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NASA is on the verge of answering a question that has captivated humans for millennia: are we alone in the universe? And the answer will most certainly be no, says the space agency’s chief scientist.

At a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Ellen Stofan predicted that scientists scouring our solar system and galaxy will find evidence of alien lifeforms within a generation.

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“We’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we’re going to have definitive evidence within 10, 20 to 30 years,” she said. “We know where to look, we know how to look. In most cases we have the technology. And we’re on a path to implementing it.”

John Grunsfield, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, agrees it’s only a matter of time before humans find evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Watch the full panel discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=eiAT41aHaH4

“I think we’re one generation away in our solar system, whether it’s on an icy moon or on Mars, and one generation [away] on a planet around a nearby star,” Grunsfeld said.