Searching for Aliens, Finding Ourselves
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Are we alone? Humans have always wanted to know where we come from, how we fit into the universe. As news unfolds about the Navy’s UFO sightings, and as Congress reviews the data, are we closer to answering the age-old question? Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute founder Jill Tarter says as we look up and look out, we must see ourselves from a cosmic perspective, which shows us as all the same — all Earthlings. She illuminates the idea that recognizing our place in the cosmos is fundamental to finding how to sustain life on Earth for the long future.
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