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The Fermi paradox is fundamentally concerned with the absence of evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations within the Milky Way galaxy [1], [2]. The paradox relies on the statistical probability of intelligent life existing among the galaxy's billions of stars [3] and remains a subject of debate regarding whether its implications are more significant for the Milky Way galaxy or the broader universe [4].
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The Fermi Paradox - Where are all the aliens? - Space space.com 1 fact
claimThe Fermi Paradox is based on the premise that because there are hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way, it is statistically probable that intelligent life exists on at least one of them.
The Great Silence – The Science and Philosophy of Fermi's Paradox cerncourier.com 1 fact
accountEnrico Fermi formulated the Fermi paradox during a casual lunchtime conversation with colleagues at Los Alamos, arguing that intelligent extraterrestrial life should have had sufficient time to develop and travel across the Milky Way multiple times, raising the question of why they have not been observed.
Scientists gather to contemplate The Great Silence | Human World earthsky.org 1 fact
claimThe Fermi Paradox asks why humans have not heard from other civilizations if they exist on other planets in the Milky Way galaxy and have spread through the galaxy as conjectured by scientists and science fiction.