Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

Whenever there’s even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people understandably get excited – but it’s never been aliens, and we shouldn’t jump to conclusions, not this time or the next, says Chris Lintott

Whenever there's even a slight chance that an exoplanet shows signs of biological activity, people are naturally excited – but it's never been aliens, and we don't have to make any conclusions, not this time or the next, says the following Chris Lintot The real aliens may not be [...]