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Seeker - issue 2
We Are Not Alone
By: Chris Montgomery
There are five to ten times more stars
have learned much about the closest gal-
In addition to the Spitzer Space Tele-
in the sky than grains of sand on all the
axy to Earth. That galaxy, Andromeda,
scope, NASA used the Hubble Space Tel-
world’s beaches. If you were to hold one
2.5 million light years away, has been a
escope and the Kepler Space Telescope to
of those grains of sand up to the sky,
scientific fact since ancient times. Al-
study planetary systems. These revolu-
the patch would cover 10,000 galaxies!
though light pollution limits views of
tionary designs aid in seeking stars and
Astronomers have calculated there are
Andromeda, it can be seen as a blur on
orbiting satellites. They can also deter-
actually 100 billion galaxies in the ob-
the clearest of nights. According to re-
mine if a planet has liquid water, the key
servable universe. Hence, the odds we
search supported by the Spitzer Space
to life as we know it. NASA continues to
are alone are minimum at best.
Telescope, Andromeda dwarfs the Milky
implement newer telescopes, expanding
Way and contains twice the number of
our knowledge of atmospheres similar
stars.
to Earth.
Intergalactic travel is still far beyond
human capabilities. However, scientists
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