NASA scientist offers perspective on the factors that may lead to life on a planet
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 11:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—NASA space scientist Pamela Conrad has offered a Perspective piece in the journal Science, reminding readers that the search for life on planets such as Mars, isn't limited to just looking for water. Instead, she notes, most researchers believe that a combination of events must occur, likely simultaneously for life to get a start and then to be maintained.