tectonic planet are rare

  • SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Actually life needs complex elements that only form in neutron star collisions(kilonovas) It could have been that the universe needed to be a couple billion years old before the elements that could create complex life actually came into existence. Everything else is pretty accurate, and I do think interstellar travel will end up being impossible, even terraforming other planets seems like it’s a couple thousand years away.

    As far as earth-like planets being rare, even if they are only 1 in 10,000 there would likely still be tens of millions in our galaxy alone.

    • Cornpop@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I think 1 in 10k is way too common still. Somewhere between 1 in a billion to one in a trillion is more reasonable.