{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Life Beyond Earth","description":"I was recently reading the November-December 2025 issue of \u201cScience Scope\u201d, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, \u201cScope on the Skies\u201d written by Bob Riddle. He wrote an article entitled, \u201cIs Anyone Home?\u201d We have always been curious about life beyond Earth, but we still do not have a definitive answer about that life beyond Earth. In a \u201cbig picture\u201d sense, what we learn because of our curiosity, our intelligence, and certainly our technology offers us a chance to shape our future and, as educators, to increase our student\u2019s curiosity and appreciation for the magnitude of the universe and the possibilities of life beyond Earth. ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39477250\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196738790"}