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• The mysterious vehicle was spied in satellite images 👽

• UFO-like vehicle spotted on Google Maps. 
• Eagle-eyed users spied it in the harbour next to a navy base. 
• Social media goes wild trying to guess what exactly the vehicle is. 

The truth really might be out there after all. At least that is according to eagle-eyed Google maps users who believe they have spotted a “UFO”. 

The mysterious vehicle was spied in satellite images, dated 2024, in the harbour next to the Port Hueneme U.S. Navy base in California. Social media users on X (formerly Twitter) have debated what exactly the UFO-like object could be with suggestions including, looks like a stingray," and "the sub-flyer from Journey to the Bottom of the Sea”. 

Data Scientist John Basham adding his two cents wrote: "It means either they screwed up and allowed this thing to be photographed. Or they want it photographed to send enemy nations down a rabbit hole."

What was the UFO? 

After the vehicle was spotted on Google maps and a frenzy of speculation, the craft was revealed as the U.S. military's Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV). Built by manufacturer Northrop Grumman, it is designed for long-duration undersea missions.

The company announced they completed full-scale testing off the coast of Southern California in February and March. Manta Ray was built through the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program.

What exactly is the vehicle? 

Northrop Grumman described the vehicle as a "new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range and payload-capable undersea missions without need for on-site human logistics."

“Our successful, full-scale Manta Ray testing validates the vehicle’s readiness to advance toward real-world operations after being rapidly assembled in the field from modular subsections,” Dr. Kyle Woerner, DARPA program manager for Manta Ray said in May. “The combination of cross-country modular transportation, in-field assembly, and subsequent deployment demonstrates a first-of-kind capability for an extra-large UUV.”

DARPA says they are engaging with the U.S. Navy on the next steps for testing and transition of the technology.

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04-07-2024 om 21:51 geschreven door peter  

MEET THE REAL-LIFE FOX MULDER: NICK POPE TALKS UFOS, CLICHES AND BUSTS MYTHS

Nick Pope’s dive into the world of UFOs happened by pure chance. Back in 1991, while working for the UK's Ministry of Defence, he was unexpectedly assigned to investigate UFO sightings—a role meant to last just three years. But once he got a taste of the mysteries and compelling data, he couldn’t walk away. Fast forward to today, and Pope’s become a top expert, especially after helping declassify a treasure trove of government documents.

Want to know what he discovered? Keep reading to explore the surprising truths behind UFO sightings and why they matter more than you might think.02/07/2024

What first drew you to UFO investigations and how did you become a leading expert?

I fell into it rather by accident than design, because I was given it to do as a government job. I was a civilian employee of the Ministry of Defence for 21 years, and I was due in 1991 for a move. You get posted to all the different areas, so you could be in security, policy, finance personnel, and they had a UFO job – I was due for a move at the exact time that that vacancy came up. And I was given that job to do for three years to essentially research and investigate the phenomenon, to assess the defence and national security implications.

I did that for three years and then I just felt that it was too interesting to walk away from, so at the end of that particular posting, I stayed involved. Years later, the British government declassified and released a lot of the Ministry of Defence UFO files. Thousands of documents, many of which I wrote, so I helped with that programme, my name got out there and so the rest is history.

The rest is indeed history. We can see how that would be something that you would sort of fall into and then not want to lead, it sounds so interesting! What would be the most surprising discovery that you came across during a time that, if you can tell us.

Well, I think it was the general point that some of these sightings were much, much more than just vague lights or shapes in the sky, and that there was some really good hard data on a lot of these cases. For example, multiple instances where these things were seen by not just commercial airline pilots, but military pilots [and] simultaneously tracked on radar systems. We've now, particularly in the United States, over the last few years seen senior intelligence officials talk about these things being picked up on satellites, and we've even seen some declassified films of these things shot from fast jets through forward-looking infrared cameras. I think what surprised me was just the fact that this wasn't all just kind of science fiction and conspiracy theory territory, that it really did take you into some fairly hard defence, national security and flight safety issues.

Do you think that [because] there's more evidence cropping up, and a lot more hard, factual evidence, as opposed to the sort of conspiracy theories or general conversations, that the governments are taking more action to be prepared for things, worst case scenario?

Very much so, yes. The US government in particular has really led the way on this subject. There's been a study and reports issued by NASA, who of course a few years ago said we're not interested in UFOs. They said we're looking for life out there, but we don't think any of it's coming down here. But that completely reversed in the last three or four year, and now [they’re a] part of the wider US government UFO research and investigation. Also, the Department of Defence, so the Pentagon, is involved [and] the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued reports. [Now that] we've had these declassified US Navy videos that I think a lot of people saw and wondered about because again, there's just been this complete 180° narrative flip, that this subject has come out of the fringe and into the mainstream.

I mean, a few years ago the US government was saying we're not interested, we don't have a programme, and I think what's really amazing is that there's been engagement from the United States Congress, down to the point of having congressional hearings on this and… for all the political divide we see, we've had both Republicans and Democrats come together and push for answers on this. It's less, it's less pronounced in the UK, but there are a few hints that things are going on behind the scenes. Firstly, the US government revealed that the Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Alliance (United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) has been doing some work on UFOs, so we know even though they're not talking about it, there's been, there's been some engagement from the UK. The other really interesting thing is that just about a month ago, it was revealed that [the] Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are doing a small study on how the discovery of extraterrestrial life might be announced.

So they're kind of dressing it up as ‘well, what if the James Webb Space Telescope finds something?’ But of course, you can read it across to any scenario you like involving aliens, and just so the fact that the British Government, for the first time is working on a plan of how this would be announced and maybe asking questions like ‘do we have a contingency plan for this?’ Because the answer actually is no, you don't. So, I think they're about to find out they might need one.

Just watching some of the films and some of the programmes like not the not the actual ones or the documentary ones, but just fiction/science fiction, it very much feels like there needs to be a contingency plan and that's just from a viewer's perspective. If you actually started to look into the data behind it, you would definitely think you need a contingency plan.

100% yes. In government, we often use the phrase low probability, high impact and it just well I guess it means what it says. Even if you think there's a comparatively small chance of something happening, if the societal implications are big enough, you must have a plan. So, for example, there are contingency plans, and NASA is actively working on things like what if we discovered a big comet or asteroid heading for the Earth and there have been science fiction movies about that. Of course, Armageddon and Deep Impact for example, and Meteor way before that, I guess Sean Connery back in the 70s.

