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The top American astronomer Avi Loeb. (Photo/AFP)
Rob believes: “People who think that we are unique, special, and privileged are arrogant. The right way is to humbly admit that we are nothing special. There are many other civilizations out there. We just need to find them.”
This started in October 2017. Astronomers observed an object moving at a high speed. It could only come from another star. This was the first recorded interstellar intruder. It does not seem to be an ordinary stone, because after being subjected to the sun’s gravity, it accelerates and deviates from the expected trajectory under the push of a mysterious force.
If it is a comet that releases gas and debris, it is easy to explain, but strangely, the “scout” does not have obvious evidence such as a comet tail. The “Scout” also crossed the sky in a strange way. Scientists observed the changes of the “Scout” from the binoculars, and also observed that it glows abnormally, which may mean that it is made of a bright metal.
In order to explain many anomalies, astronomers have proposed some novel theories. For example, the “scout” is composed of hydrogen ice, so there will be no visible traces, or that it has broken down into dust clouds. Rob said: “These explanations of the unique characteristics of the scout involve something unheard of. If this is our direction, why not consider it to be artificial from the beginning?”
“The Scout” was never taken in close-up during his short stay in the solar system. Rob said, “We only learned of its existence when it had left the solar system.” There are two types of observations on the shape of the “Scout”, one is Slender as a cigar, and oblate, similar to a muffin, but as thin as a blade. Rob leaned towards the latter after the simulation results, and believed that it was deliberately designed as a light sail powered by stellar radiation. Another strange place is the way the celestial body moves, which exacerbates the weirdness of its passage.
Rob’s thoughts caused him to disagree with other astronomers. When writing an article, astrophysicist Ethan Siegel called Rob as a “scientist who was once respectable”, and seemed disapproving of Rob. Rob protested against the “bullying culture” in academia. It punishes those who question orthodoxy, just as Galileo was punished when he proposed that the earth is not the center of the universe, but the truth will prove everything after all.
He believes that when extraterrestrial intelligent life allows humans to face various threats from climate change to nuclear conflicts, such a discovery can also “make us feel that we are part of the same team”, “and often between countries like Fight with each other, it is better to try to cooperate later.”
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(Zhongshi News Network)
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