Have Aliens Visited Earth? | StarTalk 101 with Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@StarTalk]

Do you think there might be alien life out there? If so, have they already contacted us?

[@upsjetmechanic5647]

Alien life - yes. Is it intelligent enough to communicate? Does it communicate in ways we would understand? So have they communicated with us? Doubt it.

[@hotplasma]

What's UAP meaning recently amended to now mean Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon? As to include air, space and also sea.

[@SlaveLabourEntertainment]

Alien life: the probability is very high. Have they contacted humanity: the probability is very low. I, like science, do not function in absolutes.

[@johannzdebor5615]

Mr. David Crusch. - This is a crime, how many more decades do the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee and Pope Francis want to keep my sensational discovery and my law of 01/17/95 secret from mankind? I completely unraveled the UFO phenomenon 28 years ago on 1/17/1995. Johann Zdebor

[@itsnotflat]

This question about 'contact' irritates me - and some others obviously too. Your fellow astronomers look for galaxys with extreme infrared emissions. Because a Kardashew Type III civilisation could be spotted with telescopes. arxiv.org/pdf/1508.02624.pdf

[@47f0]

One of our favorite cartoons: A couple is standing in their front yard, and the man points to the sky and says, "Look Marge, a UFO, hurry up and run in the house and find the crappiest camera we own."

[@leebliss3622]

“One of our favourite cartoons” ? yes the simpsons. Are you the alien? everyone knows about the simpsons.

[@47f0]

@@leebliss3622 - As shocking as it may be, some people do not watch The Simpsons. This was a single panel black and white printed cartoon, but I can't remember the publication. The name Marge, as far as I can tell, was coincidental, and may have been more a product of my recollection than the actual female cartoon character. Just as not all human technology and knowledge came from ancient (or contemporary) alien astronauts, not all memes originated with The Simpsons.

[@PaulSinnema]

As a child I saw the Twilight Zone 'To serve man' episode. It made such a deep impression on me that I still remember it vividly.

[@Untamedshrew83]

I was just thinking about that episode yesterday.

[@TimBee100]

Are you over 13?

[@doubleedee9582]

Ohh I’m gonna watch it

[@kyletrevino5168]

I've always imagined there would be a smaller underlining title that also said "On a plate"

[@0.o.0.o1]

I remember the Simpson’s parody of it 😂 I never knew until now it was originally from the twilight zone 😅

[@MrZedblade]

Whenever aliens show up camera technology goes backwards 60 years.

[@BIGREDDOG09]

they always neglect the fact that, given certain circumstances, ALL electronics can be nullified. Look what happens to the world if we get hit by a large CME. Besides, we DO have UAP video released from the military. The fact is it will always be downplayed by the skeptics until we have an actual alien on video....even then, think of the response from Neil...he might not believe until hes in the damned space ship himself lmao

[@asahmosskmf4639]

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[@asahmosskmf4639]

i think its around 11 minutes in...

[@reedickyaluss]

Gravity affects light. Cameras use light for capture.

[@philekiert1251]

Not really. Take a zoomed in picture of an aeroplane next time you see one, and take a look how blurry and distorted it is.

[@brianmooney5552]

When my daughter was freaked out by the guy who testified to congress about aliens, I sent her a picture of Neil and said that I will worry when this guy gets worried. It actually helped her calm down.

[@21stcenturyscots]

Show her the Roswell alien dissection videos.🤤

[@JustinWillisDevil240Z]

@@21stcenturyscots I have a copy $9.95 plus shipping and handling.

[@michaelotero3073]

Show her Lazar Rogan interview.

[@sumejividi6663]

Linus

[@naylinnhtun2006]

@@21stcenturyscots , There is no such videos, fakes and misinformation only.

[@LethalMartialArtist]

I feel this video should of addressed the recent congress hearings where several high ranking personnel testified about alien existence. Would have been good to have your view on that. A lot of what’s in the video has been posted before the recent hearings.

[@solartyrant9049]

He probably doesn't feel the need to because he addresses the fact that human senses, memory, and ability to retell events are fallible so a testimony, no matter the rank or title, holds no weight without some evidence to collaborate it. Not to mention the incentive for someone to come forward with an extraordinary story of extraterrestrials is obviously there. The media coverage, maybe planning to write a book and appear on shows to talk about it. The line between infamy and fame is almost non-existent anymore

[@optimusuk]

@@solartyrant9049 military radar equipment confirmed the reported sightings as well. Yes human observation is fallible but if the best pilots in the world can't be trusted to report an unknown craft they observed then they're in alot of trouble, that in itself incidentally should be studied. At the very least multiple parties observed something which currently can't be explained, which has occurred multiple times. I'd love to hear the science around mass hallucinations with highly trained personnel also affecting hardware. It warrants further investigation particularly if it occurs more often around military bases\training grounds etc

[@solartyrant9049]

@@optimusuk they said military radar equipment picked something up. Not that they knew what it was that was picked up. The issue still comes down to "i don't know what this is so it's aliens". That makes no sense. I agree that whatever is supposedly being picked up in the air should be investigated. But a single blip on a radar doesn't tell you what an object is anymore than the blurry FLIR video from the jet does. It's not evidence of anything more than there being *something* there

[@AdjustingLight]

@@solartyrant9049several cutting edge sensor systems detect these things exactly as they are described. Stop being purposefully ignorant of the scientific data involved.

[@solartyrant9049]

@@AdjustingLight have you seen the "scientific data"? Is it publicly available to review it or are we again just supposed to be taking the word of some schmuck. "Trust me bro" doesn't work in science. I want to believe.

[@matthewryan8463]

A number of years ago, I was leaving work on a winter evening, where it was nice and dark, and likely cloudy up above. My work is near enough to an airport that we're often almost directly under one of the common flight paths in and out of it. So as I was waiting to pull out of the driveway of my work, I see 4 lights in the sky, at a low altitude, slowly moving along. I've got the car windows up, so it's moving "silently". Despite *knowing*, based on the light colors, and the fact that it was on the flight path, that it was a plane coming in for a landing [it was also clear a few moments later once it was almost directly overhead when I got the best view and the sound caught up], my brain absolutely interpreted those lights as being 3 lights on the corners of a dark triangle, with a rotating light in the center of it, like any number of UFO sightings. I hope there's more out there than we know about, but it's so easy for your senses to be fooled, even when you know better...

[@ImberNox]

I've been suffering from anxiety and depression lately, but watching StarTalk has helped me a lot to not feel alone, to keep my mind busy and to feel like I'm actually using my time for something fruitful, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Keep up the good work!

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Same here, only I'm suffering from living in a world without an altruistic society. Only cure is StarTalk, hope and copious amounts of whatever makes you happy. Bugging Neil into helping me change the stars makes me happy.

