# Finding Alien Life Could Be the Next Great Breakthrough by Freeman Dyson > "The biggest breakthrough in the next fifty years will be the discovery of extraterrestrial life." > **— Freeman Dyson**, *New Scientist forecast (2006), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: New Scientist forecast (2006), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing|In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Deep Time Continuity|Deep Time Continuity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The biggest breakthrough in the next fifty years will be the discovery of extraterrestrial life." — Freeman Dyson, New Scientist forecast (2006), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-freeman-dyson-finding-alien-life-breakthrough ```