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Intrto: Before we get into the main topic, let us begin this session with a simple question. Life: what is it?
(Well, some of us here might know it as moving, eating, drinking.) Let’s move on to the next question.
What exactly sustains life or what keeps a being/creature alive? (As some of you have answered,
probably food, nutrients, drinks, etc.) and where exactly can we find all these things? (Earth). In
conclusion, we can surmise that in order for live to exist, as mentioned before, we require a habitable
planet – a home. Have you guys ever wondered if there is life outside the earth? That is what our
presentation will be talking about. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, we’re from group 2 and we
hope you enjoy our work.

Let’s get back to the previous question. As we all know, space is wide and therefore let’s not think too
far ahead. Even in our own solar system, the only planet with life is the Earth. Why is this so? Let’s start
from our closest neighbor (the moon). Scientists have conducted lots of research on the moon to search
for life yet they couldn’t find a single trace of it. The reason for this is that the moon is airless and it is
also without any water which makes it impossible for life to form. The case is the same for Mercury,
which due to its distance to the sun and the temperature of its inner core, is far too hot for any life to
exist. Venus, on the other hand, has traces of water vapor in its atmosphere, but it is also too hot for life
to exist currently. Even if life began there, no traces would be left now.

The reverse is true for the Jovian planets ( Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). Which are far too cold for
life to exist, even if their temperatures were compatible, they have no surface where oceans could
nurture the beginning of life since they are gas giants. However, we won’t be discussing about the
planets, instead a few of their satellites.

Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid-water ocean underneath its icy crust, but its condition has not
remained stable for the billions of years needed for life to evolve beyond the microscopic stage.
Furthermore, Europa might have been frozen solid at some points in history.

Saturn’s moon Titan may have oceans of liquid methane and ethane on its surface. And even though the
chemistry of life that could exist on such a world is unknown, it is beyond unlikely for it to form due to
the deadly cold temperature. Moreover, chemical reactions occur slowly or not at all at such low
temperatures.