Unexplained Mysteries: Ancient Alien Theories Debunked or Proven?

Aleksa Vučković

Is there life beyond the stars? This is one of those questions that have existed for centuries, and intrigued societies and great thinkers from the dawn of civilization. “Surely there is someone else out there in the distance,” they thought, and spoke in hushed tones about the mysteries that they could not explain. And so, generation by generation, century by century, the myths of the aliens remained, until a quite peculiar theory was born - the theory of the ancient aliens. Its adherents claim that extraterrestrial beings do exist, and that they visited our planet at the dawn of mankind, influencing its development and creating many ancient relics whose provenance cannot be explained today. These enduring mysteries are a dividing wedge between the scientific world and those who believe in something beyond the stars. But at the end of the day, is there truth to these beliefs?

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Ancient Aliens or Ancient Artisans?

The theory of ancient aliens remains quite popular, even in our modern age when we think we have answers for many things around us. Ancient alien theorists claim that there is ample evidence of extraterrestrial visitations, scattered throughout human history. They point out mysterious artifacts, stunning architectural wonders, and traditional myths that - in their view - cannot be explained by the capabilities of ancient societies and civilizations.

But there are many who oppose these ideas, always siding with mainstream society, urging people to observe things from an empirical point of view - if there isn’t sufficient evidence to support it, the theory should be disregarded.

And then there are those who go to the extremes, claiming that we are a freak of nature, and are the only living beings in the universe, and that the places beyond the stars are simply barren.

And so the war of views continues. It has been going on for many decades now. The ancient aliens theory and the concept of extraterrestrials visiting ancient peoples gained major popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Controversial authors such as Erich von Däniken popularized the idea during this decade. Däniken’s best-selling book, “Chariots of the Gods?”, published in 1968, became a major hit and the theory quickly gained many adherents. The author proposed that many of the world’s best-known wonders are linked to extraterrestrial visitations, such as the enormous Naza Lines in Peru, the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Stonehenge in England, and many others. Without direct proof that they were built by humans - and without an explanation how they would do it in the first place - Däniken quickly pinned them on the aliens.

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Von Däniken suggests that the Nazca lines (200 BC– 700 AD) in Peru could be "landing strips" for alien spacecraft. 

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Following the release of this book, the ancient alien theory gained momentum. Further books, such as “Gods from Outer Space” and “The Gods Were Astronauts”, as well as a number of documentaries, movies, and popular series all gave their own distinct views on these theories. In time, the theory incorporated claims that not only great structures were alien-made, but also religions, mythologies, and many innovations in history. And most of all, the theory posits that the Gods of ancient civilizations were actually alien beings, misinterpreted as deities by the primitive humans. And so came to be the theory of ancient aliens.

But can it be proven?

Is There Evidence of Ancient Aliens?

Those who staunchly believe that our distant ancestors came face-to-face with beings from outer space often point to what they consider compelling evidence that this is, in fact, true. However, this evidence is often based on the interpretation of texts, ancient artifacts, and major architectural feats. One evidence that they offer is the collection of Nazca Lines in Peru. These enormous geoglyphs, situated in the deserts of southern Peru, can only be seen from a great height. Those believing in ancient aliens claim that these lines were created as “landing strips” or messages for extraterrestrial visitors, exactly because they can only be seen from the air. Could the ancient Nazca people have observed spacecraft high above them, leaving these drawings as a message?

And, of course, the unexplained architectural marvels are always offered as clear evidence of alien visitation. For example, the site of Puma Punku in Bolivia is always mentioned. It is made of enormous stone blocks, some of which weigh well over 100 tons, all of which were carved with incredible precision and fitted precisely without the use of mortar. How was such precision achieved? These theorists say that the stones could not be carved like that, not without the use of very advanced machinery and technology, which could have only arrived from beyond the stars.

Puma Punku Stone Blocks – Bolivia. 

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Without a doubt, the myths of the Anunnaki are the most frequently offered evidence of extraterrestrial ancients. These ancient Sumerian texts speak of the so-called Anunnaki, a group of deities described as arriving on Earth to create humanity. Ancient alien theorists propose that this is the unopposable evidence that extraterrestrials genetically engineered humans for their own purposes and pushed forward the formation of the world’s first civilizations.

Akkadian cylinder seal dating to circa 2300 BC depicting the deities Inanna, Utu, and Enki, three members of the Anunnaki.

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The same goes for the Great Pyramids of Giza, which are usually the first to pop-up in talks of ancient aliens. The sheer size, perfect alignment with the cardinal directions, and incredible precision with which it was made and aligned with the celestial bodies, could have only been achieved with extraterrestrial assistance.

Science v. Belief: Who Wins?

The ancient alien theory became a proper trend in the recent years, but even so modern science continues to adamantly discredit it, unconvinced. Most scholars simply dismiss these claims, pointing out that they were built upon misinterpretation of evidence, misunderstanding, and underestimating our ancestors. A key counter argument to these theories is simply human ingenuity and ability. Archaeologists have long pointed out that our ancestors were not as primitive or clueless as we might think, and when presented with ample time and workforce, they could have achieved some truly stunning achievements. Are we simply underestimating them?

Many engineers and archaeologists stepped forward and demonstrated the construction techniques that were used to build many ancient structures, such as Stonehenge or megaliths. They all agree that such structures were well within the capabilities of ancient societies. Even though they used rudimentary materials and tools, they were still capable of organizing a massive workforce for their projects and coming up with innovative methods that would make their work easier and feasible.

Sunrise at Stonehenge on the summer solstice, 21 June 2005.

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Scholars also try to provide a logical interpretation and explanation of the texts and myths that are commonly seen as connected to aliens. For example, they argue that many of the ancient religious and mythical texts are symbolic or metaphorical, and not literal descriptions of events. And many of the similarities that are shared amongst ancient cultures, such as their ideas, myths, beliefs, gods, and art, are not necessarily explained by extraterrestrial meddling. Instead, we can safely conclude that they were spread through cultural diffusion, through migration, trade, and conquest. There is also the independent invention of the same thing - in completely different cultures. This explains the appearance of pyramids in many ancient civilizations: this is a common architectural form that advanced cultures could have “invented” without anyone’s intervention.

Skepticism and Inquiry

To those who teeter at the edge, not knowing what to believe at the end of the day, it is crucial to offer advice. Sure, the idea of ancient alien visitors and superior high-tech innovations in the neolithic is definitely captivating. But it should still be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. After all, such extraordinary claims require equally extraordinary evidence. However, much of the evidence that ancient alien theorists provide is rooted in speculation, conjecture, assumption, or free interpretation. And it always ends on the note that our ancestors were simply incapable of achieving any great feats, even when presented with ample time and many laborers.

But it is important to note that science bases everything on evidence - and truth is its only driving force. Repeatedly it has proven many things from our history and given explanations for many things that we previously had no knowledge on. From the secrets of the universe to the relics of our past, science seemingly pierced every mystery. But some evidence simply does not exist, even in the scientific world. And that is the evidence that extraterrestrials exist, and that they visited planet Earth in the past.

