Calculating The Odds of Intelligent Alien Life

Could there be intelligent life on other planets? This question has piqued imagination and curiosity for decades. Explore the answer with the Drake Equation -- a mathematical formula that calculates the possibility of undiscovered life.

Lesson by Jill Tarter; Animation by TED-Ed

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