There Are At Least 36 Intelligent Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy, Say Scientists
Jamie Carter
This artist’s impression shows the planet K2-18b,
It’s the oldest and the greatest cosmic question of all: is there anybody out there?
For years all we’ve had is the Drake Equation to help us understand the question, but no indication of an answer. Now a group of scientists at the University of Nottingham think they’ve come up with a new “cosmic evolution”-based calculation—or, rather, an estimation—that suggests that there are likely to be at least 36 ongoing intelligent civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy.