AMMAN —
The AstroJo Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with the University
College London (UCL) for ExoMol, a UCL-run scientific research and training
project, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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AstroJo, ExoMol,
which is a database of molecular line lists that can be used for spectral
characterization and simulation of astrophysical environments such as
exoplanets, brown dwarfs, cool stars and sunspots, said it is conducting
studies to monitor life in exoplanets.
Seven researchers
from AstroJo are participating in the project, and a meeting will be held in
London in March to discuss important outcomes of research studies.
AstroJo
Director-General Alaa Azzam said the project seeks to find life indicators such
as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide on extrasolar planets.
She added that an
aerial telescope will be sent to space by the start of 2030 in cooperation with
the European Space Agency, noting that it will use ExoMol data to mark planets
that have potentials for life existence.
The ExoMol project was
launched in 2010 and AstroJo later joined in 2017.
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