We Have Discovered Spherules from the Path of the First Interstellar Meteor, IM1

&quot; If such an object is retrieved, its structure could inform us of its technological purpose and design.&quot;<p>Or it will be a lump of metal&#x2F;rock. I mean, maybe these spherules are from the interstellar meteor, or maybe not, but by this comment, I&#x27;m not sure I trust any of it - the team seem to just be looking for confirmation of their alien-tech intruder hypothesis.

&gt; As the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer noted: “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident.”<p>Survivor Bias, anyone?<p>Lots of hypotheses are ridiculed, turn out to really <i>be</i> ridiculous, and then are quietly forgotten.

It sounds like they are fairly confident they&#x27;ve located traces of the meteor which could lead to discovery of a larger core fragment. Very exciting.

Avi Loeb was the author of any number of crappy articles in Scientific American. Once I saw his name I started to skip over them. After a while Scientific American stopped publishing them. The only thing you really need to know about this guy is he&#x27;s a self promoter – it&#x27;s not about {subject}, it&#x27;s about him.

[1] Surprisingly good Vice article on it.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vice.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;article&#x2F;y3wwam&#x2F;scientists-are-hunting-for-alien-objects-in-the-ocean-and-theyve-just-found-something" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vice.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;article&#x2F;y3wwam&#x2F;scientists-are-huntin...</a>

“Ryan Weed, Jeff Wynn, Charles Hoskinson, J.J. Siler and Amir Siraj are all engaged in this effort.”<p>The founder of Cardano is on the team? Weird. I thought maybe just a coincidence of two people with the same name, but appears confirmed on his twitter. [0]<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;iohk_charles&#x2F;status&#x2F;1671496735267467264" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;iohk_charles&#x2F;status&#x2F;1671496735267467264</a>

At least they are collecting and analysing samples and not just writing or making videos.

&quot;The fundamental question is obvious: was this first recognized interstellar object from 2014 manufactured by a technological civilization?&quot;<p>wat?

Presence of spherules just means it collided with something in space. Which, considering where meteors come from, would be practically impossible for the material that makes up IM1 to have <i>not</i> collided with something at some point.

The majority of our advanced technology will <i>not</i> stick to a magnetic. Inconel won&#x27;t. I understand the need, but wow it sure cuts out a significant class of materials&#x2F;technology.

So, they dragged a magnet across the bottom of the ocean and found signs of non-naturally occurring materials… why is the first reaction that it is anything other than more human waste?

Avi Loeb is the new Bob Lazar.