Hamptons Observatory presents free, virtual lecture by best-selling author and Director of Harvard’s Galileo Project, Dr. Avi Loeb, who will speak about the search for extraterrestrial life and evidence that supports the hypothesis that certain interstellar objects (such as ‘Oumuamua which passed through our solar system in 2017) may be technology from another civilization.
Highly acclaimed, award-winning science author, Dava Sobel, will introduce Dr. Loeb’s presentation. The event is co-hosted by BookHampton.
The virtual lecture, entitled “The Galileo Project: In Search for Technological Interstellar Objects,” will be held on Tuesday, April 26, from 7 to 8:30 PM.
“We’ve all asked questions that relate to whether other life exists in the universe — it’s a mystery that has intrigued us all,” said Executive Director, Donna L. McCormick. “Because of Dr. Loeb’s efforts and the establishment of The Galileo Project at Harvard University, we now have reason to be confident that soon we’ll have some answers.”
Dr. Loeb said, “Overall, about a quarter of our galaxy’s two hundred billion stars are orbited by planets that are habitable in the way Earth is … Given so many worlds — fifty billion in our own galaxy! — with similar life-friendly conditions, it’s very likely that intelligent organisms have evolved elsewhere. And that’s counting only habitable planets within the Milky Way.”
Registration is required for this free, virtual event at www.bit.ly/LoebTalk.