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wgp3 t1_izx8gkq wrote

Reply to comment by AnswersQuestioned in who do you think has the best thoughts about finding intelligent alien life? by The_odd__todd

I like to imagine we'll find technosignatures or biosignatures in at least one earth like exoplanet that also sits around a stable star in the habitable zone. We'll never be able to know for sure what's there but it would really hint at us likely not being alone.

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AnswersQuestioned t1_izxxv9w wrote

Yeh agreed, I think we’ve massively underestimated how many habitable planets there are. There aren’t many compared to normal planets, but there are still many many habitable planets. And one of them will have some life! Will we find it in our life times though?

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wgp3 t1_izye6ct wrote

One thing to note is that our current methods for finding exoplanets are biased towards inhospitable worlds. We basically need either very large, very hot, or very quick orbiting in order to see them.

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