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Dunkirk101
10-14-2006, 01:58 AM
How long do you all think it will be before life is discovered on one of them?


Please read: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050509_exoplanet_review.html

Imagineer
10-14-2006, 10:32 AM
We don't know what the odds are on life forming on any given planet. Also, for us to discover life without going to visit, it is neccessary not only to have life, but to have life that possesses a fair degree of technology. It must emit radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation. I think the odds of that are fairly low, even amongst planets with life, so I think it will be a while.

WindWip
10-14-2006, 02:04 PM
I bet that there is intelligent life out there. And I bet that it is probably as highly evolved as us. And I bet that we will never meet that lifeform.