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oalfonso t1_iztdiva wrote

Maybe just never because the space is so big and vast that we won't be able to reach other alien life forms. Unless we find a way to bend spacetime and make interstellar travels possible. But most likely we won´t contact anyone during the time the humanity exists.

It is possible we can find some bacteria-fungus like life forms in our solar system ( Europa, Enceladus, ... )

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The_odd__todd OP t1_izte9rl wrote

Right I hear you. I mean it takes a certain amount of intelligence just to appreciate how long it takes to reach the nearest galaxy. Space is pretty big. Even at light speed it would be 25,000 years until we reach the nearest galaxy. And its 25,000 light years to the center of the milky way let alone to the other side of the milky way.

I am hopeful though. It would be pretty neat to see how other intelligent life plays out. And just to have a conversation with them.

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Joe30174 t1_izu7zs3 wrote

A conversation with them? Communicating at that distance means it would take 10s of thousands of years minimum for the message to be received. And more likely millions or billions of years. And then for them to return the message would add that much time again. This is ignoring all the other complications too.

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sitytitan t1_izysxtm wrote

But at the speed of light it would be zero travel time for the on board passengers , only 25000 years for those waiting for you to arrive.

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