Image credit: Lewis Francis (originally posted to Flickr as Xenu) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Image credit: Lewis Francis (originally posted to Flickr as Xenu) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

What does the Drake Equation teach us about extraterrestrial civilizations? What does it NOT teach us? What complexities does it hide? Is it even science? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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