does life as we know it on earth exist on any other planet in our solar system?
By isha11
@isha11 (19)
India
March 4, 2007 1:06am CST
for ages, astronomers, astrophysicists and others of their ilk have been breaking their heads on this question but with no clear answers in site, yet. while some say that given the sheer magnitude of the cosmos life on another planet is possible, others contend that if life did exist elsewhere they would have surely tried to contact us..this then brings us to the U.F.O. sightings reported in many parts of the world-mostly in the western countries- why aliens do not prefer asian countries is another mystery i have not been able to fathom..so could someone join issue with me on this question?
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@seamonkey (1976)
• Ireland
11 Mar 07
I fervently hope that it does. Statistically, it seems impossible that it couldn't. How near us, their level of development, and any similarity to humanoids is another issue. I hope the question is answered in my lifetime.
@Fargale (760)
• Brazil
4 Mar 07
Yep, the Drake equation is our best guess right now about the likelihood of the existance alien lifeforms. Given the mindboggingly huge size of the universe, it's very likely that such life exists; but conversely, also due to this unsurmountable size (and therefore distance separating the galaxies and stars), it is incredibly unlikely that in our lifetime any such lifeform would make contact with such a small planet in an unremarkable galaxy lost somewhere in this vast universe.
@simran1430 (1790)
• India
4 Mar 07
Our own galaxy is about 70000 - 100000 thousand light years across. The universe contains billions of galaxies, it is highly unlikely that Earth is the only planet that has life.
now see this thing i found .
The Drake Equation: N = N* x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x fL
N, the number of communicating civilizations in the galaxy.
N* represents the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
fp is the fraction of stars that have planets around them
ne is the number of planets per star that are capable of sustaining life
fl is the fraction of planets in ne where life evolves
fi is the fraction of fl where intelligent life evolves
fc is the fraction of fi that communicate
fL is fraction of the planet's life during which the communicating civilizations live
Try the calculator and see for yourself!