At least 50 billion planets in our galaxy!

[Hughe]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41686017/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/cosmic-census-finds-crowd-planets-our-galaxy/

Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.
At least 500 million of those planets are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold zone where life could exist. The numbers were extrapolated from the early results of NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope.



50 billion planets just in our galaxy. I can feel the pressure of mainstream astronomers.

"Are we still alone in the universe?"
:doh:
"We never owned Earth." It says all.

There is a rumor that NASA stopped operating the Kepler telescope. Someone can clarify it?
Because they might discover Earth-like planets by accident from star systems near the sun.

[Robert J. Niewiadomski]

Our planet is #5342482337666 (note 666 at the end :p ) in the galaxy registry ;) And we are not quite new here...

Finally they admitted that :) Statistically speaking we CAN'T be alone :)

[Thefrenzy1978]

Hmm i believe that 1 in 50 planets found so far are in the habitual zone of the star it orbits so i think its a bit backwards to think there's no other intelligent life out in the universe or in our galaxy our maybe right in our neighborhood , i know when i look up at the stars on a clear night not very often in England and i think to myself are we alone i get a BIG no we are not alone and im glad .

[Maia Gabrial]

Hmm i believe that 1 in 50 planets found so far are in the habitual zone of the star it orbits so i think its a bit backwards to think there's no other intelligent life out in the universe or in our galaxy our maybe right in our neighborhood , i know when i look up at the stars on a clear night not very often in England and i think to myself are we alone i get a BIG no we are not alone and im glad .

Me, too, TF1978. Even as a kid I looked up the skies and just knew that we weren't alone. Now that science is catching up to the rest of us, they're starting to admit the truth. How about that? :amen:

[TigaHawk]

And by our current logic we're the only sentient beings in the universe.



Ahhhhhh how arrogant and stupid some peopel are :)