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Space: From observing the infinite expanse to the search for extraterrestrial life

Space: From observing the infinite expanse to the search for extraterrestrial life

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“There is a lot of hope that life will be found very quickly in the universe,” says researcher Nathalie Cabrol, as space observation tools continue to improve. The author of At the Dawn of New Horizons states that “there are 125 billion galaxies in our universe and each of these galaxies is home to between 200 and 400 billion planets.”

“The belief that we are alone is a statistical aberration,” explains researcher Nathalie Cabrol, scientific director of the SETI Center (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence or “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence”) about the presence of other life in our universe. AuthorAt the dawn of new horizons”, published by Editions du Seuil, shows, however, that this life can take very simple forms.

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Space observations are made possible by increasingly powerful telescopes, such as James Webb, whose launch dates back to December 2021, and also by providing increasingly sophisticated tools to the general public. This is the case, for example, of the Equinox 2 telescope, designed by Marseille startup Unistellar. filed in Las Vegas CESThis gadget that can be controlled from a smartphone allows the community of enthusiasts to share their favourites.

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