So you have it's better to have a plan and not need it than need it and not have it. We don't know what extraterrestrials might be like, [or] what they might want, but… if we ever do get visited and they land on the White House lawn, that kind of ‘first-contact’ scenario, about the only good assumption you can make is that their technology will be orders of magnitude above and beyond anything we have, just because they can get here. And we certainly can't get there.

I think now we've got this realisation that previously it's like the iceberg we've just seen the tip of it, but below the surface, there are tens of thousands of people. There's a great line in the movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind it's “ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances” and it's that I think that's driving it. So, it's coming from the bottom upwards from the public with their sightings. And then it's coming from the top downwards when we've got all these government officials and top guns in the US and suddenly there no stigma anymore – or there's less stigma than there was. There's still some [but] not as much.

I mean, when you were literally in a situation where you can turn on the Evening News and see a U.S. Navy pilot talk about how they were chasing these things, and suddenly they were performing speeds, manoeuvres, accelerations that go way beyond anything they've got. And you think these top guns are fairly difficult to impress and they're just like, wow, this thing, whatever it was, went from virtually standstill to high max speeds in a second, and we got it on radar, so it's not just optical illusion or sensor error. So, I think I think it's those sorts of things that have led to this fundamental change.

It's definitely made it a lot more difficult to ignore. That's probably where a lot of the stigma came from before – it was just a few people here and there who had spoken about their encounters or experiences. And then you've got a lot of people saying ‘well, I didn't see it and you can't prove it’. Whereas now, like you said, there's a lot of things that make it very difficult to ignore – the data, radars, there are experienced pilots, and it's not just the average [person] who said something about something.

Exactly. And all of this ties back to the fact that even when the sceptics say, well, ‘why should I take this seriously?’, you can now say, well, they've just had a hearing on it in Congress or the office of the Director of National Intelligence just issued a report on it. And these are the people who normally report on things like ballistic missile programmes or next-generation stealth fighters, whatever it might be. And then you can go on to the website and read [UFO reports], or at least the unclassified versions.

When you have that comparison – they're talking about those important things, and they're also talking about UFOs, it very much like these are things that everyone should be paying attention to, sitting up and being a bit more observant about what they see and who says what.

Yes, exactly. And you when, when government and the military and the intelligence community are taking it seriously, demonstrably so, then I think even the most hardened sceptic might sit up and say ‘well, wait a minute. Why? Why are they suddenly doing all these studies and issuing all these reports and having all these hearings?’ Because there's no smoke without fire.

Exactly! What do you think is the biggest misconception about UFOs that you possibly have encountered?

I think one that springs to mind is the shape people going to still have this idea of flying saucers and disc-shaped craft. I'm not saying that there haven't been sightings over the years, clearly there have been, but I think most times now when you talk to the pilots, they talk about smaller craft which are either spherical or oval-shaped. In the US very famously one of them was even known as the Tic Tac incident because this thing was white and oval-shaped.

But also, these things are often triangular shape to sort of flat triangle. I've spoken to witnesses who've seen these things slide directly overhead. And I remember one witness very clearly said that he just thought it was a really, really cloudy night because one by one the stars disappeared as if behind some cloud. Then he suddenly realised that he was looking at the underside of a huge black triangular shaped craft, just a couple of hundred feet above him, just moving almost silently overhead, and he was like, wow. I think by his own admission he stood there with his mouth open, his eyes wide, thinking what the heck is that?

Another counterintuitive point is that people always think UFOs are very, very fast, and they're not necessarily. Sometimes they are capable of hovering or moving at very slow speeds, then accelerating away to the horizon in a split second. Another surprising fact, I'm busting all the cliches today, is that these things are just often seen in really remote rural areas. And it's not true. Actually, if you plot them out on a map, a lot of the sightings are in the big cities.

Now you could say that from a sort of statistical point of view, a lot of these lists are not controlled, they don't factor in population. So, in one sense, if you've got a city like London with 8+ million people, if there's something strange in the sky, there are more potential witnesses.

But people just think that [with the] light pollution and the obstructed view from tall buildings. ‘oh you don't have UFO sightings in big cities’. You absolutely do. London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, these are all UFO hotspots.

Looking ahead, what do you think the future holds for UFO research? Or what do you hope is the next big breakthrough?

I think and I forgot to add this to one of your earlier questions when you asked what's driving this. And one of the things I meant to bring in is the way in which science and academia are now engaging on this. So for example, we have people like Professor Avi Loeb at Harvard, who leads a research programme called Galileo Project, and he's an astrophysicist. A few years ago, scientists wouldn't touch this subject with a barge pole, but now they are. Academics are studying this, more scientists are coming on board. We're seeing UFOs now studied not just by enthusiasts, but by governments, the military, the intelligence agencies, science, academia, and I think that's the future.

And [I think] we're going to see the scientific search for extraterrestrial life, so things like astrobiology come closer and closer, develop linkages with UFO research, because in a sense, as I always say, all these people are looking for the same thing, but they're just looking in different places, and with different methodologies. But what we're now seeing for the first time is those people linking up and doing a bit of both. So, like I say, NASA using James Webb Space Telescope to look for biosignatures, but also doing UFO sightings because going back to that cliché of life out there, you'd feel pretty foolish if you spent millions and millions looking for life out there. And the very thing you were looking for was down here, under your nose all along.

Finally, you've been a regular guest on various TV shows and documentaries and also a spokesperson and consultant for several UFO and alien-themed movies to date. Has there been any that has been a favourite sort of experience or favourite to talk about or consult on?

Well, I think I can't not mention The X-Files, it's just such an iconic TV series and of course now spin-off movies. And in the early years when Chris Carter was creating The X-Files, he went around quietly attending UFO conferences, sitting at the back taking notes. So, it's this great situation where art imitates life, or life imitates art. People say that there's a relationship between science fiction and the UFO phenomenon, and there is but not in the way that a lot of people think. People think ‘ohh these people who see UFOs, they're just picking this up from science fiction’. Often, it's the other way around.

I did some spokesperson work for Fox on The X-Files, one of movies and I think a DVD box set and I got to meet Chris Carter, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and things. And the media had for years called me the real-life Fox Mulder. So that was fun.

Two of the most thoughtful and possibly realistic science fiction movies are Contact and Arrival – like all good science fiction, yes, it's about aliens, but it's also about us, and the human reaction to all of this, so that was good. And, of course, more recently, with UFO Day on BLAZE, I'm on a lot of those shows. I'm one of the series regulars on Ancient Aliens, and I know now I'm segueing into documentaries, but Ancient Aliens is obviously an institution that's been running for multiple seasons and still going strong, and I'm very happy to be involved in that show. I know BLAZE are going to be showing a lot of episodes.

