Public opinion on extraterrestrial life (English Wikipedia)

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arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

Eldadi, Omer; Tenenbaum, Gershon; Loeb, Abraham (2025). "Surveys on the Existence of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life and Effects of Revealing Expert Consensus". arXiv:2512.00364 [physics.soc-ph].

cbsnews.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

"UFO hearing key takeaways: What a whistleblower told Congress about UAPs". CBS News. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Vickers, Peter; et al. (2025). "Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life". Nature Astronomy. 9 (1): 16–18. doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02451-0. hdl:20.500.11820/bceda188-92b0-4a31-a8ed-7fcefff8eb52.
Persson, Erik; Capova, Klara Anna; Li, Yuan (2019). "Attitudes towards the scientific search for extraterrestrial life among Swedish high school and university students". International Journal of Astrobiology. 18 (3): 280–288. doi:10.1017/S1473550417000556.
Chon-Torres, Octavio A.; et al. (2020). "Attitudes and perceptions towards the scientific search for extraterrestrial life among students of public and private universities in Peru". International Journal of Astrobiology. 19 (5): 360–368. doi:10.1017/S1473550420000130.

hdl.handle.net (Global: 66^th place; English: 34^th place)

Vickers, Peter; et al. (2025). "Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life". Nature Astronomy. 9 (1): 16–18. doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02451-0. hdl:20.500.11820/bceda188-92b0-4a31-a8ed-7fcefff8eb52.

newsweek.com (Global: 371^st place; English: 235^th place)

Meza, Summer (8 December 2017). "Do Aliens Exist? Many People Believe in Life Outside of Earth, Despite Zero Proof". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

pewresearch.org (Global: 1,516^th place; English: 983^rd place)

"Americans' Views of Space: U.S. Role, NASA Priorities and Impact of Private Companies". Pew Research Center. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

"Latest Pentagon report reveals hundreds of new UFO sightings". The Guardian. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

yougov.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,670^th place)

"You are not alone: most people believe that aliens exist". YouGov. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
"Do Britons believe in alien life?". YouGov. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

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"Half of Americans believe aliens have visited Earth". YouGov. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.

Public opinion on extraterrestrial life (English Wikipedia)

arxiv.org (Global: 49th place; English: 31st place)

cbsnews.com (Global: 136th place; English: 93rd place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

hdl.handle.net (Global: 66th place; English: 34th place)

newsweek.com (Global: 371st place; English: 235th place)

pewresearch.org (Global: 1,516th place; English: 983rd place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

yougov.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,670th place)

yougov.com (Global: low place; English: 5,814th place)