After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the return date from the International Space Station. On Friday, the agency announced they no longer had a planned return date. Instead, they will keep testing the capsule, trying to understand its issues, and seeing if they can make any fixes. Plenty of supplies are on the station, so there’s no urgent need to bring the two astronauts back to Earth.

Another reason NASA decided to cancel the planned departure of Wednesday, June 26 is because of conflicting timelines with a series of planned spacewalks on the ISS, set for today (Monday, June 24), and Tuesday, July 2. The delay also allows mission teams time to review propulsion and system data.

After years of delays and two recent scrubbed launch attempts, Starliner finally launched on June 5, 2024 with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board. Although two of the spacecraft’s thrusters failed during the flight, the spacecraft managed to reach the ISS and delivered 227 kg (500 lbs) of cargo. Additionally, five small leaks on the service module were also detected, and the crew and ground teams have been working through safety checks.

“We are taking our time and following our standard mission management team process,” said Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program in a NASA blog post. “We are letting the data drive our decision making relative to managing the small helium system leaks and thruster performance we observed during rendezvous and docking. Additionally, given the duration of the mission, it is appropriate for us to complete an agency-level review, similar to what was done ahead of the NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 return after two months on orbit, to document the agency’s formal acceptance on proceeding as planned.”

Safety and gaining a better understanding of the issues with Starliner are NASA and Boeing’s motivations for the delay in returning the spacecraft and crew back to Earth.

This first crewed flight of Starliner was supposed to validate the spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), with the hope of it working alongside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to make regular deliveries of cargo and crew to the ISS. This mission is the second time the Starliner has flown to the ISS and the third flight test overall. During the first uncrewed test flight (OFT-1), which took place back in December 2019, the Starliner launched successfully but failed to make it to the ISS. After making 61 corrective actions recommended by NASA, another attempt was made (OFT-2) on May 22nd, 2022. That flight successfully docked to the ISS, staying there for four days before undocking and landing in the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Wilmore and Williams are now  working with the Expedition 71 crew, assisting with station operations as needed and completing add-on in-flight objectives for NASA’s certification of Starliner.

Stich said that despite all the issues, Starliner is performing well in orbit while docked to the space station.

“We are strategically using the extra time to clear a path for some critical station activities while completing readiness for Butch and Suni’s return on Starliner,” he said, “and gaining valuable insight into the system upgrades we will want to make for post-certification missions.”

Mission managers will evaluate future return opportunities for Starliner and NASA said they will host a media telecon with mission leadership following a readiness review. NASA added that Starliner is actually cleared for return in case of an emergency on the space station that would require the crew to leave orbit and come back to Earth.

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25-06-2024 om 23:50 geschreven door peter  

“The Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission achieved complete success,” Zhang Kejian, director of the China National Space Administration, said from mission control. Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to the mission team, the state-run Xinhua news service reported.

Chang’e-6 followed a flight plan similar to the one used for Chang’e-5, a mission that brought back samples from the moon’s Earth-facing side in 2020. After entering lunar orbit, the spacecraft sent a lander down to the moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin region.

The lander used an onboard drill and robotic arm to collect and store samples on its ascent stage. It also gathered data about its surroundings with a radon detector, a negative-ion detector and a mini-rover. Data and telemetry were relayed between Chang’e-6 and Earth via China’s Queqiao-2 satellite.

On June 4, Chang’e-6’s ascent stage lifted off for a rendezvous with the orbiting spacecraft. The samples were transferred to a re-entry capsule, and the spacecraft left lunar orbit several days ago for the trip back to Earth. The re-entry capsule was released as the spacecraft sped about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) over the South Atlantic Ocean, CNSA said in a mission update.

After an initial round of processing at the landing site in China’s Inner Mongolia region, the capsule is due to be airlifted to Beijing, where the mission’s precious cargo will be removed for distribution to researchers.

The samples are expected to include volcanic rock and other materials that could shed fresh light on the moon’s origins and compositional differences between the near side and the far side. Scientists may also learn more about resources in the moon’s south polar region. That region is of high interest because it’s thought to harbor deposits of water ice that could be used to support future lunar settlements.

NASA is targeting the south polar region for a series of robotic missions — leading up to a crewed landing during the Artemis 3 mission, which is currently scheduled for 2026. China has its own lunar ambitions, including plans for sending astronauts to the lunar surface by 2030.

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25-06-2024 om 23:37 geschreven door peter  

If all stars shone as brightly as main sequence stars like our Sun do, it would be easy to catalogue the stars in our neighbourhood. But they don’t. Some are so small and dim that they’re considered failed stars. We call them brown dwarfs or substellar objects.

When we look up at the night sky with the unaided eye, our view is dominated by main sequence stars and giant stars, many of which are far beyond our stellar neighbourhood. Many stars are too dim to see, like red dwarfs and brown dwarfs. In fact, Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf and our nearest neighbour, wasn’t discovered until the early 20th century.

In the early days of astronomy, measurements of proper motions showed that some stars that appear fixed in place are closer than other stars. All stars move and have proper motion; it’s just not always noticeable in the span of a single lifetime. High proper motion surveys of stars led to the selection of certain stars for measurements of their parallax, which helped locate more stars correctly in space. Then, in the early 20th century, as astronomy and photography were used in conjunction, photographic astrometry triggered a wave of discoveries of our solar neighbours. Those efforts showed that our nearest neighbours are red dwarfs (M dwarfs).

In the 1990s, as technology advanced, infrared sky surveys found more dim stars. “A second wave of discoveries started in the late 1990s with the advance of infrared sky surveys,” the authors write. Missions like the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) gave us a new, unprecedented look at the sky. It found M dwarfs, brown dwarfs, and substellar objects like L, T, and Y types, and even minor planets in the Solar System. (Definitions of brown dwarfs and other substellar objects overlap.) By the year 2,000, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey came online, strengthening our catalogue of the sky.

In 1997, Henry et al. published an important paper on the solar neighbourhood titled “The solar neighborhood IV: discovery of the twentieth nearest star.” It showed that the discovery of LHS 1565, about 3.7 pc from Earth, spelled trouble for our census of the neighbourhood. “It ranks as the twentieth closest stellar system and underscores the incompleteness of the nearby star sample, particularly for objects near the end of the main sequence,” Henry et al. wrote. “Ironically, this unassuming red dwarf provides a shocking reminder of how much we have yet to learn about even our nearest stellar neighbours.”

Since about 1997, there’s been a burst of discoveries of stars within the Sun’s neighbourhood. The authors say that these seem to have filled in the gaps in our 10 pc neighbourhood. But some of the knowledge was still based on two assumptions. The first was that the survey out to 5 parsecs was complete, and the second was that the density was uniform out to 10 parsecs. “The first of these is not true, and the second is in question,” the authors write.

Where does that leave us? Up to 90 star systems could still be missing.

