Post 10: What Is Up There?

Hey guys Russell here. Today it won't be any normal post. This is going to get really emotional on this post. For some it may be but for some it isn't. This is going to be a very long post as well. So I hope you are ready for this mind-blowing adventure.

To be honest, what is up there? This is what scientists have thought of since we started looking upwards.  What is really up there? Are there monsters, aliens or some sort of God living in the cosmos? This is what baffled scientists for centuries.  Are they really that different from us? Will they bring harm or good things to us? Or do they really exist in the current timeline. For now, there is no evidence that life beyond our earth exists. Well except from the ISS ( International Space Station ) which always has people living there.

We, the human race, always try new ways to discover things. It is our curiosity that made us so technologically advanced from other mammals. It is collective learning that made us learn more and more about our world. Since we started writing, we can learn even more by storing information on books. Our species is really special and thanks to a bit of luck we are currently thriving on Earth. What if there is also an alien species that is almost as same as us, thriving on another planet? Currently, we cannot even find a single piece of bacteria on any place that is not on Earth. Signs of life is available though such as water on martian soil. Sadly, they do not have the luck to survive. We are the current species on Earth to have such advanced civilizations. The last species to ever be as near as us would be the dinosaurs! Isn't that amazing considered how far humanity has gone through the ages. But have we reached the final level? We already have advanced technologies such as nanotechnology and robotics but is that enough to say we are the most advanced civilization on the galaxy or even the universe?

On current data, there are a bunch of planets as same as ours. They are within the Godilocks zone of their system. On that area, it is not too hot and not too cold. Perfect for sustaining life. The best thing is they might even have water and an atmosphere rich in oxygen that is needed for life. Our current telescopes cannot know that but we are developing one much greater than the Hubble Space Telescope. If there is life on those planets, will they be as advanced as us or they will be as primitive as the dinosaurs? If they have luck, they might succeed our technological advances and beat us in the tech race. Or they are as same as us, looking for life as same as theirs in another world.

I have just watched Big History and it gave me an insight on what life on other planets look like. The human first appeared in Africa. However, having a species on one continent is not enough, so that is why during the ice age where most shallow seas are ice, they cross continents and populate every continent of the world. If that is the case, will it be the same to us? During the exploration era, people were hoping they would meet some kind of new life on the new land but what did they find? Yes they might find some interesting fauna and flora but what is the dominant species there? The same as theirs, humans.

This gave me an insight. We are now exploring new worlds, new planets to look for life. What if it is the same as what we did last time? (On a galactic scale). What if we are separated with another type of life same with us during a galactic collision? Some people say life is transferred by asteroids. What if the asteroid that brought life on earth was basically a small part of a exploded planet? The crumbs then are sent throughout the galaxy. Since it used to be with us,  Won't it be that different after evolution?  It will not be the same as us but the difference should not be drastic. In fact, they will be two legged mammals, with two hands as well. I am not sure if this is real considered that this is just a hypothesis that I made so take it with a pinch of salt.

Our galaxy is filled with billions of star systems. Our Universe is filled with billions of galaxies. Is this planet really so special as the only planet with life? I think not. There might be millions of planets that have life. We have already found tons of them which is in the zone that is available to support life. We just need more research to found out if there is life on those planets. I do hope that they are life on other planets and share knowledge with each other,

So that's about it! Sorry for not posting for a long time because I was having a break during the holidays ( Gaming ) so I do hope you can forgive me. Thanks for reading and I will see you next time!

~Russell