Despite the lack of direct evidence supporting panspermia, there are several reasons why some scientists find the idea intriguing. For one thing, studies have shown that some extremophile microorganisms are capable of surviving in the harsh conditions of space, suggesting that it is at least possible for life to endure a journey through the cosmos. Additionally, some of the chemical building blocks of life, such as amino acids, have been detected in meteorites and other extraterrestrial material, providing further support for the idea that life may have originated elsewhere.

However, there are also many challenges and uncertainties associated with the panspermia hypothesis. For example, it is unclear how life could have survived the intense radiation and other hazards of space travel, and there is no direct evidence of microorganisms or other forms of life in any of the samples collected from space missions. Furthermore, the complexity and diversity of life on Earth suggests that it may have arisen through a more gradual and complex process of evolution, rather than simply arriving on our planet fully-formed.

Overall, while panspermia is an intriguing idea, it remains a topic of ongoing scientific debate and investigation, and much more research is needed to determine whether or not it is a viable explanation for the origins of life on Earth.

Arabidopsis Thaliana that invites visitors to unlearn habitual ways of thinking about the environment and economics by exploring the inaugural moment of astrobotany in 1982. The installation uses counter-extractive approaches to examine the implications of growing plants in space, and questions the dominant extractive discourses and practices associated with astrobotany. Through a radio broadcast format, the installation recreates the moment when Arabidopsis thaliana was grown in outer space, and invites visitors to imagine alternative paradigms outside of market economy determinism. The exhibition is an immersive experience that encourages visitors to nurture an affective relationship with a plant and to contemplate what it means to be alive. The layout of the exhibition space is a 360-degree five-screen projection, inspired by the shape of the human vestibular apparatus, and the soundscapes fluctuate between transparency and hypermediation. The exhibition uses found objects such as a satellite antenna to provide a surface for Arabidopsis thaliana to grow on, and surveillance cameras to monitor the plant in real-time. Overall, the installation seeks to overcome legacies of the Cold War knowledge production apparatus, and weave potentials for a future outside of market economy determinism.

Arabidopsis Thaliana is an installation that challenges our conventional ways of thinking about the environment and economics. It centers around a historical event in 1982, when Lithuanian scientists grew a specimen plant called Arabidopsis thaliana in outer space, marking the birth of a new scientific field called astrobotany.- The exhibit invites visitors to explore the implications of this achievement beyond the dominant extractive discourses and practices currently associated with space exploration. Through a radio broadcast format, the exhibit recreates the moment when the Arabidopsis thaliana became world news, and encourages visitors to imagine alternative paradigms that could emerge from growing plants in space.- The installation also raises questions about the impact of colonialism and Cold War knowledge production regimes on space exploration, particularly considering the contributions made by communities historically obscured by these regimes. -Ultimately, the goal of Arabidopsis Thaliana is to instigate a deep, affective relationship between visitors and the humble plant, inspiring visitors to think creatively about ecological economics and to imagine new possibilities for our relationship with the environment. The exhibit draws inspiration from the fractal thinking methodology of Denise Ferreira da Silva, as well as the wisdom of thinkers like Octavia E. Butler, Lynn Margulis, Adrienne Maree Brown, and Luis Carlos Barrágan.

This means that live exist across the universe. There for is not an empty place to be exploited

The non-European provenance of the concept of panspermia, in the author’s view, has played no minor role in the development of prejudice against it as well as its persistence even to the present day. Such prejudice is reinforced nowadays by the power of the internet and Google in particular which invariably refers to panspermia as a “marginalized” theory that a majority of scientists choose to disown.