UTSC Assistant
Professor Hanno Rein.
A new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough
suggests the search for life on planets outside our solar system may be more
difficult than previously thought.
The study, authored by a team of international researchers
led by UTSC Assistant Professor Hanno Rein from the Department of Physical and
Environmental Science, finds the method used to detect biosignatures on such
planets, known as exoplanets, can produce a false positive result.