Some scientists believe that we are alone in the Universe, but others continue to insist that this is not so. It is believed that a NASA research probe will be able to find extraterrestrial life in the form of microbes on the moons of Jupiter as early as 2030. However, an alternative scenario envisions the reception of signals from intelligent beings residing beyond our solar system within the imminent future, reports the Daily Mail. Astronomers have been sending messages to potential intelligent aliens since the 1970s. They contain information about the Earth, its inhabitants, as well as where our planet is located. The SETI Institute is an American organization dedicated to the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life since the 1980s. The organization’s former chief astronomer, Seth Szostak, insists that humans will receive a message from aliens by 2036. His forecast is based on continuous improvements in telescopes and computer equipment. The astronomer claims that recent research has shown that there may be billions of Earth-like planets in the universe. Therefore, it is unlikely that humans are alone in the Universe, since many of these planets may also harbor intelligent life. Scientists from the University of California believe that the signals that were transmitted in 2002 to the Pioneer 10 spacecraft may have already been picked up by intelligent aliens. And the answer can be expected as early as 2029. Astronomers believe that the signal reached a star located 27 light years away from us and if there are planets around it inhabited by intelligent life, then the aliens have already sent a response. As for other messages sent from Earth to space, a response to them can be expected already in the middle of the next decade. Scientists believe that potential aliens may use the same transit method as humans to search for other planets. That is, when a planet passes against the background of its star, the light of the latter becomes dimmer. Thus, aliens could see the Earth passing against the background of the Sun. It is estimated that aliens living in 1,715 nearby systems could discover Earth in the last 5,000 years, and those living in 319 systems could do so in the next 5,000 years. The post Scientists believe they will soon receive an answer from aliens appeared first on Anomalien.com.