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Extremophiles increases the Possibility of Life Elsewhere
Exoplanetology | May 24th 2008 by Metapsyche
Finding life on extreme conditions on our own planet might gives us a better gauge as to how life might fare on other worlds. The record-breaking discovery of microbes 1.6 kilometers beneath the ocean floor is the latest clue. The microbes are an Arc read more
Other Platforms of Life
Exoplanetology | April 20th 2008 by Metapsyche
Imaginary but possible lifeforms on a jupiter-like planet. Photo from page 42 of Carl Sagan's Cosmos.A post at io9 mentions the possibility of life aside from the usual carbon-based or water-based type.I'm reminded of the musings and calculations of read more
Biology (Methodology > Division Astrobiology)
Astronomy Magazine | December 3rd 2007 by Adam Daza
Extremophiles (organisms able to survive in extreme environments) are a core research element for astrobiologists. Such organisms include biota able to survive kilometers below the ocean's surface near hydrothermal vents and microbes that thrive in h read more
Rare Earth hypothesis
Astronomy Magazine | December 3rd 2007 by Adam Daza
In the book Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe, Peter Ward, a geologist and paleontologist, and Donald Brownlee, an astronomer and astrobiologist, propose that life as we know it is rare in the universe.[19][20] They suggest tha read more
Rare Earth hypothesis
Astronomy Magazine | December 3rd 2007 by Adam Daza
In the book Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe, Peter Ward, a geologist and paleontologist, and Donald Brownlee, an astronomer and astrobiologist, propose that life as we know it is rare in the universe.[19][20] They suggest tha read more
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