„Dies sind die ersten Hinweise, die wir von einer außerirdischen Welt sehen, die möglicherweise bewohnt ist“

Astronomers are urging caution, but if confirmed this would be one of the biggest scientific discoveries of all time, and could fundamentally transform our understanding of life’s prevalence in the universe and accelerate investment in next-generation telescopes and detection methods. The cautious approach by some astronomers stresses the extreme scientific rigour needed when making claims like these. How would confirmation of alien life, even microbial like this might be, reshape our technological priorities, philosophical outlooks, and geopolitical relationships in the years to come?

Good thing we’re destroying NASA and wiping science off our list of priorities…