While scientists have long suspected that we may not be alone in the universe, they’ve never had concrete evidence. But top NASA officials say that may not be the case much longer. In less than a decade, we may at last find alien life.
Our image of the solar system has changed dramatically over the last few years. Many worlds which were once thought to be dry and cold are now believed to contain liquid water, the most crucial element for life as we know it. Vast oceans exist beneath the ice on Europa and Ganymede, two of Jupiter’s moons, and the Curiosity rover has found organic molecules on Mars.
All of this suggests that life could be more common than previously thought.
"I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we’re going to definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years," NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan said Tuesday during a panel discussion. "We know where to look. We know how to look."
"I think we’re one generation away in our solar system, whether it’s on an icy moon or on Mars, and one generation [away] on a planet around a nearby star," he said during the discussion.
but I hope they do and the aliens are friendly!
Poor Mariah.
And what ocean does Europe have? There is sea
