they've managed to do it indicates that in the future when we have bigger telescopes up like the james webb telescope for example that will be able to detect even more important aspects of what could planets they could actually harper life ok so we have to wait on the new technology essentially in order to get more information or what you need what are the next steps the next thing the next steps we're going to be the way that we the way that they managed to detect this year yes that's what people asked us all the time as well is that the way that you're able to detect a planet that's this far away is that casts a faint shadow as it transitions across the face of the star that's between us and the star and as as the light bounces through its atmosphere you're able to read the chemical signature of things that are within the atmosphere now these new telescopes like the james webb telescope will be able to provide us with more information not just about water but also about. molecules that are indicative of life more indicative of life for example me thing or ammonia or carbon dioxide and so

one of the reasons james webb was a great technocrat and old capital and money guy that had a real sense of what the public know where the money is going and show them and excite them what government can do and we can use more of that now. >> remember we will use the microphone. who has a question quick. >> first of all thank you for your book on walter cronkite and roosevelt. there is a scene where it shows a protest saying that is a misappropriation of resources. how much was that counter movement quick. >> great question. talking about james hansen and the biographer they made a film. there was protest going to the moon. there was skepticism with the naacp and the southern christian leadership conference with ralph abernathy the successor to mlk junior he went to the moon lunches but he was not anti- astronaut but questioned why aren't we putting that money into the urban poverty efforts and edward r merle was not keen on it working for kennedy he said if we do it and he's to be a person of color not white men only most of the world is not white if we can put an african-american or na

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