Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life

Peter Vickers; Emma Gardiner; Catherine Gillen; Byron Hyde; Cyrille Jeancolas; Samantha Mitchell Finnigan; Julie Nekola Nováková; Henning Strandin; Ufuk Tasdan; Henry Taylor; Sean McMahon

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Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life

Peter Vickers^*, Emma Gardiner, Catherine Gillen, Byron Hyde, Cyrille Jeancolas, Samantha Mitchell Finnigan, Julie Nekola Nováková, Henning Strandin, Ufuk Tasdan, Henry Taylor, Sean McMahon

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During February–June 2024 we conducted four surveys among researchers regarding the likely existence of basic, complex, and intelligent extraterrestrial life. Our results offer a snapshot of community opinion and reveal a significant degree of consensus that extraterrestrial life is likely to exist.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-18
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Astronomy
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02451-0
Publication status	Published - 14 Jan 2025

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