There are many stars and planets much much older than ours. Earth is 4.5 billion years old, the oldest exoplanet we've seen is 12.8 billion. The terms of the F

There are many stars and planets much much older than ours. Earth is 4.5 billion years old, the oldest exoplanet we've seen is 12.8 billion. The terms of the Fermi paradox are are designed to cover things like this.