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b'Astrobiology is the discipline that explores the origin of life in the universe, and whether life exists anywhere other than Earth. It\\u2019s an increasingly exciting field according to University of Washington Research Associate Michael Wong. Mike reviews the current thinking and provides some of the chemical basis for life as we know it, and possibly as we don\\u2019t know it. Planetary Society Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla explains why we don\\u2019t see stars in many images of bodies across the solar system, while Society CEO Bill Nye marks the end of the US government shutdown that has hampered so much science. Five more winners will receive copies of First Man in this week\\u2019s What\\u2019s Up space trivia contest. Learn more at:\\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0130-2019-michael-wong-life-origin.html'