What do you believe is the most fundamental, unanswered question in your field right now, and what are the potential

Question: What do you believe is the most fundamental, unanswered question in your field right now, and what are the potential implications if we could answer it?
- Keywords:
  fundamental,
  implication,
  important,
  question,
  unanswered
Asked by NusratN on 4 Apr 2025.
- Christina Schoettler answered on 4 Apr 2025:
  
  In my field, a fundamental questions is “is there life on other planets” as I work in astronomy. We have been trying to answer this for many years. I think the answer could be revolutionary for our understanding of our place in the universe.

Question: What do you believe is the most fundamental, unanswered question in your field right now, and what are the potential implications if we could answer it?