kepler is just a tease. this fall James Webb Space Telescope will be launced and will not only be able take direct color images of interstellar planets but will also be able to analyze their atmospheres to determine if they contain elements necessary for life as we know it. thats if it works. it will be in a parralell orbot to earth, around the sun. 1mm miles out. the moon is only 250k miles out so if it doesnt work the first time its a 50 billion dollar space rock, there will be no repairing it. its also the biggest most complicated tool of observation ever designed for space. its no joke kek.
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