A interesting video on Youtube I saw which shows you just how small we are compared to VY Canis Majoris, the largest star known to man. It's estimated that it would take light 8 hours to travel around its surface, and that if it was in our solar system it would reach as far as Saturn. I34FNr_peUk Anyway, given how many star there out there I'd say it's certain that there is life 'out there', even if isn't intelligent. The only problem is there may be no way of reaching it.