Each of those results would be among the greatest scientific accomplishments in human history.

But the aliens one might have the biggest immediate impact on civilization.

With this privileged potential comes responsibility.

How should NASA break the news if it discovers alien life in 2022?

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People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.

Should NASA tell us if it finds evidence of alien life, no matter what?

A screenshot from a NASA paper on aliens

Or should there be a progressive scale for that too?

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