Our universe does host life, but it’s not the most optimal universe for life. Published in 1962 by American astronomer Frank ...

The Drake Equation, named after its creator, radio astronomer Frank Drake, is an attempt to frame the question scientifically by assigning a value to all the relevant terms, from the number of ...

The Drake equation, formulated by astrophysicist Frank Drake in 1961, explores the question of why we still have yet to ...

pointing out that the Drake Equation typically predicts that there are from 1,000 to 100,000,000 actively communicating civilizations in our galaxy, which is too optimistic of an estimate.

Va., that Drake developed the eponymous—and now famous—Drake Equation, which calculates how many advanced and detectable civilizations there should be in the Milky Way in any one year.

The award honors Frank Drake, whose Drake Equation first identified the specific factors necessary for the emergence of life in the Universe and the evolution of technological civilizations. This ...

Christopher Edge’s new novel The Jamie Drake Equation is an intriguing read about adventure, science, outer space and families. The story is told in Jamie’s own words, and Edge spends a great ...

After this pioneering experiment, other searches for signals from the directions of other stars were conducted. Within a year, the first scientific meeting to discuss the prospects of a search was ...

Fermi was a Nobel Prize winning physicist famous for quickly estimating answers to questions, like how many heart beats are ...