ET can’t phone home if he doesn’t exist. According to the White House, he doesn’t. After all, it’s not like the US Government would lie to us — would it?
The astronomers, sceptics and believers who use SETI to scan the stars for extraterrestrial intelligences are retraining their sights on stars previously scanned by telescopes for signs of life 50 years ago. Second time’s the charm?
Two potential signatures of life on Saturn’s moon Titan have been found by the Cassini spacecraft. But scientists are quick to point out that non-biological chemical reactions could also be behind the observations.
Stephen Hawking, brilliant scientist, has a simple message for humanity when it comes to contacting ET: Shut up. No, really. The pessimistic view arrives alongside his new documentary, wherein he warns we’d be the Native Americans to aliens’ Chris Columbus.