large high-contrast imaging space telescope, e.g. as currently under study by NASA. Such a mission will be needed to characterize a sizable sample of temperate Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of nearby Sun-like stars and to search for extraterrestrial biological activity. We provide an overview of relevant European expertise, and advocate ESA to start a technology development program towards detecting life outside the Solar System.
Abstract
International audience
Additional details
- URL
- https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03411384
- URN
- urn:oai:HAL:hal-03411384v1
- Origin repository
- UNICA