And then of course the new show UFO Encounters UK that I'm also on both those episodes. I mentioned that Close Encounters of the Third Kind quote – “ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances” – I guess that's the epitome of that quote because that's it's just very visceral, how these people just tell their stories. People with nothing to gain, and but potentially quite a lot to lose. Just telling it straight, and how this is what happened. With the UFO subject comes back to the ordinary people and their sightings, their experiences of this and. And I mentioned again there's this thing that people often say the day before I had my sighting or experience, and the day after and these people are changed profoundly and deeply by it and often it sets them on a quest, a sort of journey of discovery as they try and make sense of all this and try and find other people like them, who've had these experiences because often they often think that's the only people I could talk to about this is somebody else who's been through it. I've had people who haven't even told family members about sightings and experiences, but they'll try and connect with other people who've had that shared experience.

Yeah, it is about the shared experience, isn't it? It's difficult when you have something like you said that's profoundly changes you that no one else can really relate to.

Yes. It's not necessarily that these people are looking for validation. I mean they know what they saw, But they want that sense of community. They want that sense of oh, it's not just me.

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04-07-2024 om 20:54 geschreven door peter  

Webb Sees Hourglass-Shaped Molecular Cloud around Protostar

Astronomers using the MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) camera aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the molecular cloud L1527.

L1527, shown in this image from Webb’s MIRI instrument, is a molecular cloud that harbors the IRAS 04368+2557 protostar. The more diffuse blue light and the filamentary structures in the image come from organic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), while the red at the center of this image is an energized, thick layer of gases and dust that surrounds the protostar. The region in between, which shows up in white, is a mixture of PAHs, ionized gas, and other molecules.

Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI.

L1527, also known as LDN 1527, is located approximately 447 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Taurus.

An infant protostar called IRAS 04368+2557 is embedded within the molecular cloud, which is part of the Taurus star-forming region.

IRAS 04368+2557 is only 100,000 years old — a relatively young stellar body.

Given its age and its brightness in far-infrared light, the star is considered a class 0 protostar, the earliest stage of star formation.

IRAS 04368+2557 hosts an edge-on disk with two misaligned parts.

The inner and outer parts of the disk have slightly different orbital planes, connected at 40 to 60 AU (astronomical units) from the protostar, but the disk has point symmetry with respect to the protostar’s position.

Webb’s previous observation of L1527, with NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), allowed astronomers to peer into this region and revealed this molecular cloud and protostar in opaque, vibrant colors.

Both NIRCam and MIRI show the effects of outflows, which are emitted in opposite directions along the protostar’s rotation axis as the object consumes gas and dust from the surrounding cloud.

These outflows take the form of bow shocks to the surrounding molecular cloud, which appear as filamentary structures throughout.

They are also responsible for carving the bright hourglass structure within the molecular cloud as they energize, or excite, the surrounding matter and cause the regions above and below it to glow.

“Unlike NIRCam, however, which mostly shows the light that is reflected off dust, MIRI provides a look into how these outflows affect the region’s thickest dust and gases,” the Webb astronomers said in a statement.

“The areas colored here in blue, which encompass most of the hourglass, show mostly carbonaceous molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.”

“The IRAS 04368+2557 protostar itself and the dense blanket of dust and a mixture of gases that surround it are represented in red.”

“In between, MIRI reveals a white region directly above and below the protostar, which doesn’t show as strongly in the NIRCam view.”

“This region is a mixture of hydrocarbons, ionized neon, and thick dust, which shows that the protostar propels this matter quite far away from it as it messily consumes material from its disk.”

“As IRAS 04368+2557 continues to age and release energetic jets, it’ll consume, destroy, and push away much of this molecular cloud, and many of the structures we see here will begin to fade.”

“Eventually, once it finishes gathering mass, this impressive display will end, and the star itself will become more apparent, even to our visible-light telescopes.”

“The combination of analyses from both the near-infrared and mid-infrared views reveals the overall behavior of this system, including how the central protostar is affecting the surrounding region.”

“Other stars in Taurus, the star-forming region where L1527 resides, are forming just like this, which could lead to other molecular clouds being disrupted and either preventing new stars from forming or catalyzing their development.”

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03-07-2024 om 22:35 geschreven door peter  

Scientists Revise Famous Drake Equation

Within the uncertainties of involved astronomical and biological parameters, the Drake equation typically predicts that there should be many exoplanets (< 100 to millions) in our Milky Way Galaxy hosting active, communicative civilizations. These optimistic calculations are however not supported by evidence, which is often referred to as the Fermi paradox. University of Texas at Dallas Professor Robert Stern and ETH-Zurich’s Professor Taras Gerya elaborate on this long-standing enigma by showing the importance of long-term plate tectonics as well as oceans and continents for the evolution of active, communicative civilizations.

Stern & Gerya propose that the lack of evidence for active, communicative civilizations reflects the scarcity of long-lived plate tectonics and/or continents and oceans on exoplanets with primitive life.

Image credit: Sci.News.

In 1961, the American astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Frank Drake devised an equation in which several factors are multiplied together to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in our Galaxy capable of making their presence known to humans:

N = R * f_p * n_e * f_l * f_i * f_c * L

N: the number of civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy whose electromagnetic emissions (radio waves, etc.) are detectable;

R: the number of stars formed annually;

f_p: the fraction of those stars with planetary systems;

n_e: the number of planets per solar system with an environment suitable for life;

f_l: the fraction of suitable planets on which life actually appears;

f_i: the fraction of life-bearing planets on which intelligent life emerges;

f_c: the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that produces detectable signs of their existence;

L: the average length of time (years) such civilizations produce such signs.

Assigning values to the seven variables has been an educated guessing game, leading to predictions that such civilizations should be widespread. But if that is true, why is there no conclusive evidence of their existence?

This contradiction is known as the Fermi paradox, named for the Italian and later naturalized American nuclear physicist and Nobelist Dr. Enrico Fermi, who informally posed the question to colleagues.

“Life has been around on Earth for about 4 billion years, but complex organisms like animals didn’t appear until about 600 million years ago, which is not long after the modern episode of plate tectonics began,” Professor Stern said.

“Plate tectonics really jump-starts the evolution machine, and we think we understand why.”

In their paper, Professor Stern and Professor Gerya propose refining one of the Drake equation factors — f_i, the fraction of life-bearing planets on which intelligent life emerges — to take into account the necessity of large oceans and continents and the existence of plate tectonics for more than 500 million years on those planets.

“In the original formulation, this factor was thought to be nearly 1, or 100% — that is, evolution on all planets with life would march forward and, with enough time, turn into an intelligent civilization. Our perspective is: That’s not true,” Professor Stern said.

