Editing Fermi Paradox

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= Fermi Paradox – what is it? =

Here's what you need to know...

* The Fermi Paradox isn't strict evidence for alien life – but more of a thought experiment
* It's a famous contradiction posed by physicist Enrico Fermi
* Fermi suggested that the enormous size of the universe – and the billions of Sun-like stars in the galaxy, and their planets – makes it highly likely that there is intelligent life out there
* Some of these civilizations may have developed interstellar travel
* But Fermi also noted that there's a significant lack of evidence for life on other planets
* The chances of aliens being able to reach us are high, but there's no evidence that aliens ever have
* This paradox has baffled scientists for decades