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Detectable Civilizations in Our Galaxy 5, Cosmology and Astronomy Instructional VideoDetectable Civilizations in Our Galaxy 5, Cosmology and Astronomy Instructional Video
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Khan Academy
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8th - 11th
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Science
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Media Length
5:09
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Duration
10 mins
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2011
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Detectable Civilizations in Our Galaxy 5, Cosmology and Astronomy

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The lecturer discusses reasons why we haven't detected any of the possible 12.5 civilizations deduced to be residing in the Milky Way Galaxy based on the Drake equation. The space between possible civilizations is discussed, as is the massive interference that would make radio signals from other civilized planets hard to detect.

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seti project, signals, civilizations, science

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