There are several hundred billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone. And we think at least one planet orbits most of these stars, some of which are likely habitable by some form of life. So where is everyone? Why haven’t we found signs of intelligent life yet? This is the Fermi Paradox. And – starting at 12:15 p.m. CST, or 18;15 UTC – on Monday, November 11, we’ll be discussing the Fermi Paradox with renowned planetary scientist Alan Stern. Remember the New Horizons mission to Pluto in 2015? Alan is the person who conceived it and made it happen. Since then his research into ocean worlds might help explain why we’ve not yet found any extra-terrestrial neighbors.
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Thanks; I think it may partly explain Fermi's original question of 'where are they?' (BTW, Fermi died in 1954). Many (?) of them may be trapped under ice. One would think though, if they exist, and if they are curious they should excavate upwards to the surface and start doing astronomy.
Keep in mind that Fermi died in 1954, so he wasn't at the 1961 Frank Drake workshop that was mentioned.
Love the subject, observations, and science involved in this topic. Thanks! Note for future 'casts: I had t turn up the volume a lot just to hear everything that Alan Stern was saying. Will Triggs was even quieter. The YouTube commercials then became insanely loud
This is why they park their ships in the Deep. . .
When they're not crashing! 😂
Just playing.
Clash of the Titans.
They came from the sea!
Agh!
Oh wait. . . lol
I’m 82 and have been asking Fermi’s question for 70 years.
Very interesting idea. Considering these other worlds are all way colder than the earth, what about the chance of even highly intelligent life on one of these worlds that would just 'think' slowly, like extreme ents from Lord of the Rings. Maybe their communicating is done so slowly we wouln't be able to perceive it as such.
re 15:00 "Where we know life has arisen on Earth' really!?! As far as I know, the abyssal vent life forms are all based on the same evolutionary chains as the rest of terrestrial & sea life.
This is interesting.im a love of the planet and three Star… I look out in the night sky universe trying to be familiar with the universe.
Very interesting. I love the universe since age 10. I am today 60 years old. I never sudyed physics or chemistry unfortunately, but I love the universe from a visit to a planetarim in Paris with 10 years old kids, and got hooked on that ever since. Loved everyrhing you said.