Galileo Project Releases Commissioning Data on Half a Million Aerial Objects: Are Any of Them UAP?
The Galileo Project has released the commissioning data from its first Observatory at Harvard University in a new scientific paper.
Galileo Project
Beyond the Horizon: How the Rubin Observatory Will Transform Our Understanding of the Cosmos
The Rubin Observatory will revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by capturing unprecedented data on interstellar objects, potentially uncovering evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
Detecting the Undetectable: Could Future Technology Help Us Locate “Stealth Vehicles” Piloted by Aliens?
With future advances in gravitational-wave detectors, it might be possible to detect gravitationally stealth vehicles developed by aliens.
Are UAPs Relics from an Earlier Technological Civilization on Earth?
Is it possible that a devastating event was caused 252 million years ago by industrial pollution from an ancient technological civilization?
Did Microphones Recently Capture the ‘Mystery Sound’ of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena?
A mystery sound was recently recorded with instruments at the Galileo Project Observatory at Harvard University. What caused it?
Will Disclosure Occur Before Scientists Obtain Evidence of UAP?
Recruiting Panelists from the Bar at Harvard Square as The Galileo Project Turns Two
Recruiting Panelists from the Bar at Harvard Square as The Galileo Project Turns Two
Is it easier to learn what lies in interstellar space from scooping the bottom of the Pacific Ocean than from politicians in Washington DC?
“Are We Alone?” Finding the Answer is an Issue Senators and Scientists Agree On
We invest billions of dollars in the search for dark matter, but the public cares more about the question of “are we alone?”
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 31-33 (June 25-26 2023)
Might an iron peanut be worth ten thousand spherules, or nothing at all? Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project team's expedition to the Pacific waters off Papua New Guinea draws to a close.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 28-30 (June 25-26 2023)
As the Galileo Project team's expedition winds down, Avi Loeb provides a series of updates on the search for spherules believed to be associated with an interstellar meteor.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 25-27 (June 24-25 2023)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Avi Loeb presents a new series of updates on the search for spherules believed to be associated with an interstellar meteor retrieved during the Galileo Project team's expedition.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 18-20 (June 21, 2023)
The Discovery of Spherules from the Path of the First Recognized Interstellar Meteor, IM1
The Discovery of Spherules from the Path of the First Recognized Interstellar Meteor, IM1
Magnetic spherules are detected under the microscope by Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project team in this latest installment of 'Diary of an Interstellar Voyage.'
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 14-17 (June 19-20, 2023)
Corroded Iron and Volcanic Debris in IM1’s Path
Corroded Iron and Volcanic Debris in IM1’s Path
Corroded iron, volcanic debris, and evidence of magnetic particles turn up in IM1’s Path in this latest update from the Galileo Project's expedition.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage, Parts 11-13: June 18, 2023
More materials are recovered, and new questions surface, in this combined three-part entry covering Day 8 (June 18, 2023) of the Galileo Project team’s expedition.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage, Parts 9 & 10: June 17, 2023
You Can't Make a Lemonade Without Lemons
You Can't Make a Lemonade Without Lemons
The Galileo Project continues its recovery of material from the ocean floor during its expedition to recover an interstellar object off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 7 & 8
Strange Wires and Diverse Fragments in the Pacific Ocean Site of the First Interstellar Meteor
Strange Wires and Diverse Fragments in the Pacific Ocean Site of the First Interstellar Meteor
Strange Wires and other fragments are found during the Galileo Project's expedition to recover an interstellar object from the ocean floor.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 5 & 6
First Sample of Fragments from the Pacific Ocean Floor
First Sample of Fragments from the Pacific Ocean Floor
This combined entry covers Days 5 and 6 of the Galileo Project's expedition to recover a interstellar object from the Pacific Ocean floor.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Part 2
Seeking Extraterrestrial Artifacts In The Pacific Ocean
Seeking Extraterrestrial Artifacts In The Pacific Ocean
This second installment in a series documents Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project's expedition to recover an interstellar object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Part One
It’s Easier to Seek For Potential Facts About Extraterrestrials on the Ocean Floor than to Get Them from Government.
It’s Easier to Seek For Potential Facts About Extraterrestrials on the Ocean Floor than to Get Them from Government.
Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb documents the Galileo Project's expedition to attempt the recovery of an interstellar object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Relics from Non-Human Spacecraft: A Scientist’s Perspective
Astronomer Avi Loeb provides commentary on the recent claims involving non-human craft discussed by whistleblower David Grusch.
NASA, AARO and the Galileo Project Agree on the Need for a Scientific Study of UAP
Suppose NASA astronauts had images of technological objects hovering above Earth that are not identified as human made. Should they share the data with the public or worry that such an act would generate turmoil in society?
Investigation and Tracking of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Explored in New Publications by Harvard Team
A series of new scientific papers detailing methods of detection and investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) has been published by a team of Harvard researchers.
Would You Press a Button on an Extraterrestrial Gadget?
If you were to recover an extraterrestrial gadget, would you press its buttons?
