January 5, 2018
Life Beneath the Ice. Why We Should Focus on Ocean Worlds to Find Life in the Universe
Forget rocky worlds like Earth and Mars. New discoveries about icy worlds like Europa and Enceladus make them the ideal candidates for the search for life in the Universe. In fact there could be hundreds, or even thousands of times more worlds out there with ability to support life.
Of course, there’s a problem, how do we search for life when it’s hidden beneath kilometers of ice?
Life Beneath the Ice. Why We Should Focus on Ocean Worlds to Find Life in the Universe (YouTube)
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Frazil · January 5, 2018
Perhaps life can not exist independently of plate tectonics for else how could they be so closely intertwined as at present. Look for ocean basins beneath the ice.