The researchers propose a revision to the Drake equation that defines f_i as the product of two terms:

f_oc: the fraction of habitable exoplanets with significant continents and oceans;

and f_pt: the fraction of planets that have had long-lasting plate tectonics.

Based on the team’s analysis, the fraction of the exoplanets with optimal water volume is likely very small.

The authors estimate the value of f_oc ranges between 0.0002 and 0.01.

Similarly, they conclude that plate tectonics lasting more than 500 million years is also highly unusual, leading to an estimate of f_pt at less than 0.17.

“When we multiply these factors together, we get a refined estimate of f_i that is very small, between 0.003% and 0.2%, instead of 100%,” Professor Stern said.

“This explains the extreme rareness of favorable planetary conditions for the development of intelligent life in our Galaxy and resolves the Fermi paradox.”

“Biogeochemistry posits that the solid Earth, particularly plate tectonics, speeds up the evolution of species,” he added.

“Studies like ours are useful because they stimulate thinking broadly about larger mysteries and provide an example of how we can apply our knowledge of Earth systems to interesting questions about our Universe.”

• The paper appeared in the April 2024 edition of the journal Scientific Reports.
• R.J. Stern & T.V. Gerya. 2024. The importance of continents, oceans and plate tectonics for the evolution of complex life: implications for finding extraterrestrial civilizations. Sci Rep 14, 8552; doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54700-x

This article was adapted from an original release by the University of Texas at Dallas.

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03-07-2024 om 22:17 geschreven door peter  

800 Meter Disk Focused By AI, Seen With Arecibo Radio Telescope, UFO Sighting News.

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03-07-2024 om 21:58 geschreven door peter  

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet on Grusch, UAP claims: Full Interview | Reality Check

In an insightful interview with Ross Coulthart for NewsNation, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet shared his perspectives on the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and the implications of a purported cover-up by the U.S. government. The interview, held during the Soul Foundation conference, revealed Gallaudet’s firm belief in the presence of non-human intelligence (NHI) and his support for whistleblower David Grusch’s claims of a secret UFO retrieval program.

Gallaudet’s Professional Background

Tim Gallaudet has had a distinguished career, first serving in the U.S. Navy and later as the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under former President Donald Trump. His roles included significant responsibilities such as leading aircraft carrier combat operations and supporting Navy SEAL Teams during counterterrorism missions. At NOAA, he focused on weather forecasting and analyzing atmospheric conditions, providing him with a deep understanding of natural phenomena.

Belief in Non-Human Intelligence

Gallaudet’s conviction in the existence of NHI stems from multiple sources. He highlighted the legislative actions taken by Congress, such as establishing a Department of Defense (DoD) office dedicated to UAP studies and NASA’s involvement with a UAP study team. He views these steps as substantial evidence supporting the reality of UAP phenomena. Gallaudet strongly believes that the testimonies provided by David Grusch and other witnesses about crash retrieval programs are credible.

Allegations of a Government Cover-Up

According to Gallaudet, the U.S. government has deliberately concealed information about UAPs to maintain a technological edge in potential military conflicts. He suggests that the secrecy surrounding UAP-related technology is a strategic move to prevent adversaries from gaining access to advanced capabilities. However, he advocates for the public disclosure of the existence of NHI, arguing that society is ready to handle such revelations.

Personal Experiences and Evidence

Gallaudet recounted his experiences that shaped his beliefs in UAPs. As the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, he worked with astrophysicists who studied the vastness of the universe, leading him to conclude that it is unlikely humans are alone. He also mentioned a secret email he received in 2015 containing the “goast” video, which he asserts depicts technology beyond human capabilities.

Safety Concerns and Scientific Inquiry

A significant concern for Gallaudet is the safety risk posed by UAPs, especially incidents involving near-miss collisions with military aircraft. He criticized the over-classification of UAP information, which prevents open discussions and scientific inquiry. Gallaudet stressed the importance of systematic scientific studies of UAPs, which could lead to significant advancements in understanding and potentially beneficial technologies.

The Role of the Soul Foundation

The Soul Foundation aims to advance the scientific study of UAPs, promote public education, and recommend policies to encourage government transparency. Gallaudet supports the Foundation’s mission to reduce stigma and skepticism around UAP phenomena and facilitate collaborative research. He emphasized the importance of both technological and sociocultural studies to understand the full implications of UAPs.

Challenges in Achieving Government Disclosure

Gallaudet acknowledged the bureaucratic and cultural hurdles within the government that impede UAP disclosure. He noted the differences in how the Navy and the Air Force handle UAP information, with the Navy being more open to transparency. He advocated for legislative measures like the Schumer Amendment, which would mandate a review of classified UAP programs and determine what information can be safely disclosed.

VIDEO:

• Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet on Grusch, UAP claims: Full Interview | Reality Check

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Tim Gallaudet’s interview sheds light on the complexities surrounding UAP phenomena and the challenges of government disclosure. His insights, backed by his extensive military and scientific experience, underscore the need for greater transparency and systematic scientific inquiry. The efforts of organizations like the Soul Foundation, coupled with legislative action, are crucial in advancing our understanding of UAPs and addressing the multifaceted implications of potential non-human intelligence.

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03-07-2024 om 21:50 geschreven door peter  

The person driving the UFO turned out to be a bit of a local celebrity named Steve Anderson, who claimed that the craft took eight months to build, and said in 2013 that he “lost track” the cost

UFOs are everywhere, apparently 

(Image: Facebook)

An actual UFO has finally been spotted speeding by police.

The bizarre sight happened in the United States, and was made public by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office in Missouri. According to them, someone was seen on a motorway, driving towards Roswell for a festival.

But rather than driving in a car, they were actually in a giant UFO-shaped vehicle, complete with pop-off roof, for the alien-human driver to escape from. However, rather than going at normal speed, they were pulled over for driving at hyper speed.

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An official, posting on Facebook, said: “Well, you never know what will be traveling through Crawford County but this one was a little out of this world.

These friendly humanoids, who have come in peace, are heading west to Roswell, New Mexico for a festival. There was a brief conversation about his out of space, correction, out of state registration, but he assured us that he would take care of that issue when he returned to Krypton.

The force added: “He was also warned about our strict enforcement of warp speed on the interstate and to keep his phasers on stun only while travelling.”

The Facebook post was shared nearly 7k times, with more than 765 comments also made. It later turned out that the person driving it is a bit of a local celebrity named Steve Anderson. The craft took eight months to build, and said in 2013 that he “lost track” of how much it cost to do so.

