
Our first exoplanets “similar to Earth” will probably not have atmospheres | By Ethan Siegel | Start with an explosion! | February 2025
When an Exoplanet passes in front of its main star, a part of that star of the star will leak through the atmosphere of the Exoplanet, which allows us to divide that light into its constituent wavelengths and characterize the atomic and molecular composition of the atmosphere. If the planet is inhabited, we can reveal…