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Shortly after the Big Bang, conditions were perfect for life. Did aliens emerge long before us?
https://www.salon.com/2024/06/15/shortly...before-us/

INTRO: It’s a little mind-boggling to think about, but there was a time when no stars existed in the universe. The earliest stars, galaxies and black holes came into being in a wondrous period called “cosmic dawn,” some 250 to 350 million years after the Big Bang.

All sorts of ingredients of our universe were popping into existence at that time: stars, galaxies, black holes. Given all the components were there, could that short list include life itself? Could aliens have popped up much earlier in the universe’s 13.8 billion year history? (MORE - details)

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