In the ongoing clash between the scientific world and the adherents of the ancient alien theory, the former always urges the latter to view our ancestors in a different light. To give credit where credit is due, and to understand that ancient humans were great thinkers, and observed the nature around them in a logical and innovative way, which allowed them to come up with many great inventions and creations. The Baghdad battery, the Antikythera mechanism, the hydraulics, navigation, sailing - the list of ancient achievements is never-ending, and the idea of extraterrestrial involvement is completely unnecessary in any of them. That is simply because those that came before us were not so feeble after all.

Antikythera mechanism.

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The Masters of Past and Future Earth

“If we want to set out on the arduous search for the truth, we must all summon up the courage to leave the lines along which we have thought until now and as the first step begin to doubt everything that we previously accepted as correct and true. Can we still afford to close our eyes and stop up our ears because new ideas are supposed to be heretical and absurd?”

― Erich von Däniken, Chariots of The Gods

When there is something which we cannot explain, we cannot understand, or cannot comprehend at all, we often reach for the stars to find the answers, as if all the truth of the world lies in that distant space. And yet, the answers never come - only speculation, only daydreams, and only imagination. The scientific world fires back with its factual data, the sheer evidence, and the unearthed, tangible history. In it, there are never extraterrestrials. There are only the achievements of mankind, fueled by natural knowledge gathered for hundreds of thousands of years before the emergence of the first civilizations.

Yet even so, there are those things from history that not even science can confirm or explain. There are those creations that defy all sense of reason and logic, leaving us neither amongst the stars nor on the hard ground - but somewhere in between. Where, then, do we search for answers, if not in the great beyond?

• Top image: AI image of a flying saucer coming out from clouds on pyramids.
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By Aleksa Vučković

References

• Bara, M. 2015. Ancient Aliens and Secret Societies. SCB Distributors.
• Däniken, E. 1968. Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past. Book Club.
• Haughton, B. 2006. Hidden History: Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge, and Ancient Mysteries. Red Wheel/Weiser.
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• Willis, J. 2020. Hidden History: Ancient Aliens and the Suppressed Origins of Civilization. Visible Ink Press.

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21-10-2025 om 23:10 geschreven door peter  

Strange new species face discovered in Mars photo. It is an aquatic alien. UAP UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: Oct 20, 2025

Location of discovery: Mars

Source photo:

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Now this is interesting. Not only did I find a face on Mars, but is of an alien species that I have never encountered before...I have found thousands of faces and yet...never this type of species. It's sitting upright so that it can look out over the land from the hillside. It has an extended forehead...with extends out to the back of the head in a sharp bumpy triangle. The ridges above the eyes are thick and primitive looking. Its ears are gills or small fins. ITs nose is very small like cats, its mouth has no lips and it has a long chin. This creature which once lived on Mars was...aquatic. 

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21-10-2025 om 22:48 geschreven door peter  

The Grays and the CIA’s hidden time travel program

New evidence and declassified CIA files suggest that the Grays, the mysterious gray aliens seen in UFO encounters, may not be extraterrestrials at all, but future humans traveling back in time to prevent their own extinction. 

After the death of genius inventor Nikola Tesla in 1943, U.S. agents seized his private papers. Rumor has it that inside those files were detailed notes on space-time manipulation, blueprints for technology far beyond its era. 

Not long after, both the CIA and DARPA quietly began experiments in what they called “quantum displacement.” These classified efforts eventually became known as Project Pegasus, a covert government program exploring teleportation and time travel. 

Whistleblower Andrew Basiago, a former participant, claims that during the 1970s he was part of these top-secret trials. According to Basiago, the CIA used “chronovisors”, holographic portals capable of sending people through time. Even more extraordinary, he alleges the agency made contact with human beings (Grays) from the future during these experiments. 

The shocking theory is that the Grays are us. 

Many believe they could be the evolutionary result of humanity’s distant future, a time when we’ve advanced technologically, but lost our emotions, creativity, and ability to reproduce. 

In this theory, the Grays are not invaders, they’re biologists and geneticists from the future, traveling back to collect human DNA. Their goal? To fix the genetic decline that threatens their existence. 

That would explain why so many alleged abduction cases revolve around medical procedures, reproductive samples, and hybrid programs. They’re not attacking us, they’re trying to save themselves. 

Leaked CIA files mention “non-terrestrial biological entities”, yet curiously never call them extraterrestrials. Some insiders suggest that’s because they were classified as “temporally displaced humanoids”, meaning, humans out of time. 

If these beings are indeed our descendants, their presence could be a desperate cry for help. They may be returning to warn us of the path we’re on, a future of ecological collapse, over-reliance on artificial intelligence, and genetic decay that strips away what makes us human. 

Maybe the Grays’ emotionless appearance isn’t alien… it’s a mirror of what we become if we don’t change course. 

For decades, governments have hidden the truth behind UFOs. But what if those strange craft aren’t from another world, they’re time machines from our own? 

If the CIA really did experiment with time travel through Project Pegasus, and if the Grays truly are future humans, then the question isn’t 'Where are the aliens? It’s 'What have we become?' 

Perhaps every UFO sighting, every abduction, and every cover-up isn’t about extraterrestrials at all but about humanity’s struggle to save its own future. 

The “Grays are Future Humans” theory may sound unbelievable, but so did time travel, teleportation, and quantum physics once. 

If these beings truly are our descendants, then their message is clear: The future isn’t set in stone. It’s still ours to change. 

The truth isn’t “out there” — It’s ahead of us.

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21-10-2025 om 22:37 geschreven door peter  

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The Cortex

The cerebral cortex maps what the brain perceives in space. When we focus on our surroundings, theta-frequency waves sweep across them, searching for visual anomalies that might demand attention. Using animal subjects, the researchers sought to understand why performance in visual working memory tasks varies and why memory capacity appears limited.

Their work builds on previous studies identifying theta waves as being strongly correlated with attention—particularly during tasks requiring the brain to track multiple points at once. Miller’s earlier research supported the theory that different brainwave frequencies act as carriers for distinct forms of neural computation. The new study takes this a step further, revealing how those traveling waves may actively drive such computations.

“It shows that waves impact performance as they sweep across the surface of the cortex,” said Professor Miller, also of MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “This raises the possibility that traveling waves are organizing, or even performing, neural computation.”

Brainwaves and Video Games

For their experiments, the team trained animals to play a simple video game: an array of colored squares appeared briefly on-screen, followed by a second array in which one square had changed color. The animals’ task was to look at the altered square as quickly as possible. Researchers tracked their eye movements and reaction times while recording brainwave activity in the frontal eye fields—a region of the cortex responsible for mapping visual information from the retina.

