Can other planets- besides Earth- have life on them? There are different characteristics that allow life as we know it. The conditions must be just right!
The crew of the Enterprise have traveled back in time from the 24th century to make sure that a pivotal moment in their history occurs, the warp drive rocket launch that would lead to human's first contact with aliens. They find the inventor of warp drive and captain of that crucial launch, Zephraim Cochrane, and make him realize the importance of his role.
Victor Hess tests his own hypothesis of cosmic radiation by using a hot air balloon and checking the radiation in the atmosphere. He noticed that it did indeed increase as he traveled higher up in the air.