In the vast expanse of space, where the mysteries of the cosmos endlessly unfold, the vigilant eyes of NASA’s scientists and astronomers constantly scan the heavens. Their telescopes and probes tirelessly observe the depths of our solar system, seeking to unravel its secrets and understand the phenomena that occur within it.
However, on a fateful day, amidst routine surveillance, something ominous and enigmatic was detected, triggering a response that sent shockwaves through the scientific community and beyond.
As NASA’s live stream broadcasted the mesmerizing vistas of our celestial neighbourhood, viewers around the globe were suddenly met with an unexpected announcement: the feed was abruptly shut down. Speculation ran rampant as to the cause, with rumours swirling of an unprecedented discovery that had sent NASA into a frenzy of activity.
What could have compelled the world’s leading space agency to halt its public transmission?
Was it evidence of extraterrestrial life, an unknown celestial object hurtling towards Earth, or perhaps something even more unfathomable lurking in the depths of space?
The sudden cessation of the live stream only fuelled curiosity and apprehension, as imaginations ran wild with the possibilities of what lay beyond the veil of our understanding. In this moment of uncertainty, humanity found itself at the precipice of discovery, poised to confront the mysteries that lay hidden within the vastness of the cosmos.
As the world awaited further information from NASA, one thing remained certain: whatever had infiltrated our solar system was a harbinger of profound implications, promising to reshape our understanding of the universe and our place within it.
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The Dark Forest Theory: Horrifying Theory Explains Absence of Alien Contact
The Milky Way Galaxy has 200 billion stars and perhaps 100 billion planets. If even a small fraction of those planets harboured life, and even if only a pathetic scattering of those planets had life forms which became intelligent, our galaxy would be teeming with alien civilizations, some of whom would be either looking for us or discoverable for at least a little while.
The number of alien civilizations the galaxy should have can be determined by an equation, the Drake Equation, which turns the above factors into variables. When you plug them into the formula, you find that there should be at least 20 civilizations in our cosmic neighbourhood. This makes the fact that we have yet to find any other life in the cosmos almost shocking when you think about it.
The seeming discord between how many advanced civilizations ought to be in space and the lack of evidence for any is known as the Fermi Paradox. It has led to dozens of hypotheses and potential solutions over the last few decades.
Many of the solutions aim at one of the variables in the Drake equation and try to make the supposed number of civilizations lower so it is more reasonable for us to not have met anybody yet.
Some propose that life starting at all is rare, others suggest that the development of intelligence is the bottleneck, others still posit that most civilizations would live for a short time before blowing themselves up or, conversely, never even manage to invent the radio.
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