The Drake Equation is attempting to find

A) the number of planets with life on them in the whole universe.
B) the number of technological civilizations in the Galaxy at a given moment.
C) the number of stars that might have planets orbiting them.
D) the number of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy.
E) the total number of terrestrial planets ever created.


B

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