The Kepler space observatory says there should be about 8.8 billion potentially habitable planets in the Milky Way. That has big implications for the search for life, and much more. Share on Facebook ...

The chances of intelligent life emerging in our universe—and in any hypothetical ones beyond it—can be estimated by a new theoretical model which has echoes of the famous Drake Equation. This was the ...

(via SciShow) In 1961, the astronomer Frank Drake wrote down what is now known as the Drake Equation. It's so important to the culture surrounding the search for extraterrestrial life that scientists ...

The Drake equation attempts to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy, and its answer is either thrilling or deeply unsettling depending on the variables. Iran says it struck ...

A group of scientists has just proposed a brand new equation aiming to figure out the probability of intelligent life occurring in our universe. The equation is structured around two basic ideas: star ...

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In today’s Remainders: HP and Microsoft have their heads in the clouds; XBox 360 gets pedal power; Clear gives you new ways to enjoy WiMax; and Drake’s Equation explains why you’re alone in the ...