Speaking to Indy Star at the time, he said: “It's so odd — the oddity of it all — and it makes them smile and forget about their problems. I think that's what life is all about: These great little moments that you get to live in, for the moment. I love going through McDonald's drive-thru.”

And more than 10 years later, people still love it. Responding on Facebook, one person asked if the driver stopped at “Uranus,” while another said it was “great to see law-enforcement with a sense of humour”.

And a third, who saw the UFO in question, said: “They're from Indiana. I've had the pleasure of passing them on the road in the past while travelling back up from Kentucky. Definitely an awesome sight to see lol.”

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03-07-2024 om 01:23 geschreven door peter  

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02-07-2024 om 23:16 geschreven door peter  

Are UFOs Real? What the Pentagon Has Learned

"The most common misconception is that [UFOs] are all the same thing and they're all extraterrestrial, and neither of those are true," said one government expert

By Kimberlee Speakman

 

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Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Forbes and she has also worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based news station KHON2 News.

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July 2 marks World UFO Day, a day celebrating and creating awareness for unidentified objects in the sky. Though, they have become less of a mystery in recent years thanks to new reports from the U.S. government.

The U.S. Department of Defense and the Pentagon shared in public reports that it has been examining more than 800 sightings of UFOs — which the government calls unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — in order to find explanations for them. 

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, who works at the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which investigates these flying objects, told ABC News in 2023 that people are quick to jump to conclusions when they see these objects. "The most common misconception is that [UFOs] are all the same thing and they're all extraterrestrial, and neither of those are true," he said.

• 4 Shocking Moments from Congress' UFO Hearing, from 'Non-Human' Pilots to Possible Contact with Aliens

Instead, Kirkpatrick noted that a majority of the cases they’ve investigated are "readily explainable," and have been attributed to a full range of items from military spacecraft to birds. "I have a full range of hypotheses: On one end of the spectrum, it's advanced technology that's coming from an adversary,” he said, per ABC News.

He added, “Right in the middle, I have all my known objects — balloons and drones and birds and whatnot. And then on the far end of the spectrum, we have extraterrestrials.”

However, while many of the sightings have explanations, he admitted that there was also a small percentage of cases — about 2 to 5% – that don’t have any. One of the cases that the AARO hasn’t been able to figure out includes a navy pilot’s encounter with a “Tic Tac”-shaped UFO.

• Christmas Lights Are Likely Source of Multiple UFO Reports in Wisconsin (But Not Everyone's Convinced)

Whistleblowers have also previously made claims to Congress that extraterrestrials exist. Among them is former U.S. intelligence official David Grusch, who claimed in 2023 that “non-human” beings had been retrieved from spacecraft, though he had not seen an UAP.

Kirkpatrick told ABC News that while he “can’t rule” out the chance of intelligent life beyond Earth, he also doesn’t “have any evidence” of it existing just yet. 

The Pentagon echoed his statements, saying in a 2023 statement that the AARO “has not discovered any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently."

The AARO has its own website where people can submit reports of UFO sightings and also learn about the outcome reports of some of the cases that have already been submitted. In its case reports, the office explains their assessments of the unidentified objects. 

"A lot of these stories, a lot of these allegations, crop up again and again over history. I'm not going to jump ahead to conclusions until we have more data," Kirkpatrick told ABC News at the time. Though, he added that if they did find evidence of extraterrestrial life, that would "probably be the best outcome of this job."

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02-07-2024 om 21:39 geschreven door peter  

Alien structures on Mercury, NASA source in 4k, UFO Sighting News.

Location of alien structure: 

https://mercury.quickmap.io/?prjExtent=-7549662.0772123%2C-1562039.2662272%2C-

7507837.0772123%2C-

1537764.2662272&showTerrain=true&queryOpts=N4XyA&isCesiumEntityDetailsEnabled=true

&showCompass=true&trailType=1&wideTrail=true&layers=NrCMBYCYBoAZtA6JIE5YGYn0QOw

K4A2h0A3gL4C6yGGoAHNnAHTjQHFlXUXXDi04SRCDoBWNohzsiJXj25A&proj=5

Guys, you got to see this video of a focused alien building on Mercury I found a few years ago. I decided to have AI focus it and it's just melting my brain at what I discovered. Please subscribe to my youtube channel. Thanks 

Scott C. Waring 

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02-07-2024 om 20:57 geschreven door peter  

Another Baltic Sea UAP off Santa Monica, California, Google map, UFO Sighting News.

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02-07-2024 om 20:51 geschreven door peter  

Tall White Base Below Area 51 Found! Indian Springs Area! Google Earth Map - UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: June 30, 2024

Location of discovery: 40 miles South of Area 51

Coordinates:  36°39'3.68"N  115°41'39.83"W

Ok, Charles Hall who worked with the USAF and Tall White aliens said the location of their base was the top area of Indian springs...in the old firing range...this is it! We found the location of a landing area where the entrance to the base will be. The base is 2-5 miles below the ground and can only be accessed at this point. 100% proof that Tall Whites exist and Charles Hall was telling the truth in his interviews on TV. See video location in my video I made today. 

Scott C. Waring

 

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01-07-2024 om 23:44 geschreven door peter  

In this video, we delve into an extraordinary UFO sighting over Puerto Rico that left witnesses in awe. On May 15, 2005, an immense triangular object, comparable to the size of two ballparks, was photographed in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Witnesses reported the UFO caused their vehicle's engine and lights to fail as it silently passed overhead. 

Editor's note: The  UFO resembles the infamous TR-3B  antigravity craft but given the size of the UFO compared to the size of TR-3B it is possible that the witnesses saw a real UFO. 

(The TR-3B: This craft uses highly pressured mercury accelerated by nuclear energy to produce a plasma that creates a field of anti-gravity around the ship.  Conventional thrusters located at the tips of the craft allow it to perform all manner of rapid high speed maneuvers along all three axes. Interestingly, the plasma generated also reduces radar signature significantly. So it'll be almost invisible on radar and remain undetected.)

We analyze the photographic evidence, recount the firsthand experiences, and explore the potential electromagnetic effects of this mysterious craft.

  

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01-07-2024 om 23:04 geschreven door peter  

Antarctica’s Hidden Aliens: Government Secrets Unveiled!

Are you ready to uncover the astonishing secrets about the alleged alien base under Antarctica? This theory has intrigued UFO enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists for decades, suggesting that extraterrestrial beings have been living beneath the icy surface, hidden from the public eye by government secrecy. Here, we delve into the riveting accounts and evidence that challenge our understanding of Earth’s most remote continent.

