Alien life
(Lat.extranearǐus, extraneus, vita.) Life that emerged beyond Earth. It is certainly possible that life is common across the universe. Readings from distant sources in the galaxy have detected some chemical constituents of chlorophyll and amino acids. One theory proposes that ice from impacting comets may have delivered the first building blocks of life to Earth. Solar systems with planets similar to our own are relatively common.
Spanish: Vida extraterrestre
Sources and references
- Macer, Darryl ,“UNESCO Bioethics Dictionary”cited 74 times
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