“Using all neighbours the luminosity and mass functions and the star-to-brown dwarf (BD) number ratio can be studied,” the authors state. Astronomers don’t fully understand the ratio of brown dwarfs to other stars, but two recent papers (1,2), in particular, have continued the work to better understand and catalogue our stellar neighbourhood’s dim members.

Earlier this year, Kirkpatrick et al. published a study claiming that a complete survey of nearby stars is possible, largely thanks to Gaia data. They found 462 objects (including the Sun) in 339 systems within 10?pc. of the Sun.

In previous work, the authors of this new paper added 16 more stars to the list. These were late M-dwarfs, some of the coolest and dimmest main sequence stars, and brown dwarfs. They also discovered a new white dwarf companion to an existing M dwarf.

But how complete is this newest survey?

The problem lies in the difficulty of detecting dim stars like brown dwarfs and late M-dwarfs. The further we look, the more difficult they are to detect. They’re also more difficult to detect in the direction of the galactic plane.

The authors say that our neighbourhood stellar catalogue is still likely missing 93 stellar systems, “… corresponding to a deficit of ?21.5%,” they write. In terms of individual stars, it’s not much better: “…138 missing objects corresponding to a deficit of ?23.0%,” they write.

They broke it down even further to individual star types. We’re probably missing 28.1% of AFGK stars, -31% of white dwarfs, and ?27.8% of M-dwarfs. There’s also a higher deficit for late M-dwarfs. These deficits are higher than expected. What does it mean?

“The estimated deficits of systems and individual objects within 10?pc exceed expectations, in particular for the well-known AFGK stars,” the authors write. They conclude that the general assumption of a constant stellar density in the solar neighbourhood is incorrect. They say that small-scale density fluctuations can at least partly explain the deficits.

“Our statistical estimates show that the probability of these discrepancies being caused by random fluctuations is around 40%,” the authors conclude.

We clearly have more work to do.

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25-06-2024 om 23:31 geschreven door peter  

By ADRY TORRES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A bizarre, ring-shape UFO that appeared in the skies above Venezuela was recorded by a pair of stunned friends.

The now-viral video shows the dark, circular spot hovering in the clouds over Valencia, a city in the northern Venezuelan state of Carabobo.

'A flying saucer,' one of the young men shouts as they drove down a rode on a sunny afternoon.

He then asks one of his pals for the time on the clock to document the recording.

'Bro, look here: 4:54 pm on the 17th of June in 2024,' he says. 'Look at what is here in the sky in Valencia, Carabobo.' 

A bizarre, ring-shape UFO that appeared in the skies above Venezuela was recorded by a pair of stunned friends

Pictured: A poster for Jordan Peele's Nope released in 2022

The excited man then asks one of his friends to share the video with another person.

Although Venezuelan authorities have not made any public statements, local meteorologist Luis Vargas rained on their parade with several theories that ruled out a possible UFO sighting.

'This could be a smoke vortex or black ring that occurs after an explosion through a circular structure such as an industrial chimney or something similar,' he wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

He also indicated that the circular shape may have been produced by a volcano.

'They are also more common in volcanic activities as can be seen … and are known as ring clouds,' Vargas said.

Venezuelan meteorologist Luis Vargas downplayed a video filmed in the northern city of Valencia on June 17 that showed a ring-shaped UFO figure in the sky and took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to share two pictures (left and right) explain that it was most like smoke that was produced by an explosion from a chimney

The meteorologist also mentioned that circular shape that was spotted in the sky may have been produced by volcanic activity (seen here)

One user on X linked the odd-looking shape to military exercises that had taken place at a camp ahead of Monday's commemoration of the Battle of Carabobo, the 1821 fight for independence between fighters led by Venezuela General Simón Bolivar and the Spanish. 

The victory at Carabobo led to the independence of Venezuelan and the creation of the Republic of Gran Colombia. 

Another social media user linked the ring-shaped clouds to smoke from a cigar.

'It was me who was smoking a cigar, and I started making figures with the smoke,' José Pérez said. 'But yes, his explanation is the most coherent and valid. I don't think UFOs will arrive in Valencia, because we never have electricity, water and there are always lines for gasoline.'

Another joked that the UFO arrived ahead of next month's presidential election to remove President Nicolás Maduro and his regime.

'It is a UFO hired to search for those who leave on July 28,' Alba Ferrero said.

Wilmer Palacios joked: 'Those from Valencia are the chose ones.'

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25-06-2024 om 22:32 geschreven door peter  

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) set up a secret group to investigate UFO sightings in the 1950s - and it came to a very similar conclusion to the recent reports from the US

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) came to a "very strong" verdict following a clandestine probe into UFO sightings.

A second report was released in 2006 (file) 

( Image: Getty Images)

In the US, the Pentagon has been releasing reports investigating UFO encounters following the establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Their most recent report this March, unsurprisingly, found no signs of extraterrestrial life.

Brits are now beginning to discover that their own government has engaged in similar investigations.

The revelation comes from a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the account for BBC TV programme QI. It read: "In 1950 the UK Ministry of Defence created a secret organisation to look into UFOs called the Flying Saucer Working Party. It disbanded within a year."

Sir Henry Tizard, serving as Chief Scientific Adviser at the MoD at the time, launched the covert Flying Saucer Working Party back in October 1950. When their comprehensive final dossier was disclosed in June 1951, much like their American counterparts, they deduced that every phenomenon they examined did not defy earthly explanation.

Each mysterious sighting, the group concluded, was a consequence of one or more of four factors: astronomical or meteorological phenomena, misidentification, optical illusions and psychological delusions, or hoaxes.

Their findings concluded: "We accordingly recommend very strongly that no further investigation of reported mysterious aerial phenomena be undertaken, unless and until some material evidence becomes available."

A second investigation into UFOs, known as Project Condign, was finalised in 2000 but only made public in 2006. Again, it determined that the majority of UFO sightings could be attributed to either mistaken identity or atmospheric conditions.

Social media users have been quick to comment on the recent post about the brief existence of the Flying Saucer Working Party, with one user quipping: "Great name for a band." Meanwhile, another sceptically remarked: "'It disbanded within a year' - that's what THEY want you to think."

Disclose Screen

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25-06-2024 om 22:07 geschreven door peter  

Webb Observes Intricate Structures in Ionosphere of Jupiter

Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is composed of a neutral thermosphere and charged ionosphere. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have spotted unexpected small-scale intensity features such as arcs, bands and spots in Jupiter’s low-latitude ionosphere in the region above the Great Red Spot.

This graphic shows the region observed by Webb: first its location on a NIRCam image of the whole planet (left), and the region itself (right), imaged by Webb’s Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec).

Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / Jupiter ERS Team / J. Schmidt / H. Melin / M. Zamani, ESA & Webb.

Jupiter is one of the brightest objects in the night sky, and it is easily seen on a clear night.

Aside from the bright northern and southern lights at the planet’s polar regions, the glow from Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is weak and is therefore challenging for ground-based telescopes to discern details in this region.

