Parigraph 29
Unlike the Drake Equation, Loeb’s math contains only one unknown variable: whether low-mass stars can host life. He hopes other scientists will investigate that question in the decades ahead. “Once we know that, it can be folded into my equation,” he says.

How does the author’s discussion of Loeb’s equation in paragraph 29 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

A
It shows how Loeb’s equation depends on the use of the Drake Equation to determine both time and place for alien life.
B
It emphasizes the importance of identifying the likelihood of alien life before attempting to contact it.
C
It reveals how math guides scientists to get closer to finding the possibility of alien life, one variable at a time.
D
It shows how scientists’ contact with alien life relies on Loeb’s equation as it determines when aliens will exist.