Other planets in our solar system can masquerade as Earth from afar

By Leah Crane

If aliens could confuse Earth for different planet, we could beryllium mistaking our impressions of exoplanets

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Taking a representation of a far-off world may not beryllium capable to place what benignant of satellite it is. We cognize this due to the fact that from extracurricular our star system, each different satellite but for Jupiter could beryllium mistaken for Earth astatine immoderate angles.

When planets beyond our star system, called exoplanets, are discovered via straight taking an representation of them, we usually lone get 2 pieces of accusation from that image: the planet’s evident brightness …