Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission

Ignas A.G. Snellen; F. Snik; M. Kenworthy; S. Albrecht; G. Anglada-Escudé; I. Baraffe; P. Baudoz; W. Benz; J. L. Beuzit; B. Biller; J. L. Birkby; A. Boccaletti; R. van Boekel; J. de Boer; Matteo Brogi; L. Buchhave; L. Carone; M. Claire; R. Claudi; B. O. Demory; J. M. Désert; S. Desidera; B. S. Gaudi; R. Gratton; M. Gillon; J. L. Grenfell; O. Guyon; T. Henning; S. Hinkley; E. Huby; M. Janson; C. Helling; K. Heng; M. Kasper; C. U. Keller; O. Krause; L. Kreidberg; N. Madhusudhan; A. M. Lagrange; R. Launhardt; T. M. Lenton; M. Lopez-Puertas; A. L. Maire; N. Mayne; V. Meadows; B. Mennesson; G. Micela; Y. Miguel; J. Milli; M. Min; E. de Mooij; D. Mouillet; M. N’Diaye; V. D’Orazi; E. Palle; I. Pagano; G. Piotto; D. Queloz; H. Rauer; I. Ribas; G. Ruane; F. Selsis; A. Sozzetti; D. Stam; C. C. Stark; A. Vigan; Pieter de Visser

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Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission

Ignas A.G. Snellen^*
, F. Snik
, M. Kenworthy
, S. Albrecht
, G. Anglada-Escudé
, I. Baraffe
, P. Baudoz
, W. Benz
, J. L. Beuzit
, B. Biller
, J. L. Birkby
, A. Boccaletti
, R. van Boekel
, J. de Boer
, Matteo Brogi
, L. Buchhave
, L. Carone
, M. Claire
, R. Claudi
, B. O. Demory

J. M. Désert, S. Desidera, B. S. Gaudi, R. Gratton, M. Gillon, J. L. Grenfell, O. Guyon, T. Henning, S. Hinkley, E. Huby, M. Janson, C. Helling, K. Heng, M. Kasper, C. U. Keller, O. Krause, L. Kreidberg, N. Madhusudhan, A. M. Lagrange, R. Launhardt, T. M. Lenton, M. Lopez-Puertas, A. L. Maire, N. Mayne, V. Meadows, B. Mennesson, G. Micela, Y. Miguel, J. Milli, M. Min, E. de Mooij, D. Mouillet, M. N’Diaye, V. D’Orazi, E. Palle, I. Pagano, G. Piotto, D. Queloz, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ruane, F. Selsis, A. Sozzetti, D. Stam, C. C. Stark, A. Vigan, Pieter de Visser

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume	54
Pages (from-to)	1237–1274
ISSN	0922-6435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09803-y
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Snellen, I. A. G., Snik, F., Kenworthy, M., Albrecht, S., Anglada-Escudé, G., Baraffe, I., Baudoz, P., Benz, W., Beuzit, J. L., Biller, B., Birkby, J. L., Boccaletti, A., van Boekel, R., de Boer, J., Brogi, M., Buchhave, L., Carone, L., Claire, M., Claudi, R., ... de Visser, P. (2023). Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission. Experimental Astronomy, 54, 1237–1274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09803-y

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