Earth vs. The Universe: Biosphere Wins

The BioIntegrity Podcast

A reading of The Value of Biosphere Earth, part 4: "Earth vs. The Universe" by researcher/author, Chris Searles. In two short paragraphs, and with two simple graphics, Chris dismantles the idea that science fiction is real. In other words, We cannot "live" in any normal sense of the word, on another planet for the foreseeable future. Those planets with life-potential are so far away it will take thousands to millions of years to actually get the first probes there, with current technology. As far as Mars goes: it will be robots, not humans, who go to Mars for the foreseeable future. Anything else is just inhumane.

This series seeks to connect people of all backgrounds to a better understanding of what Earth's life-support system is to us today -- Earth's planetary-scale composition of diverse-life and living ecosystems, Earth's biosphere. The research in this series then goes further to show how "Biosphere Earth"'s quality and integrity are Civilization's #1 priority. In this episode, author Chris Searles, synopsizes how Earth's biosphere compares that of +4,500 other planets scoped by NASA. Scroll down for program and citations.

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Read The Value of Biosphere Earth, part 4: Earth vs. The Universe

• by Chris Searles, on Google Drive: https://tinyurl.com/VOBE4-evu
• Read Chris' essay on this topic.
• Visit our website for more: https://biointegrity.net/value

About Chris Searles

• director, BioIntegrity.net / exec. editor, AllCreation.org
• other notable research: The Systemic Climate Solution

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Citations

1 Earth from 3.75 billion miles away.
• Kooser. NASA remasters Voyager 1’s famous “Pale Blue Dot” image. CNET (2020). https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-remasters-voyager-1s-famous-pale-blue-dot-image

2 Of the more than 4,500 planets surveyed.
• NASA. NASA Exoplanet Archive. Infrared Analysis and Processing Center, California Institute of Technology. https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu [Retrieved 10/20/21].
• Planetary Habitability Laboratory. Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog [Retrieved 10/20/21].
• NASA. How many exoplanets are there? NASA Exoplanet Exploration. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/6/how-many-exoplanets-are-there/ [Retrieved 8/17/20].

3 “No life beyond Earth has ever been found.”
• Kaufman. Life, Here and Beyond. Astrobiology at NASA. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/about/ [Retrieved 08/17/20].

4 Mars, the dead planet.
• Wade, et al. The divergent fates of primitive hydrospheric water on Earth and Mars. Nature 552, 391–394 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25031

5 Is more than 73,000 years away from Earth.
• Byrd. How long to travel to Alpha Centauri? EarthSky (2017). https://earthsky.org/space/alpha-centauri-travel-time/

6 Proxima Centauri b is a deathtrap, receives regular radiation blasts 14,000X stronger than Earth.
• Carter. Our Neighbors Are Probably Dead. The Closest Earth-Like Planet To Us Is Being Thrashed By 7-Second ‘Death Rays’. Forbes Magazine (2021). https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2021/05/04/our-neighbors-are-dead-the-closest-earth-like-planet-to-us-is-being-thrashed-by-7-second-death-rays/?sh=1a483d37cff2

7 Teegarden’s b is 12 light years from Earth.
• Press Release. Teegarden's Star: A Nearby System with two Potentially Habitable Worlds. Planetary Habitability Catalog, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (2018). http://phl.upr.edu/press-releases/teegarden

8 None of the "most Earth-like" planets have been proven to have rocks, water, or an atmosphere.
• Planetary Habitability Laboratory. Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog [Retrieved 10/20/21].

9 Top 5 Relocation Candidates.
Planets chosen according to Earth "similarity," according to NASA's data.
Top 5 planets.
• Planetary Habitability Laboratory. Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog [Retrieved 10/20/21].
• Travel time estimates computed according to the formula: 1 Light Year requires +17,000 years of current technology space travel. Source: Byrd. How long to travel to Alpha Centauri? EarthSky (2017). https://earthsky.org/space/alpha-centauri-travel-time/
Proxima Centauri b.
• Tasker. Does Proxima Centauri Create an Environment Too Horrifying for Life? NASA Astrobiology. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/does-proxima-centauri-create-an-environment-too-horrifying-for-life/ (2018)
Teegarden’s b.
• Exoplanet Catalog, Teegarden’s Star b. NASA Exoplanet Exploration (2019). https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet catalog/7423/teegardens-star-b/
Trappist 1-d.
• Press release. Study brings new climate models of small star TRAPPIST 1’s seven intriguing worlds. University of Washington (2018). https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/467604
TOI 700-d.
• Kazmierczak. NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2020). https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-planet-hunter-finds-its-1st-earth-size-habitable-zone-world
K2-72 e.
• Reference article. Astronomy: K2-72e. Handwiki. https://handwiki.org/wiki/Astronomy:K2-72e [Retrieved, 8/01/21].

10 11 reasons Mars will never be a life-support system.

1. No oxygen. Reference article. Comparing the atmospheres of Mars and Earth. European Space Agency (2018). https://esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/Comparing_the_atmospheres_of_Mars_and_Earth
2. No atmosphere. Ibid.
3. No macro life. Wade, et al. The divergent fates of primitive hydrospheric water on Earth and Mars. Nature 552, 391–394 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25031
4. No known micro life. Ibid.
5. -81 F. Reference article. Mars Facts. NASA Mars Exploration Program. https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/facts/ [Retrieved 8/01/21].
6. Soils not conducive to life. Fackrell, et al. Development of Martian regolith and bedrock simulants. Icarus 354, 114055 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114055
7. Not enough carbon. Jakosky, Edwards. Inventory of CO2 available for terraforming Mars. Nat Astron 2, 634–639 (2018). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-018-0529-6
8. Not enough water. Fedorova, et al. Stormy water on Mars: The distribution and saturation of atmospheric water during the dusty season. Science 367, 6475, 297-300 (2020). https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6475/297
9. Deadly radiation, frequently. Webster, et al. Large Solar Storm Sparks Global Aurora and Doubles Radiation Levels on the Martian Surface. NASA 2017-254 (2017). https://nasa.gov/feature/jpl/large-solar-storm-sparks-global-aurora-and-doubles-radiation-levels-on-the-martian-surface, Williams (2016). How bad is the radiation on Mars? PHYS ORG (2016). https://phys.org/news/2016-11-bad-mars.html
10. Planet-covering dust storms, often. Malik. Epic Dust Storm on Mars Now Completely Covers the Red Planet. Space.com (2018)...