About This Lesson
The Drake Equation is a formula used to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations that may be in our Milky Way at the present time. While we have not yet encountered any, the SETI (Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project is listening to the galaxy intently for signals. Another NASA project, the Kepler Mission, searches for habitable planets to give us a better idea of how many possibilities are out there. Based on Kepler’s data and our own observations of our model solar system, we should be able to use the Drake Equation to make a prediction. Astrobiology
