Do you think there are any living things in the universe other than us?

Answer 1

I could never imagine that with the immensity of the universe in which we live in that Earth would be the only place that sprouted life...there has to be 'others' out there.

Answer 2

As far as we know the earth is the only planet in the solar system with the right conditions at one time to start the process of life and now to maintain it. However recent discoveries in the deep ocean show us that life does not always require the same conditions as we have on dry land. So it is possible that life in some form could exist on one of the larger moons. With modern telescopes we now know that there are other solar systems with planets and that is is likely that most if not all stars have planets. We also know that there are millions and millions of stars out in the universe so by the la\w of probabilities there will be some with planets suitable for life and again by the law of probabilities life will exist on some of them. However that is not going to affect us much as our nearest star is 4.5 light years away and light moves are 186,000 miles a second so there is no chance of any life form from another solar system reaching us or visa verse

Answer 3

I assume you mean "other than on this planet" as there are plenty of living things that are not "us" (dolphins, cedar trees, mushrooms, spiders).

Given the size of the universe, yes, there is almost certainty that life had developed elsewhere. However, given the size of the universe (again) chances are these other island of life are extremely remote. As a consequence, the chances of advanced technological civilizations in other planets able to communicate with us even in the distant future is quite low, and the probability of them paying us a visit is lower still. As to them already having visited earth, I do not believe that for a second.

Answer 4

If only one sun in a million had a planet like Earth, there would be millions of them.

If only one in a million of those planets had a form of life, there would be millions of them.

If only one in a million of those lifeforms was intelligent, then there would still be millions of them.

I cannot believe that we are alone in the universe. We are simply too primative to go and find out for certain. The universe is unimaginably large. We can barely comprehend our own galaxy and yet ours is one of millions of galaxies. We are but a grain of sand in the Sahara.

It hurts my brain just thinking about it.

Answer 5

Yes, considering our galaxy alone "the milky way" contains 400 Billion stars and even more planets, and there are billions of other galaxies too, so it would be pretty ignorant to say there is no other life in the universe !!.

Answer 6

Absolutely. Hydrogen and oxygen (water) are very common elements in the universe. Recently, water has been found on one of Jupiter's moon(Europa) and Saturn's moon (Enceladus). Life is very tenacious and can be found in the most extreme climates here on earth. There is no reason for life not to exist outside our biosphere.

Answer 7

Go outside tonight and look up in the sky. Our galaxy has millions, perhaps billions of stars. We only see a few thousand stars with the 'naked eye', and only a few times that number with telescopes. And some specks of light in the sky we take as stars are in fact galaxies just like our own, each containing billions of stars.
So every night we can see perhaps billions of stars, not individually but nevertheless their light reaches us.
Each of those stars is potentially like our own sun. Each of those stars potentially has its own solar system. Each of these potential solar systems potentially harbours life.
Given the above, I think it's sensible to suggest that ET does exist, despite a lack of concrete evidence.

Answer 8

No one has ever proved that life exists on other planets.However,as there are billions of stars,some with planets,it seems unlikely that earth is the only place with the right conditions for life.Astronomer use radio telescope to search for message from other civilizations.

Answer 9

yes
a rock that came from mars had in it some bacteria that scientists believe could have been the basis for life on earth so the theory is that there are other systems in the universe that could have had similar bacteria and conditions similar to earth and so life may be supported somewhere else

Answer 10

yes. why else is there billions upon trillions of galaxies, suns and planets in the universe? also, you think one of the planets would carry a life form that's smarter than us and could travel here. but maybe about 85% carry life forms that aren't as smart.