[@moonshoes11]

Live long and prosper. 🤘

[@thedant0r]

Same here. War left, War right, Weather extreme yesterday. weather extrem tomorrow. Covid behind us, growing inequality, loss of monesy value and problems in front of us. Makes me feel afraid and makes me feel not wanting to go to work or do stuff because it might be for naught. Startalk is a real cure for the soul.

[@Aakash_Bhatt]

Happening with me from the last 2 years. For the same reason i have watched all the startalk videos even from years back and I feel good that i have learned so many things and have created a better understanding of how the world works and more and all that makes me feel good. I hope you are doing well.

[@moonshoes11]

May the Force be with you. ;)

[@SandyMasquith]

“No, the government is not that high-functioning.” Best statement of truth I’ve heard in a long time. Thank you!

[@optimusuk]

Depends how you're defining "government" , small break off factions, military corporations more plausible but yeah no evidence yet unless these hearings produce something

[@user-km6tx9bq5g]

Idk. I disagree. the government is most certainly high functioning.

[@jy_hawk]

@@user-km6tx9bq5gthe best way to be duped is to underestimate the person that is trying to dupe you

[@staffannystrom6555]

@@jy_hawkThe only duping going on is by the people pushing the uap story.

[@Vipus2501]

That's the thing, what if it's not the government? What if it's a small agency funded by the Pentagon black budget and private big companies like Boing and Lockheed Martin and that doesn't even report department of defense?

[@iralawrence9311]

Personally I love the idea that they are supposed to travel interstellar but crash when they get

[@taylorman40x9]

"You don't find intelligent life... intelligent life finds you"... unwritten rule of the universe😮

[@stephenfrench3888]

Lol It really isn't

[@GetawayFilms]

Why is it in English? You wrote it... How can you claim it's unwritten? What is 'intelligence'? Is it a fundamental boundary to cross, or a sliding scale? And before I go... If you are alive and intelligent, and you don't find life... How does intelligent life find any other life at all?

[@Daskcasting]

True

[@spresso007]

​@@stephenfrench3888nigggggggggg

[@yourmajesty122]

we're probably right under their microscope as microorganisms and can't even begin to imagine who they are or what they are like. if you think earth has intelligent life you ain't even close🙄

[@molly1949]

My dad used to say that the human race has forgotten more than we'll ever learn again.

[@gamerxvc3055]

That's true but that is because we have found a better and easy way of doing things. But regarding important stuff well we haven't lost much. Also we are just a little part of even our own solar system so your dad should know humans haven't even thought about learning even a fraction of what we could learn in the future.

[@boosterhikes1841]

Smart man.

[@michael-4k4000]

My Dad said fish stinks after 3 days.....

[@tothemoon5109]

Is your dad 👽?

[@Jaronite]

It's physically impossible to remember everything, even with the help bio-technology. So while it's important that we have scientist working on discovering new frontiers, we also need historians not just working on civilizations, but sort of a scientific historian.

[@hanchomike9125]

Neil has talked about all of these things many times. I thought this video was about him going over the congress meeting where David Grusch literally said we have recovered “non-human” crafts.

[@Schooterl]

Not even going to watch this after reading this.... lol. I thought the same thing

[@twonumber22]

It would be pointless to go over hearsay.

[@hanchomike9125]

@@twonumber22 nah. It’s a simple as a reaction video.

[@Schooterl]

@@hanchomike9125 That's what I was looking for, I have a lot of respect for Neil and would have liked to see his reaction to this congress meeting.

[@thamerkules8081]

​@@twonumber22hearsay? Really ur one of those? Their was clear video evidence an reports from high ranking military an government officials but ok.

[@solidust573]

This is fine but I'm interested in Neil's reactions to the specifics of the UFO hearing. Those men testified (under oath) providing specific details of the existence of extraterrestrials.

[@darinsteele7091]

under oath doesn't mean anything because nobody really knows the truth and they'll never show us a real alien or a ufo, so how can they say he is lying or telling the truth? they can't unless they SHOW the public a real alien/ufo.

[@BLSFL_HAZE]

Yeah, because NO ONE has EVER lied under oath, right?

[@darinsteele7091]

@@BLSFL_HAZE true but why bother doing this if he's lying

[@rewindcat7927]

Me too!

[@solidust573]

@@BLSFL_HAZE your skepticism is mildly entertaining but Neil actually fully understands and respects the legal process (to a fault) which brings me to my primary question.

[@jackmortimer329]

I think it would be fascinating to have a conversation between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Steven Greer on this topic.

[@glenn4530]

not just Dr steven greer but all the other astrophysicist that know the secrets that are going on behind our government and scientists that just are left out compartmentalize

[@thomasdavies2555]

Love how this show builds scientific literacy. It’s blunt but disguised. Perfect!

[@AryaMh]

Imagine there are also other conscious beings each thinking they are the only conscious ones, but not advanced enough to explore and find others.

[@vince7207]

Most likely scenario.

[@sumejividi6663]

Yes let these guys just not move everything under the carpet

[@melaniecampbell7055]

We started transmitting radio signals less than 100 years ago, so they've only gone 100 light years, meanwhile the Milky Way is over 100 thousand light years across...on a more serious note, the gov't is using ufos as cover to put nukes in orbit & militarize space.

[@melissa-wilson]

Sooo Americans. I'm an American. I read, though I generally watch, news in other countries. I wonder if my fellow Americans do the same? Ever. What do you think?

[@melaniecampbell7055]

@@melissa-wilson all the hullabaloo is about militarizing space.

[@johnsonrepp]

Mr. Tysons explanation is exactly why an alien spacecraft has to literally lane on the White House front lawn at 1pm on a Tuesday during a tour. Makes sense now.

[@jeromeisaacs4428]

6 Billion People on this Planet and still no solid UFO Alien Evidence

[@PlagueDoctorscp049]

Dr Tyson.

[@willfuldecoy6991]

@@PlagueDoctorscp049 @10:00 Dr. Tyson thinks gun cam footage is the same as "seeing"(among other data)

[@DN-gr9xe]

7

[@glenshehu1177]

Tyson is the dumbest smart person ever

[@TrevorJacksonTV]

incredible conversations on this channel.

[@thedullohanvids]

That ocean analogy is great, because we have studied a good deal of the ocean and still don't know everything that is in the ocean. So even if we had studied far more of space then we have we couldn't rule out the possibility that their could still be life out there.

[@TheDotBot]

I think it's kinda crap. It's playing on the "absence of proof isn't proof of absence" argument, which is weak pleading to at least not completely dismiss the idea out of hand. Let me make a slight alteration: "Nope, no Loch Ness Monster in this glass of water..."

[@thedullohanvids]

@@TheDotBot I mean your alteration is a bit wrong because we have searched all of Loch Ness, but I think get the point you are trying to make.