However, Webb’s infrared sensitivity allows scientists to study Jupiter’s upper atmosphere above the infamous Great Red Spot with unprecedented detail.

The gas giant’s upper atmosphere is the interface between the planet’s magnetic field and the underlying atmosphere.

Here, the bright and vibrant displays of northern and southern lights can be seen, which are fuelled by the volcanic material ejected from Jupiter’s moon Io.

However, closer to the equator, the structure of the planet’s upper atmosphere is influenced by incoming sunlight.

Because Jupiter receives only 4% of the sunlight that is received on Earth, astronomers predicted this region to be homogeneous in nature.

University of Leicester astronomer Henrik Melin and his colleagues observed the Great Red Spot in July 2022 using the Integral Field Unit of Webb’s Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec).

Their Early Release Science observations sought to investigate if this region was in fact dull, and the region above the iconic Great Red Spot was targeted for Webb’s observations.

They were surprised to discover that the upper atmosphere hosts a variety of intricate structures, including dark arcs and bright spots, across the entire field of view.

“We thought this region, perhaps naively, would be really boring. It is in fact just as interesting as the northern lights, if not more so. Jupiter never ceases to surprise,” Dr. Melin said.

Although the light emitted from this region is driven by sunlight, the team suggests there must be another mechanism altering the shape and structure of the upper atmosphere.

“One way in which you can change this structure is by gravity waves — similar to waves crashing on a beach, creating ripples in the sand,” Dr. Melin said.

“These waves are generated deep in the turbulent lower atmosphere, all around the Great Red Spot, and they can travel up in altitude, changing the structure and emissions of the upper atmosphere.”

“These atmospheric waves can be observed on Earth on occasion, however they are much weaker than those observed on Jupiter by Webb.”

“We hope to conduct follow-up Webb observations of these intricate wave patterns in the future to investigate how the patterns move within the planet’s upper atmosphere and to develop our understanding of the energy budget of this region and how the features change over time.”

• The findings appear in the journal Nature Astronomy.
• H. Melin et al. Ionospheric irregularities at Jupiter observed by JWST. Nat Astron, published online June 21, 2024; doi: 10.1038/s41550-024-02305-9

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25-06-2024 om 21:35 geschreven door peter  

Hey @NASA @NASAjpl @NASA_Johnson could you please answer this question? UFO Sighting News.

Hey everyone, I decided to tweet to three NASA accounts and see if they respond or not. So I made this video and sent it off to them. They will see it for sure, but the real question is...are they prepared to answer it?

Also I'm currently keeping the NASA like to this photo a secret for now, otherwise NASA would delete it immediately. 

Scott C. Waring - Utah

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25-06-2024 om 21:25 geschreven door peter  

Alien City Fragments On Mars In Rover Photo, June 24, 2024, UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: June 24, 2024

Location of discovery: Mars

Source Photo: 

• http://gigapan.com/gigapans/235109

Guys I found some interesting evidence of ancient aliens on Mars today. Strongly I found many pyramid like structures with huge openings in them. This to me is signs of a semi intelligent life form that stood about 6 to 7 inches tall. Some of these structures however were torn open, as if someone or something was hunting them, carving up their homes so easily as if they were made of butter. Absolute proof of alien life? We passed that point decades ago with my research. 

Scott C. Waring - Utah, USA

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25-06-2024 om 21:20 geschreven door peter  

De binnenkern van onze planeet heeft zijn rotatie vertraagd, dat is bevestigd

 Door Janine

NASA/JPL-Université Paris Diderot - Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris / Pexels

De binnenkern vertraagt ​​al meer dan tien jaar, bevestigt een nieuwe studie. Wat veroorzaakt dit fenomeen en wat kan er in de toekomst gebeuren?

De binnenkern draait nu langzamer dan het aardoppervlak

In het centrum van onze aarde bevindt zich een vaste, dichte, hete binnenkern, bestaande uit ijzer en kleine hoeveelheden nikkel. De straal bedraagt ​​1.221 kilometer en de temperaturen bereiken die van het zonneoppervlak, rond de 5.200°. Dergelijke hitte is voldoende om ijzer te smelten, maar de enorme druk van de planeet zorgt ervoor dat de binnenkern vast blijft. De druk bedraagt ​​bijna 3,6 miljoen atmosfeer.

De kern roteert in dezelfde richting als het aardoppervlak, maar iets sneller, waardoor elk millennium een ​​volledige rotatie meer wordt bereikt. Tenminste, dat dachten wij, of dat was tot enkele jaren geleden zo. Nu heeft een nieuw onderzoek, uitgevoerd door het team van wetenschappers van de Universiteit van Zuid-Californië, aangetoond dat het hart van onze planeet zijn rotatie heeft vertraagd en dat het proces al in 2010 begon. Het onderzoek bevestigde dat nu dus de binnenkern langzamer roteert dan het aardoppervlak.

Waarom de binnenkern van de aarde langzamer beweegt

NASA (ADAPTED FROM GODDARD MEDIA STUDIOS)

De kwestie van de beweging van de kern is al twintig jaar omstreden: verschillende onderzoeken beweerden dat de rotatie van de kern groter was dan die van het aardoppervlak. De nieuwe studie bewijst echter onomstotelijk dat dit niet langer het geval is.

John Vidale, hoogleraar aardwetenschappen aan het USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, zei: "Toen ik voor het eerst de seismogrammen zag die deze verandering suggereerden, was ik verbaasd, maar toen we nog twee dozijn waarnemingen vonden die op hetzelfde patroon wezen, was het resultaat onvermijdelijk. De binnenkern was voor het eerst in vele decennia vertraagd. Andere wetenschappers hebben onlangs soortgelijke en andere modellen beargumenteerd, maar onze laatste studie biedt de meest overtuigende resolutie.”

Maar waarom is de rotatie van de binnenkern van de aarde vertraagd? Wetenschappers denken dat dit fenomeen te wijten is aan de beweging van de aardmantel, die de afgelopen veertig jaar iets langzamer is geworden in plaats van andersom.

Seismische golven onthullen de beweging van de binnenkern

Deze vaste bol, omringd door zijn vloeibare buitenkern die ook uit ijzer en nikkel bestaat, ligt meer dan 4.800 km onder de grond en het is een echte uitdaging om hem te bereiken. Om de beweging ervan te begrijpen, zijn wetenschappers afhankelijk van seismische golven. Voor het nieuwe onderzoek maakten Vidale en Wei Wang van de Chinese Academie van Wetenschappen gebruik van de golven van herhaalde seismische gebeurtenissen, dat wil zeggen gebeurtenissen die in hetzelfde gebied plaatsvonden en identieke seismogrammen opleverden.

