The possibility of extraterrestrial life on other worlds has long fascinated us, as has the idea of alien life living in space itself, but while the former is often considered quite probable, the idea of anything evolving on airless moons, comets, and asteroids seems less likely. But with scientists uncovering life in ever more extreme and inhospitable environments on Earth, perhaps it is more likely than we think.

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Credits: Void Ecology Episode 194a, Season 5 E29a

Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern

Editors: Keith Blockus Matthew Campbell S. Kopperud

Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com

Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music: Michael Wark, "Embryonic Universe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXadlcvD_4o Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Sergey Cheremisinov, "Laybrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder Nine" http://chriszabriskie.com