[@TheDotBot]

@@thedullohanvids A complete and conclusive search is not feasible. There have been several sonar surveys and one DNA search, but enough wiggle room for some still to believe Nessie exists. But thank you for acknowledging the point in principle :)

[@The_Earths_BackYard]

Are they searching for us ??

[@Joandersonso]

"As a child, I considered such unknowns sinister. Now, though, I understand they bear no ill will. The universe is, and we are." - Solanum, Outer Wilds

[@mikelynam7519]

1000000000% underrated comment. A masterpiece of a game

[@KrystalSoftpaw]

My favorite game of all time, absolutely love it

[@ieatmygarden]

If you know you know - one of the greatest video games of all time ❤

[@SaraT-rm2ki]

I've seen a cylinder spark plugs shape one and a circular starship type this week. I think they are operated by the collective consciousness of those asleep dreaming, under hypnosis or performing guided regression/ progressive therapy; which is being collected on some cyber computer that is managed by a team of computer physicyts.

[@SaraT-rm2ki]

They prolly want to be sure they don't allow any person aboard who has I'll intent towards progressive reform in the jails, music industry and moral in general

[@thirtythree680]

As a scientist, we should be pushing for more data to be released for reviewal. Neil seems to have unscientifically dismissed a real possibility because of his own assumptions.

[@No1_Inpa_Ticular]

I agree human observation is poor evidence but in the case of the navy pilot he also had radar tracking that showed the object descending from space to ground level almost instantly

[@robbrown4621]

Yes, I agree with you.

[@davidbesant]

Almost like the reflection of sunlight from a window you mean?

[@robbrown4621]

@@darrel7589 It was on multiple radar screens across several different platforms. The odds are nearly impossible that all the systems would be incorrect.

[@robbrown4621]

@@darrel7589 Many things seem impossible until technology changes the paradigm. The key is to accept the truth of what it is you discover. Although drawing conclusions beyond the real truth of your experience may be a bridge too far. For example, one day my nephew was asleep and he started to talk in his sleep in a language that he does not know how to speak. It sounded like old English or some other sort of ancient language. He did this for a few minutes. It sounded like he was having a conversation with someone else although I could only hear my nephew's side of the conversation. I accept the reality of what it is I heard but I draw no conclusions beyond... It may be the same thing with many UFO experiences.

[@loganbaumeister]

So then think of it from a purely physics point of view. If it was an object of any significant size and assuming that "space" was the karmen line at about 60 miles up or 100km then almost instantly went to ground or sea level the speed at which it was traveling would be insanely fast. So fast in fact it would not only create a sonic boom in its wake as is it well beyond the speed of sound but also ignite the air molecules beneath it as it rips through the atmosphere like a meteorite would leaving a trail of light or smoke or again at the least, sound. So again just looking at it from the literal fundamental laws of the universe its much more likely that it was a faulty reading or a glitch or something else entirely. Just my thought on it.

[@davew5383]

I think that it would be pretty ironic, that if aliens haven't already found us, and they eventually detect our broadcasts from earth or find Voyager One or Two, then decide to go find us, only to find out when they get here. That the human race who sent out this information for them to find us, no longer exists.

[@retired5218]

And based on that engraving on the record we sent, they would probably think we are simplistic with low intelligence. 🤪😜

[@potato9832]

We have to stop focusing on Earth broadcasting radio signals for a century, because that's forgetting the fact Earth has been broadcasting atmospheric biomarkers for millions of years. When light reflects or passes through Earth's atmosphere, it carries a signature of our atmosphere. The signature will indicate the presence of gasses associated with carbon based life (oxygen, methane, and nitrous oxide). If advanced intelligent aliens are out there, and they're still alive, and they're within a million light years from us, they probably know we exist.

[@biffbutowski2447]

Yep, great point, I hope we didn’t destroy ourselves

[@AEFisch]

As Voyager would take 70,000 yrs to get to the closest star, I wouldn't rent the dance hall.

[@lowmax4431]

I think people get too hung up on the whole speed of light thing.

[@SlavaPunta]

"I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside." ~Mitch Hedburg

[@refigee8752]

😂 this is hilarious

[@baby_unc470]

I love this topic. Please keep this topic going

[@francisfischer7620]

Yes! Yes!!

[@feldegast]

UAP/UFO's could easily be our descendants going back in time and doing research for their history report 😗

[@MasterDavidAaronWarrington]

You closer than you may think to a part of the story.

[@Meninx87]

@@MasterDavidAaronWarrington let me guess, you know all the hidden truth uh?

[@xaviperez26]

What make me be incredulous about that facts is everyone has their own theory. If there isn't an unification of criteria, which truth you may think it's true and which ones you have to discard. Because all this different theories are not compatible as one big truth.

[@MasterDavidAaronWarrington]

@@Meninx87 the ability to move from one star system to the next is a type of time travel where one de materializes into the cosmic web the distances are so great. Informations out there but if you're waiting on the mass media to tell you it'll be coming in the next few years. Your mind will be blown when your understanding of the last hundred years of History will be dramatically changed because it's been kept secret. Elements in the corporate industry combined with the military mastered gravity control systems in 1954! Try to keep an open mind. 🙏🏽

[@feldegast]

@@xaviperez26 there is also the lack of evidence thing too, I don't know if it is true, I need more proof, it is just a funny thought

[@cameronward9443]

The reason for UAP instead of UFO, is that the stuff is not always flying. It could be floating or hovering or could just be some mist etc... Flying implies some sort of locomotion or force being applied.

[@awktane]

The last time the government danced around aliens the popularity and therefore funding of the space program soared. I wonder if it will work this time…

[@blueperegrine4315]

Excellent point.

[@Alexis40ar]

They don't need a smoke screen anymore, and you know why? Because 99.9% of the people don't even care.

[@GothicDragonX]

To everyone curious about what it would be like to communicate with an alien or how to speak with one. I highly recommend a book called "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2015). It's a thought-provoking book about communication with another being not human, something profoundly different than what humans know about contact because they may not use the same sensors or communication ability. Humans and aliens are profoundly different and able to see and interact so differently that humans can not understand or perceive that reality is so different. The channel Hello Future Me did an excellent documentary about the book "the compatibility problem." The video's name is "We Might Never Speak To Aliens, Here's Why." Yes, it is a Sci-Fi novel, but don't ignore it. It is pretty damn good and really pocks at the idea of the limit of human communication with the rest of the universe.

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

I also recommend "BlindSight" by Peter Watts. That book goes into what it means to be conscious and intelligent and how the two are not mutually inclusive.

[@conp73]

Can we use it instead to communicate effectively with the animals of the world? If not, then it won't work

[@jamesalexduran]

Isn’t that the premise of the movie Arrival?

[@timbo1a]

Gothic, going to give it a read, sounds very interesting. Here’s my thoughts: We can’t even communicate with cetaceans, let alone communicate with other human societies, and we expect to be able to communicate with an alien species?

