So, Where is Everybody? Interstellar colonization, in principle, is an
exponential growth process that would fill the galaxy in a few million
years even with a very modest star flight capability. This is a small
fraction of the lifetime of the Milky Way Galaxy, so the Galaxy should
be teaming with life. But, we so far have no compelling evidence of
extrat ... Show More
Dec 2009
Lecture 45: The Future of Life in the Universe
How will life, the Universe, and everything end? This lecture looks at the evolution of our expanding Universe to project the prospects for life into the distant cosmological future. Recent observations show that we live in an infinite, accelerating universe. I will trace the evo ... Show More
44m 4s
<p>La durée de vie d'une étoile peut nous renseigner sur sa composition et sur l'existence éventuelle de la vie dans le cosmos. mais, en dehors du Soleil, il est assez difficile de déterminer l'âge d'une étoile.</p><br><p>L'importance de la masse</p><br><p>En évaluant, grâce à la ... Show More