i lay in bed looking at the stars i marvel at there beauty i wonder if theres life on other planets out there?

Question

, i feel at peace calm in all this tranquily of gods universe , it was then the thought crossed my mind were the hell is my roof who else thinks thats funny , i thought id just put that end bit in cos if i didnt yahoo would send me a e mail saying your question has been rejected cos its not a question he he

Answer 1

Your question, with its comment about the roof, reminded me of what was once billed as "The Funniest Joke on the Net":
The following is judged to be the second funniest joke in the world and has an astronomy overtone:

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes," replies Watson.

"And what do you deduce from that?"

Watson ponders for a minute.

"Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?"

Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot!" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"


But, apparently, it's only the 2nd funniest joke in the world.
Is there life on other planets? Sometimes I wonder if there's intelligent life on THIS one. But then I remember the dolphins and the elephants. But seriously, I'd say the odds are astronomically (no pun intended) high that there is.
And this site agrees with me:
"Life in the Galaxy

If you want instead to ask only about how many planets have life on them, the situation changes drastically. Now we have
NSL = RSL x LSL = LSL xRstar x Pplanets x Phabitability x Psimple life
We can use the numbers from before, except that LSL should be a much longer number if life tends to hang onto planets once it starts (which seems to be the case with Earth). Then a reasonable number is LSL= 5 billion years (half the lifetime of the Galaxy), and we find that NSL = LSL = 5 billion! There should be billions of planets in our Galaxy with simple life on them now. If complex life typically lasts 1 billion years (and only appears on 0.1 planets with simple life), the number of planets now populated with interesting complex alien organisms is of the order 100 million. This makes it clear why most astronomers believe the Galaxy is teeming with life (our estimate could be 1000 times too high and that would still be true).

Answer 2

OF course there is no intelligent life anywhere else in the universe...especially NOT Altair IV....We Krel...I mean, we Texans are pretty sure of that....

Not that Obi wan ever calls, or writes, an e-mail or two...is that too much to ask....but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, he's way too important to remember his high school days....

but I digress

NO, there are no other intelligent species in the universe...
OKAY?

Answer 3

Yes there is life on other planets. The guy next door to where I work says he's from mars or somewhere and he is here to help mankind

Answer 4

I would heartily recommend that you consult the great British philosopher Monty Python:

"... and pray that there is intelligent life, somewhere out in space.
Because there is bugger all down here on earth!"

PS, yes i know that M.P is comprised of a number of individuals so please dont all jump on me yelling:

"Monty Python is a comedy group comprising Graham Chapman, John clease etc etc" .... i am British, I KNOW

Answer 5

Other planets in our solar system? Thus far it appears not. Other planets in other solar systems or other planetary systems? It could be perceived as gross human arrogance to believe we are the only other race of higher "intelligence" existing in this infinite vastness. Just imagine if "they"? can hear you!!
Ha!Ha!Ha!

Answer 6

there is no proof