[@origenjerome8031]

The language of the Universe is mathematics.

[@shoddyrockk]

The amount we have searched is probably the equivalent of searching your neighborhood for intelligent life compared to searching the entire world

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

If aliens were real, I’m curious what implications that would mean for things like religion.

[@ish0tyou993]

Probably nothing. Religious people would more than likely attempt to preach the gospels to the aliens. Some religions believe all life created in the universe was made by a deity and that would include aliens. Humans are flawed and have a false perception that everything they perceive is factual and true; and then try to enforce that on other people. Religious people would just say aliens were oblivious to their deity therefore should be educated about them. Don't think aliens would be so keen on learning about Human ideologies anyway since its Human ideology.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

Space brothers & sisters.

[@d9lv1n]

Believers have a superpower for adapting to all the nonsense they believe. They do not rely on logic, so there will be no implications.

[@AnEvolvingApe]

@@d9lv1n It's all nonsense (alien spaceships and gods).

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

At first it might be bad for their business, but they would quickly adapt the story about gods and aliens and people will believe anything anyway.

[@Dustyvv]

Ever tried taking a picture of a plane with your phone? Or anything in the sky at night? They're terrible cameras for capturing anything in the sky that isn't clouds.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Chelyabinsk proved that rather spectacularly wrong.

[@opieg7333]

Not "wrong" just an incomplete analogy. CCD cameras typically have a limited range of brightness which can be distinguished - as well as a limited range of wavelengths for which they are tuned. (Indeed they can be tuned to see wavelengths and brightness which humans cannot). When pointing a CCD camera, (especially phone cameras which are tuned to take general portraits in decent lighting), at the night sky, the difference in brightness of stars tends to be so minimal that it does not register and in some cases is filtered out as noise in the image with certain software, it wants the majority of the field to be bright. A white cloud reflecting light from the surface has sufficient contract to register. A very bright bolide will also likely register. I have actually taken some pretty good shots with a phone camera of lunar eclipses - BUT - to do it you have to go in and adjust the camera settings and have a stable still surface to mount the phone to so longer shutter times don't blur the picture. Point is how cameras see the world is different than our eyes and our brain is tuned to process images so that we see things a camera might not, at least up to what our brain sampling frequency can handle and eyes are tuned for.

[@potato9832]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 False.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

@@potato9832 Says someone who has never tried photographing the sky in their life.

[@vince7207]

Can't even get a good shot of the moon.

[@ElectrikMe]

UAPs are super interesting! I actually saw something once that I couldn't explain at all, so it’d be awesome to see some solid investigations into this stuff!

[@peters616]

I think part of the recent UAP hype is that people want to latch onto something to believe in that's important, something that they can feel good about - particularly in times of stress.

[@optimusuk]

Congressional hearings are hype? David fravers "tic tac" report from early 2000's is hype? Tackle it scientifically then, evidence has been presented let's get to the bottom of it, without "hype".

[@JonesBeiges]

Like God?

[@Kapritchosa]

I am not stressed at all but it seems to me that there are quite a few reliable people (and radars) claiming that something is going on in our skies.

[@Surja9393]

It is real.

[@Surja9393]

​@@JonesBeigesYou won't find him in The Old Testament.

[@rangerCG]

I'd like to request an episode with all Chuck questions. He's always getting slapped down by Neil for asking his own questions😂. You should have an episode like that and it could sort of evolve into just a discussion perhaps. Chuck is so knowledgeable about science and has heard all of the lower hanging fruit questions so I think it would be really interesting for long time listeners of the show, and also to give poor Chuck his chance to finally ask questions to his heart's intent.

[@huangjun_art]

In short: Our inability to explain unexplainable events is not an argument for alien visitors.

[@HudClipz]

Tyson, we indeed possess evidence of phenomena that appear to be non-human in origin. This evidence is primarily derived from comparisons between military footage of UFOs accelerating to speeds of Mach 7-10 in mere seconds, and the known capabilities of our own aircraft.

[@andrewbryant9028]

I just made a comment regarding this. Neil needs to address the military video and testimony of pilots and intelligence officers that confirms we are dealing with objects that can clearly defy the laws of physics as we understand them.

[@tcuisix]

You think theyre going that fast?

[@iconpoet]

The most amazing thing about these Aliens to me is how well they follow American military secrecy protocols. That's very gracious of them.

[@Bryan-zo6ng]

One thing that wasn't discussed was we found something and something non-human was found.

[@vanshinners2722]

Note the wording. Non Human not non terrestrial. A space probe with a monkey/dog in it is still non Human remains.

[@samuxan]

There is a great metaphor to summarize this video (I think I hear it here before). In the old times when people saw something they couldn't explain they call it a dragon of a god. That now we call them aliens is as far from the evidence as before. I love the conversation about al this though, there must be a lot of meteorological phenomenon that haven't been research because the prejudice associated to looking into "sightings"

[@njones420]

yep! Unreliable faith-based thinking... The tin foil hat crew would have been at home in the bronze-age !

[@swanaldmcdnld]

I've been waiting for this 👏

[@R3_dacted0]

My main takeaway from the hearing was that if there is any sort of "cover up," then it's due to the military and not the government. The hearing basically talked about there being no recourse for people in the military to report findings they are suspicious or in fear of without a substantial risk to themselves or their career.

[@mcgritty8842]

@@R3_dacted0 the military is part of the government… 🤦‍♂️

[@OpenMindNL]

In terms of ancient structures on Earth, I tend to think of an earlier developed human civilization that preceded us... including technology we have yet to rediscover, such as "anti-gravity" tricks to move huge rocks (?) , or focusing sunlight to melt rocks for perfect joints (?)...

[@Djemoltellitlikeitis]

That's the most plausible explanation, there's just a lot of resistance to this.

[@OpenMindNL]

@@Djemoltellitlikeitis I would find it very strange if "our" civilization would have been helped by advanced visitors. Then why do they teach us Stone Age technologies? Why not immediately propose something like the natural product silicon to generate solar energy, so that we would never pump fossil waste into the atmosphere... and so that we could immediately set up a communication network between South America and North Africa? Why would they help us with primitive technology at all when they had a means of transportation with them that was packed with advanced technology? Or had they not grown out of the Stone Age themselves, and did they really travel enormous distances with huge stone pyramids? I don't think that makes sense... It's just not logical.

[@chickensoup2314]

No difference, you're taking away credit from the right people and I think you do not follow what the dr Tyson said, "The fact that you don't know what it is, it is not evidence that you know what it is." No difference between Alien or ancient civilization . The day we found metal artifacts or devices, electronics or manuals ...dated to an era not from Egyptians period of pyramids then we will talk about ancient civilization with anti-gravity knowledge, so far till today we just found rocks and sands in the all sites.

