Did We Receive a Signal From Aliens? Brian Greene on Space Travel & ET

Brian Greene tackles the question whether we are alone in the universe. Space is so vast it’s filled with trillions and trillions of stars. While we may get star struck when we look at the night sky and gaze in it’s seemingly endless sea of stars hosting countless Earth like planets, and think we could not possibly be alone in the galaxy, Physicist Enrico Fermi reminds us that we need evidence to infer the existence of aliens. Hence, his famous paradox. But what if there was actual physical evidence to suggest extraterrestrials are communicating with us? How would our world view change if we found out aliens made contact? Theoretical physicist, Brian Greene thinks that one reason why we don’t see aliens all around us is because they may have destroyed themselves. On August 15, 1977, The Ohio State University’s “Big Ear“ radio telescope picked up a strong narrow-band radio signal which became known as the “Wow“ signal. It remains the strongest can