Nasa predicts discovery of extra terrestrial life within 20 years

17 July 2014 - 13:43 By Times LIVE
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BY JUPITER: An image of the red giant and Earth from the perspective of the moon. A small planet near Jupiter has been named Siyaxuza, after Siyabulela Xuza.
BY JUPITER: An image of the red giant and Earth from the perspective of the moon. A small planet near Jupiter has been named Siyaxuza, after Siyabulela Xuza.
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Nasa has said that it is overwhelmingly likely that they will find proof of other life forms within 20 years.

The boast came on the 45 anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. Nasa held a panel discussion on the search for life beyond earth in Washington on Monday.

In a galaxy of 100 billion suns, Nasa said the chances of finding other forms of life will be accomplished sooner rather than later, according to a report by the Huffington Post.

The types of life that Nasa is trying to locate are not green men with big heads, but rather more subtle evidence around distant stars that life forms have developed apart from our planet.

“Just imagine the moment when we find potential signatures of life. Imagine the moment when the world wakes up and the human race realises that its long loneliness in time and space may be over,” said Matt Mountain, director and Webb telescope scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute.

“It’s within our grasp to pull off a discovery that will change the world forever."

 

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