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How many planetary systems can there be in the universe where life could or should be created?

The current answer is: The number is still unknown. Estimates range from only one (Earth) — the extreme Rare Earth hypothesis — to innumerable.

Can we live on any other planets?

It holds a huge amount of celestial bodies, like planets, stars, and asteroids among others. There is a total of 8 planets in the solar system but living beings have been observed only on one planet and that is the earth. Scientists have not witnessed any signs of life on any of the other 7 planets yet.

Is the only place in the universe that can support 2?

Earth is the planet we live on, the third of eight planets in our solar system and the only known place in the universe to support life.

What are other planetary systems?

Generally speaking, systems with one or more planets constitute a planetary system, although such systems may also consist of bodies such as dwarf planets, asteroids, natural satellites, meteoroids, comets, planetesimals and circumstellar disks.

What do astronomers know about other planetary systems?

Today we know of almost a thousand planets orbiting other stars. They come in a wide variety of sizes. Some are smaller than Earth, and others are more massive than Jupiter. Astronomers were able to measure these changes, and calculate the orbits of multiple planets.

Why is life only possible on Earth?

Life exists only on earth because of the following reasons: Earth has all the basic necessities that are required for an organism to survive. The temperature and atmosphere of the earth makes life comfortable for the organism. Earth has enough amount of water, food and air for survival of living organisms.

Is it possible for intelligence to evolve in the universe?

The universe is large, and old, with time and room for intelligence to evolve, but there’s no evidence of it. Could intelligence simply be unlikely to evolve? Unfortunately, we can’t study extraterrestrial life to answer this question. But we can study some 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history, looking at where evolution repeats itself, or doesn’t.

Are humans the only intelligent life in the universe?

Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say By Nick Longrich October 22, 2019 We may be utterly alone in the universe.

What is intelligence according to Sternberg?

Psychologist Robert Sternberg defined intelligence as “the mental abilities necessary for adaptation to, as well as shaping and selection of, any environmental context (1997, p. 1)

Are We the only life-bearing worlds?

In a galaxy that likely holds trillions of planets, ours is so far the only known life-bearing world. Are we really alone? Life in the Universe: What are the Odds?