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Alien Life may be a “Cosmic Imperative”

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On September 1, 2016
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An article in the Washington Post today talks about scientists that have discovered evidence of life on Earth from 3.7 Billion years ago. That is 200 million years older than any previous indicators. Considering the Earth is estimated to be 4.5 Billion years old, finding life that emerged only 700 Million years later means that early life was thriving in a pretty inhospitable climate.

What does this mean for Science Fiction readers and authors. Well for one thing, considering the large number of Earth like planets out there, and if life is that tenacious and forms in such harsh environments then life among the stars is a “Cosmic imperative” as  Nobel laureate Christian de Duve put it.

The chances are, they are there. But until we understand why we haven’t encountered them yet, the search will continue. Which brings up another interesting point, I’m starting a new book that considers the Fermi Paradox and I have a group of teenagers go a colossal journey to understand the paradox and why we haven’t contacted anyone yet. I can’t give you the name, because I love it and I don’t want any other author to ‘Borrow’ it.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/08/31/3-7-billion-year-old-fossils-may-be-the-oldest-signs-of-life-on-earth/

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About Ray Jay P

I’m a retired Aeronautical Engineer who is trying to bring a different style to science fiction writing. I’ve always loved science fiction and I’m trying to write with deeper characters and create stories and situations that a reader can relate to. The be honest I love a hero that has amazing weapons, takes on hundreds of aliens and can survive anything, but I also want to read a situation and be able to relate to it. An extrapolation of what might really happen with a little less stretch in my imagination. I’ve been fortunate and I flew in the US Air Force for 10 years, during which time I flew C-130’s and visited 27 countries, then I flew T-38”s and trained the best pilots in the world, as well as the first female US Air Force pilots. I then was fortunate to spend 28 years in a major aerospace firm and worked on some of the best programs in the world including the F-23, F-35, B-2, Global Hawk and many I can’t tell you about…. I hope I can bring my real life experiences into my writing so you can appreciate my work.

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