Fermi paradox

THE FERMI PARADOX There are 400 billion stars in our galaxy, astronomers estimate that each has 1.6 planets on average, bringing the total number of planets within the range of 660 billion; The number of potentially habitable worlds differs according to the source but most say the Milky Way may have over 60 billion habitable planets. As such, based on those numbers alone, it seems rather improbable that we are alone Therein lies Fermi's paradox: If other forms of intelligent life exist, why…

For more on the Fermi Paradox and why alien life hasn’t found us yet. (Infographic via futurism)

The 3 theories I believe in are: they are too intelligent, they are are a different life form than us, and that they are too far away.

Subject: Fermi, Enrico 1901-1954 Type: Black-and-white photographs Topic: Physics Nobel Prizes Nuclear physics Quantum physics Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0574] Summary: Italian-born physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives Persistent…

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Be patient– alien contact is now only 1,500 years away, scientists have calculated. Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new equation to explain the Fermi Paradox, which suggest…