Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:

g LIFE - Scientists have discovered a microbe living in the extreme environment of a Nevada hot spring that is able to break down cellulose at temperatures near the boiling point of water. See article.

g MESSAGE - How many technically advanced civilizations exist in our galaxy? With this essay by Steven Soter, Scientist-in-Residence in the Center for Ancient Studies at New York University, Astrobiology Magazine initiates the first in a series of "Gedanken" or thought, experiments - musings by noted scientists on scientific mysteries in a series of "what if" scenarios. See article.

g COSMICUS - A second ARTEMIS satellite is set to enter orbit around the Moon this weekend. ARTEMIS will acquire a full 3-D view of the Moon's magnetic field and surface. See article.

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