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2006-12-08 11:17:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
think that!In volcano's we have forms of life,i believe is very hot there!in the depth of the sea you may find life!In any extremely situation here on earth you can find life!So i believe somewhere in this chaotic universe there are many ways life to begin
2006-12-08 11:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by xariskapa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that life forms could be on many planets. If the planet has an atmosphere, than I would assume the answer, in theory could be yes. It would depend on the gases and there amounts in the atmosphere. If there was a plethora oxygen, this might not mean that humans could live there. We need air, not just oxygen. There are other gases we need to live. On top of that, the planets atmosphere would have to create a certain amount of pressure to hold together the life form. I guess that anomalies will always occur. I believe there is life on other planets, we probably just haven't found them yet.
2006-12-08 11:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Sheed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have answered this question time and time again, and it keeps coming up on this site again...
First: The Earth is one planet of several that orbit around a star which we call the Sun.
Second: In our Galaxy which is called the Milky Way Galaxy there are 1000 million Stars like our Sun. Each of those stars might have from 0 to 10 or more planets with their associated moons.
Third: To have other life forms in existance you only need one planet to have the right necessities for life as we know it. So, the likliehood of their being at least one out of the possible 10,000 million planets out there is very, very good. However, life forms take a very long time to evolve and evolution is interrupted by galactic events like collisions with asteriods, and absorption by other planets, etc. So, at this very particular moment, maybe life forms on this one possible planet out there are in the Ice Age of that planet, and not at the exactly same stage of development as humanity, other mammals, birds, insects, fish, and reptiles are
here on Earth. So the chances of an actual dialog between the humanities here and there are rather remote in my view, yet still possible.
The factor of "time" enters the equation again, however, when you consider the length of time required for communications to pass from one site here on Earth to another site in a different solar system. In that case you are talking about some number of light years from point to point. So if you sent out a message, you would be dead and buried by the time they got it, and long forgotten by the time any reply came back. Time is definitely against you in that regard.
Best Wishes,
Zah
2006-12-08 12:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Even right now there is a large group of scientist who believe there could be microbial life on europa, ganamede, and calisto as well as other moons in the solar system. The biggest thing scientists look for is liquid water. (water being the first element to generating life.)
To date, we have discovered some 163 extrasolar planets. When asking if there is alien life, it is important to remember the scales. within the milky way galaxy there are on a low count 100,000,000,000 stars. We have surveyed less than .000000001% of those stars for planets. (and when talking about looking for extrasolar planets it is important to note that it is incredibly difficult to do so... even telescopes out in space can only see so much, so far.)
The only issue up now is, how do we define life. Right now, its a rather isolated definition. (we do only have one planet to work with you know.)
2006-12-08 12:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by darkdemonkelzad666 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There not only CAN be life forms on other worlds, but there MUST be. Everywhere astronomers look in space they detect huge masses of the same chemical building blocks of life that went into life on Earth.
To date, some 200 other planets beyond our solar system have been discovered orbiting other stars. When compared to the vast distances in outerspace, those planets are all right in our own backyard, meaning that even farther out there are countless others. It's a mathematical certainty that some of them must have life on them.
2006-12-08 11:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be more surprising for there NOT to be some form of life elsewhere in the universe. It would even be more likely than not to somewhat resemble life here. What would be unlikely is that it would be at a similar evolutionary point.
2006-12-08 11:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by lowflyer1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there might be but the chances of it being anything like us is slim because the exact conditions of our planet would be extremely improbable to find and the slightest change in one of the factors that ensure life on earth would make the "aliens" very different from us
2006-12-08 19:38:23 · answer #7 · answered by Scooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-08 13:27:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course can be.I believe that there are other forms of life outside earth.
2006-12-08 13:31:38 · answer #9 · answered by Albania 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to quote Carl Sagan from his lovely story 'Contact' here.
"If not, it would be an awful waste of space."
2006-12-08 13:32:14 · answer #10 · answered by socialdeevolution 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