Yes, there was the UFO sighting that closed an airport in China recently and last month alien-loving crowds congregated at the annual UFO Festival in Roswell, N.M. We are, at once, fascinated by the question: Are We Alone?, and yet, we're also a little bit scared, too.

But, Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) in Mountain View, Calif. has faith in two things: first, that we will likely find proof of extraterrestrial intelligence within the next 25 years and secondly, that it's unlikely any aliens know we're here on earth.

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