Kepler telescope: Earth-sized planets 'number 17bn'

[Glen]

Astronomers say that one in six stars hosts an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit - suggesting a total of 17 billion such planets in our galaxy.

There surely must be life out there somewhere, thoughts?

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20942440

 

[tu y tu mama]

There must be life in other planets, if it happened once, it surely can happen twice.

 

[Deathcrow]

I would say the odds are in the favor of life being other places than just Earth. However, they are probably so far away that it would be pretty much impossible for us to reach them or them reach us.

 

[KingofKings]

Well if there are that many earth like planets in our galaxy then there's no doubt there is life within our galaxy and others too Sad part is will we get that type of technology to see these planets or stand on them before humans kill each other off!

To be honest sometimes I wish an other type of being came to our planet just so our world would unite and not try to kill each other anymore. its kinda sad if you think about it like that but true cool info man

 

[tu y tu mama]

Well if there are that many earth like planets in our galaxy then there's no doubt there is life within our galaxy and others too Sad part is will we get that type of technology to see these planets or stand on them before humans kill each other off!

To be honest sometimes I wish an other type of being came to our planet just so our world would unite and not try to kill each other anymore. its kinda sad if you think about it like that but true cool info man

How would "they" help our world unite? What if "they" came with the plan of killing us all.

 

[Deathcrow]

Well if there are that many earth like planets in our galaxy then there's no doubt there is life within our galaxy and others too Sad part is will we get that type of technology to see these planets or stand on them before humans kill each other off!

To be honest sometimes I wish an other type of being came to our planet just so our world would unite and not try to kill each other anymore. its kinda sad if you think about it like that but true cool info man

How would "they" help our world unite? What if "they" came with the plan of killing us all.

Then we would unite and destroy them with biological warfare.

 

[Glen]

I think any alien species would rather not travel all that way to just take us out. Unless of course they watched "The Only Way is Essex" then that may change their minds.

 

[Gogetaa]

Although there probably is life on other planets, it blows my mind to think about it so I try not to really.

 

[Deathcrow]

I think any alien species would rather not travel all that way to just take us out. Unless of course they watched "The Only Way is Essex" then that may change their minds.

Even if they had some crazy fast way to travel, it would still take many many years. Probably a waste of time for them.

EDIT:

Unless of course they have perfected quantum teleportation on a large scale.

 

[Tyler-]

There is life out there, no questions.