Welcome! “Alien Life” tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here’s today’s news:
g Stars - Invisible magnetic field lines twisted like long ropes of DNA help stars spiral into life, according to a new model.
g Abodes - Within a solar system, it is believed a planet must lie within the habitable zone in order to sustain life. See article.
g Life - Tiny spider relatives have rediscovered the joy of sex, regaining the ability to mate after their arachnid ancestors lost it, marking a reproductive first in the annals of animal evolution. See article.
g Cosmicus - Go outside and try to find a rock. It’s pretty easy, right? Not if you’re a robot. David Wettergreen explains why. See article.
g Learning - Do you have what it takes to keep a trio of astronauts healthy? Play Space Doctor and see if you can make it to Mars alive.
g Aftermath - A hyper-advanced civilization may command such unimaginable power that it can fashion worlds and consume whole suns. But it would still be bound by the laws of physics. See article.
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