De onderzoekers kozen als locatie de Britse Zuidelijke Sandwicheilanden, waar zich tussen 1991 en 2023 121 seismische episodes voordeden. Met behulp van gegevens van kernproeven kwamen ze tot de conclusie dat de vertraging van de binnenkern werd veroorzaakt door de vermenging van de vloeibare buitenkern, die een groot deel van het magnetische veld van de aarde genereert, maar ook door de zwaartekracht van de rotsachtige mantel.

Voorlopig blijven de gevolgen voor het aardoppervlak pure theorie: Vidale schat dat deze verandering de duur van een dag met slechts een paar fracties van een seconde kan veranderen, dus onmerkbaar, maar toekomstig onderzoek zal meer duidelijkheid verschaffen over de kwestie en over waarom de kern zijn rotatie precies vertraagt.

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25-06-2024 om 21:07 geschreven door peter  

The Pentagon’s UFO Secrets Exposed: The Truth Behind the Alien Autopsy

In a stunning revelation, researchers have uncovered a hidden Pentagon report on UFOs that has set off a wave of investigations and debates. This report has rekindled interest in the infamous alien autopsy and the mysterious events in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.

The Alien Autopsy Controversy

One of the most persistent mysteries in UFO research is the alien autopsy film. This film has resurfaced repeatedly, most recently due to a series of leaked emails involving prominent figures in the UFO research community. Among these figures is Dr. Kit Green, a former CIA employee who is both a medical doctor and a PhD. According to an 11-page document, Green was shown a film in the 1980s that closely resembled the alien autopsy footage released in 1995.

These leaked emails, sent to billionaire Bob Bigelow, were meant to remain confidential. They describe how Green and other scientists, working under the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS), believed the alien autopsy film to be authentic at the time. Green, in particular, concluded that the film was genuine based on his expertise and previous exposure to similar footage during a Pentagon briefing in the late 1980s.

Verification and Doubts

The authenticity of the leaked emails has been confirmed by several sources, though the opinions on the alien autopsy film have evolved over time. Initially, many in the UFO research community, including Green, considered the film to be real. However, subsequent evaluations led some to believe the film was a hoax, causing significant embarrassment among those who had vouched for its authenticity.

Dr. Kit Green’s evaluation of the film was particularly noteworthy. He provided a medical opinion on the procedures depicted in the film, suggesting that despite minor inaccuracies, the overall presentation seemed genuine. This opinion was shared in internal communications within the CIA, further complicating the narrative.

The Roswell Connection

The alien autopsy film is closely tied to the Roswell incident, another cornerstone of UFO lore. The leaked emails revealed that internal CIA communications had discussed the film and its potential authenticity, with some officials believing the footage was real. This has reignited debates among UFO researchers about the events in Roswell and the possibility of a government cover-up.

A Hoax Unveiled

Despite the initial belief in its authenticity, further investigations into the origins of the alien autopsy film have revealed a more prosaic truth. The film was not the work of a mysterious military cameraman but a creation by Keith Bateman and his colleagues at AK Music in the early 1990s. This revelation came from Bateman himself, who described how the film was made using rudimentary special effects and local actors.

The film, initially shot in color and later altered to appear aged and damaged, was presented to Ray Santilli, who then used it as a basis for the infamous alien autopsy footage. Santilli’s claims of having met a military cameraman and possessing genuine alien autopsy film have been debunked by those involved in the production.

The Impact and Legacy

The alien autopsy film, despite being exposed as a hoax, had a profound impact on the UFO community and popular culture. It demonstrated how easily even seasoned researchers and experts could be misled by convincing fabrications. The leaked emails and the ensuing controversy highlight the ongoing fascination with UFOs and the quest for truth in this enigmatic field.

VIDEO:

• https://youtu.be/FK19JUuIJMg

The Pentagon’s hidden UFO secrets, as exposed through these revelations, offer a cautionary tale about the complexities of UFO research and the potential for misinformation. While the alien autopsy film has been debunked, the interest in UFOs and the search for extraterrestrial life continue to captivate researchers and the public alike. As new information comes to light, the debate over what really happened in Roswell and beyond will undoubtedly persist, fueling both skepticism and belief in the unexplained mysteries of our universe.

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25-06-2024 om 20:33 geschreven door peter  

The output from the study reveals the most polluted areas of the Mediterranean and the main entry points from the mainland. It will help us to improve our understanding of the processes and mechanisms that transport debris across the ocean and even help us to perhaps predict movement. The results also show that the amount of debris in the Mediterranean covers around 95 square kilometres.

Unfortunately the research does not help resolve the issue of pollution but it does help us understand the scale. The team propose future satellites should be equipped with detectors to monitor the debris. It would increase the ability to detect plastic in the open ocean by a factor of 20 and help to model the impact of marine pollution on first, tourism and the marine ecosystem. 

One element of the studies conclusion is that population density, geography and rainfall patterns play an important part in the accumulation of marine litter. Dry arid lands like deserts that play host to cities seem to contribute much less to marine litter while those that are much more temperate with higher rainfall seem to contribute more. 

It is also interesting to note that the majority of litter that originates from land masses seems to be confined to 15 kilometres form the coast and subsequently returns after a few days of months. The team conclude that satellite based monitoring is an essential element in our battle against litter in the ocean. The technology can also be used for the detection of other floating objects such as the loss of ships, oil spills and even search and rescue elements. 

Source : 

• Satellites to monitor marine debris from space

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24-06-2024 om 23:37 geschreven door peter  

The output from the study reveals the most polluted areas of the Mediterranean and the main entry points from the mainland. It will help us to improve our understanding of the processes and mechanisms that transport debris across the ocean and even help us to perhaps predict movement. The results also show that the amount of debris in the Mediterranean covers around 95 square kilometres.

Unfortunately the research does not help resolve the issue of pollution but it does help us understand the scale. The team propose future satellites should be equipped with detectors to monitor the debris. It would increase the ability to detect plastic in the open ocean by a factor of 20 and help to model the impact of marine pollution on first, tourism and the marine ecosystem. 

One element of the studies conclusion is that population density, geography and rainfall patterns play an important part in the accumulation of marine litter. Dry arid lands like deserts that play host to cities seem to contribute much less to marine litter while those that are much more temperate with higher rainfall seem to contribute more. 

It is also interesting to note that the majority of litter that originates from land masses seems to be confined to 15 kilometres form the coast and subsequently returns after a few days of months. The team conclude that satellite based monitoring is an essential element in our battle against litter in the ocean. The technology can also be used for the detection of other floating objects such as the loss of ships, oil spills and even search and rescue elements. 

Source : 

• Satellites to monitor marine debris from space

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24-06-2024 om 23:37 geschreven door peter  

Microgravity causes a redistribution of fluids around the body and can cause conditions like ‘puffy face bird leg syndrome.’ The name aptly describes the effect, the face swells up and the legs thin. It results in an increase in venous pressure in the upper body, this is fine for healthy people but heart failure sufferers are at a much higher risk. Given that there are over 100 million people around the world that suffer heart failure it is essential this is explored. 

