One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.
I am discounting the reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos?
Then we shall... be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God.
We won't know for a few years.
You cannot predict the future.
Exploration by real people inspires us.