Is There Life in Space? | 5/20/19-5/24/19


       There is life in space. This is because their is so many stars and planets in the universe that it is unimaginable to picture. It is in fact so big that we had to create new forms of measurement to measure things in space. Even one of those measurements is still so big to us as just one light second is the equivalent of going around Earth's equator 7.5 times. There is at least one hundred billion galaxies in the universe. This means that at least one of those galaxies should have one star and one planet that can support life. That one of the galaxies in the incredibly large universe must have one planet that has life currently on it.

       Currently their is two major methods for discovering planets, the transit method and Doppler Technique. Along with the use of technology such as the Kepler telescope, we have quadrupled the amount of planets we have detected in six years. By that rate, or a similar rate, I think that we must be able to find at least on planet that is habitable. In addition, technologies like the Kepler telescope have made it much easier to detect planets due to how they are more precise than the technologies that we used when first discovering planets. For example, having the Kepler telescope made it so the data received had less noise due to how it was above Earth's atmosphere. On top of this, scientists already know what type of planets to look for. Planets that are rocky, middle sized or very big, and have an orbit completely in the liquid water zone of its star. Hence, it should be much easier to find habitable planets if scientist already what to look for. Lastly, scientists can also use spectra to understand the atmospheres of planets to determine if they are habitable. These spectra tell scientists what type of elements are in a planet's atmosphere so that we know if they can support life.

       Space is vast and large and their must be at least one planet out there that is habitable for life. Scientists have found so many techniques to discover planets that involve using the transit method, Doppler Technique, spectra, and new technologies such as the Kepler telescope. Scientists also know the certain characteristics a habitable planet should have. In combination with all of these things, scientists surely will be able to find at least one habitable planet that has already existent life on it.










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