That depends on what you mean by life. If you mean life as we know it, the best bet is Mars, as it’s the most Earth-like of the other planets. But even the Earth is home to so-called extremophiles – organisms that can cope with extraordinary temperatures or radiation – so we shouldn’t be surprised if life exists elsewhere in the Solar System.
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