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Science “From Farm to Table”
Scientists, working with open data like the Galileo Project comprises, must help the U.S. government unravel the nature of UAP.
Physics of the Phenomenon: A New Scientific Perspective on Aerial Mysteries
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb joins us to discuss a recent paper he and AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick authored on the physics of UAP.
Interstellar Conservation: City Lights in Our Sky and Plastic in Our Oceans
The most consequential choice that our technological civilization can make is between commercial benefits and preserving nature.
Science Is Better Than Politics and Popularity Contests
The elemental composition of the first interstellar meteor will be decided by a mass spectrometer, not by the number of likes it gets on Twitter.
Has Earth Ever Had Encounters With Interstellar AI Devices in Its Past?
What is the chance that a technological gadget with an interstellar version of ChatGPT would visit Los Alamos for lunch in 1950?
An Astronomer’s Thoughts on the 2022 ODNI Report on UAP
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb offers his views on the recent release of the 2022 ODNI report on unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Would We Notice Interstellar CubeSats in Our Cosmic Neighborhood?
If humans ever find interstellar CubeSats, it will change our priorities from funding military conflicts to space exploration.
Panspermia: Was Terrestrial Intelligence Seeded by a Cosmic Gardener?
How can we determine from circumstantial evidence on multiple planets whether panspermia might have occurred?
The Confluence of Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Nature established two distinct pathways for reflecting upon itself, one based on natural intelligence and the second based on artificial intelligence.
Rogue Planets: Potential Hosts to Life and Other Mysteries?
If interstellar travel agencies were to sell tickets for a ride on these relativistic planets, I would be first in line to board them.
Reality On Demand: Why Humans Are Not Scientific Detectors
In today’s popularity contests, it is important to remember reality is whatever it is, irrespective of how many “likes” it gets on Twitter.We don't get whatever version of reality we desire "on demand."
Wish Upon a Star
Imagine if every human that ever lived had a star of their own; how would this broaden our individual sense of our place in the cosmos?
Extraterrestrial Intelligence: What is Our Rating on the Cosmic Dating Scene?
Avi Loeb shares his insights on the first Galileo Project conference and the scientific search for the relics left behind by extraterrestrial intelligence.
Looking to the Skies, Astronomers Assemble the New Eyes and Brain of the Galileo Project
The new telescopes of the Galileo Project provide a unique observatory with innovative capabilities. What will they help us learn about UAP?
Quantum-Gravity Engineers of the Future May Find Local and Extraterrestrial Opportunities
Decades after a Quantum-Gravity theory will be discovered, there might be job advertisements for engineers who use it to build vehicles that would carry humans to the stars faster than imagined before.
Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could Be Revealed in New Research Effort
Evidence of non-terrestrial objects of intelligent origin could turn up in a place many wouldn't expect: images of the sky that predate the dawn of the Space Race.
Survival of the Optimist: Designing Our Indefinite Future in Space
To paraphrase Darwin’s “survival of the fittest”, when it comes to our future in space, everything may hinge on “survival of the optimist.”
Could UAP Have Kinship to Our AI Systems?
If some UAPs represent extraterrestrial AI systems, perhaps their appearance in recent government data was triggered by us being on the verge of developing sentient AI systems.
NASA’s UAP Study: Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
NASA's announcement that it will study unidentified aerial phenomena is a win-win for science, as it follows similar efforts by the DOD and civilian groups like the Galileo Project.
The Beginner’s Mind of Machine Learning
As advances in machine learning continue, we can expect to see fewer of the "beginner's mistakes" of its early experimental phase.
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.
Fishing in Extraterrestrial Seas
The best way for humanity to garner respect from any potential extraterrestrial neighbors is to seek new knowledge through evidence.
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 Milky-Way’s Gifts to Life Expectancy
We live in the gravitational potential well of the Milky Way galaxy, and therefore we age more slowly than the cosmos at large. By how much?
Extraordinary Evidence Requires Extraordinary Funding: The Search for Extraterrestrial Technology
Trying to catch extraterrestrial technology in our solar system requires a very expensive fishing rod.
Trying to catch extraterrestrial technology in our solar system requires a very expensive fishing rod.
Space is vast so sensitive telescopes and patience are needed for an interstellar fishing trip when catching extraterrestrial technology.
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.
Virtual Reality Makes Us Egotistical, and Science Demands Humility
New scientific revolutions in our understanding of reality are not as flattering to our ego as their virtual versions.
New scientific revolutions in our understanding of reality are not as flattering to our ego as their virtual versions.
Virtual reality, tailored to match our wishful thinking, sways us away from the humility of gaining new scientific knowledge.
Dating the Next `Oumuamua and the Art of Cosmic Mating
"To rendezvous or not to rendezvous?", that is the billion-dollar question. Is it getting warm in here?
"To rendezvous or not to rendezvous?", that is the billion-dollar question. Is it getting warm in here?
During my routine morning jog in the woods, I saw four pairs of ducks swimming in a narrow...