As astronomical tools such as the Hubble space craft begin to reveal more secrets of space and its unimaginable dimensions and mystery, we find ourselves speculating about the existence of other far away species of intelligent beings and indeed the origins of life on earth itself. This new perspective of an extended world must be in some measure similar to the period of rapid exploration and growth of knowledge as Europe began to explore the new world and trading routes were being established with distant corners of the globe in the last millennium.