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Alien encounters 'within twenty years'
guardian.uk ^
| 6/27/11
| Reuters
Posted on 06/27/2011 9:04:38 PM PDT by Nachum
Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilisations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer said on Monday.
"The genesis of life is as inevitable as the formation of atoms ... Life exists on other planets and we will find it within 20 years," said Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, according to the Interfax news agency.
Speaking at an international forum dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life, Finkelstein said 10% of the known planets circling suns in the galaxy resemble Earth.
If water can be found there, then so can life, he said, adding that aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head.
"They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said.
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Heck, we encounter aliens every 20 seconds here in Los Angeles
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:04:39 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Nachum
I heard the US government has already made contact with aliens but is keeping it a secret.
To: Nachum
He clearly does not live near an American border.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:13:43 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(What? Me worry.)
To: Nachum
"adding that aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head". "They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said.
To: Nachum
I'll set my alarm clock for twenty years so I don't miss it. I forgot to do that when Ted Danson said we only had 12 years to save the oceans 15 years ago.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:16:21 PM PDT
by
Boiler Plate
("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
To: Nachum
This’ll be a tough break for Roswell...
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:16:26 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: Decombobulator
I see aliens everyday at the entrance of Home Depot here in Hollywood.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:17:01 PM PDT
by
max americana
(FUBO NATION 2012)
To: Nachum
It would seem even more of a stretch having trillions of planets in the universe, but only one with life.
Not buying that. No sale here.
Due to advances in technology, like the Russian, I believe it's only a matter of time until life outside earth is detected/discovered/revealed.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:19:25 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Nachum
Yawn......
Look in the White House if you want to find a real alien.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:20:26 PM PDT
by
Licensed-To-Carry
(Hey Obama! All you have done is awaken a sleeping giant and filled us with a terrible resolve!!)
To: Nachum
I have aliens living in my ‘hood. They ride by here on little girl’s bikes all the time. Can’t aliens figure out those tires need to be aired up before you ride? They ain’t that smart if you ask me.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:21:22 PM PDT
by
West Texas Chuck
(Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. That should be a convenience store, not a Government Agency.)
To: dragnet2
I believe it's only a matter of time until life outside earth is detected/discovered/revealed. And would we be just a lower form of life to them?
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:21:45 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
The author needs to take a trip to NYC, Central Park.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:22:10 PM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(My realistic, updated (06/22/11) dream picks, in order: 1.DeMint 2.Bolton 3.Bachmann 4.Palin)
To: Nachum
What a grand assumption, we will find them...
I think they found us loooooooong ago, and left us thinking we were Africa/
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:22:35 PM PDT
by
himno hero
("Armageddon is well seeded, America will pay"... Barrack Obama's vision)
To: max americana
I see aliens everyday at the entrance of Home Depot here in Hollywood. Or any Walmart anywhere:
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:22:48 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012)
To: Nachum
Alien encounters? Every time I see Ron Paul on TV.
To: Nachum
Speaking at an international forum dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life
‘Nuff said.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:25:00 PM PDT
by
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
(Welcome to the USA - where every day is Backwards Day!)
To: Nachum
It's important.
It MEANS something.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:28:50 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
To: Nachum
And would we be just a lower form of life to them? Your guess is as good as mine...However, I do see my German Shepherd as a higher life form, than some people I've run into.
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:30:11 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Nachum
I am holding out for the hot green women in Star Trek. “Put away the ray gun baby you know I love you!”
To: Allegra
That’s how I like my mashed potatoes !
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posted on
06/27/2011 9:40:45 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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