According to our knowledge of known life, liquid water is essential for life. In other words, if there is liquid water on a planet, there is a possibility of life, and it is for this reason that scientists always consider liquid water as the first requirement when assessing the possibility of life on a planet.

It has been billions of years since life appeared on earth, and although there are seven planets in our solar system in addition to earth, as well as a number of dwarf planets, moons and other relatively large bodies, so far we have not found alien life on any other planet in our solar system for the time being. Even mars, another earth-like planet in the habitable zone of our solar system, has not found a single sign of life. Could it be that life on earth is really unique and no other planet is allowed to have life?