Aliens on at least nine planets beyond the solar system would be ideally placed to detect and observe the Earth, scientists have shown.

The notion of planets orbiting stars other than the sun is not new but advances in technology is bringing us ever closer to finding alien life, explains Mark Evans

Perhaps we should breathe a sigh of relief, super- advanced aliens with the ability to harness the power of whole galaxies do not appear to exist, at least in our corner of the universe.

A leading biologist has claimed “we are not alone”, arguing that extra-terrestrials resembling humans must have evolved on other planets.