Re:Why do we assume extraterrestrials might want to visit us?
by ryanmercer on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:16AM
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>There are, literally, millions of planets that can sustain life as we know it.
There are probably x amount of planets that can sustain life as we know it. We haven't even verified the existence of millions of planets.
https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/counts_detail... shows only 4331 confirmed exoplanets, of those we've visited 0 and are still largely guessing as to their atmospheres, weather, temperatures, seismic activity, etc. Not to mention some we've found in the "goldilocks" zone are likely regularly sterilized due to the conditions of their orbit and their stars.
There are probably x amount of planets that can sustain life as we know it. We haven't even verified the existence of millions of planets.
https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/counts_detail... shows only 4331 confirmed exoplanets, of those we've visited 0 and are still largely guessing as to their atmospheres, weather, temperatures, seismic activity, etc. Not to mention some we've found in the "goldilocks" zone are likely regularly sterilized due to the conditions of their orbit and their stars.