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Life on alien worlds
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? There’s a good chance it does – though it might look very different to life on Earth. Scientists may soon be able to offer a definitive answer.
LIFE paper VIII accepted: "Where is the phosphine?"
Phosphine (PH3) is a key molecule in the understanding of exotic chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. While it has been detected in the Solar System's giant planets, it has not been observed in exoplanets yet.
METIS Instrument FDR
A bit more than 3 years after the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), it was time for the METIS team to meet ESO review team in the frame of the instrument Final Design Review (FDR) at the ESO Headquarters in Garching (D).