The possibility of extraterrestrial life on other worlds has long fascinated us, as has the idea of alien life living in space itself, but while the former is often considered quite probable, the idea of anything evolving on airless moons, comets, and asteroids seems less likely. But with scientists uncovering life in ever more extreme and inhospitable environments on Earth, perhaps it is more likely than we think.

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Credits:

Void Ecology

Episode 194a, Season 5 E29a

Written by:

Isaac Arthur

Jerry Guern

Editors:

Keith Blockus

Matthew Campbell

S. Kopperud

Cover Art:

Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Katie Byrne

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Produced & Narrated by:

Isaac Arthur

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Michael Wark, "Embryonic Universe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXadlcvD_4o

Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic

Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ

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