The light coming from distant solar systems could reveal the existence of plants growing on other planets, according to astronomers.
Scientists have found that the pigments in the leaves of plants and other photosynthetic organisms reflect coloured light in peculiar ways, producing a distinctive fingerprint.
This means it may be possible to filter out other light coming from distant stars to reveal only light that has been reflected by living plants on a planet's surface.
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