The Alleged Encounter of Admiral Richard Byrd

One of the most compelling pieces of this puzzle involves Admiral Richard Byrd, a notable U.S. Naval officer and explorer. Byrd was one of the first pilots to fly over both the North and South Poles. His participation in Operation High Jump, the largest expedition to Antarctica, is at the heart of this conspiracy. In 1946, Byrd led an impressive fleet consisting of 13 ships, 23 aircraft, and over 4,500 military personnel on a mission that lasted four months. The official objectives included military training, scientific research, and the search for potential Nazi bases.

However, Byrd’s diary, reportedly found by his son years later, suggests a startling discovery during this expedition. According to the diary, Byrd and his team found an entrance to an underground world at the South Pole. Inside, they encountered a temperate, lush environment, reminiscent of a tropical rainforest, complete with crystalline cities. They were soon met by advanced, disc-shaped aircraft that took control of their planes and guided them to land. Here, Byrd claimed to have met an alien leader referred to as “master,” who expressed disappointment in humanity’s use of nuclear weapons during World War II.

Project Stargate and Remote Viewing

Adding to the intrigue is Project Stargate, a CIA initiative launched in 1978 during the Cold War. This project aimed to use psychic spies to gather intelligence through a technique called remote viewing. Patrick Price, one such psychic, allegedly reported seeing an alien base inside Mount Hayes, Alaska, where extraterrestrials were collaborating with military personnel in a sophisticated research facility. Price’s sudden and mysterious death following this revelation has fueled speculation about a potential government cover-up.

UFOs and Nuclear Sites

The theory extends beyond these encounters, suggesting a link between UFO sightings and nuclear sites. Many UFO sightings have been reported near nuclear launch sites and military bases, raising questions about the aliens’ motives. The narrative proposes that these extraterrestrial beings are monitoring human activities, particularly our use of nuclear weapons, out of concern for Earth’s future.

Government Suppression and Public Skepticism

The idea that governments are hiding information about extraterrestrial life is a common theme in UFO conspiracy theories. Byrd’s alleged encounter, for instance, was supposedly kept secret by the military to avoid mass panic. Similarly, the abrupt end to Patrick Price’s life after his remote viewing sessions hints at possible efforts to silence those who come too close to the truth.

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While these stories are captivating, they lack concrete evidence and rely heavily on anecdotal accounts and speculative connections. The theories about an alien base in Antarctica or extraterrestrials working with the U.S. military are intriguing but should be approached with a critical mind.

As we continue to explore the mysteries of our world and beyond, it is essential to distinguish between verified facts and imaginative speculation. Whether or not there are hidden aliens in Antarctica, the fascination with such possibilities reflects our enduring curiosity about the unknown and the potential for discovering advanced civilizations beyond our own.

Stay tuned to Lab 360 for the latest revelations in space exploration and keep questioning the world around you.

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01-07-2024 om 22:57 geschreven door peter  

Scientists Have Found a New Climate Tipping Point

Hotter oceans are set to trigger a feedback loop of runaway melting.

BY LAUREN LEFFER

 

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Yet most current-day models of sea level rise don’t indicate we’re headed towards anything like 65 feet of sea level rise in the near-future, even at 2 to 3 C of warming. The discrepancy between past and future projection has been an unsettling mystery for climate and ocean scientists for years. Many researchers in the field think the answer comes down to incomplete and inaccurate models. New study findings could be part of solving the puzzle.

The world’s ice sheets are subject to a never-before-identified and worrying climate tipping point, according to the study published June 25 in the journal Nature Geoscience. The discovery, based on a novel mathematical and computer model of ice melt and seawater movement, means we could be in for far more sea level rise in coming years than previously forecasted. “Our projections of sea level rise might be significant underestimates,” said Alex Bradley, lead researcher and a climate scientist with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), in a press statement.

Here’s how: Coastal ice sheets are made up of floating shelves and grounded sections. This is where ice sits directly on land. In between is the so-called “grounding zone.” Ocean water rushing beneath the grounding zone triggers melt, which can change the structure of the ice mass, subsequently allowing more water to intrude farther and faster in a feedback loop, according to the new analysis. Generally, models assume that all ice sheets have a point of stability where they’ll stop receding, based on the topography of the land that underlies them. Thanks to gravity, it’s hard for water to flow uphill. But the new assessment suggests that, with enough warming and melt progression widening the grounding zone, ocean water will be able to continue intruding deep beneath ice sheets, even upslope.

Climate tipping points occur when a relatively small shift in something like temperature or atmospheric carbon rapidly leads to an outsized impact. In this case, climatologists behind the new research found that subtle increases in ocean warming could lead to very large ice losses and sea level rise. For every ice sheet, including the pivotal expanse of ice that covers Antarctica and contains about 6 million cubic miles of water, there is a point of ocean warming where that feedback loop of melt, structural shifts, and more melt will become a “runaway” process. At a certain ocean temperature, refreezing ice can’t make up for the losses, triggering “dramatic changes” in ice sheet behavior, according to the researchers’ analysis.

Making matters worse, the researchers suggest there will be little warning that Antarctica and other ice sheets are nearing their individual grounding-zone tipping points. Such changes will be “hard to detect…until the tipping point is passed,” they write. The resulting, fated sea level rise would unfold relatively quickly, on the order of decades to centuries.

“This is missing physics, which isn’t in our ice sheet models,” Bradley said, adding that BAS scientists are now working to incorporate it into revised models.

Surprisingly, the Thwaites “Doomsday Glacier” is less at risk of passing this particular tipping point than other ice shelves, per the assessment. (Though seawater intrusion is causing Thwaites to melt faster than expected, according to another recent study.) But other shelves like the Pine Island glacier, which is already Antarctica’s largest contributor to sea level rise, are highly susceptible.

The analysis offers just one initial and simplified model, which doesn’t account for all of the factors relevant for ice sheet melt. For instance, tides aren’t part of the researchers’ equations. And the scientists don’t expect melt triggered by intrusion to proceed indefinitely. Nonetheless, the findings are alarming.

“With every tenth of a degree of ocean warming, we get closer and closer to passing this tipping point, and each tenth of a degree is linked to the amount of climate change that takes place,” Bradley told The Guardian. “We need very dramatic action to restrict the amount of warming that takes place and prevent this tipping point from being passed.” The only way to stop such melt in its tracks is to halt the largest single driver of climate change and rapidly transition away from burning fossil fuels.

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01-07-2024 om 21:44 geschreven door peter  

To get to the Moon, NASA is building a Lunar Gateway in orbit to facilitate easier access to the Moon. With construction beginning in 2028 as part of Artemis IV there will be an ongoing programme of enhancements and additions. NASA has now released a fabulous new 3D animation of the Lunar Gateway to showcase what the final Gateway will look like. It includes modules from partner nations and an Orion lunar landers dock to carry astronauts. 

