[JustaTech]

There seems to be a common idea that contemporary birds are “descendants” of the dinosaurs, however that could work. Actually, birds were already here when the dinosaurs ruled 65 million years ago.

We may be impressed at the age of the Earth, but it’s a newcomer compared to the age of the Milky Way galaxy. Metal-rich rocky planets in Goldilocks zones existed billions of years earlier than the Earth. Presuming life developed on one or more of them as it did on Earth, that means there were other civilizations at least as advanced as we are now, very, very long ago.

Consider for a moment how the pace of our technological advancement is continually accelerating, and then extend that into the future a couple of billion years or so. Consider the staggering implications for everything we see, and everything we are.

[robroys woman]

My question is, would it break my windshield if I hit it at speed.

[ETL]

There seems to be a common idea that contemporary birds are “descendants” of the dinosaurs, however that could work. Actually, birds were already here when the dinosaurs ruled 65 million years ago.

That is true. It is believed birds and dinos have a common ancestor that dates back to the Jurassic Period, about 140-180 million years ago. Dinos first appeared on the stage roughly 225 million years ago. They went extinct 65 mya.