Hubble's Region of Study During the Lunar Eclipse (Illustration)

 Hubble's Region of Study During the Lunar Eclipse (Illustration)

This ground-based telescopic image of the Moon highlights the general region where astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to measure the amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere. This method serves as a proxy for how they will observe Earth-like planets around other stars in search of life.

Credits

M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble), NASA, and ESA