Just wondering, because that'd be weird if we were the only ones
2007-03-17 16:21:40 · 17 answers · asked by Blah-Blah590 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There is probably lots of life in other parts of the universe.
Some of it intelligent and technological but we have absolutely no proof of this.
I hope that one day we receive a communication that will verify it,but the chances of this happening is pretty slim,but you can be sure they are out there.
2007-03-18 02:48:55 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 100 billion stars in our galaxy. When you look up in the sky, you can only see about 1 millionth of the stars in our galaxy from any spot on earth with the naked eye. There are about 100 billion galaxies. In my opinion, it is an almost certainty that life exists elsewhere. I would expect that intelligent life might be hard to find because it took over 3.5 billion years to evolve on earth. Even if only 1 in a million stars has life, that would still be countless trillions of other solar systems with life.
2007-03-17 23:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there is certainly life elsewhere in the Universe, but we just haven't found it yet. In a matter of time, we will hopefully find some form of extraterrestrial life.
2007-03-18 14:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by DavidausZueri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by "life" you mean "Self-replicating DNA", then yes I would agreethat's highly probable. If you mean "intelligent life", i.e. carbon-based life forms not unlike those on earth, I would venture to say it's possible.
However, that doesn't mean, that "aliens" have mastered inter-stellar flight, and visited the Earth.
We may well be the first guys to have developed a technology, or at least the first ones on this arm of our Galaxy. Someone's got to be the first.
2007-03-17 23:31:46 · answer #4 · answered by jim 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Given there are about 300 billion stars in our galaxy, and given there are about 400 billion galaxies in the universe, that makes about 120,000 billion billion stars in the universe. Probably, most of these have planets (given the way they form). Most likely, at least somewhere, there's life, and probably in many places. The reason alien life has not come here is due to the fantastic distances between stars.
2007-03-17 23:29:44 · answer #5 · answered by J 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You mean other than Lancaster County? They say so but I can only speak of what I've seen. I've been to Paradise several times, and Blue Ball. I know the cities they speak of are true because I had to go by them to get up to Virginville. So I'm not altogether sure, but I do believe if you keep going there are others. So sure, let's say we're not the only ones.
2007-03-17 23:56:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes there has to be life in other place in the universe or maybe in another time period because it is said that there is life on mars before the seas froze up when we are looking at life in outer space it may not be like the life on earth it will be different than us it may have extremely different biological structures
2007-03-17 23:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by alyshah786 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guarantee there is. There might be single-celled critters on Titan.
Multi-cellular organisims are a rarity. There are alot of things required for life, especially intelligent life.
2007-03-17 23:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The galaxy, the universe is soooooooo big, I can't believe that we are the only ones.
2007-03-17 23:29:22 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5025346574783168036&q=Carl+Sagan&hl=en
Carl Sagan eloquently explains this in this Google Video.
For those who have an adventurous and exploring spirit who bloom from ignorance to knowledge... This is for you.
2007-03-17 23:50:11 · answer #10 · answered by free_to_dream27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