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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by ianai on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:31PM (#38667022)
idk, I think if we see even simple life at multiple points in our own system that we can increase our expectations for the prevalence of life very significantly.

And of course given how vast and indifferent to life the universe is, life would still be vanishingly rare in the universe. It's going to be always precious and a gem.

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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by superposeur on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:38PM (#38667069)
I agree, if — that’s an enormous “if”.
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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by ianai on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:45PM (#38667113)
But it’s actually possible to explore our solar system! We’ve been at it since the 70s!
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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by superposeur on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:51PM (#38667144)
Yes and I’m glad we’re doing it! No life or fossilized remains of life of any kind has yet been found.
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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by peyton on Saturday December 16, 2023 @03:29PM (#38667407)
Have we sent up any archeological tools for sample prep and whatnot? Can’t find what we don’t look for, no?
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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by itishappy on Saturday December 16, 2023 @06:12PM (#38668688)
Yup! We've sampled the Moon a number of times, and we're currently trying to figure out how to get one back from Mars...

https://mars.nasa.gov/msr/

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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by edgyquant on Saturday December 16, 2023 @05:26PM (#38668329)
Why? That could just mean our solar gave rise to life and not earth alone. Still don’t see why that increases the odds outside of our solar system
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Re:NASA study finds life-sparking energy source and molecule... by itishappy on Saturday December 16, 2023 @06:18PM (#38668731)
If it can spread between planets, it could conceivably spread between stars.
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