Fermi paradox solution. Or, in David Brin's universe, we are the Progenitors.
Fermi paradox solution. Or, in David Brin's universe, we are the Progenitors.
Originally shared by Hubble Space Telescope
Latest News: Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe. According to a new theoretical study, when our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago only eight percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form in the universe existed. And, the party won't be over when the sun burns out in another 6 billion years. The bulk of those planets — 92 percent — have yet to be born.
This conclusion is based on an assessment of data collected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the prolific planet-hunting Kepler space observatory.
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/35/
Coooool.
ReplyDeleteMan, this kinda makes me sad, tho. No alien discoveries in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteOh nice.
ReplyDeleteKirt Dankmyer The upside is that there might not be a great filter.
ReplyDeleteI've been saying this from the start. The best explanation to the Fermi paradox is that we are the first in our light cone.
ReplyDeleteBest from our perspective, that is.
ReplyDeleteWhere does the estimation of the 100% mark come from, I wonder?
ReplyDeleteit amuses me that I recognize artifacting in the picture that tells me the method used to generate the landmasses.
ReplyDeleteI've spent too long doing procedural image generation, perhaps.