Science is filled with imagined realities – beliefs that will turn out to be untrue – and the idea that interstellar objects are simply rocks could be one of them, writes physicist Avi Loeb
Space
10 February 2023
By Avi Loeb
An artist’s impression of ‘Oumuamua, passing through the solar system
NASA/European Southern Observatory/M. Kornmesser
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Imagined realities are addictive mental drugs. These belief systems can cure the frustration brought about by actual reality and, like a physical drug, can ease pain or make difficult situations more tolerable. They can …
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