After analyzing hundreds of trials, the researchers found that both theta brainwave activity and the vertical location of the changed square were strongly correlated with how accurately and quickly the animals detected changes. Certain horizontal bands of the cortex appeared tuned to specific theta frequencies, meaning that a subject’s performance depended on whether the brain’s internal rhythm aligned with the position of the visual change.

“The optimal theta phase for behavior varied by retinotopic target location, progressing from the top to the bottom of the visual field,” the researchers wrote in Neuron. “This could be explained by a traveling wave of activity across the cortical surface during the memory delay.”

Continuing to Understand Visual Scanning

From this data, the team concluded that the brain’s ability to spot visual changes follows a distinct rhythm. The closer a visual change occurred to a band’s optimal theta phase, the faster it was recognized. The team says continued research will be needed to understand how this rhythmic mechanism evolved.

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21-10-2025 om 22:12 geschreven door peter  

Scientist issues chilling warning as interstellar visitor slips behind the sun TOMORROW

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By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A Harvard scientist tracking the interstellar visitor in our solar system has issued a warning about its move behind the sun on Tuesday.

The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, will be exactly on the opposite side of the sun relative to Earth, constituting a so-called `solar-conjunction,' tomorrow, which Avi Loeb said would be 'an opportune time for technological action.'

Loeb explained that in space travel, the best time to speed up or slow down a spacecraft is when it's closest to a large object, since firing the engine at that point, known as the Oberth effect, gives the biggest change in speed.

'If 3I/ATLAS is a massive mothership, it will likely continue along its original gravitational path and ultimately exit the Solar system,' the professor shared in a Sunday blog post.

'In that case, the Oberth maneuver might apply to the mini-probes it releases at perihelion towards Solar system planets.'

3I/ATLAS will reach its best window for such Oberth maneuvers just eight days after it slips behind the sun, which will  put it the closest to the sun at about 126 million miles away, he added.

While Loeb has floated the idea that 3I/ATLAS could be of extraterrestrial origin, NASA has long maintained that the object is simply a comet from a distant galaxy. 

However, that conclusion has not stopped Loeb from calling for more data before the case is closed. 

A Harvard scientist warned interstellar visitor could perform a 'technological action' eight days after moving behind the sun on Tuesday

'As of now, 3I/ATLAS appears most likely to be a natural comet,' Loeb shared on hist Medium post.

'But the remote possibility of an Oberth maneuver must be considered seriously as a black swan event with a small probability, because of its huge implications for humanity.'

The professor added that he has identified several anomalies that have suggested the object could be of alien origin. 

The trajectory of 3I/ATLAS is aligned within five degrees of the ecliptic plane, which is the same plane in which the planets orbit the sun, he shared.

Unlike typical comets, it displayed a sunward jet, or anti-tail, that is not a mere optical illusion caused by viewing angle. 

This stream of gas and dust is unusual because comet tails are typically pushed away from the sun by solar radiation and wind. 

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed a similar phenomenon, capturing an extended glow aimed sunward in late July.

Loeb explained that the glow stretched roughly ten times longer than it was wide, forming what he described as the geometry of a jet directed at the sun, a pattern unlike any known comet.

NASA's James Webb spotted the interstellar visitor in August

The object is also far more massive than previous interstellar visitors, measuring about a million times heavier than 1I/'Oumuamua and a thousand times heavier than 2I/Borisov, while moving even faster than both, he explained.

Loeb also highlighted 3I/ATALS' arrival timing, allowing it to pass within tens of millions of miles of Mars, Venus and Jupiter, yet remain unobservable from Earth at perihelion. 

Spectral data further showed that the gas plume surrounding 3I/ATLAS contains much more nickel than iron, similar to industrially produced nickel alloys, with a nickel-to-cyanide ratio far exceeding that of any known comet. 

Loeb noted that it also contains only four percent water by mass, a striking contrast to the water-rich makeup of ordinary comets. 

Adding to the mystery, 3I/ATLAS exhibits extreme negative polarization, a property never before seen in any comet, and it entered the solar system from a direction within nine degrees of the famous 'Wow! Signal' detected by radio astronomers. 

'Gladly, we expect to get data on 3I/ATLAS shortly after perihelion. On November 4, 2025, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will pass within 40 million miles of 3I/ATLAS,' Loeb said.

'If 3I/ATLAS maintains a trajectory shaped by gravity alone, it will come closest to Earth on December 19, 2025, at a distance of 167 million miles.

'On March 16, 2026, 3I/ATLAS will pass within 34 million miles of Jupiter and be observable to sensors in the UV, infrared, and radio bands onboard the Juno spacecraft.' 

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21-10-2025 om 21:33 geschreven door peter  

Living Nostradamus issues doomsday warning about 'the global order'

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

A psychic has issued a warning about a shocking shift in global dominance following an 'unprecedented' military meeting held in the US this week. 

Athos Salomé, 39, from Brazil, who is known as the 'Living Nostradamus,' earned his title after he accurately predicted dozens of world events. 

Those included the Microsoft global outage, the coronavirus pandemic and Queen Elizabeth II's death. 

Salomé told the Daily Mail US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's gathering of around 800 of America's highest-ranking military officers on Tuesday 'revealed an imminent crisis or strategic urgency.' 

Hegseth called the meeting last week, requiring high-ranking admirals and generals in the US and worldwide to attend at the Quantico base in Virginia, where he fired a direct message to America's generals: 'No more DEI, dudes in dresses, or gender delusion .... prepare for war.' 

'This meeting could result in new alliances, unexpected cuts or even changes in the global order,' Salomé said. 

'The next three months will be decisive in understanding whether we are facing merely an administrative reorganization or preparation for a much broader geopolitical transformation.' 

He also suggested that the meeting was not routine, but 'a test of collective loyalty.' 

Athos Salomé warned that the Pentagon is waiting for the right moment to act, and so officials are promoting a series of changes, including the emergency meeting called for this purpose

Pete Hegseth called the meeting last week, requiring high-ranking admirals and generals in the US and worldwide to attend at the Quantico base in Virginia

Hegseth said that there would be a male standard of fitness for all troops, stating that he was 'tired of seeing fat troops.' He also said these new rules are 'not about preventing women from serving.'

But he added that the physical standards needed to be gender neutral.

'If women can make it, excellent, if they cannot, then so be it ... it will also mean that weak men won't qualify. This is combat.'

The Secretary of War said standard training guidelines will be restored 'to what they should be — scary, tough disciplined,' and one where drill sergeants 'can put their hands on recruits.'

Hegseth slammed the political softening of the armed forces, including concerns over bullying and hazing, and wokeness.

'This event marks a historic turning point: it is not just a meeting, it is a test of obedience,' Salomé warned.

'Those who fall in line will remain; those who resist may fall. This means that the civil authorities are seeking to redefine the military chain of command, creating a new pact of loyalty.'

The location of the meeting also appeared as a warning, as 'Quantico is no ordinary address,' Salomé said.

