Title: What are the chances of life on another planet?
Headings: What are the chances of life on another planet?
What are the chances of life on another planet?
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Content: However, we have no direct evidence yet of life anywhere other than Earth. The real question is, will we ever find the planet we're looking for, given that we'll have to survey the planetary systems of the universe's estimated 1 billion trillion stars? And if we do find that planet, will we even recognize the life it harbors? There's no real reason why we should expect to discover life as we know it orbiting a star many light years away from our home solar system. There's so much we don't know that we are severely limited in our ability to even think about the question. Explore further
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