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Avi Loeb

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Abraham (Avi) Loeb is an Israeli American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. [1]

26 relations: Andromeda–Milky Way collision, Black Hole Initiative, Breakthrough Listen, Breakthrough Starshot, Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award, Chronology of the universe, Claudia Dreifus, ʻOumuamua, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, First observation of gravitational waves, Henry Lin, Index of physics articles (A), Inflation (cosmology), Interacting galaxy, Lexington, Massachusetts, List of astronomers, List of Closer to Truth episodes, List of cosmologists, List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2002, List of Israeli Americans, Loeb, Methods of detecting exoplanets, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Talpiot program, Technosignature, Timeline of the formation of the Universe.

Andromeda–Milky Way collision

The Andromeda–Milky Way collision is a galactic collision predicted to occur in about 4 billion years between two galaxies in the Local Group—the Milky Way (which contains the Solar System and Earth) and the Andromeda Galaxy.

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Black Hole Initiative

The Black Hole Initiative (BHI) is an interdisciplinary program at Harvard University that includes the fields of Astronomy, Physics and Philosophy, and is claimed to be the first center in the world to focus on the study of black holes.

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Breakthrough Listen

Breakthrough Listen is a science-based program to search for intelligent extraterrestrial communications in the Universe.

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Breakthrough Starshot

Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project by the Breakthrough Initiatives to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail spacecraft named StarChip, to be capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system 4.37 light-years away.

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Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award

The Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award is awarded by the American Astronomical Society for astronomy writing for an academic audience, specifically textbooks at either the upper-division undergraduate level or the graduate level.

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Chronology of the universe

The chronology of the universe describes the history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology.

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Claudia Dreifus

Claudia Dreifus is an American journalist, educator and lecturer, producer of the weekly feature “Conversation with…” of the Science Section of the New York Times, and known for her interviews with leading figures in world politics and science.

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ʻOumuamua

ʻOumuamua is a mildly active comet, and the first known interstellar object to pass through the Solar System.

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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit.

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First observation of gravitational waves

The first observation of gravitational waves was made on 14 September 2015 and was announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.

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Henry Lin

Henry Wanjune Lin (born 1995) is an American student who won the $50,000 Intel Young Scientist award, the second-highest award at the 2013 Intel Science and Engineering Fair for his work with MIT professor Michael McDonald on simulations of galaxy clusters.

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Index of physics articles (A)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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Inflation (cosmology)

In physical cosmology, cosmic inflation, cosmological inflation, or just inflation, is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe.

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Interacting galaxy

Interacting galaxies (colliding galaxies) are galaxies whose gravitational fields result in a disturbance of one another.

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Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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List of astronomers

The following are list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.

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List of Closer to Truth episodes

Closer to Truth is a continuing television series on PBS & public television originally created, produced and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn.

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List of cosmologists

This is a list of people who have made noteworthy contributions to cosmology (the study of the history and large-scale structure of the universe) and their cosmological achievements.

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List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2002

List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2002.

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List of Israeli Americans

This is a list of notable Israeli Americans.

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Loeb

Loeb or Löb may refer to.

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Methods of detecting exoplanets

Any planet is an extremely faint light source compared to its parent star.

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Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets.

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Talpiot program

Talpiot program is an elite Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) training program, for recruits who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability in the sciences and leadership potential.

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Technosignature

Technosignature or technomarker is any measurable property or effect that provides scientific evidence of past or present technology.

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Timeline of the formation of the Universe

This is a timeline of the formation and subsequent evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang (13.799 ± 0.021 billion years ago) to the present day.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Loeb

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