Is there a reason aliens are ghosting us? Maybe they are bored of trying? That’s the latest theory from scientists who suggest that, contrary to popular belief, aliens are handling equipment similar to our own and so simply cannot detect humans.
Termed “radical mundanity”, a new paper takes a look at explanations for why there is a lack of evidence of technology-using extraterrestrials civilisations (ETCs) in the galaxy, also called the Fermi paradox.
Many attempts have been made to explain the Fermi paradox, ranging from humanity locked up in a celestial zoo to aliens transcending to unrecognisable forms.
But Dr Robin Corbet, who is based at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center, puts forward the theory that there are a modest number civilisations in the Milky Way, and “none have achieved technology levels sufficient to accomplish large-scale astro-engineering or lack the desire to do so”.
He said that ETCs could send out high-power beacon or probes to contact other civilisations, but it would require a huge amount of power and would take millions or even billions of years to receive a response. This provides little motivation to operate such technology, meaning aliens may have given up trying to make contact with us.
He also said that the Earth is “not likely to be a very interesting place to visit” if there are a reasonable number of ETCs in the galaxy.
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