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The idea that we are not alone in the universe has captured human imagination since time immemorial.|However, the search for life beyond Earth is no longer just the stuff of novels or movies;|science has become our compass to explore this great mystery.|Thanks to telescopes, probes, and sophisticated laboratories,|today we know much more than we imagined about the possibilities of organisms existing on other planets or moons.
In extreme places on Earth, such as hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor or salt flats where water is nearly saturated with salt,|we find microorganisms, called extremophiles, that challenge what we thought was possible for life.|If these tiny creatures can withstand temperatures of 122 °C or live without oxygen,|perhaps similar forms of life could exist in the extreme environments of Mars, Europa (a moon of Jupiter), or Enceladus (a moon of Saturn).|Studying these Earth environments is like rehearsing in a backyard before traveling to space.
Mars has been the most studied stellar neighbor.|Missions like the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance have revealed that Mars had rivers, lakes, and a more hospitable climate billions of years ago.|Organic molecules, the “building blocks” of life, and methane signals have been detected,|which could indicate biological processes.|Although we have not yet found Martian microbes,|each clue brings us closer to understanding if our red planet was once an oasis for life.
Beyond our solar system, the astronomical community has discovered thousands of exoplanets,|planets orbiting other stars, many of them in the so-called “habitable zone,” where liquid water could exist.|Projects like the James Webb telescope seek atmospheres with signs of water vapor, oxygen, or even compounds like methane,|which on Earth we largely produce through living beings.|Detecting these “chemical footprints” light-years away would be a major step toward confirming extraterrestrial life.
The SETI program (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) adds another approach,|instead of looking for microbes, it listens to stars for radio or laser signals that might be emitted by technological civilizations.|If we ever catch a deliberate message, a mathematical pattern or a repetitive transmission,|we would know there are curious minds on the other side of the cosmos.|So far, we have no such message, but each dedicated radio telescope increases our listening capacity.
In short, science has taught us that life can arise and persist in unimaginable conditions,|that Mars was once wetter, and that hundreds of exoplanets orbit in zones where water flows.|Although we have yet to find definitive confirmation, each discovery brings us closer to answering the great question,|Are we alone?|Until then, our adventure is just beginning, and with every probe and telescope,|we open a new chapter in the history of exploring the universe.
