Aliens

PvtPyle · 08-10-2008, 13:59

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7658797.stm

I've always been fascinated by the notion of extra terrestrial life, and considering our nearest star is over 4 light years away, I personally think it is silly to think we are alone in the universe.

If you consider there are approximately 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy and each of these stars may have a small solar system with say 8 planets and there are approx 140 billion galaxies in visible space which is approx 14 billion light years in each direction and then some unknown massive distance beyond that we we cannot see, and the fact that all the distant galaxies are moving away from us. The chances are actually so astronomically small that we are alone as to be pointless to consider them.

The biggest problem is that we cannot travel at the speed of light and that means without some kind of Star Trek shizzle we will never travel out of our own solar system. Shame.

According to Einstein we can never travel at the speed of light nor over take it. Which is again, a shame. My understanding of the science is VERY ropey, but I think the only way to do it (theoretically of course) would be to literally disappear from one point in the universe and instantaneously appear at another point. It is encouraging that this is how it works in Battlestar Galactica

Clearly the writers of Stargate got it all wrong

Anyway, thats my lunch time musing triggered by that article.

08-10-2008, 13:59	#1
PvtPyle Sofa Boy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wield of the Shire Posts: 701	Aliens http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7658797.stm I've always been fascinated by the notion of extra terrestrial life, and considering our nearest star is over 4 light years away, I personally think it is silly to think we are alone in the universe. If you consider there are approximately 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy and each of these stars may have a small solar system with say 8 planets and there are approx 140 billion galaxies in visible space which is approx 14 billion light years in each direction and then some unknown massive distance beyond that we we cannot see, and the fact that all the distant galaxies are moving away from us. The chances are actually so astronomically small that we are alone as to be pointless to consider them. The biggest problem is that we cannot travel at the speed of light and that means without some kind of Star Trek shizzle we will never travel out of our own solar system. Shame. According to Einstein we can never travel at the speed of light nor over take it. Which is again, a shame. My understanding of the science is VERY ropey, but I think the only way to do it (theoretically of course) would be to literally disappear from one point in the universe and instantaneously appear at another point. It is encouraging that this is how it works in Battlestar Galactica Clearly the writers of Stargate got it all wrong Anyway, thats my lunch time musing triggered by that article.