Cosmos Episode 12: Encyclopedia Galactica Part 5 of 7

[zzzIdividedbyzerozzz]

Also note, that the strength of our singles dissipate with distance. So I wonder if anyone out there simply toss out anything they pick up from us as nothing more then background noise.

[gday1111111]

4:17 onwards is genuinely moving.

[jeevesbond]

I hope that, if aliens did give us a copy of the Encyclopedia Galactica, that we could look up the Earth and find the words:

'Mostly harmless.'

That's assuming aliens have a British sense of humour. ;)

[artvandelay13]

@jeevesbond "Don't Panic" would be reassuring too :)

[Bryoz]

@jeevesbond presumably they'd have the revised version then ;)

[48Donbray]

We could be the first.....but we could the thousandth! Imagine that. The Universe is around 14 Billion years old, so I think it could be VERY possible that there have been MANY civilizations out there that may have rose and fallen, and may still be around. It's amazing that some people think that there is no life on other planets.  We ARE the universe, and I think that life is prevalent where ever it's given the opportunity. Life will find a way if given the chance. Intelligent? Maybe not

[Jcorp67]

Never mind he mentioned the possibility.

[Jcorp67]

It may be possible that we're the first.

[NorrYtt]

Someone was first. Just read YouTube posts! :D

[Edivion]

Does someone know the name of the song playing through most of this part?

[gamehero77]

i caculated it just for lulz

there would be between 10 and 10 million civs! ^^ i r proud of mah self

[TheAmorri]

@gamehero77

congratz d00d lolol



[vwr0527]

Aliens haven't detected signs of technical civilizations from here. We have had high technology (detectable from space) for only a hundred years. It would need to travel for much longer than 100 years to reach a pretty good radius in terms of interstellar scales.