Are We Alone or Do We Have Friends Among the Stars? - July 2026
IN THIS BLOG:
Are We Alone or Not?
Tau Centi: a Possibility
Writer’s Corner
Are We Alone or Not?
The last blog suggested that the entities
operating UFOs do not have material bodies such as we humans do.
That naturally leads to the other questions: Are we alone in the universe? Or are there other intelligent species out there like us? I’m going to attempt to answer that with this blog.
It’s often suggested that with the massive number of stars in the universe, there are 100 - 400 billion in just our Milky Way Galaxy alone, there must be other intelligent life out there. The sheer numbers alone argue for it.
Using our solar system as a model, let’s see what’s required for intelligent life to exist here. That model can then be used to predict if intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe.
1) The planet must orbit its star in the habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks Zone. This is where it’s not too hot and not too cold for intelligent life. It allows for water to exist in its liquid form. No drinking water means no people.
2) A small, terrestrial or rocky, planet is required. Gas giants don’t provide a solid surface so there's nothing to walk on, build a city, etc. And the planet can’t be a giant “Super-Earth” like about 70% of the planets that orbit a star like ours.
3) Why is the right sized planet needed? It must have the right amount of gravity. Too small and oxygen and water molecules float off into space. Too large and excessive gravity puts too much stress on the cardiovascular system (think heart attacks) or crushes the citizens like a trash compactor. So, “Super-Earths” don’t work.
4) The planet needs the correct amounts of gases such as 21% oxygen for example. Not enough oxygen and people’s large brains don’t function. Too much oxygen and we’d have runaway forest fires. Your neighbor lights his cigarette and boom! The entire town goes up in flames.
5) A liquid, metallic core is needed to generate a powerful magnetic field. This screens out harmful cosmic radiation which causes genetic mutations and cancer. It also means compasses work. (They don’t on Mars or the Moon).
6) The basic elements of life must exist, such as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. You can’t make DNA, proteins, and enzymes, etc. without the proper building blocks.
7) A large moon is needed to stabilize the planet’s orbit. Our Moon is 25% the size of Earth. It acts as a counterweight to keep the planet’s tilt locked at 23.5 degrees. The last thing you want is for the rain forests to wind up growing in the arctic.
8) Unlike Pluto, which sometimes plays tag with Neptune and crosses inside its orbit, Earth’s orbital path is nearly circular. An erratic orbit would swing Earth too close to the Sun, causing scorching heat waves. Too far away and there might be re-occurring ice ages. And you think the weather is bad now!
9) Perfectly placed, massive gas giants. Only about 10% -15% of solar systems have a gigantic planet placed at just the right distance to protect a planet like Earth from comet and asteroid impacts. Jupiter is so huge that 1300 Earth’s could fit into it. Its enormous gravity vacuumed up Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994. The impact generated atmospheric temperatures up to 72,000°F (40,000°C) and left scars visible for months. Orbiting far away, Jupiter protects us from flying space debris. Too close to Earth and it would disrupt our orbit.
10) Our Sun is a single, G-type, main sequence, yellow dwarf star. Only about 4% of all stars in the Milky Way fit this category. A blue giant star would blow our atmosphere off into space. A red dwarf would be too dim to allow for photosynthesis or keep the planet warm enough for life to exist.
Need More Proof of Design?
Earth’s placement in the galaxy means we miss out on supernovas spewing deadly radiation at us.
Our tectonic plates produce earthquakes, but they also recycle natural resources.
We have an ozone layer that blocks out most ultraviolet radiation, but is transparent enough to let in enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur.
Earth has a massive amount of liquid water (71%) which regulates global temperatures and dissolves nutrients for sea creatures.
So, to answer the question of is there other intelligent life out there like us?
Overwhelmingly, our planet and solar system appear specifically designed for life on Earth. All of the factors above and many more would need to be duplicated for intelligent life to exist elsewhere in the universe. I’ve covered a faction of what’s needed to make life possible on our planet. There are many more in the galaxy and the universe itself.
The Lord has left his fingerprints on all of it for those who wish to know if he exists and if he is the Designer:
". . . because that which is known about God is evident [within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse." (Romans 1:19-20 NASB)
Tau Centi: A Possibility?
The nearest single (not double, not triple), G-type star like our Sun that has planets in the habitable zone is Tau Centi at 11.9 light years away. (That’s light traveling at 186,000 miles per SECOND or 300,000 kilometers per SECOND for eleven years and nine months).
The fastest we’ve been able to accelerate a space probe is NASA's Parker Solar Probe. It reached an astonishing speed of 430,000 miles per HOUR (692,000 kilometers per HOUR). That was with a gravity assist from Venus and rapid acceleration from the Sun’s gravity well.
Traveling at 430,000 mph (692,000kph) it would take almost 19,000 years to get to Tau Centi, the closest possibility of a star that might host intelligent life. The distance alone makes visitation by other intelligent beings impossible.
Writer’s Corner
I’d hoped to have Choice of Alliance published by last month. But as the saying goes, there were alligators in the swamp.
The current formatting issues have been solved and the problem uploading the print cover to KDP should also have been handled by the time you read this. Almost there!
In the meantime, I’m working on the second book in the series which follows the character of Jael and her ordeals working as a spy for an enemy general.
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