Alien Civilization Calculator

Explores assumptions in the Drake equation. Life,intelligence,technology and lifetime factors are unknown; defaults are illustrative,not observational estimates.

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Result

Enter your values and run the tool to see your result.

How to use this tool

Check the units, enter your values, and run the tool. Results follow the assumptions and method below.

Calculation method

Drake model concurrently detectable civilizationsstars*planets*habitable*life*intelligence*communication*lifetime

Formation rate of such civilizationsstars*planets*habitable*life*intelligence*communication

References

https://www.seti.org/research/seti-101/drake-equation/