NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA has done some research that seems to indicate that one in every 50 sun-like stars may have an Earth-like planet in its orbit, according to Space.com. These planets are located within the ranges where liquid water could exist on the planet's surface.
What this means is that means there could be billions of Earth-like planets just in the Milky Way Galaxy.
From Space.com:
"This means there are a lot of Earth analogs out there -- two billion in the Milky Way galaxy," researcher Joseph Catanzarite, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told SPACE.com. "With that large a number, there's a good chance life and maybe even intelligent life might exist on some of those planets. And that's just our galaxy alone -- there are 50 billion other galaxies."
It still does not allow for any meaningful alien contact ever in the history or future of the universe, simply given the distances and the pure harshness of outer space. It is a pity that life could exist impossibly far away, and man yearns for contact with them, when right at home we have billions upon billions of opportunities for contact.
What this means is that means there could be billions of Earth-like planets just in the Milky Way Galaxy.
From Space.com:
"This means there are a lot of Earth analogs out there -- two billion in the Milky Way galaxy," researcher Joseph Catanzarite, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told SPACE.com. "With that large a number, there's a good chance life and maybe even intelligent life might exist on some of those planets. And that's just our galaxy alone -- there are 50 billion other galaxies."
It still does not allow for any meaningful alien contact ever in the history or future of the universe, simply given the distances and the pure harshness of outer space. It is a pity that life could exist impossibly far away, and man yearns for contact with them, when right at home we have billions upon billions of opportunities for contact.
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