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Oumuamua Was Not a Hydrogen-Water Iceberg

5 pointsby haneefmubarakabout 2 years ago

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cs702about 2 years ago
So, if I understand correctly, Loeb just published research[a] which, according to him, shows there are significant calculation errors in a paper published by Nature, widely covered by mainstream media. That paper claims that Oumuamua can be explained as a natural object made of water ice, partly dissociated into hydrogen by cosmic-rays in interstellar space. Loeb&#x27;s new research eliminates the only previously accepted explanation of Oumuamua as a natural object.<p>When Loeb informed a journalist of the calculation errors, the journalist explained that the media outlet for which he works would not post a correction in order &quot;not to confuse the readers.&quot;<p>Wow. What happened to the search for truth?<p>[a] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lweb.cfa.harvard.edu&#x2F;~loeb&#x2F;Hoang_Loeb_23.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lweb.cfa.harvard.edu&#x2F;~loeb&#x2F;Hoang_Loeb_23.pdf</a>