December 10, 2013
"Aliens might have existed during the Universe’s infancy. A set of calculations suggests that liquid water — a prerequisite for life — could have formed on rocky planets just 15 million years after the Big Bang..." (Nature, Article)
Links:
- Paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1312.0613.pdf
- Nature: http://www.nature.com/news/life-possible-in-the-early-universe-1.14341
- New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24729-alien-life-could-have-basked-in-big-bangs-afterglow.html#.UqZTPyg5v0c
- Forbes magazine: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2013/12/10/complex-life-possible-within-cosmos-first-billion-years/