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[Interview] The LIFE Telescope. Next Gen Planet Hunter

Nov 09, 202349 min
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You asked for it, so it's here. A big interview about a proposed mission called LIFE that could help us revolutionise planet hunting. My guest is Dr Daniel Angerhausen from EHT Zurich.

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00:00 Intro

01:26 Search for habitable planets

06:19 The LIFE mission

07:45 Nulling

19:44 Biggest challenges

21:16 What can we expect

32:46 Technosignatures and Biosignatures

38:21 Current status of LIFE

43:55 Obsessions

46:36 More thoughts and more interviews to watch

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