Cornell University: Fluorescent Glow May Reveal Hidden Life in the Cosmos
August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 18 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Cornell University issued the following news:
By Blaine Friedlander
Astronomers seeking life on distant planets may want to go for the glow.
Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden biospheres. Their radiation could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence, according to new Cornell research.
By Blaine Friedlander
Astronomers seeking life on distant planets may want to go for the glow.
Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden biospheres. Their radiation could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence, according to new Cornell research.