What If Alien Life Were Silicon-Based?
PBS Space Time · Season 2023 · Episode 3
Life as we know it is carbon-based, but does it have to be this way? There’s another element on the periodic table that shares some of the key properties of carbon but is far more abundant on most planets. I’m talking about silicon. So is there silicon-based life out there?
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Season
2023
Episode
3
Air Date
26/Jan/2023
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
22 min
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Life as we know it is carbon-based, but does it have to be this way? There’s another element on the periodic table that shares some of the key properties of carbon but is far more abundant on most planets. I’m talking about silicon. So is there silicon-based life out there?
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