Hence, astrobiologists seeking signs
of life on
planets outside the
Solar System may want to look for
colors reflected by planetary vegetation that is
colored differently than the green wavelengths found on Earth (NASA / GSFC press release; Spitzer news release; Nancy Y. Klang, Scientific American, April 2008; Astrobiology; Kiang et al, 2007a; and Kiang et al, 2007b).