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Contributions by other scientists perplexing question: are we alone in this huge
universe or do we have other conscious beings like us
With the observable universe has approximately 2 in the universe? Honestly, we think aliens do exist but
trillion galaxies, each with billions of stars and their there are various possibilities.
own planetary systems, Fermi's question, "Where is
everybody?" is known as the Fermi paradox. why we are unable to contact them till now
The paradox highlights the apparent contradiction
between the high probability of extraterrestrial One could be their lack of interest in us. According to
civilizations in the vast cosmos and the absence of Neil DeGrasse Tyson monkeys are as smart as human
compelling evidence for their existence. It challenges toddlers. If extraterrestrials are smarter than us then it
our assumptions about the prevalence of intelligent is possible that their toddlers are smarter than geniuses
life beyond Earth. like Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking. We just
might be monkeys in front of them. So why would
they be interested in us and try to contact us?
To build further upon it scientist Frank Drake gave
an equation known as the *Drake equation which Another reason is the cosmic distances. If we plan to
aims to find no. of intelligent civilization within the milky send a message to the Andromeda galaxy, even if the
way galaxy. This equation considers various factors, message travels at light speed, it will take 2.3 million
such as the rate of star formation, the fraction of stars years to reach and another 2.3 million years to come
with planets, and the likelihood of life evolving on back, in those years there is a good chance that our
those planets. civilization is already destroyed for various reasons.

Additionally, The Kardashev Scale splits intelli- There could also be a possibility that alien civilizations
gent Civilization into three categories: may have existed in the past but faced their demise
due to internal conflicts, resource depletion, or other
- Type I civilizations are able to use all the energy catastrophic events
available on their home planet.
- Type II civilizations can control and channel all the Consider this If we find a small portion of the ocean
energy of their host star. and don't find pearls this doesn't mean that the ocean
- Type III civilizations have access to power doesn't contain pearls. In the same way if we haven't
equivalent to that of their host galaxy. found aliens this doesn't mean they don't exist but we
haven't just searched enough yet.

Recently there have been many attempts made to The Fermi Paradox remains a captivating enigma that
contact aliens. Voyager 1 continues to intrigue scientists and
and 2, two spacecraft enthusiasts alike.
launched by NASA, carry
messages aimed towards At the end
telling the extraterrestrials
about us and our planet.

Rudransh Atharv “There are 2 possibilities: either
Our viewpoint Student, 9th-C Student, 9th-C extraterrestrial life exists or we are
alone in this universe but both are
The Heritage School The Heritage School equally terrifying.”
This is just such a Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj
- Arthur C. Clarke

Bibliography:
Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Soch by Mohak Mangal https://youtu.be/hv6i4hyJL2s?si=pVjng47QhmJk1BLT
Britancia - https://www.britannica.com/story/the-fermi-paradox-where-are-all-the-aliens
Wio News https://www.wionews.com/photos/unbelievable-but-claimed-to-be-real-here-are-some-popular-and-intriguing-ufo-sightings-493957
*Drake equation
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