What Are the Chances That We Are Visited by Aliens?
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- Author
- Avi Loeb
- Published
- June 8, 2026
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Original excerpt
Have we already been visited by aliens? A book review of Avi Loeb’s “ Extraterrestrial ” by Elizabeth Kolbert in The New-Yorker Magazine . (Image credit: Paul Sahre) Below is a set of questions that I addressed today about alien visitation near Earth: Do you believe the Drake Equation is obsolete, or does it still have scientific value as a framework for discussing extraterrestrial intelligence?…
Key claims
- →Avi Loeb discusses alien visitation near Earth
- →Drake Equation's relevance to extraterrestrial intelligence is examined
- →Article is tied to book review in The New Yorker Magazine
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
Avi Loeb addresses questions about the likelihood of alien visitation and the scientific framework of the Drake Equation in a Medium article accompanying a book review of his work "Extraterrestrial" by Elizabeth Kolbert.
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