We have yet to find any traces of extraterrestrial intelligence, a vexing problem known as the Fermi Paradox. A new solution to the “where are all the aliens?” conundrum suggests that advanced aliens do exist — but they’re in a self-imposed state of hibernation, waiting for a future era of…
The disturbing Fermi Paradox suggests we should have made contact with an extraterrestrial civilisation by now, yet we haven’t. By applying a 500-year-old philosophical principle, a Cornell University researcher has shown that the Great Silence is not unexpected — we just need to give it more time.
If intelligent aliens are out there, we don’t want them to think we’re a bunch of backward fleshy bigots. A competition organised by the Breakthrough Initiative is offering a million dollar prize to whoever can come up with the best new message to broadcast across the cosmos.