[@Djemoltellitlikeitis]

@@OpenMindNL I completely agree with you. We simply have forgotten our past and the technology advancements our ancient civilizations had accomplished.

[@OpenMindNL]

@@chickensoup2314 I think from all directions... Possible advanced visitors included. But the chance that an Earth civilization has developed and suffered a major disaster that has resulted in the loss of much technological knowledge, seems more logical to me than outside help. During the end of the last ice age, natural things happened that had a lot of influence on areas around the oceans. And that people at that time mainly lived in larger communities along the coasts of large bodies of water seems just as logical to me as in today's civilization, where the largest cities are still within a few hundred kilometers from the coast. BTW: Anti-gravity may sound a bit sci-fi, but it's nothing more than a device that helps lift objects, just like our cranes. Technology does not necessarily have to be comparable to modernities such as our electronics and plastics. Perhaps then humanity had a much better understanding of obvious natural forces... who knows? Now we also discover (again?) that mass can be moved with sound waves. Stone corridors through which wind blows could generate strong regular vibrations to produce such waves. A lens made of water can also focus sunlight just fine... and how nice would it be if that "water lens" could just be in free air thanks to surrounding natural sound vibrations? Indeed, we just don't know, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't think about it further to learn to understand it. In addition, it does not hurt to realize that technological possibilities can be discovered from a different perspective than ours. In any case, use of natural resources seems more logical and obvious than help from advanced visitors. But enough reasoning... I will now go back to teaching the ants and flies some new tech.😅

[@jackmortimer329]

I suspect that most pilots won't talk about these sightings out of fear for their jobs.

[@sumejividi6663]

This is true. Imagine being ridiculed that you are going through perception bias because you came out to complain about things you obviously saw and remember it's your territory, how come the base couldn't let you know these was a plane that day.

[@xaviperez26]

It doesn't matter what pilots seen or not. I matters only what the devices recorded. An optical illusion could make them go wrong. But the recordings don't lie.

[@Herlongian]

If there are mathematical geniuses today, there were mathematical geniuses 6000 years ago in Egypt fully capable of designing pyramids.

[@sekaramochi1944]

Pure love Please continue ❤

[@homayounvahdani8300]

A long time ago I and other students in my campus saw a lot of lights in the night sky. Everybody was talking about UFO's. I was the only one who thought that this could be from some distant earth lights for example distant oil drills in the ocean being bent back to earth due to some atmospheric conditions. My advice: please open up your minds first before falling into UFO conclusions😅

[@unclognh]

Legit I can sit and talk to Neil Degrasse all day

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” -- Arthur C Clarke

[@anthonyr8320]

We are so used to think we know everything because everytime we don’t know something we look it up online,Neil gave me that feeling of not knowing something and wanting to know but there’s no way you can know it unless you truly work to get the knoweldge… i guess that’s how scientists feel everytime.

[@leebliss3622]

We? speak for yourself buddy you must be under 25 the rest of us don’t thin that way

[@beelzebob23]

We are definitely afraid the aliens are going to show up and act like humans would.

[@elizondorj]

Some years ago, I worked with an ex-Navy Pilot. Guy was so set on his ways: he would sit at the same table in the same cafeteria at the same time everyday, order the exact same food, five days a week. He could not bear to try something different or explore other options. Maybe he was damaged before joining the Navy, maybe the Navy damaged him, I don't know. But I would not trust any testimony he gave, unless it was about what he had for lunch a month ago...

[@dsimon64]

You worked with one of the whistleblower pilots? Or you met a random guy who was odd and you're extrapolating that to shut down discussion from any pilot ever?

[@Whispersfromtheshadows_]

How is this relevant? 😂 thanks for the laugh though

[@eja0516]

In the hearing they didn’t only discuss unidentified air crafts in the sky they also mentioned “non human biologics” when asked about the pilots of these crafts that crashed.

[@Shadinsb]

Which does not automatically mean extraterrestrial.

[@abcde1054]

Stories, stories and no proof.

[@HouseHustlers]

Yes, more claims without showing proof. Exact same nonsense we've been hearing for decades. I guess his cell phone was no working when he saw the evidence.

[@Jack_Aubrey]

In the past we have sent dogs and monkeys to space. I bet the reports of the recovery of those debris would talk about non human biologics.

[@tothemoon5109]

Exactly and they also know people who I actually saw em from close range. Im sure they got all these names who were in the actual seen!

[@jimmyniful]

As an alien myself, I think humans are the aliens.

[@davekingrey1009]

I think if more people knew about time dialation and understood the vast distances between stars a lot less people would believe we have been visited by aliens.

[@shaunray7849]

I think if a lot more scientists had access to the real data a lot less people would think we have a full understanding of physics. And we may actually get somewhere.

[@wildcatmahone-md6me]

That's assuming a)they haven't been here longer than us b)vast distances are irrelevant if you can manipulate space/time. Something to think about.

[@chrishebert5672]

@@wildcatmahone-md6me Any alien civilization will almost certainly have been around longer than we have, perhaps for millions or even tens of millions of years longer. Manipulation of space/time is another matter. Big assumption that such a thing is even possible.

[@JROD082384]

I understand time dilation and the extreme distances involved with interstellar travel just fine. You are basing another civilization’s capabilities on what your narrow understanding of what is or isn’t allowed or possible to traverse the universe given our meager technological progress. A civilization one thousand, or one million, years ahead of us might not have the same technological limitations we currently possess, but your ego and hubris can’t fathom a reality where we aren’t first to space and at the top of the food chain technologically. If you had ever witnessed one of these craft personally, you would come to very different, and more intelligent, conclusions than you are currently reaching…

[@LOSTBHOY88]

@@JROD082384couldn’t have said it better. Everyone says that but we have zero idea what sort of highly advanced technology these things could hypothetically be using. They base all this on our own limited understanding of how things work. Just over 100 years ago we barely had cars. Now we are almost ready to visit Mars. In just 100 years! Imagine humans in even 1000 years, nevermind a civilisation with a million year head start. Our tech would look like magic compared to what we have now

[@RonEmpire]

I'm not saying its aliens. But it's aliens. Insert image of the guy with funky spiky hair from ancient aliens.

[@calvinburry9927]

“The government isn’t that high functioning” is a great way to explain why we shouldn’t worry about the government for the most part.

[@goneviral8814]

Hi Neill, Can. You do a segment on how starships avoid collision at the speed of light. I would think the space ship must hit some kind of planet or debris??? I always wondered that.

[@avemardore]

Oh common now Neil, the Fravor incident has a multitude of radar evidence from three different ships and three airplanes along with five trained pilots.

[@moonshoes11]

Was anything identified?

[@GK-qc5ry]

Neil is a scientist but a sceptic. I remember him talking to Rogan saying the radar calibration could be off. It's a fair point until you hear that they caught multiple ships dropping from 20k feet to sea level.

