Reflecting on Our Present Self-Awareness of Not Having Found Any Life
Beyond Earth
- Jonathan H Jiang
, - Stuart Fisher Taylor
, - Nick Searra,
- Philip E. Rosen
Jonathan H Jiang

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Corresponding Author:jonathan.h.jiang@jpl.nasa.gov
Author ProfileAbstract
The quest for finding extraterrestrial life has been a fascination for
humanity for centuries, yet we have not yet found any concrete evidence
of life beyond our planet, except for some hints of methane on Mars. It
is essential to document this time of not having found any life to fully
describe our perspective to other civilizations, anticipate how these
events may change humanity, and appreciate the uncertainty of our
knowledge about the universe.14 Nov 2023Submitted to ESS Open Archive 14 Nov 2023Published in ESS Open Archive