The Fermi Paradox and Our Search for Alien Life

The video explores the Fermi Paradox, questioning why we haven't found evidence of alien civilizations despite the vastness of the universe. It discusses the Kardashev Scale, which measures a civilization's energy use, and how advanced civilizations might produce detectable waste heat. Infrared surveys, like those conducted by IRIS and NASA's WISE Telescope, have searched for such signs but found none attributable to alien technology. The search continues with new missions planned, but the question of where the aliens are remains unanswered.

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