Is humanity alone in the Universe? What scientists really think
During Feb-June 2024, they carried out four surveys regarding likely existence of basic, complex, and intelligent #extraterrestriallife
In total, 521 #astrobiologists responded, and we received 534 non-astrobiologist responses. Results reveal that 86.6% of surveyed astrobiologists responded either “agree” or “strongly agree” that it’s likely that #extraterrestrial life exists somewhere in the universe.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/is-humanity-alone-in-the-universe-what-scientists-really-think/ #SETI
Is humanity alone in the Universe? What scientists really think.

Are scientists speculating, or is there a scientific consensus here?

Ars Technica

In a recent study, a team of #astrobiologists considered the possible resolutions and concluded that only two possibilities exist. Either #extraterrestrial civilizations (ETCs) are incredibly rare (or non-existent), or they are deliberately avoiding contact with us (aka. the “Zoo Hypothesis“). #FermisParadox

After all of This Time Searching for #Aliens, is it The Zoo Hypothesis or Nothing?
https://www.universetoday.com/165005/after-all-of-this-time-searching-for-aliens-are-we-stuck-with-the-zoo-hypothesis/

After all of This Time Searching for Aliens, is it The Zoo Hypothesis or Nothing?

In 1950, during a lunchtime conversation with colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, famed physicist Enrico Fermi asked the question that launched a hundred (or more) proposed resolutions. “Where is Everybody?” In short, given the age of the Universe (13.8 billion years), the fact that the Solar System has only existed for the past … Continue reading "After all of This Time Searching for Aliens, is it The Zoo Hypothesis or Nothing?"

Universe Today

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Show: Stories From Space With Matthew S Williams

Episode: s Anybody Out There? The Search for Biosignatures

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