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294:, which claimed that the essay had been "newly unearthed". In the article titled "Winston Churchill's Essay on Alien Life Found", Livio explains that Timothy Riley, the director of the National Churchill Museum, handed him the 1950s draft of the essay in 2016 for analysis. The 1950s version of the essay is introduced as having "never been published or subjected to scientific or academic scrutiny." In his in-depth analysis of the manuscript Livio argues that "Churchill reasoned like a scientist about the likelihood of extraterrestrials". 22: 112:. The essay starts with a question: "Does life exist elsewhere in the Universe?", which he answers by considering various aspects of the problem. In the first part of the essay, Churchill expounds on the nature of life. He writes that liquid water at comparatively moderate temperatures is necessary for life. He then turns to 171:
Once we admit that the other stars probably also have planets, at any rate a goodly proportion of them, it is more than likely that a large fraction of these will be the right size to keep on their surface water and, possibly, an atmosphere of some sort; and, furthermore, at the proper distance from
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But I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilisation here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever
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years prior to writing. Furthermore, Andrews considers it remarkable "that politics and science" could go "hand in hand, each benefiting from the other" and argues that "in a world in which the two are treated by some as adversaries, this message might be more powerful than ever."
271:, Handwerk pointed out the remarkable fact that Churchill drafted an essay on extraterrestrial life on the eve of World War II, but sees this as typical for Churchill, who had "scientific curiosity" and a "recurring need to write for money" due to his "family's lavish lifestyle". 411:, the published essay is missing the part concerning the nature of life and the short passage about Jupiter, which are both contained in the 1939 and 1950s drafts. The unpublished part of the essay concerning the nature of life has been made available online by 796: 262:, de Freytas-Tamura considers the point that Churchill deemed it "probable that extraterrestrial life existed somewhere in the universe" and saw the essay as an example that "science was not just a hobby for Churchill." 999: 769: 180:, he considers it "conceivable that one day, possibly even in the not very distant future, it may be possible to travel to the moon, or even to Venus or Mars", because it would be "rash to set limits to the 1187: 786: 1177: 1026: 434:
it contains only "minor typographical differences" apart from the changed title. Mario Livio has argued that Churchill revised the 1950s draft in the villa of his literary agent,
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After the examination of the Solar System, he continues by thinking about planets orbiting other stars. Churchill thinks that stars outside the Solar System should
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After the reflection on exoplanets, Churchill turns to the exploration of the astronomical objects of the Solar System. Twenty-seven years before the
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their parent sun, to maintain a suitable temperature. Do they house living creatures, or even plants? The answer to this question may never be known.
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published a clarification on 6 April 2017 explaining that "part of that draft" had indeed been published as "Are There Men on the Moon?"
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considered it likely that it was an unpublished variant of the version published on 8 March 1942 in
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The essay was drafted in 1939 under the title "Are We Alone in Space?" The 1939 draft is kept by the
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could be at the right temperatures to support it, while it would be "unlikely" that life arose on
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Two unpublished versions of the essay are also known: A 1950s version held by the
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The essay came into the public eye after a 2017 article by the astrophysicist
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The unpublished 1950s draft titled "Are We Alone in the Universe?" is held by the
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which could support such life. Due to their high temperatures, he rules out the
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Churchill drafted the 11-page essay in 1939, just as Europe headed towards
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A reworked version of the essay was published on 8 March 1942 in the
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Churchill finishes his work with a clear indication that he believes in
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in 1975. The text of this version has been made available online by
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argues that "Churchill's reasoning mirrors many modern arguments in
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speculates that it was at first intended for publication in the
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seems unlikely to Churchill due to the vast distances involved.
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quickly gained considerable popular attention: It was,
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as possibly habitable. Turning to the planets in the
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