NASA scientist claims he's found evidence of alien life

A NASA scientist has declared he has found evidence of extraterrestrial life and has alien fossils to back up his claim.

In a report published by the Journal of Cosmology, NASA astrobiologist Dr Richard B Hoover has concluded there is fossil evidence of bacterial life on an extremely rare class of meteorites called CI1 carbonaceous chondrites.

There are only nine such meteorites on planet Earth.

Hoover discovered the fossils by breaking apart the meteorite and analysing the exposed rock with a scanning-electron microscope.

He found the fossil remains of micro-organisms not too different from ordinary ones found on Earth.

Hoover is reportedly very convinced with the fossil evidence of bacterial life found within the meteorite and says it suggests we are not alone in the universe.

“I interpret it as indicating that life is more broadly distributed than restricted strictly to the planet earth,” he told Fox News.

Other scientists are approaching the study with caution.

While some say the implications of this research are shocking, profound, very important and extraordinary; others say it requires thorough vetting and caution.