Harvard University astronomer Abraham Loeb has reiterated that the mysterious space object known as ‘Oumuamua is alien technology.
In the past, Loeb has racked up a collection of compelling evidence to back up his claim, including ‘Oumuamua’s unusual shape and extreme brightness. Now, he has found fresh proof that perfectly illustrates why ‘Oumuamua is not just a space rock.
In an interview last week, Loeb compared ‘Oumuamua to a near-Earth object (NEO) called 2020 SO. This NEO was pushed through space by sunlight, much like ‘Oumuamua. It was also initially thought to be an asteroid. But the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) later confirmed that 2020 SO was a rocket booster from its failed 1966 Surveyor 2 mission to the moon.
Harvard University astronomer Abraham Loeb claims that a discarded alien machine visited the solar system but was mistaken as a natural object because of “groupthink.”
In his forthcoming book, “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth,” Loeb wrote about the solar system’s first known interstellar visitor, ‘Oumuamua. He posited that ‘Oumuamua is really technological trash thrown away by an intelligent alien civilization based on its cigar or disk shape, shininess and behavior, which he noted are unlike anything ever seen in the solar system before.
However, Loeb said that his ideas are not taken seriously by the scientific community because everyone refuses to wrest free from the mainstream view that the object was just a space rock.