Is Anybody Out There?

Jan 1, 2015

0h 52m

★ 5.0

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The recent discovery by the Kepler satellite of thousands of Earth-like planets where life could be possible, has given a big boost to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). In 2011, for the first time ever, Kepler provided us with a census of the Milky Way. We can now calculate how many stars in the Milky Way could have a planet like ours: around a billion.

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Ross Huguet

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7.6

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6.4

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Aap tot Aap

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4.6

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7.0

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8.0

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7.0

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7.4

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10.0

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10.0

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7.0

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Portrait of Hermann Heinzel.

8.0

Popular Science L-7-4

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8.0

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Blue Man: Aliens have invaded Huron County!

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7.5

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