Space & PhysicsJanuary 29, 2016
The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi's, and It Is Not a Paradox
Despite what you'll often read, the Nobel prizewinning nuclear physicist never suggested that aliens don't exist
Stories by Robert H. Gray
Robert H. Gray is the author of "The Elusive Wow: Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" and has searched for radio signals from other worlds at observatories such as the Very Large Array. His research on the Fermi paradox appeared in the March 2015 issue of Astrobiology. Photograph by Sharon Hoogstraten