Salomé believes the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (pictured) called the meeting to also see which of America's high-ranking generals and admirals are loyal, along with a way to set the stage for changes in the global order

'It's a base associated with special operations and intelligence, quite different from the traditional spaces where meetings of this size take place,' he added.

'This points to a sensitive topic, possibly linked to cybersecurity or the development of next-generation weapons. 

The psychic also revealed key developments he foresaw following the meeting, including a mass purge in the Pentagon. 

'After the meeting, there will be forced retirements, silent dismissals, and strategic replacements. It will be the largest purge of officers since World War II,' Salomé said.

He also believes a major shift is coming to the US, which will be less global presence in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and a focus on domestic defense, borders, and the Western Hemisphere.

'It is the transformation of America into a continental fortress,' he warned. 

However, the attendance of President Donald Trump at the event was 'the most symbolic gesture.' 

The head of the War Department has offered no explanation for the surprise move

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'Trump in front of hundreds of generals. It's not just a speech. It's the construction of an image of absolute power over the Pentagon,' Salomé explained, adding that Hegseth was not seeking practicality, but visual impact.

'It is the first public rehearsal of collective submission by the military elite,' he added.

'The audiovisual recording will be proof of institutional loyalty to the government. This is the unprecedented element.'

The implications are significant, as internally, there is a risk of a civil–military rupture, with officers split between those who accept the new direction and those who resist quietly, he explained.

Externally, allies may fear the abandonment of international commitments, while rivals could interpret the move either as weakness or as a sign of internal hardening. 

Politically, Trump and Hegseth are reinforcing their authority and promoting a narrative of discipline and cohesion, but this also fuels accusations of militarization and the cultivation of personal loyalty.

According to Salomé, the coming months may bring discreet purges and the symbolic use of images from the meeting, along with the announcement of command mergers and a new National Defence Strategy. 

These steps would likely consolidate an aligned military elite while imposing tighter restrictions on transparency at the Pentagon.

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21-10-2025 om 21:12 geschreven door peter  

Inside Nostradamus' chilling 2025 end of year predictions as prophet hints at 'silent' fall of the West

•  READ MORE: Blind psychic Baba Vanga's world-changing 2025 prophecy set to occur at major televised event

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

As 2025 draws near, the writings of Nostradamus continue to captivate, and unsettle, those who study them.

Perhaps the most chilling theme in his quatrains is the specter of war, as one passage, referencing Mars ruling among the stars and sanctuaries stained with blood, has been linked by modern interpreters to the possibility of World War III.

Surveys from the Atlantic Council and RAND Corporation estimate up to a 30 percent risk of major global conflict by 2026. 

Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and friction between NATO and Russia feed this narrative.

Nostradamus wrote: 'When Mars rules his path among the stars, human blood will sprinkle the sanctuary. 

'Three fires rise from the eastern sides, while the West loses its light in silence.'

These lines have been linked to emerging powers in the East, while the West 'losing its light in silence' is interpreted as a decline in Western influence and stability.

The French astrologer also foresaw new wars, plagues, and a cosmic fireball falling from the sky, what some believe could be an asteroid or atomic bomb.

Nostradamus was a French physician, astrologer and reputed seer. He trained as a physician and gained experience treating plague victims, which gave him a reputation for medical knowledge

Mars, symbolizing war and aggression, suggests a period dominated by violence, while 'human blood will sprinkle the sanctuary' implies suffering even in sacred or protected spaces.

The 'three fires' rising from the East are often interpreted as conflicts or the emergence of powerful nations in Asia, while the West's fading light indicates weakening influence or power.

Nostradamus was a French physician, astrologer, and reputed seer. 

Trained as a physician, he gained experience treating plague victims, which earned him a reputation for medical knowledge. 

Later, he became known for astrology, divination and prophetic writings, most notably Les Prophéties, first published in 1555.

Les Prophéties is a collection of 942 poetic quatrains, written in a cryptic, allegorical style, covering war, natural disasters, political upheavals and societal changes.

Nostradamus is often cited for having 'predicted' major historical events, including the rise of Adolf Hitler, the French Revolution, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy, though these interpretations are largely retrospective.

His predictions for 2025 appear to be filled with war and bloodshed, but also warns of a cosmic fireball falling from Earth's sky

His writings have also been read as foreseeing a cosmic threat: 'From the cosmos, a fireball will rise, a harbinger of fate, the world pleads. 

'Science and fate in a cosmic dance, the fate of the Earth, a second chance.' 

Some interpret this as an asteroid or comet, while others suggest it could refer to an atomic bomb, the ultimate intersection of science and destiny.

He predicted that resources would run dry, a scenario eerily reflected in Ukraine's current situation, PennLive reported.

'Through long war all the army exhausted, so that they do not find money for the soldiers; instead of gold or silver, they will come to coin leather, Gallic brass, and the crescent sign of the Moon,' he wrote.

This year, reports confirmed that soldiers in ongoing conflicts are increasingly drained, making Nostradamus' vision of depleted resources eerily resonant. 

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After relying heavily on US aid since the war began, recent reductions have forced European allies to fill the gap, placing even greater strain on an already stretched coalition.

Nostradamus also foresaw that as one war ends, another could erupt in England, accompanied by a deadly plague: 'The kingdom will be marked by wars so cruel, foes within and without will arise. 

'A great pestilence from the past returns, no enemy more deadly under the skies.' 

Some interpret this as fallout from Brexit or potential conflict over the monarchy.

He even anticipated climate-related disasters in Brazil, home to the Amazon rainforest: 'Garden of the world near the new city, in the path of the hollow mountains: it will be seized and plunged into the Tub, forced to drink waters poisoned by sulfur.'

Another recurring motif is the rise of a 'mysterious leader' who may establish an 'aquatic empire,' possibly symbolizing shifting alliances or new centers of power in strategic maritime regions, especially relevant in today's unpredictable global landscape.

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21-10-2025 om 20:58 geschreven door peter  

Damage was quickly observed on the right side of the aircraft’s windshield, prompting a diversion to Salt Lake City, where the aircraft safely landed approximately 50 minutes later.

“Unfortunately we have some bad news,” one of the pilots was heard saying over the aircraft intercom according to Heather Ramsey, a passenger aboard the flight at the time of the incident.

“The aircraft has collided with an object,” the pilot told passengers during the announcement.

Ramsey, who shared her account with Fox 11 Los Angeles, said she overheard one of the flight attendants warning other members of the crew to move to the back of the aircraft and to immediately stop in-flight service.

“It was really scary,” Ramsey said, adding that she and other passengers were “holding our breath until the very end.” 

The 134 passengers on board the flight were transferred to another aircraft once they reached Salt Lake City, which carried them on to their destination in Los Angeles.

Shortly after the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a statement saying the aircraft had safely made its way Salt Lake City, and that it was collecting information about the incident.

“The NTSB is investigating a cracked windscreen on a Boeing 737-8 during cruise flight near Moab, Utah, Thursday,” a portion of the statement read. “Operating as United flight 1093 from DEN to LAX, airplane diverted safely to SLC.”

