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By studying such objects, astronomers can infer what conditions are like in other solar systems. As leftover material from the formation of other stars and their planets, these objects could allow astronomers to test prevailing theories about how planets form and give rise to conditions that support life.. In brief, the object defied classification, appearing to be neither an asteroid nor a comet while exhibiting behaviors consistent with both.
This is crucial considering two factors. On the one hand, humanity faces multiple existential threats, all of which are the result of our immaturity as a species. This includes the prospect of nuclear war, overpopulation outstripping natural resources, and the specter of environmental collapse caused by anthropogenic climate change.
“We have to select our future, and then find the fruit where it hangs. Harvesting it is either a matter of being among the first to encounter a particular branch of scientific inquiry or benefitting from years of others harvesting a particular orchard of scientific research. In the first instance, there are overlooked and unexplored opportunities, reached just by thoughtfully being at the right place at the right time.
In contrast, Loeb recommends that we should be conducting the vital business of SETI in our own backyard. This includes searching among UAP for objects of possible extraterrestrial manufacture, rendezvousing with future ISOs to examine them up-close, and exploring other planets in the Solar System for possible “technological artifacts” left behind by extraterrestrial visitors., humanity has sent multiple spacecraft beyond the edge of the Solar System.
Nevertheless, Loeb stresses that finding examples of an ETC’s trash could be immensely beneficial to our young civilization. However, as he posits, that would depend upon the gap between our civilization and the one encountered: This will be assisted by new telescopes, like the new UAP Observatory at Harvard, advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence , and next-generation observatories like the could help identify ISOs that arrived in our Solar System and were captured by its gravity .
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