Taking advantage of the total lunar eclipse of January 2019, astronomers, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, have measured the amount of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The method used serves as a proxy for how they will observe earthlike planets around other stars in search for worlds similar to our own.
Visualizations: NASA/GSFC: K. Kim — Moonbounce Animation ESA, NASA and L. Calçada (ESO) — Artist's concept of exoplanet orbiting Fomalhaut ESA, Hubble, M. Kornmesser —Absorption Lines & Exoplanets NASA/GSFC: Chris Smith — TOI 700 system transit Animation ESA, Hubble, M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen — HD 189733b transiting its parent star (artist's impression) ESA, ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen (ESA/Hubble) — Exoplanet Transit Method
Videos & Images: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center European Space Agency Space Telescope Science Institute January 2019 Moon Image taken by Kevin Hartnett Artbeats Stock Footage — Footage of leaf Pond5 Stock Footage — Footage of weeping willow footagefirm — Footage of sunrise and clouds
Music Credits: “Life Unplanned” by Paul Saunderson [ PRS ]. Abbey Road Masters [ PRS ], and Universal Production Music