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Yes, and the exoplanets we found first were highly unusual and not at all what we expected to find, which triggered tons of new research to amend our models of
by Sharlin 1y ago
Yes, and the exoplanets we found first were highly unusual and not at all what we expected to find, which triggered tons of new research to amend our models of planetary system formation and dynamics. I’m not even sure what you’re trying to argue here – we found an object that did not fit our model of what things should look like, which is very curious and calls for an explanation. That’s how science works. Doesn’t mean it’s aliens. But “oh well maybe it’s just how things are back where it’s from” does not satisfy anyone.
- ceejayoz 1y agoI think we are actually in agreement. I’m very onboard with “it was an interesting object and we should learn more”. I object to UFO cranks jumping to “it was a starship” conclusions like Avi Loeb wants to. Just as I would have when those weird first exoplanets showed up.
- cubefox 1y agoI object to calling Avi Loeb a "crank" just because he thinks it might be an UFO.
- ceejayoz 1y agoI object to not calling him a crank. The rest of the scientific community seems to take the same position.
- zikzak 1y agoDid he conclude it was a starship or argue we shouldn't dismiss out of hand that an object like this has a non-zero chance of being an artifact of another civilization?
- ceejayoz 1y agoI mean, he titled his book about it “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial:_The_First_Sign_of_Intelligent_Life_Beyond_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial:_The_First_Si...