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I'm the executive editor of Popular Mechanics and author of Lost Rights: The Misadventures of a Stolen American Relic.

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Does Avi Loeb Know Something the Rest of Us Don’t? Original

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By David Howard
| Popular Mechanics Verified
Avi Loeb is antsy. He is sitting in his office at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, waiting to be interviewed on a midday Newsmax program. He did not prepare for the Q&A; there are no notes to keep him on message. He doesn’t check the vast whiteboard speckled with formulas across the room or even a mirror to assess his short, neatly combed, brown-but-graying hair.
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DOES AVI LOEB KNOW SOMETHING THE REST OF US DON'T?

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By David Howard
| Magzter Inc. Verified
Popular Mechanics US | July/August 2026 The Harvard astrophysicist has devoted yearsand thousands of interviews-to the idea that mysterious objects streaking through space could be alien technology. What if he's right? HE IS SITTING IN HIS OFFICE AT THE HARVARD & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, waiting to be interviewed on a midday Newsmax program. He did not prepare for the Q&A; there are no notes to keep him on message.
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Computer Science > Robotics

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By David Howard, Perla Maiolino
| arxiv.org
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs.
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