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https://science.howstuffworks.com/planets--universe-support-life.htm

Scientists estimate there could be 60 billion planets in the Milky Way alone within habitable zones capable of supporting life.

Considering the vast number of galaxies, researchers estimate about 50 sextillion potentially habitable planets in the universe, making Earth one of many candidates for hosting life.

That's right -- we're not as special as we thought. It turns out that in the Milky Way, scientists now believe that there are 60 billion planets in the habitable zone. The habitable zone is located where a planet is warm enough to keep water on the surface in liquid form without it turning into gas [source: Gannon]. The planets must be near a star or have cloud cover that keeps moisture locked in. With hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way, there are a lot of habitable zones out there.

Simply incredible. We already know one of those planets has intelligent life. Chances are, there are probably man intelligent lifeforms out there.