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Note that this is really just how you feel. We're not really able to put strict constraints on the distance, given that we can't yet rule out the existence of Earth-like planets around even neighbouring stars.

Cheers,
Paul

Europa!

Europa, maybe,
But what about Mars?.......

marc wrote:Europa!

Europa... but not Australia???

Just another joke...

Probably the right question is "how far in space and in time?".

The time window that could allow to human race to be be able to interact consciously with extraterrestrial life is opening right now.

So perhaps Mars had intelligent life some billion Years ago, Europa probably will have intellignet life within some billion years in the future when the sun will start the giant phase.

I think that within the nearby stars is only a random question.

Bye - Paolo

I think my neighbour's dog is /very/ intelligent...

He can easily do a prime factor decomposition of

2^200-1 = (3) (5) (11) (17) (31) (41) (101) (251) (401) (601) (3173389601) (61681) (268501) (2787601) (340801) (8101) (4051) (1801)

Bye Fridger

Paolo wrote:... Europa probably will have intellignet life within some billion years in the future when the sun will start the giant phase.
Bye - Paolo

Why do you think that? In the 4 billion year history of life on Earth, intelligent life (and by intelligent I mean developing technology to listen to the stars) has come about once.
I think the chance of discovering extra-terrestrial life in the next 200 years is quite high but I doubt we will ever find other intelligent civilizations out there

Of course it might be our descends on Europa a billion years from now.

How about sulfer or silicon based life? When we learn how to
search for them we might find intelligent life as close as Mars
What do you think?

We have been searching for so little time... Also, how much time would be an intelligent civilization waste power spreading radiowaves throughout the galaxy? Moreover they would be wiser if they don't announce themselves until they know what kind of people are out there...
So it's unlikely we discover anything until we go there. But at least we must listen and watch too. It's better to know in advance than to receive a unexpected surprise.

Intellegent life is pretty rare occurance in the universe...I would suppose that if we were to come across another race of semi-technilogically advanced species they would roughly be 1000 ly distant from us maybe more...

Rassilon? Rassilon? Rassilon!!! My favourite Celestia designer!! (mourned long time)

I'm glad to see you again !!

Welcome!!

jamarsa wrote:

Welcome!!

but it should be

WELCOME BACK!!!

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. . . . (happiness bounce...) .

And now my paradise is almost here again...

To ElPelado: sorry, I had a knot in my throat...

Rassilon wrote::mrgreen:

After his long philosophical trip through the universe, I wonder whether Ras is still this slick type sitting in his black designer clothes in front of the screen;-) Latest short hair cut fashion of course, purple stockings, what else...?

Welcome back!!

Bye Fridger

Rassilon wrote:Intellegent life is pretty rare occurance in the universe...I would suppose that if we were to come across another race of semi-technilogically advanced species they would roughly be 1000 ly distant from us maybe more...

To individual designated as "Rassilion":

The term of "Intelligent life" is relative... Just as the Earth's greatest scientist of all times said once:

Everything is Relative.

To individual designated as "Paul":

Additional information aquired.
You should modify your poll:

1. Within 10 light-years
2. 10-100 light-years radius
3. 100-1,000 light-years radius
4. 1,000-10,000 light-years radius
5. 10,000-50,000 light-years radius
6. In a nearby galaxy
7. In a distant galaxy

Why? "Within 50,000 light-years" includes all options before it.

t00fri wrote:

Rassilon wrote::mrgreen:

After his long philosophical trip through the universe, I wonder whether Ras is still this slick type sitting in his black designer clothes in front of the screen;-) Latest short hair cut fashion of course, purple stockings, what else...?

Welcome back!!

Bye Fridger

Still the brown trenchcoat scarf and hat...

And the sands of Altair are blue and purple...Quite a sight lain before a pink ocean...And the sunset is more brilliant than the eye could imagine. A swollen blue sun brilliant like ours at midday...

Whell we have been broadcasting tv signals sence 1932 Olimpic games , and flooding the airwaves with radar . So a sphear about 60 Light years in radius is lite up like a beacone .
So if there was a advanced race with in 30 lightyears we should have heard from them by now

My personal beleaf is that E.T. is watching our daytime and prime time T.V.
and has decided that they want nothing ,whatever, to do with us !!!

i'm afraid i must agree with johns statement. if you really think about all of the things we watch on tv, et's must think were pretty violent