Something like that was written by Strugatsky Brothers Only it was not aliens but Universe (Sub)conscious - Homeostasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definite

Something like that was written by Strugatsky Brothers Only it was not aliens but Universe (Sub)conscious - Homeostasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely_Maybe_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely_Maybe_(novel)