Since they discovered life can exist without sunlight,(bottom of the ocean floor). Doesn't it seem logical that life exists on other planets where there is water?
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Yes. Not only is it logical, in my opinion, it is beyond probable. Mathematically, with millions upon millions of other planets....how can we be the only planet with life (I am not meaning humanoid)...even a fungus is life.
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Absolutely logical in my opinion
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It would be ilogical to think that in this vast, endless universe Earth would be the only planet capable of sustaining life. As a matter of fact, the thought is not only ilogical, it is down right ABSURD!
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It is logical, and I think it would be the "best guess" of most exobiologists. The majority opinion is that wherever you find liquid water and an energy source (which you need to keep the water liquid) you have a good hope of finding some form of life, albeit probably pretty simple. Of course, this is hope and opinion, because we have not yet found any extraterrestrial liquid water, let alone tested it for life.
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I'm actually hoping they find something on Europa, even bacteria, it's still an alien and that would be the sheet :)
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Of course. Humans are incredibly arrogant to think that in a universe as vast as ours we are the only form of life.
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Not only can life exist without light, it can also exist with minimal warmth, and it does not necessarily require water. In theory life can exist just about anywhere. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070814150630.htm http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/just-how-alien-.html
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Highly probable. It will be one of the greatest discoveries of science when they find it.
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Of course there is life on other planets!!! How advanced and how far away in the vastness of the universe is yet to be determined.
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Read "Dragon's Egg" by Robert L. Forward. It tells of a silicon based life form on a neutron star. It will change your view of what possiblilities there are for life in ways we haven't even thought of yet. Shortly after I read this book, they discovered the 'smokers' on the sea floor, which was the first 'proof' we had of life that wasn't based on photosynthesis. I think it is illogical to think that we are alone in the universe, and that any life must match the parameters we set up so long ago.
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Im not sure but i dont think it is possible.
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no..sorry. betwen the lack of sunlight or too much...the lack of proper atmosphere or too much. and the temperature extremes ,too little too much..its highly improbable and practically impossible..sorry
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Definitely possible. We aren't real sure of how life started on earth, don't know if a different sort of life could develop in an environment very different from what was on the earth when life developed there and so on. Given the billions upon billions of stars and the incredible billions upon billions of planets it is highly probable. Will we ever find it? That's a toughie considering the distances and our development.
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i would think so...cause i mean we've only studied cells from our planet. who knows what different types of cells are out there? and if they can survive without sunlight or not? there could be billions of different cells and organisms out there that we can't even beguin to imagine. i dont know, it's all just something to think about.
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Yes that does make sense. However, other planets are either to close or too far from an energy source to provide the right temperature to sustain life. The earth is at this perfect axis that allows it to sustain the life it does. Also, the earth is a good size in terms of it isn't too big (crushing life) or too small (lacking any gravity at all). And in theory, if there were another planet that had water and was the right distance and position away from a star, then the life would have to come from somewhere, not just spontaneously generate. So it is possible, but my two-cents-worth sees it as very unlikely. Life on earth was not a random occurence.
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The water is the key thing. If a planet is too close to a sun, the water burns off. If it is too far, it turns to ice. And very few planets discovered so far have had water on them at all. Even Mars has no running water.
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The logic that connecting the lack of sunlight and the possiblility of life on another planet with water is actually flawed. The connection is possible, but there are so many unknowns outside of sunlight and water and types of life. It's possible that the rocks that mars rovers are running over are life forms we are very unaware of. They could be considering us a hostile life form.
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Yes but the temperature is too cold on other planets and the only reason for life at the bottom of the dark ocean is that the sun on top of the water keeps the temperature relativly the same so u still need light indirectly.hope i helped
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