16 signs we're sure there are aliens
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has teamed up with British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in a bid to discover and contact extraterrestrial life. Existence of aliens has always been argued among the astronomers for centuries, but no one can defy the substantial evidence of alien activities across the planet. From Egyptian civilization to UFO capital on earth, take a look at the 16 signs we’re sure there are aliens out there.
NAPOLEON'S MICROCHIP
Scientists found a half-inch long foreign object lodged in the skull of former French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon himself said that he was held prisoner by ‘strange’ men when he disappeared for many days in 1794. Coincidence? Perhaps not!
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS
Egyptian Hieroglyphics show engravings that suggest that alien-like flying machines visited the ancient Nile valley in the past.
SIGHTINGS IN BONNYBRIDGE, SCOTLAND
The small town of Bonnybridge is known as the UFO capital of Scotland and for good reason. Over 300 UFO sightings are reported in a year on an average in the area.
THE ALIEN HARVEST
When a team of British scientists launched a balloon up into the outer reaches of the stratosphere in 2013, they were shocked that it returned housing tiny living organisms. Scientists were convinced that these organisms could only have originated in space.
JUPITER'S MOON EUROPA
Recent studies suggest that one of the Jupiter’s moon, Europa, may have frozen red bacteria. This got the scientists thinking as the presence of bacteria indicates the possible evolution of advanced life forms.
SCORPIONS ON VENUS?
After receiving the images of Venera-13 probe of Venus in 1982, Russian scientist Leonid Ksanfomaliti claimed that scorpion-like life forms may exist on the planet Venus.
ALIEN FOSSILS
Researchers found a Martian rock in Antarctica and claim that it contained fossilized nano bacteria. It has led to speculation that such rocks that found their way to our planet billions of years ago may have have given rise to life as we know today.
THE "WOW SIGNAL"
In 1977, scientists in Ohio State University picked up signals which traveled more than 200 million light years in space to reach us. These remarkably strong signals left the scientists baffled as they still attempt to identify its source.
THE MARS MICROBE
Recently, Russians found a microorganism with a rare quality of survival against massive hazardous radiations, which is never seen in any other organism on Earth. Scientists believe that the germ has originated on Mars that backs up the existence of extraterrestrial life.
METHANE ON MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE
Methane is normally produced by living organisms and a massive amount of this gas has been found within Mars' atmosphere, further fueling the centuries-old theory of life on Mars.
ALIEN AMBASSADOR
Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman is the director of the United Nations office of outer space Affairs (UNOOSA) that deals with all space-related activities. Mazlan is tasked to greet the alien visitors and co-ordinate human’s acknowledgement if Martians make contact with us.
NEAR MID-AIR COLLISIONS
It’s not just regular air traffic that keeps the pilots on their toes these days. Lately, there have been several instances when a commercial jet almost collided with a UFO. One pilot reportedly sighted a “delta-shaped” flying object heading toward their plane while flying into Manchester, England. The UFO disappeared before he could react to avoid a collision.
DRAKE EQUATION
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains more than 400 billion stars and scientists believe that about half of these stars have at least one planet within their orbit. American astronomer and astrophysicist Dr. Frank Drake puts together a fair argument about the possibility of extraterrestrial civilization based on probability of planets inhibiting living beings.
ERIE MORNING NEWS STORY
On Aug. 1, 1966, Erie Morning News reported a UFO sighting at Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., when Betty Klem saw a bright light descending toward her landing about 700 yards away from her.
APOLLO 11'S SIGHTING
When the American astronauts landed on the moon during Apollo 11 mission, they sighted an unidentified flying object close to their location. At first they presumed it was part of the detached SIV- B rocket, which was later confirmed to be 6,000 miles (9,656 kms) away from them. It's a mystery that baffles the scientists even today.
MYSTERY RADIO SIGNALS
Astronomers have been trying to contact Martians by sending frequent radio waves in the outer space for decades. In 2004, they observed one unidentified radio signal that kept getting stronger and believed that aliens were perhaps attempting to contact us.
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VOCABULARY WORDS:
1. Defy (v.) ~ appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something
2. Engraving (n.) ~ a print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface
3. Speculation (n.) ~ the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
4. Baffled (adj.) ~ totally bewildered or perplexed
5. Keep someone on his/her toes (idiom) ~ to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? Discuss your answer and reasons.
2. Why do you think people are obsessed with the idea of aliens?
3. Among the “proofs” given above, which do you think are the most probable? Explain your choices.
