Are we alone in the universe? Or are there other people out there? This question has captivated humans for decades among decades. And now the answer is revealed!
Well... not really. But if there were life forms outside of our giant blue marble, what would they look like? What kind of planet would they live on? Today, I'm going to talk about these questions and more....
Astronomy: Okay, we've seen triple star systems. So, a planet with 15 moons and two suns in addition to a twin planet is not absurd. But, for life to flourish, a planet has to usually be in the "life zone" for the star, which depends on the type of star and its size. In other words, a planet is not going to be a few thousand miles from a star and support life. We can expect an astronomy similar to Earth, with our life bearing plant revolving around a medium size star.
Geology: This is where it gets fun. NASA has found crazy planets, with compositions ranging from diamonds to lava. Most of our planet is covered in some liquid bi-hydrogen oxide which supports all life on Earth, a.k.a. water. Do all life bearing planets need water? Absolutely not. (In my opinion at least.) I'm not kidding. We're so used to our carbon based life forms, we're stuck in the mindset that aliens have to have the same living requirements that we have to have. The possibilities are endless.
Weather: For all we know, our imaginary life-bearing planet could rain rocks. I'm serious, its physically possible to rain rocks (and it does on a recently discovered planet). The air currents don't necessarily have resemble ours, and consequently, they could have totally different weather patterns, e.g. giant El Nino, or sandstorm hurricanes. What's really fascinating to me would be a different version of the Coriolis Effect, which would affect the lifestyle of all alien life on that planet.
Life forms: Finally, we're going to look at the life itself. Most people imagine extra-terrestrials that share a resemblance with life here on Earth. But the truth is, if we find alien life, we're probably not even going to acknowledge it as life at first. The term "carbon based life" DOES NOT APPLY. How about silicon based life? Boron based life, anybody? And throw away "the five senses". Our little space buddies are going to have conceptually impossible sensations, like radio wave detection, dimensional perception, air pressure detection, you name it, while at the same time lack our senses. To us, life is so defined and specific, but if we discover a life-bearing planet, the life is going to blow us away. Expect the weirdest, the strangest, and the craziest when you're dealing with aliens.
Thank you for your time and procrastination!
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