[@RichardRandall-h5l]

It lacks identification. But not observation. The Hearing was quite compelling any way that you look at it. I hope we can get better understanding of what is being perceived!… and later a n identification. Maybe we should have dedicated drones with sensors just solve this mystery.

[@____________aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@moonshoes11they did identify, in a 3D mode, objects moving in ways that are intelligent and defy our understanding of basic physics.

[@moonshoes11]

@@RichardRandall-h5l Everything asserted during the hearing was testimony only, and no evidence was presented. How would drones solve the mystery? More blurry photos of Big Foot?

[@Rsmith420]

The one thing I don’t like is when Neil and other deniers say “everyone has a camera these days. How come there’s no video?”. There’s plenty of videos that exist all over. Can their validity be questioned? Sure. But to say “everyone has a camera but no one is posting videos” is pretty ridiculous and dismissive. Of course there aren’t any videos if you’re not looking for them and are only relying on mainstream sources.

[@ash13311]

A group of 7 of my adult family members sitting on a porch claim they saw a UFO stop in front of them then disappear flying over their head almost instantly. They went from franticly telling everyone to not wanting to talk about it (no one believed them) to their eyes getting huge in freight if someone mentions it. They had no time to grab a phone. Happened too fast

[@lanszoominternet]

Excellent! Neil says everything I think about the subject.

[@loki7780]

I like Kaku’s take much better. He actually understands evidence.

[@JarofMayonaise]

It doesn't stop at "I don't know what it is" because by process of elimination you can rule out what it isn't, and whatever is left after ruling out the obvious must be the answer, especially if it isn't obeying the laws of our known physics.

[@TheDotBot]

Problem with that being that the two pilots don't know the laws of known physics outside aviation. And if they see something that looks like what normal people would imagine a UFO looks like, they can't really not describe a UFO sighting, whether or not they actually believe in UFOs.

[@TorQueMoD]

My favorite quote from this compilation "The government is NOT that high functioning". Pretty much sums up our entire existence right now :P

[@kixleevon9753]

I straight up died when Neil compared children to astrophysicists by saying that they are similar because they both respect things that can eat them lmao😂

[@Tokyo-In-My-Dreamz]

Not just any pilot. A legit top gun pilot commander whom is trained to distinguish enemy aircrafts from great distances away via instruments from command centre and on the jet.

[@megkeo]

Been waiting patiently for your take on this 😂

[@rpyqr]

He doesn’t want to admit that aliens could be real.

[@Syv_]

It is honestly a bit weird the way he dances around the matter

[@toby9999]

He doesn't deny the possibility. It's more about the probability of aliens visiting earth being close to zero... and the lack of any evidence thereof. Yes, aliens might exist but he's talking about the psychology of irrational belief.

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

But he does admit they could be real. He’s just asking for evidence to support the claims that they’re here.

[@sandwichbreath0]

He doesn't say they're not possible. He's saying there's no compelling evidence that any have come here yet.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Government may not, "have that kind of power," but what about the corporations pulling the government's strings? With all the money and legal loopholes they need to keep anything and everything for themselves. If that's the case, we're just going to have to wait until we get visited publicly.

[@AngeloXification]

Lockheed martin received over 400 billion in contracts.. Thats a lot of money, it a private company.

[@madeincda]

​@@AngeloXificationWhen you're making that kind of money over just a bunch of hype, why wouldn't the government jump on board? Hype pays their bills. Reality doesn't.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Given these corporations’ susceptibility to Chinese and Russian hackers, I seriously doubt their ability to keep a secret like this.

[@sorciak]

in my eyes there are 2 options: 1. They are "around us" and exploiting us from centuries (from the shadows) 2. We are "unique" in our galaxy (maybe even in our clouster of galaxys)

[@moonshoes11]

I wish they would do a remake of Close Encounters of the third kind movie, from a modern day perspective.

[@stevejobless5040]

We need more rational people like Neil deGrasse Tyson on Earth!

[@GungaLaGunga]

I hope first contact is the aliens trying to order fast food in a drive thru.

[@arinlilevjen6114]

"The government is just not that high functioning." Now there's a true statement if I ever heard one!! 💯

[@AnthonyW07]

"The government is not that high functioning"😅

[@Sallionaire]

I love Niel!! I just wish you would expand a bit more on the specific testimony that explained these UAPs moving against hurricane speed winds seamlessly. Also these crafts were able to fly beneath the oceans surface and back up into space .. in seconds… we need to hear more about this.

[@tylermcnally8232]

Humans lie. Simple as that. Government can barely function on a day to day basic, but is infallible at covering up aliens. Get a life pal.

[@Adrian-xu3xi]

He obviously didn’t watch the hearing

[@bow_wow_wow]

You want scientists to take an interest in this phenomena and to apply their expertise to the study of it for everyone's benefit. They won't. NdGT, it seems, pretty well reps the scientific establishment. This clip shows you why neither he nor the scientific community in general know anything about UFO's/UAP's. I hope it goes without saying his mistake is attempting to justify his ignorance rather than remedy it.

[@HossLUK]

​@@bow_wow_wowthe problem isn't the scientists, the problem is the proof. There is none. Eyewitness is not proof. Blurry photos and videos are not proof. Especially in today's world. You have to realize what kind of civilization it would take to travel such vast distances to reach earth from another solar system. They would be FAR more advanced than us. So much so that if they wanted to visit us without us knowing, they would do just that without even trying. All of our technology. Even the most advanced stuff kept secret from us by the governments of the world, would look like something a child would make to an advanced civilization like that. There quite literally would be no blurry photos or videos of them if they didn't want there to be. If they wanted us to know or didn't care, then it would be blatantly obvious to everyone on the planet, immediately. The government has absolutely zero control in that department. It would be absolutely and entirely up to that advanced civilization as to whether or not we know they exist. There is no in between. There is no random mistake from them that allows a blurry photo or video by a military pilot. It would just simply be too simple for them to get by all of our detection systems and senses if they actually came here and didn't want to be noticed. You have to be more open-minded and take a step back from all this eyewitness junk and think about it from a logical and more realistic perspective. As the video said, it's the same thing as people saying aliens helped the Egyptians build the pyramids because they can't understand how they built them back then. You can't just assume a conclusion from an unknown. You need actual hard evidence, of which there is zero pertaining to the existence of aliens, let alone us being visited by them.

[@twonumber22]

How is he supposed to address eyewitness accounts? That would be a waste of time.

[@sankofara4094]

I agree with much of what Neil said. However, he seems to forget that airline pilots military and commercial, use radar to verify what they are seeing.

[@DaveG1987]

Not to mention the pilots watched these things for several minutes at a time on multiple days.

[@mrb2349]

@@DaveG1987 yet still, the point remains. You don't know what it is. Besides, you have no proof for us to experience what you claimed you had.

