NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — Astronomers Wenjie Song and He Gao from Beijing Normal University have published a scientific article in which they say that there may actually be 42,777 alien civilizations in our galaxy. At the same time, one of these intelligent civilizations in the next two millennia can send a message to humanity. This is reported by Forbes.
Another study may help solve the Fermi phenomenon. It states that if there are indeed many intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way, it is very surprising that none of them have yet sent any message to humans.
Chinese scientists demonstrated the theoretical calculations they performed. Their result showed that there could be 42,777 extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. At the same time, most likely, they are not at a sufficiently advanced technological level, so they cannot send messages to people or travel through outer space.
There are too many unknowns in the calculations used. If scientists knew them, it would allow obtaining accurate results. The hypothesis, called the “Great Filter”, provides for the fulfillment of certain conditions:
- There must be a planet on which life can exist.
- After all, life should appear there.
- Evolution will lead to the emergence of a truly intelligent species.
- In the end, an alien civilization will be able to catch up with humanity or even surpass it in terms of technological development.
If we take into account this hypothesis, then if until today the signal from aliens has not arrived, it means that they have not been able to reach the required level of development. It can also be assumed that intelligent civilization has died altogether.
A new study by scientists suggests that only 0.1% of potentially existing alien civilizations in our galaxy may actually be advanced enough to make contact with humanity in the near future.
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