Extraterrestrial Life (Astrobiology)

This presentation explains the scope of the search for ET and the problems that we face along the way. The search for life elsewhere in the universe is limited to our present understanding of life as we know it. Therefore we have set the requirements for ET based on what we know about Earth-life. We have begun to search for ET and our top priority is Europa. We have learned that Europa harbours a large body of liquid water underneath its ice. Scientists speculate that Europa has hydrothermal …