Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? If they're out there, where are they? And why haven't aliens visited Earth yet? NASA scientists may have the answer: perhaps they simply find us... too boring.
According to a new paper by Dr. Robin Corbet, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, extraterrestrial civilizations might only be slightly more advanced than us—like comparing an iPhone 42 to an iPhone 17. As they explore the Milky Way, they might give up deeper contact with us for three main reasons.
First, technological limitations. Even with superior technology, aliens would still be constrained by the laws of physics—unable to achieve faster-than-light travel or construct massive energy stations that orbit stars, making interstellar exploration a bottleneck.
Second, immense cost. Traveling to even the closest star, Proxima Centauri b, would take tens of thousands of years. Constructing and maintaining powerful interstellar beacons to communicate across the galaxy would require an enormous investment of energy and resources—one that might not be worth it.
Third, and most thought-provoking—the question of motivation. The paper suggests that when extraterrestrial civilizations repeatedly encounter "mundane" civilizations with similar technological levels, they develop a phenomenon called "habituation," much like animals losing interest in repetitive stimuli. Simply put, they might view us as just another "ordinary" civilization, not worth their time.
So, what do you think? Could it really be that aliens think humans are too "boring" so that they don't want to stop by and say hello?
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