Now a UN ambassador for aliens visiting Earth

United Nations is set to appoint space ambassador to act as first contact for aliens visiting Earth, reports Daily Mail.

An astrophysicist will be the first human contact if aliens ever decide to land on Earth.

Mazlan Othman from Malaysia is likely to be given the task of coordinating humanity's response to an extraterrestrial visit - if ever required.

The detection of alien life is becoming more and more likely With the recent discovery of hundreds of planets.

'The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials,' Othman told the daily.

In April though Professor Stephen Hawking warned that the alien contact, if it ever comes, may not be as friendly as has been hoped.

In a documentary, the scientist said he imagined aliens arriving in 'massive ships' and could try to colonise Earth and plunder the planet's resources.

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