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Science has long known that amino acids and other organic molecules can
form through natural processes, and most scientists presumed that life
would inevitably follow. But when we do the math, we see that
presumption is completely unjustified.
Einstein's
General Relativity allows a broad range of values for the initial
expansion rate of the universe, but only in an extremely small part of
that range is life possible.-->
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<-- Our Milky Way is a
great galaxy to call home, in part due to its comparatively modest
central black hole.
When matter and antimatter
collide they completely annihilate one another, leaving only
energy.-->
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<-- Earth is perfectly
situated in the Goldilocks zone of our galaxy.
DNA
is the most complex structure ever found in the universe. Each set of
our DNA has as many atoms as there are stars in a galaxy; the
difference is a galaxy's stars could be rearranged with impunity, while
our DNA's atoms must be in the right places or we'd die.-->
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The
large green box represents the smallest DNA of any known organism. The
yellow box represents the largest possible DNA that could have formed
accidentally since the Big Bang. Since the relationship is exponential,
to extend that accidental DNA by just the small amount represented by
the black box would take another 86 billion years.
Robert with Larry Kawano,
Science Interpretives Creator at AstroCamp -->
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astronomy, and the exploration of the universe. It offers a school
program where students are given educational opportunities they cannot
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