Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth
Title:
Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth
JLCTITLE245:
Avi Loeb.
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Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Physical Description:
xvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780358278146
Abstract:
"Harvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star"-- Provided by publisher.
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. -- adapted from jacket
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index.
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Contents:
Scout -- The farm -- Anomalies -- StarChips -- The lightsail hypothesis -- Seashells and buoys -- Learning from children -- Vastness -- Filters -- Astro-archaeology -- ʻOumuamua's wager -- Seeds -- Singularities -- Conclusion.