The cockpit of the Boeing 737 MAX after the collision.

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The NTSB also said that the damaged windscreen had been sent to a laboratory where it would be examined to try to determine what the object that struck the aircraft might have been, as speculations ensue about whether debris from a spacecraft reentry, or even a potential meteor impact, could have been involved.

“[P]eople are starting to discuss what this might have been, and the ‘space debris’ (whatever that ends up being) idea is most definitely -not- being dismissed as a possibility,” wrote user JonNYC in a posting about the incident on X.

However, Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer with the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told The Debrief in an email that there were “no known reentry matches” that link the incident to any spacecraft falling to Earth at the time.

Hesar added that the odds of such incidents occurring “are gradually increasing due to the growing number of satellites and spacecraft being launched into orbit.”

“Both commercial and government operators are adding to this population, and most of these objects will eventually reenter Earth’s atmosphere,” Hesar told The Debrief. “As a result, we can expect to see a rising number of reentry events in the coming years.”

While there are no known reentry events that are believed to have coincided with last week’s concerning incident, that still does not rule out the possibility that a meteor could have caused the damage to the aircraft. However, investigators have revealed no evidence supporting this potential source, nor any other possible links to objects falling from space at this time.

Following the incident, images circulated online which reportedly showed the arm of one of the pilots in the cockpit shortly after the collision with the object, revealing several lacerations caused by glass from the broken windshield.

According to a statement issued by United Airlines, the aircraft landed safely “without major injuries reported among passengers or crew,” which apparently confirmed the possibility that minor injuries had occurred during the incident.

Information made available in an incident report at the website of the Aviation Safety Network revealed that the aircraft windshield’s “laminated structure was severely shattered” and that the instrument panel and control surfaces within the cockpit “were contaminated with fine glass particles.”

“Visible impact damage was present on the external surface of the aircraft nose,” the report added.

Fortunately, the aircraft’s multilayer windshield is designed to be capable of remaining functional even in the event of damage being sustained to one or more of its layers.

Currently, while the investigation remains underway, the situation has been further complicated by the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, which has left many NTSB employees, as well as those employed with the Federal Aviation Administration, furloughed.

The NTSB says that it is “gathering radar, weather, [and] flight recorder data” in its ongoing investigation, but no additional details about the incident have been made available at this time.

• Micah Hanks is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Debrief. A longtime reporter on science, defense, and technology with a focus on space and astronomy, he can be reached at micah@thedebrief.org. Follow him on X @MicahHanks, and at micahhanks.com.

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20-10-2025 om 22:03 geschreven door peter  

It's a question that has been asked since the beginning of time: does God really exist?

Traditionally, science has been the counterargument for the existence of a divine creator.

However, French mathematicians Olivier Bonnassies and Michel-Yves Bollore now say that science 'has become God's ally'.

In a new book, the duo have distilled insights from 62 Nobel Prize winners and more than 100 leading scientists to pinpoint the scientific discoveries that could prove God is real.

This includes everything from the Big Bang – the most widely accepted explanation for the origin of the universe – to DNA and the human genome. 

'Until recently, believing in God seemed incompatible with science,' say the authors. 

'Now, unexpectedly, science appears to have become God's ally.'

Ultimately, whether science disproves or supports the existence of God remains open to interpretation – but these scientific discoveries offer a tantalising glimpse at the possibility that our world is the result of design, not chance. 

It's a question that has been asked since the beginning of time: does God really exist?

Traditionally, science has been the counterargument for the existence of a divine creator. However, French mathematicians Olivier Bonnassies (right) and Michel–Yves Bollore (left) now say that science 'has become God's ally' 

The Big Bang 

The Big Bang is the most widely accepted explanation for the origin of the universe, and posits that the universe exploded into existence from a single point about 14 billion years ago.

According to the theory, in an instant quicker than the blink of an eye, matter and energy, as well as space and time, were suddenly born.

Many academics – including the late Professor Stephen Hawking – have refuted the suggestion that a divine creator was behind the Big Bang.

But according to the authors, who are both Christians, such an action dictates there was some kind of higher being that could have triggered it.

In their book, the duo ask if 'it really such a leap to entertain the possibility of a creative act' behind the Big Bang. 

'The Big Bang forces us into a corner,' they say in their book. 

'To put it bluntly, it brings us face-to-face with the idea of God.

In the book, Bollore and Bonnassies distil insights from 62 Nobel Prize winners and more than 100 leading scientists

This timeline plots the expansion of space since the Big Bang; space, including hypothetical non–observable portions of the universe, is represented by the circular sections 

'The fact that we cant really think about the time before the Big Bang, as the categories of time, space and matter simply do not apply, lends credence to the idea of a creative act.

'If there was mathematical information before the Big Bang, who is the incredible "programmer" behind such code?' 

It was back in 1965 when two astronomers in New Jersey provided pivotal evidence confirming the theory of the Big Bang. 

For the first time, they discovered cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the radiation left over from the birth of the universe, considered the Big Bang's leftover glow.  

However, half a century later, there is still not an alternative theory that's supported by experimental observations, the French mathematicians point out. 

'We wait in vain,' they add. 

A fine–tuned universe

Life only exists on Earth due to a precise combination of factors – such as just the right temperatures, our planet's protective magnetic field and the proportion of oxygen in the atmosphere.

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Other 'vital parameters' include the 'perfect' inclination of Earth's axis of rotation and the thickness of its ozone layer, protecting us from the sun's deadly radiation.

More broadly, everything in the universe is governed by essential forces – such as the strong force, the weak force and the electromagnetic force.

The researchers point out that these constants carry a series of numbers or values, calculated by some of the finest scientific minds such as German physicist Albert Einstein. 

Either these 'fine–tuned' numbers are the 'result of chance' – one that is only infinitesimally unlikely – or they come from 'complex calculations of a highly intelligent creator God', say Bolloré and Bonnassies.

'For some of these numbers, a very slight variation by even a distant decimal point would have yielded an unrecognizable Universe, and we would not be here to talk about it,' they write. 

This school of thought, known as the fine–tuned universe hypothesis, conjures the image of an almighty creator in the heavens twiddling dials and knobs. 

While this image may be a leap of the imagination, the alterative belief that the universe 'is a purposeless accident' is less backed by the perfectly calibrated numbers.

DNA and the human genome 

DNA forms part of a 'unique, sophisticated and coordinated coding system' that points to the existence of an 'intelligent designer'

Theoretically, Earth might have existed without harboring the wonderfully diverse range of plants and animals that it does today – but somehow life found a way. 

Around four billion years ago, inert matter became the earliest primitive lifeforms and DNA mysteriously came into existence. 

The improbability of the 'enormous leap' from inert matter to life is 'dizzying', the French mathematicians explain – and chance alone 'cannot explain the appearance of life'. 

