The Illusion of Superiority: A Salute to Nature
Our illusion of superiority relative to nature is unwarranted. In science, humility is a prerequisite for learning something new.
Interstellar
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?
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 21-23 (June 22-23, 2023)
The Hunt for More IM1 Spherules
The Hunt for More IM1 Spherules
The Galileo Project team continues its search for evidence of an interstellar object in this installment of "Diary of an Interstellar Voyage."
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 Journey: Part 4
Scooping the Ocean Floor
Scooping the Ocean Floor
Scooping the Ocean Floor: The Galileo Project team's magnetic sled is lowered to bottom of the Pacific in the fourth installment of "Diary of an Interstellar Journey."
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Part 3
Arrival at Silver Star
Arrival at Silver Star
Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project team begins its efforts to retrieve an interstellar object at the bottom of the Pacific in this third installment of "Diary of an Interstellar Journey."
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.
Will Your Home Be Hit by a Meteorite?
Could your home be hit by a meteorite? It isn't a frequent occurrence... but that doesn't mean it never happens.
April 19th Senate Hearing on UAP: The Shot Heard Round the World
On April 19, 2023, exactly 248 years after the Lexington-Concord Battle, a public Senate hearing on UAP is to be held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Exotic Propulsion: Technological Probes From the Final Frontier
By studying interstellar objects, we may learn about new exotic propulsion methods that will make it easier for us to venture into interstellar space.
The Allegory of the Cave: An Interstellar Interpretation
In this installment of "Our Cosmic Neighborhood," Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb takes a look at an ancient philosophical dialogue in the context of interstellar artificial intelligence.
Interstellar Romance: Connecting Our Human Affairs to the Stars
For the first time in the history of astronomy, connecting our human affairs to the stars might make complete sense.
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.
Imagine Interstellar: Humanity’s Path to Becoming an Interstellar Species
"Interstellar travel favors the scientifically inclined, exploring civilizations," says Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb in his latest Op Ed.
Seeking Immortality in Space: Encounters With ‘Interstellar Memorabilia’
Like prehistoric cave paintings, finding interstellar extraterrestrial devices might indicate that the quest for immortality is universal to all sentient beings past and present throughout the Milky Way galaxy.
The State of the Universe: Lost Civilizations from Our Cosmic Past
Future interstellar travel could reveal that the "State of the Universe" is far more significant than our present concerns over worldly political matters at home.
The NASA UAP Study: A New Calculation On the Fly
Astronomer Avi Loeb shares his thoughts following a recent meeting in Washington with members of the forthcoming NASA UAP Study.
Technologies of Interstellar Origin: Picking the “Fruits” of Intelligence
Finding the products of technological engines produced by intelligence from afar could inspire humans to focus on our ambitious future in space.
The Bright Side of the Moon
Interstellar travel would require major investments. Instead, first we should examine the objects that arrive in our solar system from interstellar space.
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.”
Voyager Spacecraft Will Soon Power Down for Their Final Mission Into the Beyond
This week, we look at two of the most iconic spacecraft ever to leave Earth and go into space in search of the unknown, and what NASA has said about the final phase of their historic mission.
Interstellar Kites: Galactic Surfing on Light?
Here’s hoping that they are some interstellar environmentalists out there who have already started to clean our cosmic neighborhood.
The First Interstellar Meteor Had a Larger Material Strength Than Iron Meteorites
The first interstellar object to make its way to Earth may have had properties that exceeded even those of iron meteorites.
Scooping Interstellar Fragments from the Ocean Floor
On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Space Command tweeted a formal letter confirming a meteor as originating from outside the solar system.
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.
What is Dark Matter?
With questions like those surrounding dark matter, we should resist the temptation of explaining away anomalies based on past knowledge.
Into the Cosmic “Webb”: The Search for Interstellar Interlopers
The James Webb Space Telescope could do more than just give us glimpses of distant alien worlds; it may even help us spot a few interstellar visitors.
Second Interstellar Visitor Borisov Is The Most Pristine Comet Ever Observed
New research released today suggests the second interstellar object ever detected, 2I/Borisov, was likely the most pristine comet...
‘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.