CCI02.07.01.- Should we be looking for life elsewhere in the universe?

In this particular area of study, one of the ways astronomers look for planets where life might exist is to look for planets that could be warm enough for surface:

The committee that selected the contents of the golden records on the Voyager spacecraft was chaired by:

The map on the golden record uses __________ to point extraterrestrial life to Earth.

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking expressed concern that any extraterrestrial life that found Earth might result in ___________ for humanity, as Christopher Columbus’ arrival signaled for Native Americans.

While the search for life elsewhere in the universe is uncertain, humans have always been ______, so not satisfying the quest for discovery would go against our very nature.