Looking at the wide spectrum of heard failure, conditions can be grouped into two categories; a weak hart that cannot pump effectively and a heart that cannot relax and fill properly. All possible conditions need to be studied with specific ways to treat and mitigate the risk during space travel. 

This is a study that is difficult to collect real data in space so we have to turn to computer modelling to simulate the effects. The team led by Dr Loon showed that a microgravity environment leads to an increase in cardiac output (the quantity of blood pumped by the heart in a given period of time.) This is not a problem for most people but with heart failure patients it is accompanied by a rise in pressure in the left atrial region of the heart, to dangerous levels. If left unchecked, it can lead to a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs known as a pulmonary edema, making it difficult to breathe!

With the increase in corporate interest in space travel, space tourism is slowly becoming a reality. People can already pay for trips into space but as costs come down, the number of people heading out into space will increase. Eventually, trips into space will be as common as trips to other countries. It is imperative we understand the impact on our health and what we can do to make space as widely accessible as possible without putting our health at risk. 

Source : 

• Heart failure in space: scientists calculate potential health threats facing future space tourists in microgravity

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24-06-2024 om 23:28 geschreven door peter  

Leaked! Shocking UFO Encounters Revealed – Must See Before They Vanish!

In a surprising turn of events, reports of encounters between the military and extraterrestrial visitors have surfaced, igniting a firestorm of speculation and concern. These incidents suggest a clandestine conflict occurring right under our noses, concealed by government secrecy. It’s time to delve into this astonishing evidence and the government’s desperate attempts to keep it hidden.

Military Encounters and Government Secrecy

At a recent public hearing, former military personnel David Grusch, David Fraver, and Ryan Graves shared their startling experiences with unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Fraver and Graves recounted frequent sightings of strange aerial phenomena during their service. Grusch, while not a direct witness, disclosed knowledge of a government program dating back to the 1930s, tasked with collecting technology from these mysterious sources. The Pentagon, however, continues to deny these claims, asserting that such events never took place.

The hearing underscored a significant issue: a lack of transparency within the government. Even some members of Congress are kept in the dark about these matters. This opacity has prompted calls from several senators for a new committee dedicated to making all information about UFOs public, emphasizing the importance of this knowledge for national security.

Public Demand for Transparency

The public’s curiosity about the unknown phenomena in the skies is growing, driven by a desire to feel informed and safe. Ryan Graves highlighted the public’s right to know about these occurrences. An intriguing revelation came from an 87-year-old insider from Israel, who claimed that the United States has established agreements with extraterrestrial beings. According to him, these collaborations include joint space exploration endeavors, suggesting that Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars might be redundant since an underground base on Mars already exists where humans and aliens cooperate.

Communicating with Extraterrestrial Life

Efforts to communicate with extraterrestrial life have a long history. In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager Golden Records into space, containing Earth’s sounds, music, greetings in various languages, and images. Despite this, it’s debatable whether aliens would understand these symbols. The records included a star map and a time element using uranium decay, aiming to provide context to any alien finders.

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Public Fascination

The fascination with UFO sightings is not new. Last year alone, 1,100 UFO sightings were reported. British Columbia, for example, is becoming a hotspot for such sightings. A viral video from southeastern Colorado by Vivian Gomez showed a bizarre figure, sparking debates about its nature—alien, ghost, or otherwise. Such incidents highlight how quickly people turn to extraordinary explanations for unusual phenomena.

Military Testimonies and Ongoing Investigations

During the formal session, three military veterans shared their firsthand UFO encounters. Retired Navy Commander David Fravor described a 2004 incident involving a tic-tac-shaped object with capabilities far beyond current technology. Ryan Graves, a former Navy pilot, established a support group, Americans for Safe Aerospace, for pilots who report such encounters. Graves revealed that these objects exhibit advanced maneuvers, often ignored by authorities.

Cover-Ups and Public Safety Concerns

David Grusch, a former intelligence officer, disclosed disturbing practices of cover-ups and intimidation faced by those reporting UFO sightings. This lack of transparency poses significant safety risks, as emphasized by Democratic Representative Robert Garcia from California. Greater openness about UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) could improve national security and public safety.

Speculations and Theories

Various speculations abound, from the existence of hybrid beings resulting from human and alien DNA experiments to Dr. Young-ha Chi’s theory that alien abductions are attempts to address climate change by creating a hybrid species better suited to manage Earth’s challenges.

The Need for Answers

The demand for clear, honest information about unidentified aerial phenomena is growing. People want to understand what is happening in the skies above and feel secure in the face of potential extraterrestrial threats. As discussions about these mysterious events intensify, the call for transparency and answers continues to echo louder.7

• https://youtu.be/e4icK7ZGFcE

In conclusion, the recent revelations and public hearings about UFO encounters have stirred significant intrigue and concern. The push for transparency and disclosure is crucial for addressing the public’s growing curiosity and ensuring national security. As we navigate these uncharted territories, the quest for truth remains paramount.

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24-06-2024 om 23:05 geschreven door peter  

A New Study Debunks A Long-Standing Myth About the Inhabitants of Easter Island

Without satellites, archaeologists would have spent years or decades searching for these clues.

BY DORIS ELÍN URRUTIA

 

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“That gives credit to the Rapa Nui people, their ancestors, and the ingenuity they had for surviving on this island,” Carl Lipo, archaeologist and professor at Binghamton University in New York, told reporters on Monday. He is the lead author of the new study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances.

“You know, 14 by seven miles doesn’t give you a lot of different things you could do with it, but they made the most of what they had. And certainly there’s a linkage of this ingenuity of carving and manipulating rocks [into moai statues] and understanding of the rock’s properties. It’s something really clearly embedded in their culture,” Lipo said. “Europeans when they arrived to this island were bewildered by the fact that there were spectacular statues and very few numbers of people. They assumed that in order to move these gigantic statues, there must have been much larger populations. Really that’s a European perspective,” he added.

Satellite imagery allowed the researchers to do this debunking work faster than otherwise possible. “Satellite imagery enabled us to produce an island-wide estimate of rock mulch, where a field study would have taken years, if not decades, of walking around to map these things,” Lipo said.

Their work shows that the Rapa Nui people were likely able to sustain their population size centuries ago. But their work also looks forward.

“What inspired us to do this particular study is the fact that ecologists often continue to use Rapa Nui as a case study for collapse and ecological failure,” Lipo said. “They use it for modeling and for policy setting over and over again, which we think is really misguided. Easter Island is a great case of how populations adapt to limited resources on a very finite place and how they did so sustainably.”

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23-06-2024 om 23:31 geschreven door peter  

New Research Challenges Demographic Collapse Hypothesis for Easter Island

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is often used as an example of how overexploitation of limited resources resulted in a catastrophic population collapse. A vital component of this narrative is that the rapid rise and fall of pre-contact Rapanui population growth rates was driven by the construction and overexploitation of once extensive rock gardens. However, the extent of island-wide rock gardening, while key for understanding food systems and demography, must be better understood. New research by Binghamton University and Columbia University archaeologists shows that the extent of this agricultural infrastructure is substantially less than previously claimed and likely could not have supported the large population sizes that have been assumed.

