Alien Life Out There

Alien Life Out There
Extraterrestrials: Do they exist? The head of the Vatican Observatory thinks there’s a good chance they do, and that their existence would be in keeping with the faith. The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, and has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome.

Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
This past week, a few scientists took the bench and gave the U.S. Congress a relative date by which they expect we’ll have discovered signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. According to their estimates, by 2034 we should make first contact or 30 years ahead of Star Trek’s first contact. Whether this was just a stunt, a ploy meant to convince Congress to up SETI’s budget, or a genuine estimate is difficult to tell.