In 1953, the discovery of DNA's double–helix structure by Sir Francis Crick and James Watson revealed the existence of a single encoding language common to all lifeforms.

More recently, in 2003, scientists built on the work of Crick and Watson to map the human genome – the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell.

Crick, himself an atheist, admitted a complex structure like DNA could not have appeared by chance' – and appeared to be 'almost a miracle'. 

DNA forms part of a 'unique, sophisticated and coordinated coding system' that points to the existence of an 'intelligent designer'.

Bolloré and Bonnassies suggest life arose when it did due to natural laws set in place by God in the very beginning, or the result of a special intervention by the same creator.

Professor Stephen Hawking's last 'profound realisation'was that there is no afterlife or supreme being. Pictured: Professor Hawking in January 2007

Albert Einstein often recognised the necessity for an 'infinitely superior' being responsible for the creation of the world - although he never acknowledged any personal God or followed any particular religion 

'In the last 50 years, we have discovered that the complexity of life surpasses anything we could have imagined,' they say. 'Today's leading figures in science have been humbled by this fact.' 

Einstein's theory of relativity 

Albert Einstein – who described himself as 'not an atheist' but didn't embrace religion either – developed the Theory of Relativity between 1905 and 1917.

The theory, which altered our understanding of physics, says time, space, matter and energy and interrelated and that no single one of them can exist without the other. 

It says light, and specifically the speed of light, is the only 'constant' in the universe – and everything else is relative, even time. 

Some Christians have interpreted the theory as proof that God exists by drawing comparisons between light and God – both unchanging constants. 

Notably, the Bible says 'God is light' and repeatedly uses the word 'light' to describe an all–present God – such as 'I am the light of the world' and the 'Lord is my light and my salvation'. 

The theory says time would stop if something was travelling at the speed of light – while comparably God is eternal, having no beginning and no end.

Although Einstein didn't present this religious interpretation as truth, aspects of his theory certainly support the belief that God exists.

Quantum mechanics 

Of all the scientific discoveries in the 20th century, few have left scientists dumbstruck like quantum physics.

Classical models of physics cannot explain the world of quantum mechanics, which challenge our understanding of reality.

For example, a phenomenon called quantum entanglement describes two particles and their properties becoming linked without physical contact with one another.

In recent years, French physicist Alain Aspect, a Nobel prize winner, demonstrated quantum entanglement between two particles about 40 feet apart that were 'dialogued instantaneously' with each other.

Quantum experiments like that have made it clear 'that within the realm of physics there is another later of reality,' the duo say in the book. 

'The twentieth–century discovery of the quantum nature of our world – which shows that it is indeterminate and radically subject to chance – is metaphysically essential,' they added. 

Einstein penned his famous letter 'God letter' to religious philosopher Erik Gutkind in 1954 as a critical response to his book

'It provides indirect confirmation of the thesis that God exists while undermining the determinist positions held by atheist scientists of the nineteenth century.'

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So, does science prove God exists? 

Overall, the authors insist that the evidence for God's existence is 'abundant, clear and rational', and their arguments are grounded in 'reason and careful analysis'.

'Traces of God's actions' in the universe are far more tangible than those of aliens, they add – but somehow scientists spend more effort to finding the latter. 

'We are living in extraordinary times,' they conclude in the book.

'Although this shift has gone largely unnoticed by the general public, we are in the midst of an intellectual paradigm shift that fundamentally redefines our approach to the question of God's existence.' 

The English–language version of 'God, the Science, the Evidence' has been published in paperback by Palomar

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20-10-2025 om 21:01 geschreven door peter  

The secrets locked inside Area 51 have intrigued the world for generations - and occupied the minds of conspiracy theorists obsessed with alien life

Story by Aurora Bosotti, Cheyenne R. Ubiera

 

The mysterious aura of Area 51 has left the world captivated for decades 

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The mysteries of Area 51 have captivated the world for years, particularly among conspiracy theorists fascinated by extraterrestrial life.

Thanks to advanced AI technology, we now have a glimpse into what the alleged aliens housed at the military base might look like.

The digitally rendered images depict various potential alien ethnicities, ranging from the traditional large-headed, big-eyed beings to more humanoid creatures from outer space. It comes after the mystery surrounding UFOs spotted over New Jersey was solved.

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Interestingly, some of the AI interpretations even portray these extraterrestrials adopting earthly fashion trends, sporting popular aviator sunglasses to withstand the Nevada sun.

The Daily Express US is now helping believers visualize what the supposed alien inhabitants of Area 51 could potentially resemble.

ai generated alien picture

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Area 51 dedicated to Top Secret research only

Area 51, a site dedicated solely to top-secret research, has long been the focus of UFO enthusiasts hoping to spot signs of extraterrestrial life.

Despite the intense scrutiny, US Government officials have remained tight-lipped about the activities conducted at the Nevada base, which has been classified as top secret for decades.

The intrigue surrounding Area 51, officially known as Homey Airport, has firmly entrenched it in UFO folklore.

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The CIA stayed silent on Area 51 for 58 years

The facility, situated 83 miles northwest of Las Vegas, was procured by the US Air Force and CIA in 1955 to conduct flight tests on the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.

Despite the rumors swirling around military operations in the area, the CIA did not confirm the existence of the air base until 2014, following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that revealed details of its history.

However, the purpose of Area 51 and the origins of its infamous nickname have remained shrouded in mystery for nearly seven decades. Some speculate that the aliens housed within Area 51 bear a resemblance to humans and wear uniforms akin to those of the US Air Force.

alien looking like joe biden aviator sunglasses

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A public attempt to storm Area 51 was thwarted

Organizers humorously encouraged Facebook users to band together and raid the Nevada site in search of evidence of extraterrestrial life, believed to be hidden within the base, including actual aliens.

Despite the turnout of around 1,500 spectators for the event, officials' preparations in the days leading up to it successfully prevented any storming of Area 51.

The AI generator conjured up aliens with mid to long-white hair and aviator-style sunglasses.

One even bore an uncanny resemblance to a prominent US politician - let us know who you think it is in the comments section.

aliens enjoying their day out in nevada desert

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Alien hotspot, turned tourist attraction

Located near what's now known as the Extraterrestrial Highway due to numerous UFO sightings, Area 51 is a must-visit for enthusiasts.

Starting just an hour and a half outside of Las Vegas in Crystal Springs, Route 375 takes alien enthusiasts north to Tonopah via the infamous town of Rachel.

This remote community is a must-visit for all UFO seekers, being the nearest populated area to Area 51.

Perhaps one day, a fortunate explorer might encounter a group of aliens resembling our AI-generated images enjoying some fresh air around the base.

classic looking alien imagined by ai

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But what makes Area 51 so captivating?

Psychology professor David Ludden suggests that the enduring fascination with Area 51 stems from the secrecy that the US Government has unintentionally perpetuated over the years.

Ludden points out that the classified nature of the research conducted at the Nevada air base has even the most skeptical individuals curious about what might be hidden behind closed doors.

