{"id":311129,"date":"2021-07-29T16:40:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:40:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:40:37","slug":"harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"#Harvard? Galileo Project? ALIENS?!?! Here\u2019s what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd1542520f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd1542520f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#Exoplanets_%E2%80%98Oumuamua_and_UFOs\" >Exoplanets, \u2018Oumuamua, and UFOs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#Science_to_the_rescue\" >Science to the rescue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-galileo-project-aliens-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/#But_is_it_science\" >But is it science?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Harvard? Galileo Project? ALIENS?!?! Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F07%2FEso.jpg&amp;signature=bc4ad41809b2d8c8006d88a6234b5da0\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Can we find alien <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>? That is the ambitious goal of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.iq.harvard.edu\/galileo\">Galileo Project<\/a>, launched this week by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb with substantial private financial backing.<\/p>\n<p>The project is far from the first attempt to detect signs of civilizations beyond Earth. Loeb has been criticized in the past for his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2021\/02\/16\/watch-harvard-astronomer-mansplains-seti-to-the-legend-who-inspired-carl-sagans-contact\/?sh=ac97ad1620b8\">dismissive approach<\/a> to previous efforts to find extraterrestrial life and his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lrb.co.uk\/the-paper\/v43\/n11\/chris-lintott\/flying-pancakes-from-space\">argument<\/a> that an alien artifact passed through our solar system in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/xo23fcyip6?videoFoam=true&amp;autoPlay=true\" title=\"Whats it like to be a startup founder in Barcelona? Video\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wistia_embed\" name=\"wistia_embed\" allowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So why do Loeb and his collaborators think they have a chance of finding something where others have failed? There are three triggers that suggest they might.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exoplanets_%E2%80%98Oumuamua_and_UFOs\"><\/span>Exoplanets, \u2018Oumuamua, and UFOs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, years of painstaking observations have shown that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/nasas-planet-hunting-spacecraft-tess-is-now-on-its-mission-to-search-for-new-worlds-94291\">many stars<\/a> host Earth-like planets. There is a real chance these \u201cexoplanets\u201d might be home to alien civilizations.<\/p>\n<p>Second, five years ago, an interstellar visitor, dubbed \u2018Oumuamua, tumbled through our solar system. It was a skinny object about 400 meters long, and we know from its speed and trajectory that it arrived from outside our solar system. It was the first time we had ever seen an interstellar object enter our neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it caught us on the hop, and we didn\u2019t notice it until it was on its way out. So we didn\u2019t get a chance to have a really good look at it.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists were divided on the question of what \u2018Oumuamua might be. Many thought it was simply an interstellar shard of rock, even though we had no idea how such a shard might be produced or slung our way.<\/p>\n<p>Others, including Loeb, thought there was a chance it was a spacecraft from another civilization. Some scientists felt such claims to be far-fetched. Others pointed out that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> should be open-minded and, in the absence of a good explanation, we should examine all plausible solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the question is still hanging. We don\u2019t know whether \u2018Oumuamua was a spaceship or merely an inert lump of rock.<\/p>\n<p>The third trigger for the Galileo Project came from the US military. In June, the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf\">announced<\/a> that some military <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/from-flying-boats-to-secret-soviet-weapons-to-alien-visitors-a-brief-cultural-history-of-ufos-164128\">reports of UFOs<\/a>, or UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) as they are now known, seem real.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the report said some UAPs \u201cprobably do represent physical objects given that a majority of UAP were registered across multiple sensors\u201d and there was no known explanation for them.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, they aren\u2019t meteorological phenomena, or faulty instruments, or weather balloons, or clandestine military experiments. So what are they?<\/p>\n<p>Again, the question is left hanging. The report seems to rule out known technology, and suggests \u201cadvanced technology\u201d, but stops short of suggesting it is the work of aliens.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_to_the_rescue\"><\/span>Science to the rescue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Loeb takes the view that instead of debating whether either \u2018Oumuamua or UAPs provide evidence of alien intelligence, we should do what scientists are good at, get some reliable data. And, he argues, scientists are the people to do it, not politicians or military staff. As the US report says, the sensors used by the military \u201care not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly suited for identifying UAP\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Few subjects divide scientists as much as the existence of aliens. On one hand, there are serious SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence) projects, such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seti.org\/seti-institute\/project\/details\/project-phoenix\">Project Phoenix<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/curious-kids-what-has-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-actually-yielded-and-how-does-it-work-122454\">Breakthrough Listen<\/a>, that use the world\u2019s largest telescopes to search for signals from some extraterrestrial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>At the other extreme, few scientists are persuaded by the fuzzy photos and dubious eyewitness accounts that seem to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ufos-climate-change-and-missing-airliners-how-to-separate-fact-from-fiction-59587\">characterize many UFO reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Galileo Project is very different from SETI searches or collections of UFO sightings. Instead, it will explicitly search for evidence of alien artifacts, either in space or on Earth.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_is_it_science\"><\/span>But is it science?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Is this science? Loeb is convinced that it is. He argues the Galileo Project will bring scientific techniques and expertise to bear on one of the most important questions we can ask: are we alone? And the project will build purpose-designed equipment, optimized for the detection of alien artifacts.<\/p>\n<p>Will it find anything? The odds are poor, as Loeb admits. In essence, it\u2019s a fishing expedition. But if there is a prima facie case for the existence of alien technology, then science has a duty to investigate it.<\/p>\n<p>But suppose they do find something? Will we get to hear about it, or will it be locked up in some future <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/internet-jokesters-call-for-people-to-storm-area-51-to-find-aliens-heres-some-science-to-consider-120715\">Area 51<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The Galileo Project has promised all data will be made public, and all results will be published in peer-reviewed journals. Indeed, one of the reasons it will not use existing military data is because much of it is classified, which would restrict the project\u2019s freedom to make the results public.<\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps the project will find natural explanations for \u2018Oumuamua and UAPs. But even that will be a new scientific discovery, perhaps revealing new natural phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>As Loeb <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q3NqRak2tjc\">says<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Whenever we look at the sky in a new way, we find something new. We will find something exciting no matter what.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Article by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/ray-norris-20\">Ray Norris<\/a>, Professor, School of Science, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/western-sydney-university-1092\">Western Sydney University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is republished from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/is-the-truth-out-there-how-the-harvard-based-galileo-project-will-search-the-skies-for-alien-technology-165237\">original article<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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