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Radial velocity data for GJ 3378. Top: the combined RV time series. The orbit model is shown as a dashed line. Middle: RV residuals to a 1-planet model. Bottom: RVs

Schematic illustration of occurrence rate of inhabited planets versus observational detectability for JWST transmission spectroscopy (left) and HWO reflected-light direct imaging (right). Circle positions on the x-axis are physically motivated