Question

10. Write: If you were an astrobiologist, what would you do to search for life? Write at least 2
paragraphs describing what you would look for and why, using what you learned about spectra.
Use this as an opportunity to summarize what you have learned since we first began thinking
about life in outer space.
Pls help me I just want to finish already so I can go trick or treating ☹️

Answer 1

Answer:

Astronomers and planetary scientists continue to search for life in the solar system and the universe at large. In this section, we discuss two kinds of searches. First is the direct exploration of planets within our own solar system, especially Mars and some of the icy moons of the outer solar system. Second is the even more difficult task of searching for evidence of life—a biomarker—on planets circling other stars. In the next section, we will examine SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. As you will see, the approaches taken in these three cases are very different, even though the goal of each is the same: to determine if life on Earth is unique in the universe.

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