In Terms of Life in the Universe, Earth May be Early to the Party.

A new theoretical study finds that 92 percent of planets that could harbor life don't even exist yet. It does seem unusual that the Earth is only one-third the age of the universe. Perhaps, this is not the norm. Perhaps, this study helps explain why the universe isn't bustling with consciousness yet.





Source: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2015/10/most-earth-like-worlds-have-yet-to-be-born-according-to-theoretical-study