The topic of aliens (extraterrestrial ones, I mean) existing on other plants or in other solar systems, or even already on earth is a popular one.Yet, contrary to what most people think, this idea is not a solely modern idea.
Humans have expostulated about the idea of other beings, creatures, or gods existing somewhere beyond the great dark, star filled void which we see at night.
It's the idea of all that space just begging to be filled.
The truth is, the more that scientists study the possibility of aliens existing or traveling to earth, the more they realize how difficult it really would be to travel in space and even exist in the various hostile environments our universe contains.
Still, as long as there is more of the universe to be explored, the possibility of other life forms like ourselves will always be there.
Link: Aliens and the Universe (ufo); Psychology