New Space Telescopes Aren’t the Only Game Changer
Next-generation space telescopes from NASA and the European Space Agency are ushering in a golden age of deep-space exploration, putting us on the verge of answering an old question: Are there other thinking, speaking creatures living on faraway planets?
Taking the question in steps and focusing on our corner of the universe, astrobiologists are asking these questions: Do other stars in our galaxy have rocky, earthlike planets at the right distance from their host stars to nurture life? If so, are any of them actually inhabited? And if so, by what? Mere bacteria? Algae? An array of exotic plants and animals? For many in the hunt, the Holy Grail is to discover an extrasolar planet with advanced aliens who can communicate with us...
PhD, is Executive Editor of Discovery Institute Press and a Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He is the author or coauthor of numerous works, including Intelligent Design Uncensored, The Hobbit Party, A Meaningful World, and the new intelligent design young-adult novel The Farm at the Center of the Universe with astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez.
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