Reply to post: Re: "indicates there's perhaps carbon in other systems and on other planets"

Re: "indicates there's perhaps carbon in other systems and on other planets"

Since there are those still wondering if silicon based lifeforms are possible (the chemistry is very impoverished in comparison and bond strengths much stronger) such observations are scientifically germane.

Since Carbon is such an obvious goto base silicon just gets to make the rocks if there's carbon everywhere.

Also since Carbon is element 6 and Silicon is element 14 you need earlier sequence supernovae to get lots of carbon than you do to get enough silicon. Since ice can be rock hard you don't actually needs rocks for life, though it helps.