I don’t know right now is I’m very into it today
it today
it today the universe the universe has literally
the universe the universe has literally
the universe the universe has literally trillions of galaxies and if the Milky
trillions of galaxies and if the Milky
trillions of galaxies and if the Milky Way is any indication they may each have
Way is any indication they may each have
Way is any indication they may each have billions of planets in them there’s got
billions of planets in them there’s got
billions of planets in them there’s got to be life somewhere right but where
to be life somewhere right but where
to be life somewhere right but where should we look
should we look
should we look solar system is so humongous big right
solar system is so humongous big right
solar system is so humongous big right welcome to watchmojo.com it you’ll have
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to give us a little leeway on what constitutes a fact since humanity is yet
constitutes a fact since humanity is yet
constitutes a fact since humanity is yet to discover life on other planets
to discover life on other planets
to discover life on other planets there aren’t a whole lot of interesting
there aren’t a whole lot of interesting
there aren’t a whole lot of interesting facts on the subject
facts on the subject
facts on the subject so in today’s installment we’re counting
so in today’s installment we’re counting
so in today’s installment we’re counting down our picks for the five most
down our picks for the five most
down our picks for the five most interesting ideas and theories about
interesting ideas and theories about
interesting ideas and theories about finding life on other planets sir one
finding life on other planets sir one
finding life on other planets sir one number five our best chances for
number five our best chances for
number five our best chances for discovering alien life are on Mars let’s
discovering alien life are on Mars let’s
discovering alien life are on Mars let’s just hope they’re friendly on Mars
just hope they’re friendly on Mars
just hope they’re friendly on Mars there’s methane and water albeit in the
there’s methane and water albeit in the
there’s methane and water albeit in the form of ice and vapour which are big
form of ice and vapour which are big
form of ice and vapour which are big flags when it comes to the possibility
flags when it comes to the possibility
flags when it comes to the possibility of life many organisms produce methane
of life many organisms produce methane
of life many organisms produce methane and water is needed for the survival of
and water is needed for the survival of
and water is needed for the survival of every organism we know of while the
every organism we know of while the
every organism we know of while the presence of these chemicals does not
presence of these chemicals does not
presence of these chemicals does not necessarily mean that there is life on
necessarily mean that there is life on
necessarily mean that there is life on the planet they do hint at it even if
the planet they do hint at it even if
the planet they do hint at it even if that life is microscopic in size also
that life is microscopic in size also
that life is microscopic in size also the planet is riddled with caverns many
the planet is riddled with caverns many
the planet is riddled with caverns many of which contain pockets of lava if life
of which contain pockets of lava if life
of which contain pockets of lava if life were to exist on Mars it would probably
were to exist on Mars it would probably
were to exist on Mars it would probably be found under the planet’s surface and
be found under the planet’s surface and
be found under the planet’s surface and near one of these nice warm lava pockets
near one of these nice warm lava pockets
near one of these nice warm lava pockets the planet’s crust would work to protect
the planet’s crust would work to protect
the planet’s crust would work to protect against most solar radiation and lava
against most solar radiation and lava
against most solar radiation and lava would provide heat and energy in much
would provide heat and energy in much
would provide heat and energy in much the same way that volcanic vents create
the same way that volcanic vents create
the same way that volcanic vents create ecosystems at the bottom of Earth’s
ecosystems at the bottom of Earth’s
ecosystems at the bottom of Earth’s oceans
if life isn’t on Mars then there’s a
if life isn’t on Mars then there’s a good chance we’ll never find it the
good chance we’ll never find it the
good chance we’ll never find it the nearest solar system that has earth-like
nearest solar system that has earth-like
nearest solar system that has earth-like planets is almost 5 light years away and
planets is almost 5 light years away and
planets is almost 5 light years away and it would take about 40 thousand light
it would take about 40 thousand light
it would take about 40 thousand light years for us to travel there with our
years for us to travel there with our
years for us to travel there with our current technology get there faster
current technology get there faster
current technology get there faster number four if we want to contact alien
number four if we want to contact alien
number four if we want to contact alien life we should assume they act like us
we detect the existence of many planets
we detect the existence of many planets not by seeing them but by studying the
not by seeing them but by studying the
not by seeing them but by studying the dimming of light as they transit in
dimming of light as they transit in
dimming of light as they transit in front of their host stars we can
front of their host stars we can
front of their host stars we can calculate many things about a planet by
calculate many things about a planet by
calculate many things about a planet by examining this light absorption we can
examining this light absorption we can
examining this light absorption we can learn things ranging from the planet’s
