The search for life and other worlds that resemble our planet has evolved on a key issue on NASA’s agendawhich seeks to capitalize on the benefits of modern technology, as well as the resources and funds of partnerships that have arisen with individuals, but also the strengthening of funds from the US government budget in recent years.
The James Webb Telescope is a program that is expected to deliver significant results and enrich human knowledge of vast space, while enhancing the effort to find signs of life in distant systems. The latest technology machine starts the search for methane in the so-called deep space, as astrophysicists believe that the presence of this gas is directly related to the creation, development and evolution of life. Methane detection requires seismic activity on a rocky planet, where the chances of oxygen being present are quite significant.
As has been observed, in the atmosphere of a planet along with methane there is carbon dioxide. However, the element that enhances the chances of life on a planet is the amount of methane, which should be superior to carbon dioxide.
NASA has been working on the James Webb telescope design since last Christmas and can identify chemicals with great precision, even water over extremely long distances, utilizing its built-in infrared system.
Methane is an important element that points to the existence of life in a celestial body, however it is not the only condition. An important role is played by the position-distance of the planet in relation to the star of the solar system, its geochemistry, the type of star and the intensity of energy it produces and externalizes in space and much more.
An important parameter for James Webb is his ability to distinguish whether a methane source on a planet is biological or not. The search will start in the summer and results are expected soon, possibly important discoveries-revelations.
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