An Equation for Life

Recently, British scientists have formulated a new equation for judging the ability for a planet to have life. They have come up with the "habitability index". Since all these new planets are coming up, why not rate how habitable they would be to support life. This would show future generations a starting point on where to look for life on other planets. Based on factors of the earth, other close by planets in our solar system can be given indexes, such as Mars having a 0.5. But this system only proved where to look for life, not intelligent life which is the true goal. Those of the SETI Institute, such as Seth Shostak, believe that life can be found on many planets but intelligent life is the real goal and we won't find it until we advance our own knowledge.

Life Equation