China Alien Life Article Published Then Deleted – New Scientist

Handout image of China's national flag unfurled from the Chang'e-5 spacecraft on the moon. Photo: Reuters

Chinese scientists are wondering about the fate of Zhang Tongjie, China’s best-known alien life researcher, whose team announced “possible technological traces and extraterrestrial civilisations” on June 15, New Scientist reported.

The find – after Zhang was granted more than 17 hours on a sophisticated radio telescope in Guizhou province – was announced in the official Ministry of Science and Technology newspaper, only to be deleted several hours later, the science magazine said.

Read the full report: New Scientist.

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