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When we consider that for every star in our Milky Way, there is believed to be one planet, it would appear that the possibilities of life on other worlds are boundless. Yet, we remain very much alone, which in itself is a very sobering thought.
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Powell, J. (2018). Theoretical Part II. In: Rare Astronomical Sights and Sounds. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97701-0_11
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