No one can say for certain whether extraterrestrial civilizations exist, but one new study suggests the Milky Way is full of them, though many could be dead. It uses the famous Drake Equation and determined that intelligent life may have emerged some 8 billion years after the Milky Way formed. However, the researchers also noted the potential for self-annihilation in galactic intelligent life to be "highly influential," suggesting any intelligent life may have already destroyed themselves. WITH PENTAGON UFO IN THE SPOTLIGHT, REPORT MENTIONS 'OFF-WORLD VEHICLES NOT MADE ON THIS EARTH'"[I]f intelligent life is likely to destroy themselves, it is not surprising that there is little or no intelligent life elsewhere," the researchers added. A study published in November suggested that the galaxy may actually contain 300 million planets capable of supporting life.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2020 15:00 UTC