Geoscientists Dig into Why We May Be Alone in the Milky Way (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Dallas

Geoscientists Dig into Why We May Be Alone in the Milky Way

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Research by University of Texas at Dallas geoscientist Dr. Robert Stern and a colleague suggests a geological explanation for why conclusive evidence for advanced extraterrestrial (ET) civilizations has not been found, even though the Drake equation, shown here, predicts that there should be many such civilizations in our galaxy capable of communicating with us.

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