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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute Seth Shostak There's plenty of real estate for extraterrestrial life, right? Well, maybe not. An article recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters argues that much of the universe could be off-limits to complex biology. The reason isn't a lack of worlds. Scientists analyzing data from the Kepler spacecraft bumped the tally of exoplanets to 1,000 this week, with thousands more awaiting accreditation. Most of them will get it. Interesting read. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-shostak/no-mans-land-in-the-cosmo_b_6445738.html |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Even if 90% of all space, for various reasons, is hostile to life's development that still leaves plenty of room for living creatures to thrive. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
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