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In an interview with Time, he revealed: "In one sense, it is a conspiracy, because it's a secret area.

"The government actually is doing something it doesn't want us to know about."

In a traditional interpretation of alien life, the AI depicted the extraterrestrial visitors at Area 51 looking rather surprised, as if they were caught strolling outside and enjoying pleasant weather.

It comes as NASA tracks an 'alien' object speeding towards Earth at 135,000 mph.

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19-10-2025 om 21:46 geschreven door peter  

“Our key new result is that dark matter fits the gamma ray data at least as well as the rival neutron star hypothesis,” the study’s lead author, Joseph Silk, a professor of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins and a researcher at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris and Sorbonne University, told The Debrief. “We have increased the odds that dark matter has been indirectly detected.”

Since the Fermi satellite, launched in 2008, first discovered the mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way, several explanations have been proposed to explain its origin. The most promising theories propose that the light comes from either collisions of dark matter particles or from quickly spinning neutron stars.

While the second concept involves proven phenomena, the possibility that the glow is caused by dark matter is particularly intriguing to scientists. This is because dark matter itself is still purely theoretical and lacks definitive proof, as it does not interact with light and therefore cannot be “seen.” Instead, scientists have had to infer dark matter’s existence from its gravitational effects on ordinary matter, while continuing to explore new ways to prove its existence.

In a statement detailing the team‘s research,  explained that dark matter “dominates the universe and holds galaxies together,” making its detection a major scientific priority for decades.

“It’s extremely consequential, and we’re desperately thinking all the time of ideas as to how we could detect it,” Professor Silk explained. “Gamma rays, and specifically the excess light we’re observing at the center of our galaxy, could be our first clue.”

In a series of simulations, the professor and an international research team used several supercomputers to create virtual “maps” of locations within the Milky Way that current theories predict dark matter to be located. The team notes that their simulations took into account how the galaxy was formed “for the first time in history,” resulting in an unprecedented level of detail in the final maps.

This critical component of the simulations involved modeling the movement of dark matter during the first billion years of the Milky Way’s existence. The research team said that’s because galactic formation theories predict that many smaller galaxy-like systems entered the Milky Way and became its “building blocks.” During this phase, dark matter particles gravitate toward the center of the galaxy and form clusters. This clustering would result in higher numbers of dark matter collisions, which could, in theory, produce the mysterious glow that still exists today.

According to the team’s statement, when they factored in “more realistic” dark matter collisions, their simulations produced maps that matched actual gamma ray maps previously captured by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The team said the matching simulated and real-world maps “round out a triad of evidence” supporting dark matter collisions as the cause of the mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

“Gamma rays coming from dark matter particle collisions would produce the same signal and have the same properties as those observed in the real world,” they explain, “though it’s not definitive proof.”

A second scenario considered in the team’s study involves reinvigorated, old, rapidly spinning neutron stars, known as millisecond pulsars, which could emit the gamma rays. Still, the team notes that the theory is “imperfect,” since their simulations would have to assume there are more millisecond pulsars than have been previously observed in the real world. Conversely, the dark matter collision simulated maps accurately match the real-world observations.

Up next, Professor Silk’s team is preparing follow-up experiments that could determine if the gamma rays causing the mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way are high-energy rays or low-energy rays. If the experiments show the glow is composed of high-energy rays, the finding would support the millisecond pulsars as its cause. However, Silk notes, if the gamma rays turn out to be low-energy rays caused by dark matter collisions, it would be the first direct evidence for the existence of dark matter ever discovered.

“A clean signal would be a smoking gun, in my opinion,” the professor said.

The team said that figuring out when they will be able to perform these experiments may depend on the completion of the “huge” Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Currently in the construction phase, the array is specifically designed to detect gamma rays of varying energies.

“The Cherenkov Telescope Array under construction in Chile is expected to be the first to provide the necessary sensitivity to test our dark matter hypothesis,” Professor Silk told The Debrief.

While awaiting the observatory’s completion, the team is already working on predictions on potential dark matter clusters within several dwarf galaxies that currently circle the Milky Way. Once the high-res data from Cherenkov is available and compared to the prediction maps, the professor said the team may find the proof of dark matter they are hoping for or support for the millisecond pulsar concept.

“Two possibilities are being considered,” the professor told The Debrief. “One is to look at the Galactic center excess at higher energies. The dark matter hypothesis has no signal because gamma ray energies are limited by the mass of the colliding particles.”

Conversely, the professor said that’s not the case with millisecond pulsars. He also pointed out that the new array will be capable of studying several nearby dwarf galaxies that are “known to consist mostly of dark matter.”

“Detecting the same signal Fermi found for the galactic center would confirm the DM hypothesis,” Silk told The Debrief.

Of course, given the unknown nature of dark matter and the mysterious nature of the galactic glow coming from the center of the Milky Way, the professor conceded that the results may hint at a cause they hadn’t even considered.

“It’s possible we will see the new data and confirm one theory over the other,” Silk explained. “Or maybe we’ll find nothing, in which case it’ll be an even greater mystery to resolve.”

• The study, “Fermi-LAT Galactic Center Excess morphology of dark matter in simulations of the Milky Way galaxy,” was published in Physical Review Letters.
• Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist and Head Science Writer at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his books at plainfiction.com, or email him directly at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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19-10-2025 om 21:37 geschreven door peter  

Dozens of ancient stone pillars with carvings have been uncovered.

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Our whole map of early civilization has been turned upside down because high on a ridge in southeastern Turkey, a complex of stone pillars, some adorned with carvings, has been discovered and dated to roughly 9600-8200 BCE, some 11,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Holocene era, when farming and cities were still in the future. The carving, the pillars, the whole complex is older than farming, it is older than pottery, it is older than cities, and it is older, probably, than the wheel.

At present, the site consists of 20 circular and oval structures, some 30 meters in diameter, and many of the pillars are decorated with carvings of animals and humans, while a number of the pillars are sculpted into human-like figures. German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt and other experts have been excavating the site since 1994, and they have found no evidence of habitation, of people living at the site, nor have they found any evidence of domesticated plants or animals, of pottery, of metals, or any kind of tool associated with farming.

All they have are these magnificent buildings, which show every sign of being built to last, and that’s not all that’s odd, for when you look around the site, you see a landscape as barren as the moon, because the whole region has been scoured of trees, bushes, anything. In fact, the whole area is so devoid of trees that, when the Turkish government was looking for a place to build a dam, it chose the valley below the site, precisely because it didn’t have to chop down a million trees.

The temple seems to come first, because the site’s circular enclosures are made up of T-shaped pillars that bear crisp reliefs, such as foxes, snakes, vultures, and wild boar, and many pillars are stylized humans, with arms and hands, while two sit at the center of each ring, staring inward, like sentinels. The design is deliberate, and the symbolism is unmissable, and so, too, is what’s missing, for there are no houses, no hearths, no trash pits, and no evidence of daily domestic life, which suggests that this was not a settlement, but rather a place where people came for ritual, ceremony, and shared meaning.

