An Abundance of Exoplanets Changes our Universe

Here is the link to the article.

     I have often thought about this. What is out there? Who is out there? There is no doubt in my mind that there are other life forms out there (Hawking has almost proved it statistically) but the question that lingers is where are they, will we find them before we die out, and if we do find them, how could we contact them? There are many more that I don't wish to talk about including should we talk to them, or will they be able to understand us? Mark my words: there is non-earth life out there. Watch this and argue statistics with me, I dare you. Until we find each other, life goes on. That is all I have to say about that.

     I think this article is a bit useless. It is asking us to appreciate the Universe as the writer sees it, which is all the stars that have been studied and named when in actuality, we can never accomplish that goal. NEVER! Space is expanding too quickly! We physically cannot capture all the stars within the observable universe (about 13 BILLION light years because that is about the time of the Big Bang) and then record all the ones that were recently spawned. Think about that: there is actually something out there that is quantifiably impossible.

     Take a look at the map of the observable universe shown in the video. Those lights aren't just stars, or galaxies, but THOUSANDS of galaxies! There is so much out there that I cannot even describe it. It surpasses the ability of the human mind to comprehend, so why even try? Plus, we don't even know exactly how much is beyond our view! I thought that the article was a good thought and a step in the right direction, but it was an ENORMOUS understatement as to the size of the Universe and the discoveries we've made. There is (as usual) nothing spectacular or otherwise to discuss linguistically in the article. It was written with an awestruck tone, which leads me to believe the author is easily astounded. To end, I would like to leave the reader with a couple of theories. The first one says if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory that states that this has already happened. These are the products of the eccentric and genius mind of Douglas Adams. Goodnight.