Map of Easter Island and its location in the southeastern Pacific.

Image credit: Davis et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1459.

In their research, Binghamton University’s Professor Carl Lipo and colleagues used modern technology to more accurately gauge the number of rock gardens on Easter Island an its pre-contact food production.

“The volcanic island was formed from eruptions a million years ago, giving the rain ample time to wash away the potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen plants need to grow,” Professor Lipo said.

“The salt-laden ocean spray further hurts soil fertility.”

“The soils on Rapa Nui were never particularly productive. When people reached the island, they had to deal with those constraints.”

“Their first method was slash-and-burn agriculture, which involved cutting down the island’s trees.”

“This temporarily returned nutrients to the soil, but once the trees ran out, the islanders resorted to other methods: composting plant waste and rock mulch.”

“The fertility benefits of composting aren’t enough to support a culture’s food supply. Rock mulch did — but it was a highly labor-intensive process.”

“Islanders broke off parts of the exposed bedrock and then turned these chunks of stones into the soil, which both restored nutrients and protected it from further weathering.”

Rock mulch has been traditionally used in other places, such as among the Maori people in New Zealand, Indigenous peoples in the American Southwest and in the Netherlands.

“We do it ourselves with non-organic fertilizer; essentially, we use machines to crush rock into tiny pieces, which is effective because it exposes a lot of surface area,” Professor Lipo said.

“The people in Rapa Nui are doing it by hand, literally breaking up rocks and sticking them in dirt.”

“While the gardens could grow dry-land taro and yams, the primary crop was sweet potatoes of dozens of different varieties. Not every rock pile is an ancient garden, however,” said Binghamton University’s Dr. Robert DiNapoli.

But how many gardens were on Easter Island? When they first encountered the island, Europeans reported that 10% of the land was covered by gardens. Researchers have previously relied on satellite imagery to map rock gardens, but that resulted in misidentifications — including, for example, roads.

Rapa Nui is one of Earth’s most remote human-populated locations. It is over 2,000 km from the nearest inhabited island (Pitcairn) and over 3,700 km from the South American mainland. The island is small (164 km2) and has relatively limited soil productivity and freshwater sources.

Image credit: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0.

The study authors used shortwave infrared (SWIR) satellite imagery and machine learning to generate a more accurate estimate: around 180 acres were covered by mulching stones, much less than previously believed.

“Primarily used for geological mapping, SWIR imagery can differentiate between mineral compositions and moisture content,” said Dr. Dylan Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University.

“The distinct mineralogical characteristics and moisture patches allow the rock gardens to stand out better from their surroundings.”

Using the updated estimate of the number of gardens, the researchers calculated that approximately 3,000 people lived on Easter Island at the time of European contact.

The earliest European accounts indicate a population of 3,000 to 4,000 people, which tracks with the artifacts discovered on the island.

“What we’re actually seeing here is that the island couldn’t sustain that many people to begin with based on ecological constraints,” Dr. Davis said.

“People actually modified their landscapes to increase the amount of what they could intensively cultivate and that number was still very small.”

“This isn’t an example of ecological catastrophe but of how people survived despite really limited natural resources in a fairly sustainable way for a long time.”

“The misconceptions about the island’s population size come from its large and striking moai statues, and the assumption that it would take large groups of people to erect such statues,” Professor Lipo said.

“Ecologists also tend to use Easter Island as a model for how population size can lead to ecological catastrophe.”

“We can’t use Easter Island as an example that’s convenient for stories.”

“We need to understand the island in its own context because what it’s really telling us is something very different than what people believe.”

• The findings appear today in the journal Science Advances.
• Dylan S. Davis et al. 2024. Island-wide characterization of agricultural production challenges the demographic collapse hypothesis for Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Sci. Adv 10 (25): eado1459; doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1459

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23-06-2024 om 22:55 geschreven door peter  

“The underlying problem we want to solve is the measurement of the flux of solid particles in space,” Dr. Christou tells Universe Today. “The smallest particles (what we normally refer to as ‘dust’) can be efficiently counted with small-area impact detectors mounted on spacecraft, while objects larger than a meter or two (asteroids) we can find at the telescope. However, anything between a couple of hundred microns and a meter fall into a kind of gap; they are too rarefied to count with impact detectors and also too small to see with a telescope. The best way to look for those particles is to see them burning up as meteors in the atmosphere, essentially by treating entire planets as area detectors.”

For the study, the researchers used a survey simulation toolkit known as SWARMS (Simulator for Wide Area Recording of Meteors from Space) to ascertain the feasibility if a camera onboard a future Venus orbiter could observe meteors within Venus’ atmosphere. Parameters for SWARMS included using the same meteoroid populations observed on Earth for Venus, along with atmospheric modeling and the type of instrument, with the researchers putting a hypothetical meteor camera onboard the upcoming European Space Agency’s EnVision orbiter.  

In the end, the researchers found the number of meteors their orbiter camera could observe in the Venusian atmosphere would be 1.5 to 2.5 times greater than on Earth. The team notes this indicates the feasibility of observing meteors within the Venusian atmosphere, assuming the data would be successfully sent back to Earth. So, what were the most significant results from this study?

Dr. Christou tells Universe Today, “I’d say the two principal results are (a) that meteors at Venus occur well above the cloud layers, and (b) that they should be consistently brighter than their Earth counterparts. Point (a) removes one potential obstacle in detecting those particles in the orbital camera while point (b) tells us that any camera design flight-proven in Earth orbit should perform at least as well and probably better at Venus.”

Regarding follow-up studies, Dr. Christou tells Universe Today, “There were a number of assumptions made in the study that we want to explore in later work. One of the assumptions is that the camera is at a fixed altitude above the surface. We want to better understand the implications of observing from an elliptical orbit where the altitude and therefore the range to the target changes with time and location. In addition, Venus’s orbit is close to Earth’s, and it may just be possible to detect the brightest meteors (we call these fireballs) with telescopes from the ground as we have done with Jupiter. A future study will better quantify this possibility.”

This study comes as NASA plans to launch the VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy) orbiter sometime between 2029 and 2031, whose goal is to obtain high-resolution maps of Venus’ surface using synthetic aperture radar and near-infrared spectroscopy to penetrate Venus’ thick atmosphere. The images obtained will provide updated data from NASA’s Magellan probe in the 1990s, as this is the most recent surface data available regarding Venus’ surface activity. Additionally, the European Space Agency is slated to launch EnVision in 2032 with the goal of mapping Venus’ surface using synthetic aperture radar, as well. Therefore, since this study involves putting a hypothetical meteor camera onboard the EnVision orbiter, what plans are in the works for putting such a camera on a future spacecraft?

