If there are any science fiction readers here, one of these factors into the plot of Manifold: Space by Stephen Baxter (not really a spoiler). It's one of a tr

If there are any science fiction readers here, one of these factors into the plot of Manifold: Space by Stephen Baxter (not really a spoiler). It's one of a trilogy about the Fermi Paradox, written in the Asimov tradition. I can't recommend them highly enough. https://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Space-Stephen-Baxter/dp/0345430786 https://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Space-Stephen-Baxter/dp/0345...