[@Uberkilltoecheese]

@@DaveG1987therefore, it would at most be a UFO not aliens, you dont know what it is, ends there.

[@salviad5x]

And he fails to incorporate most alien abduction stories didn't start happening u til after ayahuasca was introduced to America.

[@kimjohnson4278]

A radar image is not good evidence. It only shows SOMETHING moving around

[@kristinm784]

You are the smartest and best communicator I’ve ever seen You have a wonderful, sweet and funny way about you But smartest man on the planet!!! I could listen to you all day Thank you

[@kingkawala767]

One major thing that I've noticed is that through time the alien sightings Advanced with our technology back in the days the spaceships used to look clunky like our old technology but now they look like our new technology

[@Spac3Cadet07]

You know what they look like then

[@CapsAdmin]

Agreed, though I'm not so sure it looks like our current technology but more like what we think our future technology will look like. It would not suprise me that future alien technology will just be claimed to be unmanned AI ships given where we currently stand.

[@njones420]

yeah, it's strange that they don't all look like 1960/70/80 car hub-caps anymore? 🤔 It's strange you don't see cars with hub-caps anymore? hmmmmm 🤔

[@writerblocks9553]

If aliens ever become a real thing Neil will be the first person to say, “I’ve always told you all that aliens existed, see? You gotta THINK to be smart like me.”

[@xEvilRaptorx]

He wouldn't do that. It would be worded as "we" as in scientists.

[@Purpletrident]

Everyone knows aliens exist somewhere. Neil isn't the only person to think that

[@LJMurray]

To the argument about “with so many smartphones out there, why isn’t there live streaming or video evidence”? We’re talking about the last 10+ years of technology. This argument suggests that if there have been alien visits, they must’ve happened in this timeframe.

[@owlbme]

What really stumps me is the growing number of (seemingly) physics-defying "UAPs" recorded, documented, and released by multiple countries' military forces experts/witnesses.

[@owlbme]

Great video by the way ❤

[@artsolomon202]

Iam always amazed by how many sciences fall under the umbrella of being an astrophysicist like Neil.🤔

[@kindlin]

Astrophysics does touch on a lot of very high level math and physics, and requires the utmost attention to the scientific method, right up there with nuclear and particle physics. Being well versed in astrophysics puts you a leg up in multiple different and far flung fields. But, unrelated to that, someone that enjoys math and science will seek out knowledge and knowledgeable people and actually _enjoy_ absorbing new information and expanding their mental horizons. These people can converse intelligently regarding many fields, more fields that most people can probably name.

[@artsolomon202]

Cant extract that from what he's talking about, in any way. Funny thing is, he's explaining things in a very unscientific way, strange for a scientist!? And luckily he is one of the few, most scientist have indeed as you said a broad interest in many sciences, but mostly stick to that what they're good at and leave the other science for those who work in that particular field of interest. Its not that they aren't interested or knowledgeable, but they dont go hiking across YT to display all that.

[@kindlin]

@@artsolomon202 He's a prominent _science communicator_ and has been for well over a decade. His MO is to make complex topics accessible to as wide an audience as possible. It's hardly fair to use that as evidence he doesn't have any idea what he's talking about. This entire topic is all guesswork, no one knows, but with his large breadth of knowledge, he probably knows better than most.

[@artsolomon202]

I disagree, but let's leave it there, i work in the field of science and know and follow a lot of science and scientist, for me he's the least inspiring scientist around, and to much ( and here i go again ) acting as mister know it all without the scientific attitude you would expect from someone with his status. And it couldnt be unnoticed by you ,if you follow him around that he often ridicules that what doesn't fit his worldview or scientific view. But i agree we disagree and respect you have an other opinion about him than i have.

[@Muk1R1]

Keep hating while the rest of us appreciate Neil

[@MrHerks]

I’m forever curious why we think aliens are from up above when we should be looking more at the ocean. Or is that the reason we don’t explore the ocean more? 🤔

[@seanc9022]

Neil always talks about the methods and tools of science to extend our senses but when ufos are detected by military and radar and other tools of science he’s always comes out with, maybe they where faulty. 🤷🏻‍♂️ as a scientist he needs to open his mind more

[@keithbell9348]

He is. You have to remember that Neil is a student of the famous scientist/ astrophysicist, Carl Sagan. Sagan is responsible for that famous often quoted line (that millions of people interested in science and those not interested use over and over again to provide credibility to the argument IN FAVOR OF ( but not proof there of) intelligent beings not of this earthly realm- "The universe is an awefully big place, and it would be a waste for it not to have life put there" (or something like that). Q: If Carl Sagan were alive, would he be impressed and see these government reports and investigations as PROOF of aline life visiting earth? I would argue that as a scientist, and as exciting the prospect would be for him, his sense of the disciplanary scientific approach would cause him to answer, "No, that is not good enough.."

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

An unknown radar signal is an unknown radar signal. It's not proof of aliens

[@seanc9022]

@@keithbell9348 As Neil once said. The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you, so when an object is picked up on multiple scientific instruments and travelling at crazy speeds and doing things the experts who are trained to observe then that’s got to be considered as evidence no matter how week he thinks in is. You have to start somewhere 👍🏼

[@Webberjo]

Whenever my conspiracy theorist mother says "the government", I ask her "which government?" Throws her for a loop every time.

[@goonshark8668]

I think describing phenomenon as alien is perfectly correct with the English language, it doesn’t necessarily mean there is a extraterrestrial visiting us more so it’s something that is unfamiliar and unexplainable able to us so it’s alien

[@grahammason5673]

Mr Tyson, I just want to say you are one incredible astro physicist I love watching and learning from you. You're out of the box thinking and entertaining, logical thinking are 2nd to none STANDING O TO YOU SIR. You make the universe and the science of things so easy to understand and fun to learn. I love everything you stand for and how you aren't afraid "go against the grain" and tell it like it is. We need more men in this world like you, A GREAT EDUCATOR!

