The Fermi Paradox

The question of whether extra-terrestrial civilizations exist has long since been the debate of scientists, and the premise of many science fiction stories.  In a galaxy with billions of planets, we might find it extraordinary that, if such life exists, we have not yet met it. Surely, if advanced life is out there, we would...

The Fermi Paradox

The question of whether extra-terrestrial civilizations exist has long since been the debate of scientists, and the premise of science fiction.  In a galaxy of billions of planets, we might find extraordinary that, if such life exists, we have not yet met it. In the early 1950s, Nobel physicist Enrico Fermi pointed to an apparent...

The Fermi Paradox

The question of whether extra-terrestrial civilizations exist has long since been the debate of scientists, and the premise of science fiction.  In a galaxy of billions of planets, we might find extraordinary that, if such life exists, we have not yet met it. In the early 1950s, Nobel physicist Enrico Fermi pointed to an apparent...