NASA 'on the verge' of finding alien life says hacker group, Anonymous

‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous say NASA are ‘on the verge’ of finding alien life

A video was put out by the hacker group.

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NASA scientist claims humans are about to discover alien life, according to a video posted by hacker activist group, Anonymous.

In the video claims that NASA Mission Directorate Professor Thomas Zurbuchen told the US Science, Space and Technology committee: ‘Our civilisation is on the verge of discovering evidence of alien life in the cosmos.’

Wow, 219 potential new planets! @NASAKepler data shows us that most stars are home to at least one planet…Are we alone? https://t.co/IW5PKEU39F
— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) June 19, 2017

The video comes hot on the heels of news that NASA have discovered 219 planets other solar systems, with 10 of them resembling Earth enough that they could support life.

The discovery was made using the Kepler space telescope which has been orbiting the Sun and has revealed 2335 planets since its launch in 2009.