A Harvard astronomer went to the bottom of the ocean, claiming he recovered alien technology. But what does the science actually indicate?
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The most unique interloper into our Solar System has a natural explanation that fits perfectly — no aliens required.
Scientists should be cautious when expressing an opinion based on little more than speculation.
Ari Loeb, who suggested in 2018 that the mysterious object was an alien craft, is back to discuss the evidence.
Finding alien technology on the seafloor would be truly incredible. This extraordinary claim, however, is debunked by the actual evidence.
Debris from Pluto-sized collisions, not aliens, are streaming through the galaxy. In 2017, scientists discovered an object passing through our Solar System that was unlike anything else we had ever seen. […]
Avi Loeb says it’s aliens. Every other astronomer disagrees. Here’s why. In 2017, an astronomical event occurred that was unlike any other: for the first time, we observed an object that […]
Get ready for the most peculiar road trip that will help you understand the vastness and emptiness of the solar system — and Sweden.
And Dr. Jill Tarter never once lost her composure.
New research proposes possible origins of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua.
All across the Universe, planets come in a wide variety of sizes, masses, compositions, and temperatures. And most have rain and snow.
New studies find the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov is the most "pristine" ever discovered.
Thou shalt not conclude “aliens” from insufficient data. When it comes to what’s out there in this Universe, perhaps the only thing that’s greater than our cosmic ignorance is the […]
Humans are more likely to have "first contact" with an advanced alien civilization, according to a recent NASA-funded paper.
Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.
Forget about alien nonsense. The Universe as it actually is doesn’t need any embellishments to be interesting. In our Solar System, the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other masses are […]
With advanced laser technology and an appropriate sail, we could accelerate objects to ~20% the speed of light. But would they survive?
How can you "touch the Sun" if you've always been inside the solar corona, yet will never reach the Sun's photosphere?
Why does dark matter, if it doesn’t dissipate energy, become gravitationally bound at all? One of the most puzzling components of the Universe has to be dark matter. Although we have […]
Demanding appropriate levels of skepticism and scrutiny isn’t cruelty, but rather demonstrates scientific integrity and intellectual honesty. Every few months, a novel headline will fly across the world, claiming to […]
Objects coming into our solar system have an origins story to tell.
An amateur astronomer discovers an interstellar comet on its way to our Sun.
This is what we’ve learned from first object ever discovered to enter our Solar System from interstellar space. Billions of years ago, our Solar System was an extraordinarily different place […]
It’s not a question of could they, but have they? Here’s how we’ll find out. It’s no secret that fragments of asteroids, comets, and other spaceborne objects have been found here […]
It's an asteroid, it's a comet, it's actually a spacecraft?
The first identified visitor from another solar system gets its own Starts With A Bang podcast! In 2017, the incredible happened: for the first time in history, we were able to […]
Time to build a Corellian shipyard?
When scientists claim that an unexplained phenomenon might be due to aliens, they’re giving up on science. Whenever science discovers a new, unexpected phenomenon, it represents a tremendous opportunity to learn […]