Planets with Life seem Likely
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
For various predictable reasons I've been reading a fair amount recently on the origins of life and the likelihood of its emergence. So I was particularly interested when the New York Times reported the discovery that there are likely to be a great many suns with planets some of which are bound to be apt for life. A snippet of the most recent article: ...roughly one in three stars surveyed showed signs of harboring stony planets, and other researchers performing similar studies said the figure might be more like one in two. And though the 45 planets on the Geneva… Read More