sh ▁light , ▁astronom ers ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁check ▁ex op lan et ▁atmos pher es ▁tens ▁of ▁tr ill ions ▁of ▁miles ▁away ▁for ▁the ▁potential ▁chemical ▁sign atures ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁Object ives ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁World s ▁Mission ▁a ims ▁to ▁discover ▁and ▁analyze ▁terrest rial ▁ex tras olar ▁plan ets : ▁ ▁D ete ction : ▁First , ▁using ▁the ▁space ▁teles cope ▁and ▁' star sh ade ', ▁or ▁occ ul ter , ▁ex op lan et ary ▁systems ▁will ▁be ▁directly ▁detected . ▁System ▁mapping : ▁Following ▁detection , ▁system ▁mapping ▁would ▁involve ▁the ▁direct ▁mapping ▁of ▁planet ary ▁systems ▁through ▁the ▁detection ▁of ▁the ▁planet ary ▁light ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁parent ▁star . ▁In ▁a ▁sufficiently ▁high - quality ▁image , ▁plan ets ▁would ▁appear ▁as ▁individual ▁star - like ▁objects . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁planet ary ▁system ▁would ▁allow ▁measurements ▁of ▁planet ary ▁or bits , ▁and ▁the ▁bright ness ▁and ▁broad band ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁plan ets ▁would ▁provide ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁basic ▁nature . ▁Planet ▁studies : ▁At ▁this ▁stage , ▁detailed ▁study ▁of ▁individual ▁plan ets ▁would ▁take ▁place . ▁With ▁a ▁low ▁noise ▁level ▁and ▁a ▁mod est ▁signal , ▁spect ro sc opy ▁and ▁phot ometry ▁can ▁be ▁performed . ▁Spect ro sc opy ▁allows ▁scient ists ▁to ▁perform ▁chemical ▁analysis ▁of ▁atmos pher es ▁and ▁surfaces , ▁which ▁might ▁hold ▁cl ues ▁to ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁life ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁universe . ▁Phot ometry