Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth / Avi Loeb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loeb, Abraham, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extraterrestrial beings.

Life on other planets.

ʻOumuamua (Interstellar object).

Genre:

Astronomy -- Space Science -- Science.

Astrophysics -- Physics -- Science.

Aeronautics & Astronautics -- Technology & Engineering.

Epistemology -- Philosophy.

Evolution -- Life Sciences -- Science.

Physical Description:

xvii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

Summary:

"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

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Scout

2. The Farm

3. Anomalies

4. StarChips

5. The Lightsail Hypothesis

6. Seashells and Buoys

7. Learning from Children

8. Vastness

9. Filters

10. Astro-Archaeology

11. 'Oumuamua's Wager

12. Seeds

13. Singularities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Loeb, Abraham, Extraterrestrial

ISBN:

9780358278146

0358278147

OCLC:

1129098925