The only real way we're ever going to know about any planet being habitable or inhabited is to actually go there. All our best instruments will ever do is just give us an indication of possible habitability, unless we receive an FM or AM signal from a planet, then it's a foregone conclusion. However, that also depends on their level of technology. But, no intelligent technologies there and it will only be an indication based on what we know about planetary ecosystems and non biological processes.
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