{"id":851,"date":"2007-06-01T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T21:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/?p=851"},"modified":"2014-04-01T10:38:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:38:31","slug":"life-in-the-universe-a-beginners-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2007\/06\/life-in-the-universe-a-beginners-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in the Universe: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/georiot.co\/3ke0\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-843\" alt=\"LITU_cover\" src=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LITU_cover-194x300.jpg\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LITU_cover-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LITU_cover-663x1024.jpg 663w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LITU_cover.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is one of the hottest areas of scientific research. Lewis Dartnell considers some of the fascinating questions facing researchers today. Could life exist anywhere else in the universe? What might aliens really look like? 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