Extraterrestrial Life

Extraterrestrial life is hypothetical life which may occur outside Earth and which did not originate on Earth. Such life might range from simple prokaryotes (or comparable life forms) to intelligent beings and even sapient beings, possibly bringing forth civilizations which might be far more advanced than humanity. The Drake equation speculates about the existence of sapient life elsewhere in the universe. The science of extraterrestrial life in all its forms is known as astrobiology. Since the mid-20th century, active ongoing research has taken place to look for signs of extraterrestrial life. This encompasses a search for current and historic extraterrestrial …

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RI: Rideau Institute · 11 February 2023 English

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of Saturn or Jupiter, could wipe out any extraterrestrial life that might be present there – at enormous


ENB: Engage Books · 14 May 2014 English

Clarke and Ray Bradbury, they influenced renowned scientist Carl Sagan in his quest for extraterrestrial life, and were instrumental in the making of James Cameron's Avatar, and George Lucas' Star Wars


ANN: Annick Press · 2014 English

A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today.

felt weird at the time, like I was an extraterrestrial life form or an exchange student speaking another


Metropolis British Columbia · 4 June 2013 English

In this working paper, I have two objectives. First, I use data from a pilot study I conducted in British Columbia during 2011-2012 to reflect on the practical challenges these …

views about fairies, tree spirits, and extraterrestrial life-forms. I further indicated that the group


CCA: Council of Canadian Academies · 25 September 2012 English

The STaTe of Science and Technology in canada, 2012 The Expert Panel on the State of Science and Technology in Canada Science Advice in the Public Interest THE STATE OF …

extra-solar planets as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Canada has world-leading researchers addressing


DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 September 2008 English

UF0s are a truly global phenomenon. Although many of the best-known cases have taken place in North America, amazing stories of witnesses encounters with strange disc-shaped objects (and their occupants) …

well as astronomy and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. As an astronomer, I have gazed at the


DDN: Dundurn Press · 1 May 2006 English

The Canadian UFO Reports is a popular history of the UFO phenomenon in Canada, something that has captured the imaginations of young and old alike. Drawn from government documents and …

has been more or less elimi- nated for extraterrestrial life, based on our knowledge of what condi- tions


UBC: UBC Press · 2004 English

During the Second World War, thousands of First Nations people joined in the national crusade to defend freedom and democracy. High rates of Native enlistment and public demonstrations of patriotism …

temporary humankind would react to discovering extraterrestrial life. Finding new continents was remarkable in


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 27 October 2003 English

Paradoxes are more than just intellectual puzzles: they raise substantive philosophical issues. Indeed, an apparently impeccable argument that leads to an apparently outrageous conclusion is a threat to the very …

evidence for or against the existence of extraterrestrial life. Let us give up the attempt to clarify Priest's


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 2001 English

In Mr Simson's Knotty Case Anne Skoczylas examines the heresy trials of John Simson, professor of Divinity at Glasgow University from 1708-40. Accused of teaching unsound doctrine, Simson retained his …

of the possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial life, Simson said, I Think it is my Duty, to


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