NASA’s Artemis program marks a historic return to lunar exploration following on from the Apollo era. It aims to land “the first woman and the next man” on the Moon by 2025 and heralds a new era of space exploration focused on sustainability and international collaboration. This ambitious project will use advanced technologies, including the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, to establish a long-term human presence on the surface of the Moon. The program also aims to develop the Lunar Gateway, a space station orbiting the Moon, to support missions and serve as a staging point for future expeditions to Mars. 

The purpose of the Lunar Gateway is to facilitate the exploration of the many scientific mysteries of deep space with Gateway’s first lunar space station. Starting with the Artemis IV mission in 2028, the international teams of astronauts will live, conducting science, and preparing for various lunar missions to the South Pole.

NASA has released a fabulous computer generated video of the Gateway showing its exterior form in amazing detail. You can view the video here.

The propulsion and power systems are prominent in the video and with the solar array will make the most powerful solar electric spacecraft ever flown. The array will power the station’s systems and even ionise the xenon gas that will produce thrust using an ion system to maintain the spacecrafts polar orbit. 

At the hub of the spacecraft though is the Habitation and Logistics Outpost otherwise known as HALO! This element controls and commands the spacecraft and provides communication links back to Earth and the lunar surface. It has been provided by the European Space Station (ESA) and will also support life support systems, exercise equipment and science payload banks. 

Another element provided by ESA with support from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is the environmental control and life support systems. Without it, life on board simply would not survive. 

There are a whole host of other systems on bard from a refuelling capability to ensure the power and propulsion system is topped up, a crew and science airlock system, science payloads and much more. 

Source : 

• Gateway: Up Close in Stunning Detail

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30-06-2024 om 23:46 geschreven door peter  

The study mentions several other locations across Mars where pits or skylights have been observed, including Hebrus Valles, the Pavonis volcano, Ascraeus Mons, Acidalia Planitia (whose surface location was featured The Martian), and Cydonia Mensae. Additionally, the study discusses how lava channels, caves, or tubes close to sources of water ice would also prove beneficial for future astronauts, which could significantly reduce the costs of shipping and storing water on their spacecraft for the initial journey to Mars.

“The best case would be a lava tube with strong walls found next to powerful glacial structures,” the study notes. “The colony itself, most likely, will have the appearance of separate premises, with residential, engineering, elevator and greenhouse compartments. They will have to be connected to each other by small transition tunnels to control the pressure and composition of the artificially created atmosphere in them.”

Lava tubes were featured prominently in the National Geographic television series, Mars, which depicted the first astronauts to the Red Planet and their quest to survive the harsh environment. During their journey, lava tubes provided shelter from the cosmic and solar radiation while also having large deposits of water ice at their disposal which they used for drinking and rocket fuel while drastically reducing the amount of water they initially had to bring during their journey.

The reason why cosmic and solar radiation rains down on to the Martian surface daily is due to the lack of protective ozone layer and magnetic field that exists on Earth and helps deflect this deadly radiation from reaching our surface, enabling life to exist here for billions of years. While Mars might have had both mechanisms billions of years ago, the interior of the Red Planet has since cooled drastically, causing these protective features to be stripped away by the solar wind and lost to space.

This study comes as NASA plans to send humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, and eventually Mars, as part of the agency’s Moon to Mars Architecture. Therefore, adequate preparation prior to sending the first astronauts to the Red Planet would prove beneficial in increasing their chances of survival throughout the entire journey, and this study highlighted several ways lava tubes could do just that.

How will lava caves help future Mars astronauts 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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30-06-2024 om 23:28 geschreven door peter  

Zijn er andere planeten zoals die van ons?

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Zijn er andere planeten zoals die van ons?
De zoektocht naar buitenaards leven houdt de wereld al tientallen jaren bezig. Terwijl telescopen naar de hemel kijken en de uithoeken van de ruimte afspeuren, leggen sondes zoals Voyager 1 ongelofelijke afstanden af in de hoop buitenaards leven te vinden. Maar waar kan zulk leven gevonden worden? Wat zijn de ideale omstandigheden voor buitenaardse wezens om in te leven? En hoe vergelijkbaar zijn hun planeten met die van ons?

LEES door deze galerij om de antwoorden te vinden die verborgen liggen in de interstellaire ruimte.

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Waar te beginnen met zoeken?
Er zijn naar schatting een septiljoen sterren in het bekende heelal (dat is een 1 gevolgd door 24 nullen!). En om elk van deze sterren kunnen wel een dozijn planeten draaien. Dus hoe kunnen we buitenaards leven vinden? De eerste stap is om het dichter bij huis te zoeken.

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De aarde en haar omstandigheden
De aarde is astronomisch gezien de perfecte plek om te leven. Het bestaan van water en een stabiele atmosfeer heeft een ideale omgeving gecreëerd waarin leven kan floreren.

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De bewoonbare zone
De afstand van een planeet tot zijn ster is cruciaal voor het begrijpen van de leefbaarheid van een planeet. De aarde bevindt zich perfect in wat de bewoonbare zone wordt genoemd, waar de omstandigheden niet te warm of te koud zijn om te kunnen leven.

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De 'Goldilocks zone'
De bewoonbare zone wordt in het engels ook wel de 'Goldilocks zone' genoemd, vernoemd naar het sprookje. In het verhaal kiest Goudlokje tussen drie sets van items en negeert de items die te extreem zijn (groot of klein, warm of koud), in plaats daarvan neemt ze genoegen met het item dat "precies goed" is.

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Venus
Venus, dat qua massa vergelijkbaar is met de aarde, staat te dicht bij de zon om levensvatbaar te zijn. Planeetwetenschappers denken dat Venus ooit water aan het oppervlak heeft gehad, maar dat de planeet verstikt is door kooldioxide en een temperatuur van 462°C.

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Mercurius
Mercurius staat nog dichter bij de zon dan Venus. Daarnaast is het te klein en heeft het niet eens een atmosfeer om leven te ondersteunen.

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Mogelijkheden beperken
Door de criteria voor de bewoonbare zone te begrijpen, konden astronomen achterhalen dat er zo'n 40 miljard planeten in de bewoonbare zones van de Melkweg zouden kunnen draaien.

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In de sterren geschreven
Tot nu toe hebben astronomen slechts 1.780 planeten buiten ons zonnestelsel kunnen bevestigen. En van al die planeten bevinden zich er maar 16 in hun bewoonbare zones.

