Space: from the observation of the infinitely far to the search for extraterrestrial life

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“There is a lot of hope of finding life very quickly in the universe,” says researcher Nathalie Cabrol, as space observation tools continue to improve. The author of “At the dawn of new horizons” recalls that “there are 125 billion galaxies in our universe and that each of these galaxies is home to between 200 and 400 billion planets”.

“To think that we are alone is a statistical aberration” explains researcher Nathalie Cabrol, scientific director of the SETI center (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence or “Research for extraterrestrial intelligence”) about the presence of other life in our universe. The author of “At the dawn of new horizons”, published by Editions du Seuil, explains, however, that this life can actually take extremely simple forms.

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Observation of space is made possible thanks to increasingly powerful telescopes, such as James-Webb, the launch of which dates from December 2021, as well as by the availability of more and more tools to the general public. perfected. This is the case, for example, of the Equinox 2 telescope, designed by the Marseille start-up Unistellar. Presented at CES in Las Vegas, this tool that can be controlled from a smartphone allows a community of enthusiasts to share their favorites.

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