There are some 100 million other places in the Milky Way galaxy that could support complex life, report a group of university astronomers in the journal Challenges. They have developed a new computation method to examine data from planets orbiting other stars in the universe. Their study provides the first quantitative estimate of the number of worlds in our galaxy that could harbor life above the microbial level. This study does not indicate that complex life exists on that many planets. Were saying that there are planetary conditions that could support it. Origin of life questions are not addressed – only the conditions to support life, according to the papers authors Alberto Fairén, Cornell research associate; Louis Irwin, University of Texas at El Paso (lead author); Abel Méndez, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo; and Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Washington State University. phys.org/news/2014-06-milky-million-life-giving-planets.html
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:21:13 +0000
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