Avi LoebWhere Will Voyager Be in a Billion Years?Last month I asked my brilliant undergraduate student at Harvard, Shokhruz Kakharov: “Where will the Voyager spacecraft be in a billion…5 min read·1 day ago--6--6
Avi LoebInterstellar CuriosityThe unknown is fascinating. We only need to stay curious for our life to be worth living.5 min read·4 days ago--4--4
Avi LoebAntimatter MattersThe ancient Greek philosopher Socrates who lived between 469–399 BC is quoted in Plato’s Dialogues as saying: “for if anyone should come to…5 min read·5 days ago--15--15
Avi LoebIs Extraterrestrial Intervention Needed for Peace and Prosperity on Earth?In my recent podcast interviews, I emphasized the immense benefits that discovering advanced extraterrestrials could bring to humanity. If…4 min read·6 days ago--8--8
Avi LoebWill ET or AI Represent Our First Encounter with Superhuman Intelligence?Restaurant menus feature animals that we regard as less intelligent than we are. In our first encounter with a superhuman intelligence, we…5 min read·May 25, 2024--7--7
Avi LoebFast Meteors Are Not Always InterstellarOn May 18, 2024, a stunning fireball of a fast meteor was spotted over Spain and Portugal. According to NASA’s CNEOS catalog of fireballs…5 min read·May 23, 2024--4--4
Avi LoebA Musical Piece About `OumuamuaJeremy Lamb, a composer and cellist at the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO), was inspired by my research on the first reported…5 min read·May 21, 2024--1--1
Avi LoebSurviving as an Extremophile in the Acidic Life of AcademiaIn a recent faculty meeting with the governing body of Harvard University, the so-called Harvard Corporation, I asked: “What are the two…4 min read·May 21, 2024--19--19
Avi LoebAre Dyson Spheres Real?Earlier this month, a new study led by Matias Suazo from Uppsala University in Sweden reported results from a new observational search for…4 min read·May 20, 2024--13--13