“Technological Selection” in the Race to Interstellar Space
We have become ever more technologically selective, a preparatory work to becoming adept in space, where technological selection rules.
Avi Loeb
With Age Comes Wisdom: Life’s Astronomical Puzzles
While humans have gleaned a tremendous amount of knowledge about the universe, there are several astronomical puzzles about our lives that remain mysterious.
Reflections On the First Congressional Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Objects in Half a Century
In the aftermath of Congressional hearing on UAP, it is clear governments and scientists must work together to determine their nature.
In the aftermath of Congressional hearing on UAP, it is clear governments and scientists must work together to determine their nature.
In the aftermath of Congressional hearing on UAP, it is clear governments and scientists must work together to determine their nature.
How Can we Guide Our Life?
In the future, could an interactive artificial intelligence (AI) system answer questions for us, and carry the flame of life and consciousness?
Lunar Ranging: Detecting the Memory Effect from a Black Hole Merger at the Galactic Center
Permanent displacement between Earth and the Moon is detectable by the Lunar Ranging laser system, which monitors the Earth-Moon separation by measuring steadily the roundtrip travel time of light to the Moon.
Dark Matter: The Scientific Method and Understanding the Unseen
The popular cosmological paradigm supposes the existence of unseen matter known as “Cold Dark Matter”.
How The Pentagon Helped Confirm an Interstellar Object Made Its Way to Earth
This week we'll be looking at how a meteor that might have gone unnoticed was revealed to have interstellar origins, with help from the Pentagon.
The Silence of Snow
Avi Loeb recaps several points of discussion from a recent meeting with journalist Leslie Kean, where they discussed the Galileo Project and the search for extraterrestrial life.
The Substitute for the Drake Equation in Extraterrestrial Space Archaeology
The likelihood of us finding extraterrestrial technological objects depends on our willingness to look for them, and not just on whether the extraterrestrials had sent them.
General Relativity Instead of Modified Gravity
The proper interpretation of recently acquired satellite data relies on Einstein's theory of general relativity, which still presents the best description of gravity as we know it.
Communicating with Extraterrestrials
In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communication with extraterrestrials.
In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communication with extraterrestrials.
In this inaugural installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood", Avi Loeb gives us perspectives on the challenges presented by any future attempts at communicating with extraterrestrials.
The Search for ET: What Do the Best Scientists in the Milky Way Know?
An encounter with an ET culture would be a humbling experience, since we will have to admit that our modern science was developed only over the past century out of the 4.5-billion-years-long history of Earth.
Mind the Gap: A Lesson in Cosmic Stoicism
If human beings ever locate and interact with an extraterrestrial civilization, how will we play 'realpolitik' with them?
Stellar Engines: As Galaxies Emit Light, Their Expansion Reveals a Unique Phenomenon
Our observation of the behavior of galaxies reveals phenomena that have received surprisingly little attention in the scientific literature.
AI: Intelligent Adaptation, or Barbarian Duplication?
Once we begin sending our assets to other planets, what should be our goal? There are two basic choices: AI, or the way of the barbarian.
The SETI Institute Looks Back on 2021, and Forward to the Future
As The Debrief looks back on its first year in business, one of the big areas we have covered involves the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI.
The Fly Who Saw the Birth of The Galileo Project on Avi Loeb’s Porch
After the publication of my book “Extraterrestrial,” a few extraordinary guests visited the porch of my home with questions about it. A hypothetical fly on the wall might have wished for more.
After the publication of my book “Extraterrestrial,” a few extraordinary guests visited the porch of my home with questions about it. A hypothetical fly on the wall might have wished for more.
"I wish I was a fly on the wall of your porch over the past few months." Avi Loeb discusses the rise of the Galileo Project, and his search for life in the cosmos.
“We don’t understand everything that we’re seeing”: Group Convenes in Washington to Discuss Space, the Future, and Extraterrestrials
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a range of panelists gathered to address the "Final Frontier," and humankind’s search for the unexplained.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a range of panelists gathered to address the "Final Frontier," and humankind’s search for the unexplained.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and a range of panelists gathered to address space, the future, and humankind’s search for the unexplained.
UFOs: The Cycle Continues
This week we examine the cycles of UFO interest throughout time, the pattern that emerges, and why current events involving the subject may represent something new for the future of UAP studies.
‘Oumuamua Not an Alien Spaceship, Likely a Piece of an Exoplanet, New Study Says
Two scientists from the University of Arizona believe they have solved the mystery behind ‘Oumuamua, suggesting its a piece of an exoplanet.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
This week, the search for extraterrestrial life takes center stage as we examine how scientists are looking for answers to one of life's greatest questions.
Oumuamua ‘Alien probe’ may be the way to search for life, according to Harvard astrophysicist
Essay argues interstellar objects may be ‘message in a bottle.’
Essay argues interstellar objects may be ‘message in a bottle.’
Avi Loeb's recent essay challenges scientists to expand their search for extraterrestrial life beyond signals to also look for alien probes.
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