(Adapted from https://www.science.org.au/curious/space-time/search-life-beyond-earth – Access on 16/02/19)

Glossary:

1. to outline – describe or give the main fact about something 

2. to take into account – consider something 

3. rate – expansion 

4. nearby – short distance away 

5. feasible – appropriate; suitable 

6. space probe – spy satellite

Mark the alternative in which the highlighted word is used with the same meaning as in the sentence below. 

“We have always been fascinated by the thought of alien life elsewhere in the universe.” (lines 1 and 2).