Thursday, September 17, 2009

New 'Drake Equation' For Alien Habitats

An illustration of an alien exoplanet orbiting a distant star.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

From Cosmos:

SYDNEY: A mathematical equation that counts habitats suitable for alien life could complement the Drake equation, which estimates the probability of finding intelligent alien beings elsewhere in the galaxy.

That equation, developed in 1960 by U.S. astronomer Frank Drake, estimates the probability of intelligent life existing elsewhere in our galaxy by considering the number of stars with planets that could support life (see "Are we alone?").

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