Dr. Christou tells Universe Today, “There are no specific plans to my knowledge, however with the current level of international interest in exploring Venus, I believe this is the right time to advocate for it. Actually, there is an instrument called Mini-EUSO recording meteors from the ISS with a detection rate of ~16,000 meteors for every month of observing time. In comparison, a meteor survey of the kind we explore in the paper requires to detect ~200 meteors every month. This indicates that the concept is technically mature and could be implemented over the next 5-10 years say.”

Venus was the sole focus of this study due to its thick atmosphere, while also having the thickest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets additionally comprised of Mercury, Earth, and Mars. Given the results of this study, a future Venus orbiter designed to observe and detect meteors within Venus’ atmosphere could be feasible while providing valuable scientific knowledge pertaining to the properties and populations of meteoroids throughout the solar system.

However, Venus is not the only planet comprised of a thick atmosphere, as the gas giants of the outer solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) boast even thicker atmospheres mostly comprised of hydrogen and helium with no visible surfaces underneath. Therefore, could this meteor survey method potentially be used to identify meteors on those planets?

Dr. Christou tells Universe Today, “In some sense, we already have! In 1994, the world observed the fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 enter the atmosphere of Jupiter. More recently, amateur astronomers have observed the meteors caused by smaller, decameter-class objects against the disk of the planet. To observe fainter meteors, one would have to bring the detector and the planet closer together but, given that the gas giants have 1-2 orders of magnitude (with an order of magnitude being a factor of 10) more surface area than Earth, the potential is definitely there. Actually, such fainter meteors were detected by Voyager 1 during the brief encounter in 1979 and again more recently by the Juno orbiter. These incidents bode well for future orbital surveys.”

Studying meteoroids and meteors enables scientists to better understand the composition and properties of other planetary bodies throughout the solar system which also teaches us about the formation and evolution of the solar system, as well. As the exploration of Venus expands in the coming years, studying meteors within its thick atmosphere could provide even more clues to how we came to be, overall.

Dr. Christou concludes by telling Universe Today, “Meteors should be ubiquitous to planets and moons with appreciable atmospheres. For instance, one should expect to see meteors on Titan and even on Triton, the largest moon of Neptune where the atmospheric pressure at the surface is 100,000x lower than Earth.”

Will scientists send a Venus orbiter to study meteors within the Venusian atmosphere in the coming years and decades? Only time will tell, and this is why we science!

• As always, keep doing science & keep looking up!

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23-06-2024 om 22:01 geschreven door peter  

Aliens Against Nuclear War: Edgar Mitchell’s Revelations

The idea that extraterrestrial beings have intervened to prevent nuclear conflict on Earth sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie. However, when such claims come from Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, they command attention. Mitchell, a former NASA astronaut and a decorated United States Navy officer, openly discussed his belief in UFOs and extraterrestrial intervention, stirring significant intrigue and controversy.

The Astronaut’s Background

Edgar Dean Mitchell was not just any astronaut; his credentials were impeccable. He served as a Navy aviator, earned a doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971, he spent nine hours on the lunar surface, contributing significantly to space exploration. Beyond his impressive career, Mitchell became a prominent ufologist, providing his insights on UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

Mitchell’s UFO Beliefs

In a 2008 radio interview, Mitchell revealed that he was convinced UFOs are real and that the U.S. government has been covering up their existence for over 50 years. He stated that many UFO sightings are, in fact, extraterrestrial spacecraft, and he was 90% certain of this. Mitchell’s convictions were based on testimonies from credible sources within military and intelligence agencies, many of whom had top security clearances

The Roswell Incident and Military Cover-ups

Mitchell grew up in Roswell, New Mexico, the site of the infamous 1947 Roswell UFO incident. He claimed to have spoken with numerous reliable sources who confirmed that the Roswell crash involved an alien spacecraft. According to Mitchell, high-ranking military officials and government personnel had confided in him about their knowledge of extraterrestrial visits and the subsequent cover-up efforts. He believed this concealment was driven by a desire to prevent public panic and maintain control over advanced alien technology.

Extraterrestrial Intervention in Nuclear Conflicts

One of Mitchell’s most startling claims was that extraterrestrials intervened during the Cold War to prevent a nuclear conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. In a 2015 interview with the Daily Mirror, he stated that aliens had visited Earth and were particularly interested in the White Sands missile range in New Mexico, where the first nuclear bomb was tested in 1945. Mitchell believed that these extraterrestrial beings were concerned about humanity’s destructive capabilities and took measures to ensure nuclear weapons were not used.

Mitchell recounted stories from military officers who witnessed UFOs disabling missiles and test flights being interrupted by alien spacecraft. These accounts, he said, came from reliable sources who had served at missile bases during the tense periods of the Cold War. According to Mitchell, these extraterrestrial interventions were driven by a desire to preserve peace on Earth.

The Institute of Noetic Sciences

After retiring from NASA, Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1972 to explore the relationship between consciousness and the cosmos. He believed that his transformative experience of viewing Earth from space had awakened a deeper understanding of universal connectedness. This institute became a platform for investigating phenomena such as telepathy and psychic abilities, which Mitchell saw as interconnected with the broader mysteries of the universe.

WikiLeaks and Further Revelations

In 2015, emails released by WikiLeaks included correspondence between Mitchell and John Podesta, then-chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. In these emails, Mitchell urgently requested a meeting to discuss extraterrestrial disclosure and zero-point energy, a theoretical source of limitless energy. He emphasized that extraterrestrials were peace-loving beings who would not tolerate violence and were willing to share advanced technologies to ensure Earth’s sustainability.

VIDEO:

• ALIENS AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR | EXCLUSIVE ALIEN DOCUMENTARY | V MOVIES ORIGINAL

• https://youtu.be/0wtWqEhmFaE

Edgar Mitchell’s claims about extraterrestrial intervention in nuclear conflicts and his broader beliefs about UFOs and alien life continue to spark debate. Whether viewed as credible testimony or the musings of a man transformed by his space experiences, Mitchell’s statements challenge us to reconsider our understanding of humanity’s place in the universe.

His legacy is not just that of an astronaut who walked on the moon, but of a man who dared to explore the profound and often controversial questions about life beyond our planet. Edgar Mitchell’s life and work remind us that the quest for knowledge often leads us to the boundaries of the unknown, urging us to look beyond the familiar and explore the extraordinary possibilities that lie ahead.

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23-06-2024 om 21:34 geschreven door peter  

Dr Garry Nolan, a Professor of pathology at Stanford University, said that unidentified anomalous phenomenon provide a planetary defence, acting 

Dr Garry Nolan, a Professor of pathology at Stanford University 

(Image: Stanford Medicine)

A professor at one of the world's top universities says that aliens have '100%' visited earth and says that UAPs actually protect humans.

Dr Garry Nolan, a Professor of pathology at Stanford University, said that unidentified anomalous phenomenon provide a planetary defence, acting as a protection for humans, according to Sunday World.

