Harvard’s Avi Loeb- Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (#113)

In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an
object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly
that it could only have come from another star. Avi Loeb, Harvard’s
top astronomer, showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too
fast along a strange orbit, and left no trail of gas or debris in
its wake. There was only one conceivable explanation: the object
was a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien
civilization. In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside the
thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor to be spotted in
our solar system. He outlines his controversial theory and its
profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the
future of our species and our planet. A mind-bending journey
through the furthest reaches of science, space-time, and the human
imagination, Extraterrestrial challenges readers to aim for the
stars—and to think critically about what’s out there, no matter how
strange it seems. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/ Learn more
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