The Search for Extraterrestrial Life in the Universe (original) (raw)

2014

Remember that famous “I Want to Believe” poster of an Alien Spacecraft in Fox Mulder’s office in the famed TV series “The X Files”? The classic question of “Are we alone in this universe” has fascinated us for generations. According to the Hubble Space Telescope’s findings, there are at least 125 billion+ galaxies in the universe, and at least 10% of all sun-like stars have a system of planets, and there are billions of stars with planets orbiting around them in the universe. And, even a billionth of these stars have planets that support life, then, there are around 6.25 billion life-supporting solar systems in this universe alone! Let’s understand the logic behind the possibility of extra-terrestrial life forms in this following way: everything that we know of this universe, are known to exist in numbering more than one, like for example, we know for a fact that, there are more than one stars, (more than one) galaxies, (more than one) black holes, (more than one) nebula, (more than one) solar systems, (more than one) planets, (more than one) comets, asteroids, quasars, pulsars, and so on. Therefore, if everything in this universe exist in numbering more than one, then, why there should be only one planet in the universe like that of earth, a planet that is perfect for the sustenance of life? If the very natural order that built and sustained this universe, where all that exist (and ever existed), thrive in billions and billions in number, then shouldn’t there be more than one planet like that of earth in this universe, the very cosmos where everything is in their millions to billions to even more? Truth is, concerns over extraterrestrial life forms are as much spiritual as they are scientific. And, this book aims to prove that, the possibility of extra-terrestrial life is very much real and WE ARE DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY, AND CERTAINLY NOT ALONE IN THIS UNIVERSE!!!