Unidentified anomalous phenomenon provide a planetary defence, he said 

(Image: Youtube/)

The Nobel Prize nominee added: "I am deeply aware of the situation. I find the results and general observations compellingly worth trying to understand,” Professor Nolan continued.

"Sets of spheres seen in photos that were ‘unnoticed’ over decades. Who would know to ‘hoax’ them repeatedly until Patrick noticed them? Full credit to him.”

Patrick said: “The sphere network has indeed been around for a very long time, it appears to be fully up-to-date and adaptive.

"This suggests that whoever built it is still around and maintaining it - a second species. Harvard researchers suggest aliens may live among us.”

A Harvard study released in early June stated: “UAP have been reported in various forms, including spheres, discs, triangles, and other shapes, ranging in size from small orbs to large craft.

“Many exhibit flight patterns and manoeuvres that defy conventional aerodynamics, such as sudden changes in direction, high speeds, and the ability to hover without apparent propulsion systems.

"...This is the 'cryptoterrestrial' hypothesis, namely the notion that UAP may reflect activities of intelligent beings concealed in stealth here on Earth (e.g., underground), and/or its near environs (e.g., the moon), and/or even "walking among us" (e.g., passing as humans)."

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23-06-2024 om 00:36 geschreven door peter  

By MATTHEW PHELAN SENIOR SCIENCE REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A bright, glowing UFO, a classic 'cigar'-shape reported by witnesses for decades, has now been caught on military-grade night vision video.

The unknown, seemingly slow and silently moving object, 'looked like a blur with [the] naked eye,' according to the Montana local who spotted it this June.

The blur only took on a more defined shape with the aid of the witness's night vision camera, made by military contractor SiOnyx which also makes consumer models.

The unusual, long cylinder of light appears to slowly glide at an angle in front of an expansive starfield above 'Big Sky Country' — just before disappearing behind a mountain range visible from the witness's location along Airport Road in Belgrade. 

The sighting occurred less the four miles to the east of Montana's Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, also in Belgrade, although the eerie video contains no sounds of commercial air traffic as the UFO drifts across the starry night sky.

A bright white, glowing UFO - in a classic 'cigar'-shape common to these airborne mysteries - was caught on military-grade night vision this month by a Montana local (above)

'It sort of looks like Starlink satellites,' noted Alejandro Rojas, an advisor to tech start-up Enigma Labs, whose UFO database received the witness's submission, 'which look like a long train of satellites in a row. But these look like one solid object' 

'Sometimes we get videos like this that are baffling,' said Alejandro Rojas, advisor to tech start-up Enigma Labs, whose UFO database received the witness's submission.

'It sort of looks like Starlink satellites,' Rojas told DailyMail.com, 'which look like a long train of satellites in a row. But these look like one solid object.' 

Enigma has built a massive catalog of UFO incidents — now more technically known as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) — to separate what is truly unusual in our skies from what is merely a trick of the eye.

In recent years, the term UAP has come into more common use to describe UFOs, as its more cautious framing presumes less about the events witnessed. 

An aerial phenomena could be anything from airborne gases heated into a plasma, like the famous Northern Lights, to reflections off of ice crystals in a cloud, and on up to more exotic cases of actual, solid and sturdy objects, like a 'flying' alien craft.

The Montana witness spotted the UAP in the early hours of the morning on June 5, 2024, about ten minutes before 3am Mountain Time.

'We love getting these videos out to the public for researchers to help us figure out,' Rojas told DailyMail.com via email.

'In some cases, they demonstrate a true mystery and help demonstrate why the Pentagon and NASA say they are taking UAP seriously,' according to Rojas, who is now a founder and president of the new UAP research nonprofit UAP Discovery.

In the video, the unusual, long 'cigar' UFO appears to slowly glide at an angle past the stars - just before disappearing behind a mountain range visible from the witness's location along Airport Road in the city of Belgrade (above, a view from the spot where the UFO was seen)

Above, the Northern Lights and the stars of the Milky Way visible above Lake McDonald, the largest lake in Montana's Glacier National Park - very far to the north of this UAP sighting

'NASA and the Pentagon say there is a lack of data, and that is the problem we seek to solve,' Rojas explained. 

Enigma Labs, he noted, is now 'getting hundreds of videos a week on our app, and although the vast majority turn out to be something mundane, at least a few turn out to be more difficult to explain.'

This Montana UAP sighting, Enigma case #294125, may prove to be related to a particular quirk of the hardware and software behind SiOnyx's night vision, which the firm has delivered to the US Army as part of a roughly $20 million contract. 

Some owners of one of SiOnyx's consumer models, the SiOnyx Aurora Sport, have reported that it 'doesn't seem to handle high light contrast very well.' 

'If you have a well lit area and a darker area in the frame at the same time, either the lit area will be blown out or the dark area will be too dark to see clearly,' as one member of the Reddit group r/NightVision noted in 2020.

The result this kind of 'blown out' contrast issue could lead to a train of glowing Starlink satellites, reflecting light from the sun, to look like one long, solid object. 

The unknown and seemingly slowly and silently moving object, the witness said 'looked like a blur with naked eye,' taking a more defined shape only with the aid of his digital night vision camera — made by US Army contractor SiOnyx (above one of SiOnyx's night vision products)

It's unclear which of the company's night vision offerings was used by the witness, who reported their sighting to Enigma anonymously, but the UAP tracking start-up hopes to crowdsource the case for more clues from the public. 

But across more than a century, cigar-shaped UAP have persisted as a perennial category in eyewitness reports. 

In 1977, for example, 15 children in the Welsh village of Broad Haven — 14 boys and one girl — all reported to their teachers that they saw a curious silver, cigar-shaped aircraft in fields behind their school.

The incident, in which this object hovered over this tiny hamlet (population 856), is now the subject of a new four-part BBC documentary, Paranormal: The Village That Saw Aliens. 

Like countless cigar-shaped UFOs dating back to late 1800s, when witnesses described them as 'air ships,' this case remains unsolved to this day.

In May, Enigma's team revealed nine, highly unusual and never before seen videos taken of UFOs or UAP — including several cases of glowing, hazy UFO 'orbs.'

Those videos, uploaded to Enigma's database by citizen investigators in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada, show UAP appearing out of nowhere without a sound and disappearing into thin air.

This week, Enigma shared one additional new video case with DailyMail.com: a June 8, 2024 sighting from Watford City, North Dakota taken just after midnight.

'We were out camping and someone spotted a shooting star,' the witness told Enigma in their submission.  

But, the witness continued, 'after taking a long look at it and discarding everything else that [it] could be,' the campers all ultimately grew to be less sure it was a shooting star as the object appeared to hover in the night above them.

'UAP are really a numbers game,' Rojas pointed out. 

'If one out of a thousand turn out to be strange, collecting them en masse is the best way to get to the ones that are worth researching.'

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23-06-2024 om 00:19 geschreven door peter