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idk, I think if we see even simple life at multiple points in our own system that we can increase our expectations for the prevalence of life very significantly
by ianai 3y ago
idk, I think if we see even simple life at multiple points in our own system that we can increase our expectations for the prevalence of life very significantly.
And of course given how vast and indifferent to life the universe is, life would still be vanishingly rare in the universe. It's going to be always precious and a gem.
- superposeur 3y agoI agree, if — that’s an enormous “if”.
- ianai 3y agoBut it’s actually possible to explore our solar system! We’ve been at it since the 70s!
- superposeur 3y agoYes and I’m glad we’re doing it! No life or fossilized remains of life of any kind has yet been found.
- junofan 3y agoHave we sent up any archeological tools for sample prep and whatnot? Can’t find what we don’t look for, no?
- itishappy 3y agoYup! We've sampled the Moon a number of times, and we're currently trying to figure out how to get one back from Mars... https://mars.nasa.gov/msr/ https://mars.nasa.gov/msr/
- edgyquant 3y agoWhy? That could just mean our solar gave rise to life and not earth alone. Still don’t see why that increases the odds outside of our solar system
- itishappy 3y agoIf it can spread between planets, it could conceivably spread between stars.