‘Interstellar invader’: Is Earth in danger from incoming ‘alien spacecraft’?
A ‘hostile’ alien spacecraft might try to attack Earth in November, according to a controversial new study.
The group of scientists believe a strange intergalactic object may be a possible threat.
In their draft paper, they suggest the object, known as 3I/ATLAS, could be a piece of alien technology that might strike Earth unexpectedly.
According to the researchers, the object’s path makes it easier for an intelligent spacecraft to come near Earth without drawing attention.
The newly identified ‘interstellar invader’ 3I/ATLAS contains large amounts of water ice. Scientists believe this water may have been trapped inside the object for as long as seven billion years, making it older than the solar system itself.
However, the researchers behind the new study proposed that the object may not be a comet at all, but instead a form of alien surveillance equipment disguised as a natural body.
One of the researchers, Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist known for connecting unusual space objects to possible alien life, had earlier suggested that ʻOumuamua, the interstellar object seen in 2017, could have been an artificial probe sent by an alien civilisation, due to its strange shape and unexplained acceleration.
Loeb teamed up with Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies in London to argue that 3I/ATLAS may also have an alien origin, based on its path through space.
The three researchers pointed out that its higher speed, which is much faster than ʻOumuamua and other similar objects, and its unusual entry angle into the Solar System may provide “various benefits to an extraterrestrial intelligence,” Loeb explained.
According to Loeb, 3I/ATLAS will pass close to Mars, Jupiter and Venus, which he suggests could give aliens a chance to place surveillance ‘gadgets’ on those planets quietly.
When the object reaches its closest point to the Sun in late November, it will no longer be visible from Earth.
“This could be intentional to avoid detailed observations from Earth-based telescopes when the object is brightest or when gadgets are sent to Earth from that hidden vantage point,” Loeb said.
He added that if the object turns out to be a “technological artefact,” it might support the dark forest theory. This idea suggests alien life stays hidden to avoid detection, either to protect itself or to remain unnoticed by others.
Loeb has cautioned that if this theory is correct, a possible attack cannot be ruled out, and “defensive measures” might be needed.
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/int...13217.html
A ‘hostile’ alien spacecraft might try to attack Earth in November, according to a controversial new study.
The group of scientists believe a strange intergalactic object may be a possible threat.
In their draft paper, they suggest the object, known as 3I/ATLAS, could be a piece of alien technology that might strike Earth unexpectedly.
According to the researchers, the object’s path makes it easier for an intelligent spacecraft to come near Earth without drawing attention.
The newly identified ‘interstellar invader’ 3I/ATLAS contains large amounts of water ice. Scientists believe this water may have been trapped inside the object for as long as seven billion years, making it older than the solar system itself.
However, the researchers behind the new study proposed that the object may not be a comet at all, but instead a form of alien surveillance equipment disguised as a natural body.
One of the researchers, Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist known for connecting unusual space objects to possible alien life, had earlier suggested that ʻOumuamua, the interstellar object seen in 2017, could have been an artificial probe sent by an alien civilisation, due to its strange shape and unexplained acceleration.
Loeb teamed up with Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies in London to argue that 3I/ATLAS may also have an alien origin, based on its path through space.
The three researchers pointed out that its higher speed, which is much faster than ʻOumuamua and other similar objects, and its unusual entry angle into the Solar System may provide “various benefits to an extraterrestrial intelligence,” Loeb explained.
According to Loeb, 3I/ATLAS will pass close to Mars, Jupiter and Venus, which he suggests could give aliens a chance to place surveillance ‘gadgets’ on those planets quietly.
When the object reaches its closest point to the Sun in late November, it will no longer be visible from Earth.
“This could be intentional to avoid detailed observations from Earth-based telescopes when the object is brightest or when gadgets are sent to Earth from that hidden vantage point,” Loeb said.
He added that if the object turns out to be a “technological artefact,” it might support the dark forest theory. This idea suggests alien life stays hidden to avoid detection, either to protect itself or to remain unnoticed by others.
Loeb has cautioned that if this theory is correct, a possible attack cannot be ruled out, and “defensive measures” might be needed.
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/int...13217.html
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
