Veteran NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who was part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, has been actively engaging with his fan following on Twitter throughout the last few months, answering select questions submitted under the hashtag #AskMichaelCollins.

Veteran astronaut Michael Collins may have shed light on the possibility of encountering alien life in space, as he recently tweeted about “life forms” on other planets.

The NASA astronaut, who orbited the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface, was having a Twitter exchange with his more than 62,500 followers on 4 December, under the hashtag #AskMichaelCollins.

At one point he was asked by a fan if he considers seeking alien life beyond Earth or finding a habitable plane to settle as more important.

The NASA astronaut ventured the opinion that both options are intertwined with one another, tweeting:

“I think of it all as Outward Bound, a journey that may reveal both life and place. Ultimately, a place to live may be the final goal but may be dependent upon the life forms found there. I just hope we never have to make the decision to leave this Earth.”

I think of it all as Outward Bound, a journey that may reveal both life and place. Ultimately, a place to live may be the final goal but may be dependent upon the life forms found there. I just hope we never have to make the decision to leave this Earth. #AskMichaelCollins pic.twitter.com/Lrk29FRW7Q

— Michael Collins (@AstroMCollins) December 4, 2019

​The tweet itself and the astronaut’s hint at “life forms” sent Twitter abuzz, with users swooping in to comment.

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