The goal of this conference is to consider whether it is possible within the next few decades to detect Earth-like planets around other stars using telescopes or interferometers on the ground or in space. Implicit in the term "Earth-like" is the idea that such planets might be habitable by Earth-like organisms, or that they might actually be inhabited. Here, I shall address two questions from the standpoint of planetary atmosphere evolution. First, what are the chances that habitable planets exist around other stars? And, second, if inhabited planets exist, what would be the best way to detect them?

中文翻译：

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行星大气演化：是否存在其他宜居行星，我们能否发现它们？

这次会议的目的是考虑在未来几十年内是否有可能使用地面或太空中的望远镜或干涉仪探测其他恒星周围的类地行星。“类地球”一词的隐含含义是这样的行星可能被类地球的生物居住，或者实际上可能被居住。在这里，我将从行星大气演化的角度讨论两个问题。首先，其他恒星周围存在宜居行星的机会是什么？其次，如果存在有人居住的行星，那么探测它们的最佳方法是什么？