Each of the major sections to the exhibition explores a specific topic and reveals the various issues involved in the hunt for life beyond Earth:
Mars is our closest planetary neighbor, yet our knowledge of it is limited. Researchers think it offers the best possibility for finding life in our solar-system beyond Earth.
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Years of research and surface scanning by satellites have revealed that one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, may be a prime candidate to host extraterrestrial life.
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Titan is a moon of the planet Saturn, and it is the only moon scientists know to have an atmosphere around it, offering a possible view into Earth's ancient past.
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While the hunt for life on nearby planetary bodies is thriving, our own solar system is not the limit of our study. Technology and research let us look much deeper for life.
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Life, as we know it, has many facets, and identifying characteristics of life is important when searching for clues about life on other planets and moons.
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Life as we know it here on Earth depends on water. Without water, nothing would survive. The water in our bodies is essential to sustaining our life's processes.
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