We could well be alone as far as advanced civilsed life is concerned.

We could well be alone as far as advanced civilsed life is concerned. Although statistically with around 200 billion suns in our galaxy alone, the statistics would suggest that at least there should be a few, if you read some of the solutions to the Fermi paradox put forward, it's not a foregone conclusion. Remember it's taken 13.7 billion years for us to get here, with lot's of luck. I wouldn't put the coffee on for a quick visit anytime soon.