Science Discovers Eternal Wisdom

Author(s): Amarendravijay, J D Lodaya, Bhuvanchandra
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Academy

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small in size compared to the galaxies. Within last couple of decades, more than a hundred quasars have been discovered.
Life on other planets :
Keeping pace with the widening horizons of scientific exploration of outer space, our concept regarding the size of our universe is also expanding rapidly. What are the chances of discovering life on planets and stars in the part of the cosmos that has been explored by science upto date ? According to Hoyle, of the hundred thousand million stars in our galaxy, about ten million may have planets and out of these, on a million of them it may be possible for life to flourish and sustain itself. According to Dr. Stephen Dall, an American astronomer, our own galaxy could have five hundred million planets that could support life. Even if the probability of intelligent life is given the odds of one in every ten thousand of them, there could be fifty thousand planets where advanced, intelligent civilisation could be flourishing.
Dr. Ponam Peruma of Maryland University speaks of a distinct possibility of life having evolved in outer space, while Dr. Carl Sagan has already formulated a programme of research for intelligent life in outer space, which is named 'Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence' (SETI in short). According to this project, radio-telescopes placed at various locations on earth continue round-the-clock probing of outer space.
It is now a scientifically acknowledged fact that we receive rhythmic pulses of signals at regular intervals from outer space although exact mechanism and location of their origin is not yet known - if these signals are generated artificially, the sources emitting them must possess highly advanced technology and the senders must be members of a highly intelligent civilisation far ahead of us.
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