A former NASA scientist says there could be alien bases ‘beneath our oceans’. Kevin Knuth, a respected academic who worked with NASA at the Ames Research Center between 2001 and 2005, said there is sound logic behind the theory that aliens might prefer to settle under the sea rather than on land.
If the aliens want to go unnoticed, Knuth says the oceans are an ideal place. “75% of the Earth’s surface is water and we actually have very little access to it. So if you’re going to hide somewhere, that’s perfect,” he told the Theories of Everything podcast.
There have been multiple UFO encounters that have recalled the craft’s ability to move seamlessly between the ocean and the sky, and Knuth went on to explain why underwater life would be suitable for extraterrestrial life.
“If you come from an aquatic environment, aquatic environments on planets are going to be much better to live in than atmospheric environments. Atmospheres have a low heat capacity, so the temperature varies a lot… you get huge temperature swings,” he said.
“And as you go from planet to planet, you have huge temperature swings in the atmosphere: go to Mars and you’re looking at 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. You go to Venus and you’re looking at 800 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s dramatic. And air pressure also varies dramatically from planet to planet.”
The atmosphere on Venus, the expert explained, is 100 times denser than that of Earth, while the air on the “Mars” planet is 100 times thinner than the air that is breathed. Radiation and other hazards are not protected by the atmospheres of those planets. This, he explained, would make underwater areas more habitable for aliens.
“There are all kinds of problems with living on a surface protected only by an atmosphere,” he said. “But if you live in an ocean, it’s actually quite good to go to another planet with an ocean.
“If it is a water ocean, then a water ocean on another planet will have a temperature between 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 212 degrees Fahrenheit. So temperatures will not change dramatically from ocean to ocean, or from one planet to another.”
From a printing perspective, the transition from one ocean to another could also be an easier step for aliens. “So you can actually find a nice place to hang out, if that’s the pressure you’re used to. The main differences will be the chemicals dissolved in the ocean,” the academic said.
While Knuth listed all the reasons why an alien would burrow beneath the waves, he warned that people who encountered an alien should not touch it due to biological differences.
“The biology is probably very different. You don’t want to touch them… your biology is not compatible, so all kinds of horrible chemical reactions are going to happen,” he said. “You don’t want to come into contact with their organic molecules because you don’t know what kind of reactions you would get.”
