Are we alone in the Universe? The expert opinion on that, it turns out, is surprisingly consistent.<\/p>\n
Is there other life in the Universe? I would say: probably, Daniel Zucker, Associate Professor of astronomy at Macquarie University, tells astrophysics student and The Conversations editorial intern Antonio Tarquinio on todays podcast episode. <\/p>\n
I think that we will discover life outside of Earth in my lifetime. If not that, then in your lifetime, says his fellow Macquarie University colleague, Professor Orsola De Marco.<\/p>\n
And Lee Spitler, a Senior Lecturer and astronomy researcher at the same institution, was similarly optimistic: I think theres a high likelihood that we are not alone in the Universe. <\/p>\n
The big question, however, is what that life might look like.<\/p>\n
Read more: The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals <\/p>\n
Were also hearing from Danny C Price, project scientist for the Breakthrough Listen project scanning the southern skies for unusual patterns, on what the search for alien intelligence looks like in real life - and what its yielded so far.<\/p>\n
Read more: 'The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark': what it's like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory <\/p>\n
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Additional audio credits<\/p>\n
Kindergarten by Unkle Ho, from Elefant Traks.<\/p>\n
Lucky Stars by Podington Bear, from Free Music Archive<\/p>\n
Illumination by Kai Engel, from Free Music Archive<\/p>\n
Podcast episode recorded and edited by Antonio Tarquinio.<\/p>\n
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