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The head of the research department of the American space agency (NASA) said that finding extraterrestrial life is a matter of 10-20 years.
– I believe that the strong evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial life will gather in the next decade, and compelling for up to 20 years – said Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist.
A maximum of 20 years – that scientists need time to find or acquire irrefutable evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life. At once it is worth noting that the researcher had not thought of civilization, and the simplest forms of living organisms.
Places conducive to the development of life does not have to look at distant planetary systems and galaxies. The existence of large water reservoirs were found for Europe (the fourth largest moon of Jupiter) and Adding under its ice shell. Recent studies suggest that the salty ocean is also the largest moon of Jupiter – Ganymede. Another contender is Enceladus, a natural satellite of Saturn. More about water tanks Solar System can be found on the following infografice.
The researchers point out that life to be found in the so-called. ecosphere, the “zone of favorable conditions for the emergence of life.” This is the area around the star, which guarantees the proper conditions – especially temperature where water can exist in liquid form.
The Solar System perfectly shows that Ekosfera there is one place where you can search for living organisms. – Now we know that Ekosfera is not just around the star. It can also be provided around the gas giant – adds Stofan. This is possible due to the powerful tidal interactions by example. Jupiter, which explains the existence of liquid water beneath the surface of Europe.
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