Avi Loeb’s Galileo Project: A Rigorous, Data-Driven Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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Led by Avi Loeb, the Galileo Project is a Harvard-backed effort started in 2021 to treat the search for extraterrestrial life as testable science by building new observatories and using AI and sensors to study unidentified aerial phenomena and interstellar objects like Oumuamua, decide if they’re natural or potentially artificial, mine data from large telescopes for anomalies, and even plan intercept missions, funded mainly by private donations with the goal of advancing astronomy and detection—even if no alien technology is found and the idea remains debated among scientists.