Close encounter with aliens possible this century

We have been hearing so much about aliens that a close encounter may well be possible this century, says a leading scientist urging governments...

July 16, 2012 / 17:55 IST

We have been hearing so much about aliens that a close encounter may well be possible this century, says a leading scientist urging governments to be prepared for the eventuality. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, physicist and Oxford University professor, told the Euroscience Open Forum conference in Dublin, "I do suspect we are going to get signs of life elsewhere, maybe even intelligent life, within the next century.” Burnell said we are most likely to find alien life where we find rocky planets with carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmospheres.Click here for full story

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first published: Jul 16, 2012 05:47 pm

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