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Hubble’s Region of Study During the Lunar Eclipse (Illustration) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble’s Region of Study During the Lunar Eclipse (Illustration)

August 6, 2020 · NASA

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This ground-based telescopic image of the Moon highlights the general region where astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to measure the amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets around other stars in search of life.