Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we

Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we

Seth Shostak
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.

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Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we thought we were special, we were wrong.
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Certainly the history of astronomy shows that every time we
Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak

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It bears mentioning that the Milky Way is only one of 150 billion galaxies visible to our telescopes - and each of these will have its own complement of planets.

Seth Shostak

Each year, thousands of UFOs are sighted and reported, which is an impressive tally of unidentified aerial phenomena. Surveys show that roughly one-third of the populace believes that at least some of this sky show is due to extraterrestrial spacecraft, here to probe our airspace and, when that proves boring, our bodies.

Seth Shostak

Our computers double in capability on time scales of only a few years. It's hardly outrageous to believe that we will successfully develop thinking machines within a handful of decades, or at most a century or two. If that happens, these artificial sentients will quickly leave us behind.

Seth Shostak

The total funding of SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) in the U.S. is 0.0003 percent of the tax monies spent on health and human services. And it's not even tax money. The SETI Institute's hunt for signals is funded by donations.

Seth Shostak

The math is dead simple: it seems that the frequency of planets able to support life is roughly one percent. In other words, a billion or more such worlds exist in our galaxy alone. That's a lot of acreage, and it takes industrial-strength credulity to believe it's all bleakly barren.

Seth Shostak

The thing to keep in mind is that we're still in the very early days when it comes to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Saying there's a silence is a bit like if Columbus, looking to discover a new continent, only sailed 10 miles off the coast of Spain before turning back to say, 'Nothing out there!'

Seth Shostak

I think there's a lot of intelligence out there, but that's just my guess. Question is: Are they peaceable or hostile? You could say that the peaceable ones are just going to stay at home and play with their Nintendos, so if you do meet any of them, they might be hostile.

Seth Shostak

The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands or millions of years. Indeed, only the sun, moon and planets - together with the occasional comet, asteroid or meteor - seem dynamic.

Seth Shostak
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