Learn about the interdisciplinary, multi-institution research team is working to understand the chemical makeup of our galaxy’s most common planets and to develop a framework for detecting chemical signatures of life on distant worlds. Picking a Target: “Sub-Neptunes are important for understanding habitability because they represent the transition between a rocky planet and a gas giant,” Shahar explains. Although these worlds, which are more massive than Earth but smaller than Nep... [5337 chars]