10 Interesting Fact About Astrobiology and extraterrestrial life
10 Interesting Fact About Astrobiology and extraterrestrial life
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Astrobiology is the study of life outside the planet Earth.
Every year, NASA holds Astrobiology Science Conference to discuss the latest discoveries and developments in Astrobiology.
There is a possibility that life outside the earth can be found on other planets that have conditions similar to the earth, such as the presence of liquid water.
One theory about the origin of life on earth is through the Panspermia, namely life comes from organic material carried by asteroids or comets.
Research on life in the extreme environment on earth, such as in a volcano or on the seabed, can provide instructions on the possibility of life on other planets.
It is possible that life outside the earth does not depend on carbon as an important element, but can be based on other elements such as silicon or sulfur.
Research on planets outside our solar system, especially those in the livable zone, is the main focus in the search for life outside the earth.
There is a possibility that life outside the earth can form unlike the lives that we know on earth, such as creatures that have very different forms or even invisible.
Travel to Planet Mars to find evidence of the existence of life in the past or the existence of microbes is now one of the main projects in astromae.
The discovery of life outside the earth can change the human view of our place in the universe and can change the way we understand the existence and meaning of life itself.
