Knew who it was going to be before I opened the article. So, here’s the thing about Avi Loeb. He’s been very influential in the field being the chair of the Astronomy department at Harvard and serving on/leading several important committees and research initiatives. However, especially in his older age, he loves to spout any crazy theory he thinks up. Really, the majority of us in the professional astronomy field we just deal with him and mostly just ignore him. He likes to make outlandish claims which unfortunately can be very headline grabbing for the general public. Just put on your very skeptical goggles whenever you see something from him.
I’m not sure his being ignored is that respectful or much of a political courtesy at this point.
The claims are getting wilder and wilder.
First it was alien light sails as the most plausible reason for an oblong object traveling into the solar system, and now spherical metal in a meteor chemically consistent with the “sky iron” of antiquity can only be part of an alien spaceship?
He’s going to erode any legacy he once had by the time he’s done chasing windmills.
Knew who it was going to be before I opened the article. So, here’s the thing about Avi Loeb. He’s been very influential in the field being the chair of the Astronomy department at Harvard and serving on/leading several important committees and research initiatives. However, especially in his older age, he loves to spout any crazy theory he thinks up. Really, the majority of us in the professional astronomy field we just deal with him and mostly just ignore him. He likes to make outlandish claims which unfortunately can be very headline grabbing for the general public. Just put on your very skeptical goggles whenever you see something from him.
He really seems to be losing it.
I’m not sure his being ignored is that respectful or much of a political courtesy at this point.
The claims are getting wilder and wilder.
First it was alien light sails as the most plausible reason for an oblong object traveling into the solar system, and now spherical metal in a meteor chemically consistent with the “sky iron” of antiquity can only be part of an alien spaceship?
He’s going to erode any legacy he once had by the time he’s done chasing windmills.
Yeah, once you’ve been around for so long, you can pretty much study anything and say anything you want.
Especially something like this where any “research” is cheap
could we solve world hunger by mining for cheese on the moon.
/s