Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb has recently made headlines with his claims of new evidence of alien spacecraft. Loeb believes that small magnetic spherules recovered from the Pacific Ocean last June are remnants of a ‘watermelon’-sized object that collided with Earth in 2014, suggesting it could be a piece of alien-built technology.

Loeb’s findings have sparked controversy, with some researchers challenging his analysis. One paper suggested that the spherules were made by human-produced coal ash. However, Loeb has released new findings to counter this theory, comparing the elements in coal ash to the spherules and finding distinct differences.

Defending his work, Loeb emphasized that it follows the scientific method and is evidence-based, not opinion-driven. He also addressed the criticism he has faced, stating that his ‘skin turned into titanium.’

This is not the first time Avi Loeb has made waves in the scientific community with his claims of extraterrestrial objects. He previously controversially claimed that ‘Oumuamua, an interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017, was created by intelligent aliens. Despite opposition, Loeb founded The Galileo Project at Harvard, aiming to search for extraterrestrial life using machine learning and observatories.

Loeb advocates for the construction of more observatories to expand research on objects passing through closer to Earth, highlighting the importance of scientific exploration in understanding phenomena beyond our planet.