No, NASA is not announcing the existence of alien life
An agency official responded to an Anonymous video that went viral
An agency official responded to an Anonymous video that went viral
An agency official responded to an Anonymous video that went viral
Don't count on first contact any time soon.
A NASA official quashed the claim that the agency is "poised" to announce the existence of alien life. A from the hacker group Anonymous made the claims, and it has since gone viral with more than 2.4 million views.
"Contrary to some reports, there’s no pending announcement from NASA regarding extraterrestrial life," Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
In a second , he added "Are we alone in the universe? While we do not know yet, we have missions moving forward that may help answer that fundamental question."
The video quoted Zurbuchen during an April congressional hearing on the search for life in space, where he discussed recent discoveries that are bringing scientists closer to finding answers to the cosmic question.
“Our civilization is on the verge of discovering evidence of alien life in the cosmos," he said.
“Taking into account all of the different activities and missions that are specifically searching for evidence of alien life, we are on the verge of making one of the most profound and unprecedented discoveries in history.”