Astrophysicist Professor Jane Breaves from Cardiff University has warned that two distant exoplanets, named HD 76932 and HD 201891, may harbor more advanced life forms than Earth.
In her latest research, published by the American Astronomical Society, the professor emphasized that these worlds are 70 and 110 light-years away respectively and are 8 billion years older than our Earth.
Professor Breaves offers our world a unique opportunity to look possible extraterrestrial life in the eye. She believes that “the prospects for finding rocky exoplanets with continents appear promising.”
She said MailOnline: “These stars are much older than the Sun (about 8 billion years older), which means that all the planets have had time to become less radioactive.”
She added that it’s “worth looking as soon as possible” to see if these rocky worlds really exist – and if so, there’s a chance that life up there “predates that on soil”.
However, she also warns: “If there is more advanced life somewhere, it could put us at a major disadvantage if they decide to play with us – or simply destroy us.”
Is there a real threat from aliens? The question remains open. Many scientists believe that the idea of UFOs and highly advanced alien life forms is pure fantasy.
However, Professor Breaves insists that we should not ignore the possibility of more advanced civilizations and start investigating celestial bodies to find out whether these worlds are indeed habitable.
Why haven’t aliens shown interest in Earth yet? There are several theories: maybe they have already manifested themselves, but we don’t know it, or maybe we are so unimportant in their eyes that they simply ignore us.
