Great post! Many things that set this discovery apart as other users have mentioned. The first principle of science and logical thinking is skepticism. We ask the questions and evaluate what data is available to provide answer material. Truth, facts, honesty are all critical to the scientific process. As a scientist I am always called to engage in this process. The only aspect of our humanity that is not sufficiently uncovered by science is spirituality. From a spiritual perspective I can process my experiences rationally, but can not readily validate spiritual experiences with scientific data. I am both a scientist and a spiritual person. With this in mind science has not yet revealed any abundance of data to show that any non-Earth life exists outside of the bounds of the Earth. While it may be probable, and may be likely, that there is even simple life outside of the Earth, it has never been demonstrated that extraterrestrial life exists. Regardless of various suspicions about alien interactions, Area 51, government coverup, which I find engaging. There is no facts of discovery of of a complete and living extraterrestrial (non Earth origin) life form. These are the facts. And I await the day that these facts will be changed by real, scientifically acceptable data. Until then I enjoy the process of honest discovery.