Right Now- Braeden Bowen

At this very moment, somewhere in the universe, something big is happening. Supernova explosions and black holes 200 billion times the size of the Sun rupture the gravitational fields of nearby galaxies. Rouge Planets bigger than Jupiter rocket through space, following no path or orbit. Unstable black holes erupt into quasar jets, spawning thousands of galaxies and tearing across the universe. Somewhere else, perhaps in a different corner of the near-infinite expanse, something big is happening. While microscopic, it's bigger than quasars or supernovas. Somewhere in the universe, perhaps on a planet similar to Earth, life is growing. This life is almost nonexistent, still only a tiny collection of proteins only a few atoms long floating in the planet's thin atmosphere, but it's there. Statistically, it has to be: the whole universe is made up of the same 110 (stable) atoms, and there are only so many combinations those atoms can be arranged in. This process has happened on three bodies in our Solar System alone (Earth, Mars, Ganymede); there are 200 billion stars and 30 billion planets in the Milky Way, and 1 septillion planets in the observable universe. Somewhere, somehow, there are atomic protein structures floating high above the watery surface of a planet. Perhaps one day two of those protein structures will collide in the upper atmosphere and develop a symbiotic energy relationship. Perhaps then there will be a new life somewhere in the universe.

Note: If this post interested you, I'd encourage you to learn about the Fermi Paradox; it's a fascinating topic to explore.