Tackling such topics as the exploration of our solar system, the search for exoplanets, signals from extraterrestrials, and the kinds of life or civilization that we as humans hope to find, Nathalie A. Cabrol invites readers to take part in the extraordinary odyssey we are currently living, of which images from the James Webb telescope are but a mere reflection. An invitation to a new kind of voyage, in search of life elsewhere in the universe, of which "the absence of proof is not proof of absence." A stimulating and accessible book about planetary and spatial exploration in the vein of Hubert Reeves' work.