Humans are keen to search for alien life in space for several years. NASA is all set to take a huge step by looking to repurpose existing satellites to search.
Looking for alien life: NASA to use existing satellites
The search for life in space is driving humans as they look to answer the question”Are we alone in this universe?” The US Space agency announced they will be investigating UFO sightings across the nation following the first public hearing earlier this year. Additionally, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen hinted that NASA can use existing satellites to find clues about alien life.
This will be possible by obtaining “another view on strange aerial phenomena”. Dr. Zurbuchen is NASA‘s Science Mission Directorate.
Additionally, Col Pam Melory, NASA’s deputy administrator shared similar sentiments. “This team is going to be looking at questions like: ‘do we have sensors that can see things, you know, take another look at the evidence?” asked Col Melory. “We have a ton of satellites looking down at the Earth, are any of them useful? I mean, before you build a rover that’s going to Mars, you ask yourself, ‘What’s the sensor I have to build to detect the most interesting thing?’ So, they’re going to focus on that. How would you get the evidence that you need to be able to determine if it’s an optical phenomenon or some other kind (of phenomena)?” he added.
More on the search for UFOs
In recent years, experts have criticized the space agency for deploying assets for this “fringe” subject such as searching for alien life. However, as per Bill Nelson, this mission is important to the agency. He added that this “remit was to hunt for life outside of Earth”. Nelson is a NASA administrator. “Remember that one of our missions is to reach out to see if there is life. That’s why we’re digging on Mars right now. Is there the possibility of life in something as big as the universe? Of course, there is the chance that in somewhere as big as that, conditions similar to Earth existed, and some other kind of life form developed,” he asked.