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Now we come to the heart of the matter. Imagine a time, in the not too distant future, when we can observe a dot of light that is an exoplanet. We would much prefer to see the planet as a disc, but that possibility lies further in the future. So, what could we do with a dot of light in our search for life?
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(2008). Finding life on explanets. In: The Search for Life Continued. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76559-4_13
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