2017 Annual Report

Science News | JUNE 24, 2017 WEBB OF LIFE NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2020, will investigate hundreds of transiting exoplanets, including many that orbit stars known as M dwarfs. These stars, the most common type in the galaxy, are smaller, cooler and often harsher than our sun. Still, recent discoveries suggest that the ruddy stars and their planets might be tantalizing targets in the search for extraterrestrial life.

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