Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2‑18b—here's what scientists really think

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life.

In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest hints yet" of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b.

And when talking about a collected sample from a rock named "Cheyava Falls" on Mars, NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said this was the "closest we have ever come" to discovering life on the red planet. ...