It seems that Sharanrala may not be too far off when she tells us that there is life all over the universe, not just on this one solitary planet alone. Scientists have recently discovered a planet circling a star in the constellation Libra that is the most Earth-like planet yet observed. The odds of highly advanced intelligent life existing on this planet are slim to none because of its high gravity, but still, a planet that may well support some form of life is just over 20 light years away--much closer than Eowelmn (which circles the star 18 Scorpii).
Life exists anywhere and everywhere that the proper conditions are met--the process that creates or created it is beyond my personal ability to understand fully, but the fact that we are here and the very real possibility that life may be "out there" also is reason enough for me to stand rapt in awe as I stare out at the stars in wonder and contemplate the unimaginably beautiful universe that we find ourselves in.
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