Even at its lowest energy level, there are fluctuations in the quantum vacuum of the Universe There are quantum particles popping into and out of existence throughout the Universe There’s nothing, then pop, something, and then the particles collide and you’re left with nothing again

There is one part of the world where nothing thrives, however: the Atacama Desert in Chile

If we accept the law of conservation of energy (energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed), then the answer would seem to be “no” Something cannot become nothing, just another something

Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on Earth, but there are still places where they cannot live European researchers have confirmed the absence of microbial life in hot, saline, hyperacid ponds in the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia

The earliest time that life forms first appeared on Earth is at least 377 billion years ago, possibly as early as 428 billion years, or even 441 billion years—not long after the oceans formed 45 billion years ago, and after the formation of the Earth 454 billion years ago

Isolated from the rest of the planet for 14 million years, Lake Vostok might be the only body of water on Earth to contain no life whatsoever

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Nothing could live on what passes for land on Venus; its smooth volcanic plains are a scorching hellscape hot enough to melt lead, where the temperatures exceed 800 degrees Fahrenheit High in the clouds, however, the pressures and temperatures and acidity levels would be less intense — though still vile

From space, Venus is bright white because it is covered with clouds that reflect and scatter sunlight At the surface, the rocks are different shades of grey, like rocks on Earth, but the thick atmosphere filters the sunlight so that everything would look orange if you were standing on Venus

Death Valley

Mercury

Uranus

Venus is the second planet from the sun and has a temperature that is maintained at 462 degrees Celsius, no matter where you go on the planet It is the hottest planet in the solar system So what makes Venus hotter than Mercury? Mercury doesn’t have any atmosphere, and atmosphere can hold and trap heat

Richard Gott has estimated that the human race could survive for another 78 million years, but it is not likely to ever colonize other planets However, he expressed a hope to be proven wrong, because “colonizing other worlds is our best chance to hedge our bets and improve the survival prospects of our species”

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