Are We Alone, In The Universe?
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Are we alone in the universe? Last week I spoke with Dr. Rachel Smith, Director of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh and Assistant Professor in the Deptartment of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University, about the formation of solar systems. This week we'll learn what it takes for life to evolve in one.
All life that we know of is water-based and that is why the scientific search for life is looking for water. And it has to be liquid water.
