Wednesday 25 April 2007

Is there anyone out there?

Exciting news from about 20 light years away, with the announcement that a potential Earth-like planet has been located.

It's a bigger bigger than our planet, but could be rocky and contain water - in liquid form - which as we all know is useful if you're looking for signs of intelligent life...or any life for that matter.

So the scientists etc are all excited at the prospect of pointing telescopes at this planet and checking for signs of methane or other life emission particles in the atmosphere.

It'd be crazy to think that we're the only form of intelligent life in the universe, given it's seemingly unending expanse, it can't just be us could it.

So we'll look up and try to see if there's something there. In the meantime, don't forget to look back down at the earth beneath our feet - there's a lot of minding of our own bubble to carry out as well....

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