But what do scientists really think about UFOs, and aliens more generally? Fortunately, not only are scientists interested in studying the topic, they are even interested in studying whether they are interested in the topic. In a study published in January 2025, researchers from Durham University surveyed 521 astrobiologists and 534 non-astrobiologist scientists on whether they believe life and intelligent life exists out there in the universe. So, based on this, we might say that there’s a solid consensus that extraterrestrial life, of some form, exists somewhere out there." In short, scientists are interested in the topic too, and want to investigate further, even if the answer doesn't turn out to be "it's aliens".