Are We Alone In The Galaxy? Updated Drake Equation Suggests We Might Be

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Same here. The ingredients for life to exist are the abundant in the Universe and life can probably manifest in very different ways, it doesn't need to be carbon based. But first of all anyone who looks at this issue needs to appreciate the numbers involved. The Universe contains (a recent estimate) around 2,000 billion galaxies and each one on average contains 100 billion stars and at least as many planets. Very unlikely we are alone.

On the other hand we haven't even explored our solar system. Let's see what's underneath the icy surface or Europa and Enceladus first. I think there is a good chance we answer the question if life exists on other planets.

I agree but would go a step further.

I suspect many civilizations would be subterranean.

So you could potentially go to any number of planets and find life.

Our mistake is combing the surface (though I do suspect we’ve found things that have not been shared with the public).