[@djtrykle]

Mr. Tyson, Mr. Nice, I’m a very open minded human being, and often I think that because there is still so so much we don’t know about our own existence, I initially usually stay in the realm that nearly anything is possible because we know nothing in the grand scale of things. I also back science and stay away from going all in on any idea until proven. I would love to hear both of your thoughts on a possible outcome regarding this ongoing Congressional Hearing about the accusations against certain areas of the U.S. Government. When I hear people respond to questions about the government having possibly recovered UAPs, Hidden Knowledge, or Non-Biologics/Aliens, and can only respond with, “The Government is Not this, or Not that”, or “Is this, Is that”, I smh and think that’s a lazy answer & cannot be a correct answer, because the Government is so big and so unknown in certain areas, that the chance that one person even knowing with 100% accurately that the government Is or Isn’t anything, slim to none. So, IF, it was discovered that the government was lying, does have a dozen UAPs in possession, along with some old remains from Non-Biologics/Aliens and 1000s of documented accounts of encounters with these unknowns.. (This is a possibility, although I don’t presume to know anything, this is all speculation) I’m just curious, how would this scenario outcome make you guys feel? What questions would you be most interested in hearing first? Would it shift your entire outlook on human history, science, religion? I hope you get a chance to read and answer. I’m a fans of you guys and StarTalk. I have nothing but love and respect for everything you guys do. I just don’t ever hear interesting answers to this. Thanks ✌🏼

[@hugostiglitz1109]

For those that are still pondering. According to AI, just in our Milky Way galaxy alone, it is estimated that there are roughly 100 billion to 400 billion stars in total. Among these, stars similar to the Sun are thought to number in the tens of billions. Outside our galaxy. For potential planets that are similar to Earth, recent studies and observations suggest that there could be billions of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way. The observable universe contains an estimated 2 trillion galaxies, each with its own stars and potential planetary systems. Given that the Milky Way alone may have billions of Earth-like planets, it's reasonable to extrapolate that there could be a vast number of similar planets throughout the universe. However, the exact number is uncertain due to the vastness and complexity of the cosmos. The potential for Earth-like planets in other galaxies is immense, but precise numbers are difficult to determine with current technology and understanding. It’s pretty ignorant and naive to think the slightest that we are the only living beings in this gigantic universe.

[@Rellesofsaturn]

Mr.Neil always working hard .,

[@Ajaykrishna97_]

Dr. Tyson

[@lpdirv]

“Government is not that high functioning”, should be Neil’s top quote ever. Its so true having worked for the dark side.

[@Rellesofsaturn]

@@lpdirv the Dark-side of the moon 🌚

[@BenjaminMilekowsky]

It's imposible that we are alone but at the same time we couldn't prove their existance😢

[@Synathidy]

Until the hypothesis that our universe is a simulation is proven wrong, I would be loathe to claim a single thing to be impossible.

[@vince7207]

It's improbable, not impossible.

[@DendrocnideMoroides]

@@Synathidy even worse the Boltzmann brain.

[@DendrocnideMoroides]

@SnoopyDoofie If the universe is truly infinite then it is in fact certain that there will be aliens somewhere (yes the universe could be finite but it is generally believed that it is infinite)

[@danheitkamp506]

Why is it impossible??

[@unclebean9226]

How come aliens travel billions of miles to Earth and when they get here we see them for a few seconds then the aliens decide it’s time to leave because the humans saw us???…REALLY!!!

[@carsoncoley1]

The problem is that all the data and evidence that would be useful to science, is locked behind barriers of security clearance that even our elected officials don't have access to.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

And how do you know that? Have you seen what is behind those doors?

[@retired5218]

And wonder why? To me this proves the alien theory.

[@AnEvolvingApe]

BS

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

We’ve been told that nothing living can pass through the Van Allen radiation belt and survive. So how are the aliens getting through?

[@retired5218]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 If you Google it, the Apollo missions made it through by going fast so their exposure was limited, plus avoiding the part that had the heaviest radiation. I'm sure aliens can figure it out just like we did.

[@rondavidson8673]

I think Neil might be using his own perception biased when it comes to this, I love the way he dismisses a highly trained pilot's eye witness account which was backed up by radar data and regarding capturing it on ur phone, most people are looking down at their phones these days and as far as selfies go,,, enough said, anyway I live in hope that we get Neil some data cos it's mind's like his may be very important one day

[@Dogpool]

It’s because it is presented that somehow these people being pilots makes them super human. It has been human hubris all through time that has cause so much trouble. The “evidence” these pilots present are proven to be things like balloons and ducks. But because they think they are super special and couldn’t be fooled like that, they say it’s aliens.

[@NoflectioN]

A talk show host? Lol yeah were gonna need them when we finally get disclosure. Neil would never be asked to do any real science, translates science to dummies

[@monsterfurby]

I get the feeling you want there to be intelligent/human-like aliens to be encountered here, which skews your perception as well.

[@rondavidson8673]

@@monsterfurby you've got a point

[@chrishebert5672]

He didn't dismiss the account, he just thinks that any such account is not proof of aliens visiting Earth. We just don't know what it was.

[@josekunhardt]

That cup in the ocean analogy could be expanded even further. Even if there was a fish at the exact location where you're scooping the water from, it is more than likely that the fish will rapidly move out of the way to avoid being caught. Maybe intelligent alien just don't want to be found by us humans, especially if they're a more advanced civilization.

[@amnforge]

My thinking is, if they're so advanced to travel light-years, they can cloak themselves. The 2 big take aways is, if we are being visited, we would have it on social media. The last take away is, when I look out at the night sky with my dobsonian, it looks pretty quiet out there. Granted, the light we see if basically hundreds to thousands of years old but it's doubtful that every civilization in the known universe got started at the same time and are on the same technological time frame. I personally like to believe we are not alone because the universe is way, way too large. Where is everyone?!

[@karlkarlsson9126]

Most probably, no one can go beyond the speed of light.

[@jimiverson3085]

@@karlkarlsson9126 Yeah, if that limit holds any sort of crewed expedition becomes unfeasible. Even if they found something, it would have been after thousands of years and the news wouldn't get back until thousands of more years.

[@beachbum200009]

Our solar system could be made from 2nd or 3rd generation of stars going super nova. Life could have lived and died billions of years before there was an Earth. A lot of things could happen in 14 billion yrs. It's fun to think about.

[@Oldschool811]

If we are rare and they are ridiculously advanced then why not observe the new comers on the block

[@beachbum200009]

@@Oldschool811 I'm all for learning about the about what's out there. Love the James Webb Telescope. If there is life, there is still the problem of distance. I think they would send a probe like we do on Mars. Maybe that’s what we are seeing… but still NO proof. Even at the speed of light it could take hundreds or thousands of yrs to reach us. That’s a lot of time invested to visit some clever apes on Earth. If they are that advanced, I don’t think they came for Earth’s resources. They probably found a way to harvest resources closer to home. The bottom line…. Until we have proof, it’s just a fantasy. We want to believe we are not alone. The universe is a big place and we just started to search. .

[@mikemcginley6309]

Neil is very cautious in speaking about the UFO subject. It wasn't that long ago it was a carrier killing subject. It seems to be a subject he could happily ignore. But it's hard to ignore a U.S.Navy video as grainy black and while video while the object is observed by radar and other technical means and several Navy pilots.

[@wocathoden]

I love aliens so long as they are peaceful. Took a poll of my family, they would love to have alien friends.

[@rayshudu1308]

Neil i feel as he believes we are alone in the universe no matter how many documentations are out there.

[@toby9999]

There is zero credible evidence of aliens, so... what is the correct position to take... it's "I don't know". Aliens might exist, but they might not. Who knows? No one knows.

[@redvonmunster3731]

Name an actual documentation