Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth

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  • Author: Loeb, Abraham
    Contributor:

    Petkoff, Robert

    Summary:

    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. Loeb 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. Here he outlines his controversial theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our species and our planet.

    Contents:
    • Scout
    • The farm
    • Anomalies
    • StarChips
    • The lightsail hypothesis
    • Seashells and buoys
    • Learning from children
    • Vastness
    • Filters
    • Astro-archaeology
    • ʻOumuamua's wager
    • Seeds
    • Singularities.
    Genre: Science
    Original Publisher: Boston , Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780358278146

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    0358278147

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Petkoff, Robert

Abstract

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. Loeb 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. Here he outlines his controversial theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our species and our planet.

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