The Drake Equation gives us a glimpse of extraterrestrial life, but no matter the answer, it’s a chilling thought. The possibilities—whether abundant life or cosmic isolation—are both terrifying.

Some of our SETI Institute team members at Pixar Animation Studios. A new documentary film, recently released, celebrates first contact with aliens and highlights the importance of SETI research in ...

The Drake Equation is one of science’s most fascinating attempts to answer a massive question: are we alone? This video breaks down how we estimate the number of intelligent alien civilizations. Trump ...

The Drake Equation, a mathematical formula for the probability of finding life or advanced civilisations in the Universe, as revised by two University of Rochester researchers in 2016. (CREDIT: ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous mathematical equation, known as the Drake Equation, helps scientists estimate the odds of finding ...

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Physicists including Robert H. Dickle and Fred Hoyle have argued that we are living in a universe that is perfectly fine-tuned for life. Following the anthropic principle, they claimed that the only ...

A group of scientists has just proposed a brand new equation aiming to figure out the probability of intelligent life occurring in our universe. The equation is structured around two basic ideas: star ...

The chances of intelligent life emerging in our Universe -- and in any hypothetical ones beyond it -- can be estimated by a new theoretical model which has echoes of the famous Drake Equation. This ...