In the search for life outside the planet Earth, scientists reveal that the other planets in the universe may have more life in them. A new study reveals significant information as to how scientists should look for alien life. It also suggests that the search for life in exoplanets might prove to be more fruitful than ever.
"This is a surprisingly new conclusion," said Dr. Stephanie Olson, lead author of the study. "It shows us the living conditions in some exoplanets with ocean circulation patterns are more favorable for life to survive. In fact, some of the exoplanets show that life is more abundant in then than the active life that is made available on Earth."
The search for life outside of Earth has never really stopped. In fact, in recent years, scientists have discovered a huge number of exoplanets. These are worlds orbiting around stars that are not our own. Perhaps the only catch is this is that these exoplanets are all far away from where people are at the moment. They are simply impossible to reach even with the fastest and the best space probes ever made.
Up to this time, scientists could only make conclusions as to what these exoplanets contain and how much life there is in each one. They are just too far away to even see the minute details of the exoplanets. Right now, scientists only know they exist, but they know very little to nothing about what exists in these exoplanets.
Research studies are using a variety of ways to discover more about these worlds, including the use of telescopes that will be able to look into these planets and give scientists an idea of whether it is possible to live in them or not. But to be able to understand the information they'd be able to collect, scientists must first be able to build detailed models of these exoplanets and understand how they came to be. The conditions of their climate and how this work is all important information too.
By combining all the models they have made as well as observations they have recorded, scientists will be able to identify which of these exoplanets have become home to alien life. Their understanding of these distant planets will help them further assess whether it could be possible for human life to flourish in them too.
"NASA's search for exoplanets that belong to the habitable zone has begun and they are looking at the potential of liquid water oceans," Dr. Olson said. The team of researchers she led are looking into possible planets that could become better places to live, considering the global crisis the Earth is facing.
In a statement, Dr. Olson said, "Our work is aimed at identifying exoplanets with oceans that have the capacity to host active life."
