Aliens
Why haven't we heard from extraterrestrial life? I mean, you look at the stars and each of those stars are a solar system. You see the images of deep space that various satellites and telescopes are giving us, and all those little smudges are hundreds of thousands of stars, each with planets orbiting it. So what's the deal?
Hank Green (my main source of enlightenment on this subject) talks about it here:
Then talks about it some more:
And finally sings a song about it here:
So yeah, where are the aliens?
Are there cultures that would rather hide? Have they not evolved to the point where they can transmit messages? Are they scared of us? (I wouldn't blame them, especially if all they're picking up is Fox News.) It's just so weird to think of.
We used to think that the data we sent into space went on forever and ever (which would kinda suck 'cause the first visual transmissions to head into orbit were of Hitler...), but I read an article a while back that argued that this is, in fact, complete bull. The transmitions we send out would actually degrade to nothing before it even reached the end of our solar system. So is that it? They just don't know we're here?
Of maybe it's Star Trek style where they have to wait for us to make some special technological advancement and then Vulcans will swoop down and save us from ourselves. It's possible, but I find it hard to believe the Romulans of the solar system would actually obey those rules.
Or maybe it's Dr. Who style where the aliens are here and always have been, but there are super hero aliens walking around that look like us and keep us from constantly being invaded, enslaved, zombified, or wiped out. I mean, that'd be kinda awesome because then Torchwood could be real and I'd have one more job opportunity for after graduation...
I just can't believe that we're alone. I'm not saying they're friendly, or hostile, or have been here or even know we exist, but...they have to be out there, right? I kinda hope so...
Hank Green (my main source of enlightenment on this subject) talks about it here:
Click to viewThen talks about it some more:
And finally sings a song about it here:
So yeah, where are the aliens?
Are there cultures that would rather hide? Have they not evolved to the point where they can transmit messages? Are they scared of us? (I wouldn't blame them, especially if all they're picking up is Fox News.) It's just so weird to think of.
We used to think that the data we sent into space went on forever and ever (which would kinda suck 'cause the first visual transmissions to head into orbit were of Hitler...), but I read an article a while back that argued that this is, in fact, complete bull. The transmitions we send out would actually degrade to nothing before it even reached the end of our solar system. So is that it? They just don't know we're here?
Of maybe it's Star Trek style where they have to wait for us to make some special technological advancement and then Vulcans will swoop down and save us from ourselves. It's possible, but I find it hard to believe the Romulans of the solar system would actually obey those rules.
Or maybe it's Dr. Who style where the aliens are here and always have been, but there are super hero aliens walking around that look like us and keep us from constantly being invaded, enslaved, zombified, or wiped out. I mean, that'd be kinda awesome because then Torchwood could be real and I'd have one more job opportunity for after graduation...
I just can't believe that we're alone. I'm not saying they're friendly, or hostile, or have been here or even know we exist, but...they have to be out there, right? I kinda hope so...