learn things ranging from the planet’s
learn things ranging from the planet’s surface temperature to its size and
surface temperature to its size and
surface temperature to its size and density using this information has
density using this information has
density using this information has helped us to detect dozens of planets
helped us to detect dozens of planets
helped us to detect dozens of planets that have the potential for life a paper
that have the potential for life a paper
that have the potential for life a paper recently published in the journal
recently published in the journal
recently published in the journal astrobiology claims that the best way to
astrobiology claims that the best way to
astrobiology claims that the best way to make contact with intelligent life would
make contact with intelligent life would
make contact with intelligent life would be to assume that other planets are
be to assume that other planets are
be to assume that other planets are watching us in this same way and to
watching us in this same way and to
watching us in this same way and to point our radio receivers and
point our radio receivers and
point our radio receivers and transmitters towards our transit zone
transmitters towards our transit zone
transmitters towards our transit zone which is the thin slice of space where
which is the thin slice of space where
which is the thin slice of space where we would be most detectable through this
we would be most detectable through this
we would be most detectable through this method the paper’s authors say this
method the paper’s authors say this
method the paper’s authors say this would be lightyears better than our
would be lightyears better than our
would be lightyears better than our current system of pointing radios and
current system of pointing radios and
current system of pointing radios and random directions and crossing our
random directions and crossing our
random directions and crossing our fingers number three we might find ETS
fingers number three we might find ETS
fingers number three we might find ETS by spotting their city lights radios
by spotting their city lights radios
by spotting their city lights radios might not even be the best way to find
might not even be the best way to find
might not even be the best way to find aliens we’ve been using radio signals
aliens we’ve been using radio signals
aliens we’ve been using radio signals less and less over the past few decades
less and less over the past few decades
less and less over the past few decades and if aliens exist they might also be
and if aliens exist they might also be
and if aliens exist they might also be using methods to communicate that don’t
using methods to communicate that don’t
using methods to communicate that don’t involve radio one new idea to look for
involve radio one new idea to look for
involve radio one new idea to look for ETS is by searching for the lights from
ETS is by searching for the lights from
ETS is by searching for the lights from alien cities we know that cities like
alien cities we know that cities like
alien cities we know that cities like Tokyo can be seen as far away as the
Tokyo can be seen as far away as the
Tokyo can be seen as far away as the Kuiper belt using only telescopes and we
Kuiper belt using only telescopes and we
Kuiper belt using only telescopes and we can calculate the amount of light that
can calculate the amount of light that
can calculate the amount of light that should be on the dark side of planets
should be on the dark side of planets
should be on the dark side of planets that are much farther away than that
that are much farther away than that
that are much farther away than that unfortunately with our current
unfortunately with our current
unfortunately with our current technology an alien city would have to
technology an alien city would have to
technology an alien city would have to put out about ten times more light than
put out about ten times more light than
put out about ten times more light than Tokyo for us to see it
but hey maybe our technology will
but hey maybe our technology will improve soon or maybe aliens will come
improve soon or maybe aliens will come
improve soon or maybe aliens will come and give us better technology and then
and give us better technology and then
and give us better technology and then we can use that to find the number to
we can use that to find the number to
we can use that to find the number to our assumptions about life may lead us
our assumptions about life may lead us
our assumptions about life may lead us to look in the wrong places speculation
to look in the wrong places speculation
to look in the wrong places speculation could it be alive it’d be alive it’s an
could it be alive it’d be alive it’s an
could it be alive it’d be alive it’s an organic when we think about which
organic when we think about which
organic when we think about which planets might have life
planets might have life
planets might have life we mostly look at planets that are
we mostly look at planets that are
we mostly look at planets that are similar to earth these are planets that
similar to earth these are planets that
similar to earth these are planets that are close to their Sun but not too close
are close to their Sun but not too close
are close to their Sun but not too close and have plenty of hydrocarbons but what
and have plenty of hydrocarbons but what
and have plenty of hydrocarbons but what if the extraterrestrials are not built
if the extraterrestrials are not built
if the extraterrestrials are not built out of the same things as us at a
out of the same things as us at a
out of the same things as us at a molecular level maybe life can develop
molecular level maybe life can develop
molecular level maybe life can develop with a silicon base or maybe it can
with a silicon base or maybe it can
with a silicon base or maybe it can develop without water but unlike life on
develop without water but unlike life on
develop without water but unlike life on Earth and elsewhere it appears to be
Earth and elsewhere it appears to be
Earth and elsewhere it appears to be completely inorganic this is where
completely inorganic this is where
completely inorganic this is where bodies like Titan come in Titan is one
bodies like Titan come in Titan is one
bodies like Titan come in Titan is one of Saturn’s moons and is nothing like
of Saturn’s moons and is nothing like
of Saturn’s moons and is nothing like Earth the average temperature of the
Earth the average temperature of the
Earth the average temperature of the planet is about 17 degrees below
planet is about 17 degrees below
planet is about 17 degrees below freezing and the water that exists there
freezing and the water that exists there
freezing and the water that exists there is obviously frozen as hard as stone and
is obviously frozen as hard as stone and
is obviously frozen as hard as stone and unusable by any life what Titan does
unusable by any life what Titan does
unusable by any life what Titan does have is an abundance of methane which
have is an abundance of methane which
have is an abundance of methane which while it would be gaseous here on earth
while it would be gaseous here on earth
while it would be gaseous here on earth is liquid at the cold temperatures on
is liquid at the cold temperatures on
is liquid at the cold temperatures on Titan these liquids could be the
Titan these liquids could be the
Titan these liquids could be the building blocks of strange alien life
building blocks of strange alien life
building blocks of strange alien life that would be unimaginably weird from
that would be unimaginably weird from
that would be unimaginably weird from our perspective like really weird like
our perspective like really weird like
our perspective like really weird like the ending of 2001 a Space Odyssey weird
number one alien life might not even
number one alien life might not even need a planet it’s possible that the
need a planet it’s possible that the
need a planet it’s possible that the background radiation of the cosmos can
background radiation of the cosmos can
background radiation of the cosmos can cause life to spontaneously develop in
cause life to spontaneously develop in
cause life to spontaneously develop in the vacuum of space
the vacuum of space
the vacuum of space I mean if cosmic rays can make Jessica
I mean if cosmic rays can make Jessica
I mean if cosmic rays can make Jessica Alba and kate mara invisible who knows
Alba and kate mara invisible who knows
Alba and kate mara invisible who knows what else it could do laboratory tests
what else it could do laboratory tests
what else it could do laboratory tests have shown that one water methanol and
have shown that one water methanol and
have shown that one water methanol and ammonia react with ultraviolet radiation
ammonia react with ultraviolet radiation
ammonia react with ultraviolet radiation they can develop into a variety of
they can develop into a variety of
they can develop into a variety of different sugars including some parts of
different sugars including some parts of
different sugars including some parts of RNA all of these elements commonly float
RNA all of these elements commonly float
RNA all of these elements commonly float around in clouds out there in space and
around in clouds out there in space and
around in clouds out there in space and experiments have even shown that these
experiments have even shown that these
experiments have even shown that these reactions can occur at temperatures as
reactions can occur at temperatures as
reactions can occur at temperatures as low as those in outer space granted if
low as those in outer space granted if
low as those in outer space granted if these organisms can exist they must be
these organisms can exist they must be
these organisms can exist they must be very simple because the radiation of
very simple because the radiation of
very simple because the radiation of space is just as likely to destroy DNA
space is just as likely to destroy DNA
space is just as likely to destroy DNA as it is to create it but it does mean
as it is to create it but it does mean
as it is to create it but it does mean that the building blocks for complex
that the building blocks for complex
that the building blocks for complex life could be an abundance throughout
life could be an abundance throughout
life could be an abundance throughout the universe moreover some
the universe moreover some
the universe moreover some astrobiologists believe that these
astrobiologists believe that these
astrobiologists believe that these rudimentary life-forms could further
rudimentary life-forms could further
rudimentary life-forms could further evolve on volcanic planets that don’t
evolve on volcanic planets that don’t
evolve on volcanic planets that don’t even have access to Suns and these rogue
even have access to Suns and these rogue
even have access to Suns and these rogue planets could very well be all over the
planets could very well be all over the
planets could very well be all over the place so room entery life-forms might
place so room entery life-forms might
place so room entery life-forms might just exist in trillions and trillions of
just exist in trillions and trillions of
just exist in trillions and trillions of surprising places so what do you think
surprising places so what do you think
surprising places so what do you think I’ve got access to mother now and I’ll
I’ve got access to mother now and I’ll
I’ve got access to mother now and I’ll get my own answers thank you will we
get my own answers thank you will we
get my own answers thank you will we ever find the most basic forms of alien
ever find the most basic forms of alien
ever find the most basic forms of alien life for trillions and trillions of top
life for trillions and trillions of top
life for trillions and trillions of top tens and silicon-based top fives
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