SUBJECT: CHANCE OF LIFE NEARBY ? 12 STARS VISITED FILE: UFO1589 Mutual UFO Network - MUFONET-BBS Network ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSSIBLE STARS THAT WOULD SUPPORT LIFE ---------------------------------------- Although the following is theory, the possibility exists that life could exist on other stars in other galaxies. This a crude evaluation of life's chances on the 12 nearest stars to Earth. Age Of Distance From Earth Name Of Star Star (Light Years) Chance Of Life? ------------ ------ ------------------- ----------------------------- ALPHA CENTAURI 4.6 4.3 Good, this triple star is Billion about as old as the sun, thus years was formed when the Universe had large amounts of Carbon, Oxygen and other elements essential for life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARNARDS STAR 20 6.0 Poor, too old, no Carbon, etc. Billion available when this star was years formed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOLF 359 20 7.7 Same as above Billion years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAL 21185 20 8.2 Same as above Billion years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIRIUS 300 8.7 Poor, it is a young star, any Million life would be primitive. years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UV CETI Uncertain 8.7 Poor, it is a flare star, emitting bursts of lethal, ionizing radiation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSS 154 Exact age 9.3 Fair if the star is not too uncertain young. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSS 248 20 10.3 Poor, too old, no Carbon, etc. Billion available when this star was years formed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPSILON ERIDANI 4.6 10.8 Good, chance for planets and Billion good chance for life. years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSS 128 4.6 10.9 Good, chance for planets and Billion fair chance for life. years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- L 789-6 20 11.0 Poor, too old. Billion years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 CYGNI 20 11.2 Poor, too old. Billion years ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ********************************************** * THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo * **********************************************