And even then, they would have pretty limited reasons to bother us ahead of schedule. Interstellar space is big, crossing it just to be a dick can’t be ruled out, but that’s about the only reason anyone would prefer an inhabited planet over a younger, emptier one that’s closer.
And even then, they would have pretty limited reasons to bother us ahead of schedule. Interstellar space is big, crossing it just to be a dick can’t be ruled out, but that’s about the only reason anyone would prefer an inhabited planet over a younger, emptier one that’s closer.