The Existence Of Extraterrestrial Life

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The idea of aliens has been a topic numerous Hollywood movie producers and writers have been creating blockbuster movies and novels since 1902 with the French movie A Trip to the Moon. The existence of Extraterrestrial life has been seen as a possibility through the discovery of Exoplanets, Kepler Missions, and mathematical formulas. Others doubt the possibilities of an Alien species such as Enrico Fermi, and Pope Zachary. Although the thought of aliens has created numerous cults and science fiction books, many mainstream scientist have begun devoting money and time seeking the answer, do aliens exist?
The world is full of possibilities. The possibility of extraterrestrial life is one argued by scientists across the globe. With the advancement in technology, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Kepler Drone, and numerous agencies and research groups around the world, the search of extraterrestrial life has become increasingly supported (Search for Extraterrestrial Life). Given the huge number of galaxies, stars, and planets estimated to be in the universe, there is a high probability that life has arisen somewhere besides Earth, and the Drake Theory agrees, (What are the odds there is life in outer space?). In 1961 Frank Drake produced a formula that has been debated about for decades (What are the odds there is life in outer space?). The Drake Equation estimates the number of potential intelligent life in our galaxy (What are the odds there is life in outer space?). The results are widely variable, everything depending on the variables selected, yet it is still one of the best ways to quantify just how many extraterrestrials are out in the universe (What are the odds there is life in outer space?). Life is a tricky variable on ...

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