Such discoveries would shake humanity to its very core, forcing humanity to reappraise its place in the Universe.<\/p>\n
Dr Israelian said: I think we will discover intelligent life in our lifetime.<\/p>\n
\"At least, we will find clear signatures [evidence of life] that have come from intelligent life.<\/p>\n
Its the kind of discovery that will shake humanity.\"<\/p>\n
The 1.6billion unmanned explorer will land on the Martian surface in February 2021.<\/p>\n
The rover will then drill into the planet to search for alien microbes in rock and soil samples.<\/p>\n
A growing scientific consensus believes Mars had the conditions for tiny microbes to exist billions of years ago.<\/p>\n
Many also propose the Red Planet may still host life today.<\/p>\n
Dr Israelian thinks NASAs Perseverance has a chance of finding evidence of aliens, though the odds are stacked against it.<\/p>\n
He said: Perseverance has a 10 percent chance of finding microbes on Mars.<\/p>\n
\"This is purely speculative. But it's a good number, really.\"<\/p>\n
Should scientists make the shocking discovery, humanity would be a step closer to colonising the Red Planet.<\/p>\n
Some experts, including billionaire and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, believe we could make Mars habitable by changing its atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Some suggest we release gases on the dusty planet to create a greenhouse effect, while others including Musk suggest we nuke the planet as part of a process called \"terraforming\".<\/p>\n
The mission would artificially give Mars an atmosphere and help its climate return to the state that [potentially] allowed life to grow there long ago.<\/p>\n
Although the idea has been met with heavy criticism, Dr Israelian thinks mankind will likely turn to it when the planets warming climate begins to render our planet inhospitable.<\/p>\n
\"I think when the time comes people will not care, knowing humanity.<\/p>\n
\"The moment the going gets tough well have Burger Kings up there.\"<\/p>\n
Dr Israelian is a founder of the Starmus Festival, which combines music and science and is in its ninth year.<\/p>\n
He said: It was a result of our never-ending discussions about science and arts.<\/p>\n
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