Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA

Justin Space Center episode 27, The Search for Life. I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be

your host today. So this is the podcast where we bring in the experts, NASA scientists, engineers, astronauts,

all to tell you the coolest information about NASA and about space.

So today we're talking about something super cool, how we're looking for life in the universe. We're talking with Aaron Burton and Mark

Freese.

Aaron and Mark are both planetary scientists here at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

And we had a great discussion about the different NASA initiatives all looking at organic material in the solar system.

And what we're finding from these studies that help us understand the fundamentals of life here on Earth, and possibly in the universe.

So with no further delay, let's go light speed and jump right ahead to our talk with Dr.

Aaron Burton and Dr. Mark Fries.

Enjoy. T-minus minus T-minus

T-minus T-minus County.

Mark.

A H-Hoski- the headlights are correct. Here she goes.

Isn't we have a podcast? Well, this one's going to be good because I'm excited because this one's about the

ultimate question, right? Are we alone in the universe? That's literally, I mean, it's in the NASA mission statement, right?

Everything we do is to explore the unknown and reveal the unknown

for the benefit of humankind or something like that.

So I guess I'll start off with this question.

How many times a day do you ask yourself that question?

Are we alone?

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