Alien Life

In a biblical worldview, we don’t expect alien life to exist. The Bible tells us Earth was formed to be inhabited and the other celestial bodies were created for signs, seasons, days, and years. It was to Earth that Jesus came to save us, not to another planet to save another race of beings.

Is Anyone Out There?

Many have been taught that life arose on this planet spontaneously and evolved into complex organisms. If it happened here, they believe, surely it could happen elsewhere in the universe. Some believe that these space beings (aliens) hold the key to health and eternal life.

Finding Water on Mars—Key to Alien Life?

Evidence of water is almost always interpreted with enthusiasm by those who believe that a little water, the right organic compounds, and an awful lot of time are together sufficient for life to appear. The journal Astrobiology reminds scientists that the presence of water, even if it’s in liquid form, isn’t enough for life to survive.

What Does the Bible Say About Aliens?

Many Christians have bought into the idea of extraterrestrial alien life. But is this idea really biblical? The Christian should constantly examine ideas in light of Scripture.

Has an Alien Skull Been Found?

“Starchild” is the name given to a misshapen skull claimed by some to be an alien-human hybrid. However, the skull abnormalities, while not fitting any particular “named” syndrome, are all consistent with the sorts of abnormalities seen in human children with genetic problems.

Articles About Alien Life

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Magazine Department Article
Alien Thinking

Oct. 1, 2013 from Answers Magazine
Both the X-rays and simple visual examination of Ata, however, are consistent with a miscarried human baby.
Feedback Article
Starchild—Alien-human Hybrid?

June 29, 2012 from Feedback
In response to a question on Ken Ham’s Facebook page, we decided to review the history and claims regarding Starchild, the misshapen skull claimed by some to be an alien-human hybrid.
Magazine Article
The Search for Alien Life

March 4, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Why do we even bother seeking out alien life?
Did God’s Plan Include Life On Other Planets?

Oct. 8, 2011 from News to Know
Did E. T. sin, and, if so, did Jesus die to save him/it?
Life as an Outcast

Feb. 19, 2011 from News to Know
A few weeks ago we reported that the continued search for habitable extrasolar planets has revealed how special Earth is. So if aliens aren’t on planets orbiting other stars, where else could they be?
Magazine Department Article
Don’t Alienate the Aliens

Dec. 22, 2010 from Answers Magazine
The UK’s Daily Mail now reports that another Vatican astronomer also says he would be happy to baptize an alien.
Aliens in Other Universes

Dec. 18, 2010
So what if we can’t find alien life in our own universe? Maybe aliens exist in the next universe over.
Earth Alien Discovery Under Attack

Dec. 11, 2010
Last week we reported on hot news that “alien” life had been discovered—albeit aliens from earth. But since then the widely reported research has come under attack.
Daily Growth in Evidence for Extraterrestrial Life?

Dec. 11, 2010
Is the evidence for extraterrestrial life “mounting daily”? It’s the first we’ve heard of it!
"Aliens” on Earth

Dec. 4, 2010
We reported in February and October 2009 on the quest to find “aliens” on earth. This week’s news? They’ve found them.
Water Less Likely to Support Life

May 29, 2010
Searching the heavens for water as a proxy for life has been astrobiologists’ pastime for years now. But what if—evolutionary beliefs aside—water is even less likely to support life than was believed?
Stephen Hawking Against Speaking to Aliens

May 1, 2010 from News to Know
There’s no evidence that aliens even exist—so why is famous physicist Stephen Hawking so worried we’ll talk to them?
Would Christianity Survive Discovery of Aliens?

Feb. 6, 2010 from News to Know
Would Christianity “survive” the discovery of alien life-forms? Does such a question even make sense?
Extraterrestrial Cofounder is Far From Giving Up Search

Jan. 30, 2010
Despite the ongoing lack of evidence for extraterrestrial life, one cofounder of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is far from giving up.
Vatican Looks for Aliens

Nov. 14, 2009 from News to Know
For the Vatican, the question of whether “sentient life forms exist on other worlds” has yet to be answered
Water Speculation over Saturn Moon

June 27, 2009 from News to Know
Scientists have found [indirect evidence of liquid water, which can be spun through evolutionary interpretations as indirect evidence of] life on one of Saturn’s moons!
Aliens Among Us

Feb. 21, 2009 from News to Know
Never mind looking for “aliens” out in space; what if they’re living here among us?
Talking to Aliens?

Sept. 8, 2008 from Answers Update
The Creator of the universe has already communicated with us, yet a U.S. agency is using your tax dollars to teach students how to communicate with aliens!
Vatican States Beliefs About the Possibility of Alien Life

May 17, 2008
Alien life may exist, says Father Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory and labeled by the BBC as “the Pope’s chief astronomer.”
Vatican Astronomer Believes in ET?

May 16, 2008
Vatican astronomer Father Jose Gabriel Funes recently claimed that there could be alien intelligences in space. What does the Bible say?
Stephen Hawking on Unintelligent Life

April 26, 2008 from News to Know
Speaking at George Washington University this week in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of NASA, Stephen Hawking discussed whether extraterrestrial life exists and, if so, why we haven’t found it, speculating on three answers to that elusive question.
Magazine Department Article
California Dreaming?

April 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine
A new telescope system, designed to detect intelligent life in space, came to life last year near San Francisco.
Precursors to Life Found In Distant Galaxy

Feb. 9, 2008 from News to Know
The indication of the presence of an amino acid “precursor” in a distant galaxy is the latest “evidence” that life can spring up wherever.
Magazine Article
What Went Wrong at NASA?

Dec. 31, 2007 from Answers Magazine
Some attribute the decline of NASA to the change in leadership in the early 1970s when NASA began to pursue evolutionary ideas.