The LIFE mission’s five satellites are connected to form a large space telescope. (Graphic: ETH Zurich / LIFE initiative)
The LIFE mission's five satellites are connected to form a large space telescope. (Graphic: ETH Zurich / LIFE initiative) Physicists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich wanted to know whether the planned LIFE space mission could really detect traces of life on other planets. Yes, it can. The researchers reached this conclusion with the help of observations of our own planet. Life is indeed possible on Earth. This has been demonstrated in a study conducted by the Institute of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at ETH Zurich. Of course, the researchers' intention wasn't to answer the question itself.
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