Scientists estimate around 50 billion planets in our galaxy....vol. we cant be alone

[iblink]

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

 

[law3001]

Originally Posted by GhengesK

Damn

 

[law3001]

Originally Posted by GhengesK

Damn

 

[jd214]

I don't believe this

 

[jd214]

I don't believe this

 

[navyboy24]

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

 

[navyboy24]

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

 

[shuges]

Originally Posted by NavyBoy24

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

Yep!

 

[shuges]

Originally Posted by NavyBoy24

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

Yep!

 

[rko2004]

It would be interesting if there was life out there. But then there is the issue of reaching them. Or them reaching us.

 

[rko2004]

It would be interesting if there was life out there. But then there is the issue of reaching them. Or them reaching us.

 

[fog]

Originally Posted by RKO2004

It would be interesting if there was life out there. But then there is the issue of reaching them. Or them reaching us.

Probably won't happen in our lifetime, though.

 

[fog]

Originally Posted by RKO2004

It would be interesting if there was life out there. But then there is the issue of reaching them. Or them reaching us.

Probably won't happen in our lifetime, though.

 

[elcatfisho]

we need a way to fund our way into space. finna start the Federation and !+*@.

 

[elcatfisho]

we need a way to fund our way into space. finna start the Federation and !+*@.

 

[wr]

they won't visit us because this is the "time out" planet

 

[wr]

they won't visit us because this is the "time out" planet

 

[limonyfresh]

Even if there was, they would want no part of earth.

 

[limonyfresh]

Even if there was, they would want no part of earth.

 

[jaeevolution]

Wow...and this is just in OUR galaxy out of billions more out there.

 

[jaeevolution]

Wow...and this is just in OUR galaxy out of billions more out there.

 

[grimey]

that pic made me cry.

 

[grimey]

that pic made me cry.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by SHUGES

Originally Posted by NavyBoy24

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

Yep!

Scientists have never ruled out the possibility of different lifeforms, so I don't where you guys getting that idea from??
The news here is that we have a more accurate estimate of how many planets there are and how many that can be inhabited in our galaxy based simply on its distance from its "sun" in its solar system.  It's basically like how Venus is too hot to inhabit, Mars is too cold to inhabit, and Earth is the perfect temperature.

So far Kepler has found 1,235 candidate planets, with 54 in the Goldilocks zone, where life could possibly exist. Kepler's main mission is not to examine individual worlds, but give astronomers a sense of how many planets, especially potentially habitable ones, there are likely to be in our galaxy. They would use the one-four-hundredth of the night sky that Kepler is looking at and extrapolate from there.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by SHUGES

Originally Posted by NavyBoy24

Originally Posted by iBlink

The thing I don't get is how scientists are so sure of their calculations. Especially the whole areas of space that could sustain life rhetoric. They base it all on what is factual for life on earth. They hardly ever publicize the possibility of creatures being capable of maintaining in environments that are not similar to our own.

QFMFT


I have been thinking like this all my life. Like seriously why do they believe other forms of life need the same natural sources as us in order to survive?

Yep!

Scientists have never ruled out the possibility of different lifeforms, so I don't where you guys getting that idea from??
The news here is that we have a more accurate estimate of how many planets there are and how many that can be inhabited in our galaxy based simply on its distance from its "sun" in its solar system.  It's basically like how Venus is too hot to inhabit, Mars is too cold to inhabit, and Earth is the perfect temperature.

So far Kepler has found 1,235 candidate planets, with 54 in the Goldilocks zone, where life could possibly exist. Kepler's main mission is not to examine individual worlds, but give astronomers a sense of how many planets, especially potentially habitable ones, there are likely to be in our galaxy. They would use the one-four-hundredth of the night sky that Kepler is looking at and extrapolate from there.