... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... This shows the Sun, Moon and Earth (not to scale) together with the . ... They have tested the technique on the Earthshine, the light reflected from the Earth by the Moon, and showed that it can reveal the presence of life in our planet. ... This technique uses the fact that the light reflected from the planet is polarised, whereas that emitted by the star is not. ... Polarised light can tell us about the reflecting surface...
... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... ESO . ... By observing the Moon using ESOтАЩs Very Large Telescope, astronomers have found evidence of life in the Universe тАФ on Earth. ... тАЬ The Sun shines on the Earth and this light is reflected back to the surface of the Moon. ... The next generation of telescopes, such as the E-ELT (the European Extremely Large Telescope), may well be able to bring us the extraordinary news that the Earth is not alone as a bearer of life in the vastness of space....