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

doi:10.1007/s10686-021-09803-y

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. DemoryJ.-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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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
Pages (from-to)	1237-1274
Number of pages	38
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume	54
Early online date	15 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09803-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2022

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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. (2022). 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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AU - Snik, F.

AU - Kenworthy, M.

AU - Albrecht, S.

AU - Anglada-Escudé, G.

AU - Baraffe, I.

AU - Baudoz, P.

AU - Benz, W.

AU - Beuzit, J.-L.

AU - Biller, B.

AU - Birkby, J. L.

AU - Boccaletti, A.

AU - van Boekel, R.

AU - de Boer, J.

AU - Brogi, Matteo

AU - Buchhave, L.

AU - Carone, L.

AU - Claire, M.

AU - Claudi, R.

AU - Demory, B.-O.

AU - Désert, J.-M.

AU - Desidera, S.

AU - Gaudi, B. S.

AU - Gratton, R.

AU - Gillon, M.

AU - Grenfell, J. L.

AU - Guyon, O.

AU - Henning, T.

AU - Hinkley, S.

AU - Huby, E.

AU - Janson, M.

AU - Helling, C.

AU - Heng, K.

AU - Kasper, M.

AU - Keller, C. U.

AU - Krause, O.

AU - Kreidberg, L.

AU - Madhusudhan, N.

AU - Lagrange, A.-M.

AU - Launhardt, R.

AU - Lenton, T. M.

AU - Lopez-Puertas, M.

AU - Maire, A.-L.

AU - Mayne, N.

AU - Meadows, V.

AU - Mennesson, B.

AU - Micela, G.

AU - Miguel, Y.

AU - Milli, J.

AU - Min, M.

AU - de Mooij, E.

AU - Mouillet, D.

AU - N’Diaye, M.

AU - D’Orazi, V.

AU - Palle, E.

AU - Pagano, I.

AU - Piotto, G.

AU - Queloz, D.

AU - Rauer, H.

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AU - de Visser, Pieter

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

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