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Life in the Vacuum of Space; Complex life living in space
Topic Started: Jan 16 2009, 04:51 PM (2,684 Views)
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Is there any plausible way that complex life comparable to multi-cellular life could exist in the vaccum of space. The number one problem I can think of is temperature, but once it gets past that there are other hurdles like obtaining enough energy to fuel such life. As for origins, I'm not sure whether they would start out in space or move there.

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Gravity based locomotion isn't impossible, it's actually very real. See, that's what happens when you fall, you are moving because of gravity.

BUT WAIT, there's more. Let's say that your center of mass was off center, very far off center, you would move incredibly slowly in that direction. This is because that your mass is falling towards your center of mass but, as it falls, the center moves. Ta-da. Incredibly slow, but an organism in space (in the incredible cold) would have an incredibly slow metabolism. I can imagine it working out pretty well.
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