Listening Time – 57 minutes, Difficulty Level 1/5
What do you think, are we alone, or one of a multitude of life forms in the Universe?
In Episode 1 of the TAS Podcast Ian and Martin discuss the possibility of life existing on Mars as well as other moons within our Solar System. How might life have adapted to cope with different physics or chemical elements? How are Astronomers looking for Earth like planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy and what evidence might they find?
Podcast Links & Further Reading
Martian meteorite ALH84001:
TOI-700e Exoplanet
The Kardashev Scale
More places to listen
I’m the founder of The Average Scientist and also an Astrophysicist, a passionate Science Communicator and elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
I regularly speak at various events, including our TAS Talks and theatre shows on subjects such as Astrophysics, Planetary Science and the Evolution of the Universe.