dsotpaw podcast - ET - Going Live 09/14/23 6AM CT

1. **Microbial Life on Mars**: Mars has long been a target for the search for extraterrestrial life. The presence of liquid water under its surface and the discovery of organic molecules suggest that microbial life may exist, or may have existed in the past, in the subsurface of Mars.

2. **Ocean Worlds**: Moons like Europa (around Jupiter) and Enceladus (around Saturn) have subsurface oceans beneath their icy crusts. These environments might be suitable for simple, aquatic life forms. The discovery of plumes of water vapor on Enceladus has increased the interest in exploring these moons for potential signs of life.

3. **Exoplanets in the Habitable Zone**: The discovery of thousands of exoplanets, some of which are in their star's habitable zone, has raised the possibility of Earth-like conditions on other worlds. If conditions are right, there could be extraterrestrial lifeforms on these planets, potentially similar to our own.

Proxima Centauri b is located approximately 4.24 light-years away from Earth. It orbits its host star, Proxima Centauri, at a distance that places it within the star's habitable zone, where conditions might be suitable for liquid water to exist on the planet's surface. Liquid water is considered a key ingredient for the potential development of life as we know it.