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Te groot of te klein
Maar het is niet genoeg voor een planeet om zich op de juiste afstand van een ster te bevinden. De grootte doet er ook zeker toe. Een kleine planeet kan geen atmosfeer behouden, terwijl een te grote planeet een verpletterende atmosfeer zal hebben.

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De aarde als schaal
Om de juiste atmosferische druk te hebben, moet een planeet tussen 0,1 en 10 keer de massa van de aarde hebben. Dit is een zeer smalle bewoonbare zone, zeker als je bedenkt hoeveel planeten in het heelal honderden keren groter zijn dan de aarde.

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Gliese 581c
In 2007 werd de wetenschappelijke gemeenschap verblijd met het nieuws over Gliese 581c, de eerste superaarde in de bewoonbare zone. Al snel werd ontdekt dat de omstandigheden aan het oppervlak van de planeet veel leken op die van Venus.

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Kepler-186f
In 2014 werd een exoplaneet ter grootte van de aarde ontdekt die Kepler-186f heet en in de bewoonbare zone van een rode dwergster rondcirkelt. Astronomen proberen nog steeds vast te stellen of de planeet leefbaar is.

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Proxima Centauri b
De exoplaneet die het dichtst bij de aarde staat is Proxima Centauri b. Deze planeet draait rond de ster die het dichtst bij de zon staat, op een afstand van ongeveer vier lichtjaar. Hoewel het een gouden planeet is, weten wetenschappers niet zeker of het ook een atmosfeer heeft.

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Andere belangrijke criteria
Hoewel de bewoonbare zone en de atmosfeer van een planeet belangrijk zijn om de bewoonbaarheid te begrijpen, is dat zeker niet alles. Planeten moeten aan een groot aantal andere criteria voldoen, waaronder het vermogen om vloeibaar water te bevatten.

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Mars
Mars is de enige andere planeet in ons zonnestelsel die zich binnen de bewoonbare zone bevindt. Maar de juiste atmosferische druk is alleen te vinden op de lage punten van de planeet en er is nog geen bewijs dat de planeet vloeibaar water heeft.

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Droge planeten
Hypothetisch gezien zouden droge planeten water kunnen vasthouden via oases. Dit zou betekenen dat zulke planeten dichter bij een ster en buiten de bewoonbare zone kunnen draaien.

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Oceaanplaneten
Er bestaat een theorie dat de oceanen op aarde zijn ontstaan nadat ijslichamen op onze planeet insloegen en vervolgens smolten. Er zouden nog meer van zulke planeten kunnen bestaan.

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Manen
Natuurlijke satellieten van planeten, of manen, zouden ook bewoonbaar kunnen zijn. Maar deze manen moeten zich binnen de bewoonbare zone van hun gastheerplaneten bevinden en ze moeten ver genoeg rond hun planeet draaien, zodat ze geen vulkanische planeten worden zoals Jupiters maan, Io.

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Europa
De op drie na grootste maan van Jupiter, Europa, zou een wateroceaan onder het oppervlak van de planeet bevatten, welke mogelijk buitenaards leven zou kunnen herbergen.

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Magnetische velden
Het magnetische veld van de aarde is een voorbeeld van een ander belangrijk criterium dat de levensvatbaarheid bepaalt, omdat het het oppervlak van de planeet beschermt tegen straling en kosmische stralen. Andere planeten zouden een vergelijkbaar veld moeten hebben om complex leven te kunnen laten floreren.

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Zonnetweeling
Tot op de dag van vandaag hebben astronomen nog geen ster kunnen vinden die op de zon lijkt, een fenomeen dat een zonnetweeling wordt genoemd. Dit heeft het de wetenschappelijke gemeenschap moeilijker gemaakt om buitenaards leven te vinden dat op het onze lijkt.

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Buitenaards leven
Maar welke soorten buitenaards leven zouden we kunnen vinden? Het is algemeen aangenomen dat op koolstof gebaseerde levensvormen de enige levensvatbare manieren zijn waarop leven kan bestaan.

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Koolstof-chauvinisme
Veel wetenschappers hebben kritiek geuit op het idee dat buitenaards leven gebaseerd moet zijn op koolstof. Hypothetisch gezien zouden buitenaardse wezens uit heel andere elementen kunnen bestaan die hen in staat stellen om op plekken te overleven die voor mensen onherbergzaam zijn.

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Titan
Titan, de grootste maan van Saturnus, bezit koolwaterstofmeren die mogelijk leven zouden kunnen ondersteunen. Titan is het enige andere object in de ruimte waarvan is ontdekt dat het oppervlak vloeistof bevat.

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Zijn we uniek, of alleen de eerste?
Natuurkundige Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) kwam met de theorie dat we nog geen buitenaards leven zijn tegengekomen omdat intelligent leven ofwel zeldzaam is, ofwel nog maar net was onstaan in het universum.

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Dicht bij het einde
Andere natuurkundigen hebben beweerd dat we nog geen buitenaards leven hebben gevonden omdat we al te laat zijn. In feite zeggen ze dat de meeste buitenaardse wezens al dood zijn en dat het heelal te ver uitbreidt om hun overblijfselen nog te kunnen vinden.

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Het Grote Filter
Veel antropologen en astronomen geloven dat de mensheid alleen is in het universum, vanwege Het Grote Filter. Dit betekent in feite dat er zoveel onwaarschijnlijke stappen nodig zijn voor leven om intelligentie te ontwikkelen, dat het onwaarschijnlijk is dat dit nog eens zal gebeuren.

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De 'dierentuin hypothese'
Andere wetenschappers veronderstellen dat buitenaards leven wel degelijk bestaat, maar dat ze de mensheid vermijden om ons primitieve bestaan zonder tussenkomst te laten verlopen. Hoe dan ook, de ruimte is een grote grens die heel goed buitenaards leven zou kunnen herbergen.

Bronnen:

• (National Geographic)
• (NASA)
• (Astronomy.com)
• (Earth How)
• (Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

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30-06-2024 om 23:01 geschreven door peter  

UFOs spotted in Canada, video goes viral: ‘Like being in a sci-fi movie’

• The objects, described ‘as bright as the sun,’ were flying southwards above the river’s north shore before they disappeared behind a cloud.

UFOs as ’bright as the sun’ spotted over Winipeg River in Canada

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30-06-2024 om 21:05 geschreven door peter  

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The children at the Broad Haven Primary School were asked to draw what they had seen

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The children reportedly drew near identical images of the UFO, which captured widespread media attention

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Dr Marks says today a lot of air traffic movements are recorded using apps

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30-06-2024 om 20:35 geschreven door peter