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“The probability of success [in discovering extraterrestrial life] is difficult to estimate, but if we never search, the chance of success is zero.” 

—  Physicist Philip Morrison

Dr. Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist, best-selling author, and popular speaker.

He is the best-selling author of eight books, including The Golden RatioBrilliant Blunders, and Galileo, and has published more than 500 scientific articles, significantly contributing to topics ranging from cosmology, supernova explosions, and black holes to extrasolar planets and the emergence of life in the universe. Dr. Livio worked for 24 years (until 2015) with the Hubble Space Telescope, and he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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At some point in our lives, we are confronted with something we fear is larger than ourselves, and with nowhere else to turn, we peer up to the heavens. There are also those among us who look there first and hold that gaze for a lifetime.

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Mario Livio, Life in the Cosmos

Dr. Livio on Closer to Truth

We do not yet know how life first formed on earth, but no scientist argues that it can never be explained in material terms.  How prevalent is life throughout the universe?  We now know that there are likely even more planets than there are stars.  So, is life in the cosmos prevalent or rare?  Either answer yields profound implications.

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