Written by Ada Moore

Do You Believe In Alien Life?

Do you believe there are life forms beyond our Earth? Are they close, or far? Do you think they are very similar to humans? Are we alone?

On November 7th, 2015 there was a "UFO" sighting in LA that re-sparked the question "Do aliens exist?" With new technology being developed at a much more rapid pace, more and more people are able to catch a sighting on their phone, camera, ect. Which leads to more people believing in extraterrestrial life. 

The first people to claim to have been abducted by aliens where Betty and Barney Hill. During September 1961 they were driving just past the Twin Mountain when they saw a "odd-shaped" craft flashing multi-colored lights flying through the sky. Once they drove back home they realized they had 'lost' more than an hour of time and their car had strange marks on it. They soon after reported their sightings and it had been tracked as an unknown object. Later Betty had started having nightmares involving aliens.

With evidence going way back to the 15th century to current times, there has always been a fascination having to do with life beyond Earth. With the hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe I believe that aliens exist, and Earth being only a VERY small planet in just one galaxy there has to be more life out there. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings up a great point "If a super species walked by us, maybe they're uninterested in us because we're too stupid for them to even imagine having a conversation." I 100% believe this because it's true that if there were extraterrestrials out there they might not think much of humans at all, as if we were just as dumb as a small bug. 

NASA has come very close to finding life beyond Earth. For example Europa, the sixth closest moon of Jupiter. Europa has been found to hold water underneath it's surface of ice. "and we know that on earth everywhere there is water we find life" says Project Scientist Robert Pappalardo. Though not only have we discovered Europa, but also Earth's closest cousin, Kepler-452b. This Earth-like alien planet is about 60 percent wider than Earth and has a rocky surface that also has plenty of water, it also has a similar sun to our own. Many planets are yet to even be discovered that could potentially be home to any alien life forms. 

Though I think it's best to have an open mind, for some people aliens/extraterrestrials seems to be unrealistic or made up because they have not met an alien nor have seen solid prof, or that the technology should have proven it by now. Though this is true, I'm sure most people have not encountered an alien, believing in aliens is no different than believing in a religion, just like how not everyone is religious and it's okay to think different ways and believe in different things. I'm sure one day we will know the truth, but for now I want to believe.