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In other words, hunter-gatherers organized at scale to create something bigger than survival, which flips an old assumption on its head, because monumental architecture was supposed to demand farms, surpluses, and hierarchy, but Göbekli Tepe shows the opposite may be true, and therefore, religion and cooperation may have compelled people to settle down and tinker with cultivation.

A massive project

Belief rather than barley may have constructed the world’s first communities, say researchers who have discovered that the landscape itself holds clues to that development, because the presence of wild grains and other foodstuffs in the region were previously thought to be the catalyst for the development of the world’s first communities, but findings reveal that the need to manage and feed large numbers of people brought together for monumental construction projects was a more likely driving force behind the development of the technology that allowed farming.

The researchers argue that large numbers of people were required to build structures like Göbekli Tepe, a 11,000 year-old stone temple in southern Turkey, and the labor required to construct these massive structures would have required the presence of hundreds of workers for many months. It has long been suspected that some other motivation may have driven people to domesticate plants and animals.

A study of the archaeological landscape at a number of sites in the Fertile Crescent found that wild wheat, barley, and legumes were widespread during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, some 11,500 to 10,500 years ago. The evidence suggests that such an enormous influx of people would have created a high demand for food and corporate labor to maintain the peace. This is when someexperts believe that domestication began to occur as a way of reorganizing labor — which would make the large construction possible — and of providing the food that would feed and maintain the labor force as well.

It’s possible that Göbekli Tepe was a sanctuary for seasonal rituals, or a place for initiations, or for honoring the dead, or a regional meeting place for societies structured around the movements of celestial bodies, but what’s certain is its power, because it brought people together for feasting, storytelling, and communing with their heritage. Around 8000 BCE, the builders did something that still astounds, because they buried the structure carefully, and the structures were systematically buried in fill layer by layer, entombing them in the earth for millennia to come, and perhaps this was due to new traditions, new ritual centers, or a changing world as the people turned from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to one of cultivation.

We have excavated less than 10 percent of Göbekli Tepe, and the nearby Karahan Tepe and Sayburç, and other sites like them, hint at a much wider sacred landscape, which suggests that this was no singular wonder, but rather a web. Göbekli Tepe’s message is stark, because thousands of years before any writing, laws, or kings, people had the imaginative power — and the social will — to erect monuments that we now have no choice but to call art, and the first architecture is not just a shelter, it is a bond, and the people who built these pillars were not “primitives,” they were engineers of belief, and they changed us.

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19-10-2025 om 21:05 geschreven door peter  

Triangle UFOs Over Willow Spring, North Carolina, USA Oct 15, 2025, UFO UAP Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Oct 15, 2025

Location of sighting: Willow Spring, NC, USA

Source: NUFORC

 

Watch and see these amazing and strange craft in the sky over NC this week. The UFOs look to be similar to platform UFOs I have read about back in the 1970s where the platform came down out of the sky in Oregon in front of lumberjacks working the forest...and the platform took a wild elk and carried it away. These platforms seem to be the same. Each can break away and gather something important to take back to a mother ship in our atmosphere. 

Scott C. Waring 

 

Eyewitness states: 

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19-10-2025 om 20:44 geschreven door peter  

Cigar UFO Over Santa Rosa, CA, USA Oct 16, 2025, UAP Paranormal Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Oct 16, 2025

Location of sighting: Santa Rosa, California, USA

Source: NUFORC

 

This is a cigar UFO for us old school folks, however the younger generation ties it to a candy called tactac and thats fine too. The glowing craft is seen passing over a building in California and its moving slowly and staying horizontal to the ground...because it has people on board. Most craft like orbs are ai controlled and are just basic drones...however this cigar ship is a manned craft with real alines aboard. I think this UFO and the ones over Los Angeles in the famous "Battle of LA" incident back in 1942. 

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Eyewitness states: 

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19-10-2025 om 20:32 geschreven door peter  

Three Orange UFOs Over Carthage, North Carolina, USA Oct 14, 2025 UFO UAP Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Oct 14, 2025

Location of sighting: Carthage, North Carolina, USA

Source: NUFORC

 

This is not a single UFO, but actually three different glowing orange UFOs in military formation. They were caught at the early morning hours. Orbs are one of the most common UFO craft seen but they often appear semi transparent close up and shiny white further away, but at night...they can take on any color and often take colors to reflect their own feelings. Orbs are a living ai...each with its own personality and styles and ways of thinking. 

Scott C. Waring 

 

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19-10-2025 om 20:24 geschreven door peter  

Two UFOs Over Al Hofuf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Oct 15, 2025, UFO UAP Sighting News. Wow!

Date of sighting: Oct 15, 2025

Location of sighting: Al Hofuf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Source: NUFORC

 

Hey check out this rare catch...rare being that this is two UFOs over Saudi Arabia! The UFOs were seen traveling past a 5G tower and kept moving. The UFOs are keeping a perfect distance from each other and following one another. Similar to a USAF pilot with a wingman watching out for his back. 

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19-10-2025 om 20:17 geschreven door peter  

Whitley Strieber’s Alien Abduction & Stranger Who Told Him ‘Mankind Is Trapped’

By Vicky Verma

Whitley Strieber, born in Texas, United States, is a famous author known for his thought-provoking horror fiction. Strieber wrote a novel called The Wolfen, which later became a popular film in 1980. However, it was his book Communion that garnered significant attention, particularly from the UFO community. His book changed this dynamic almost instantly, attracting widespread interest beyond the usual UFOlogy circles.

Strieber’s writings have been adapted into various movies and TV shows, contributing to his global acclaim as a best-selling author. However, his popularity soared after the publication of “Communion” in 1987, a non-fiction novel detailing his encounter with non-human intelligent beings. The book became a major success, reaching the No. 1 spot on The New York Times’ non-fiction bestseller list.

In 1989, a film adaptation of “Communion” was released, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse. The author’s real encounter with aliens happened on December 26, 1985, when he was sleeping alone in his cabin in the woods, upstate New York. That night, Strieber was awakened by an unusual noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw a small alien creature approaching his bed.

“Throughout the world, there is a certain type of face, a being that’s seen again and again and again. With a long, thin face and big black eyes, sometimes the head seems quite big, as in the Betty Andreas case. In others, like in my case, they seem smaller, and the beings are taller. But that basic configuration, that basic sort of non-human configuration, seems to be repeated again and again and again in experiences all over the world,” Strieber said.

The next thing Strieber remembered was finding himself sitting in the surrounding woods with fragmented memories of what had transpired. To uncover the truth and regain his memories, he decided to undergo regressive hypnosis administered by Dr. Donald F. Klein. He recalled he had been abducted and physically assaulted by someone whom he designated as “Visitors” to keep the possibility of extraterrestrials’ involvement low.

Under hypnosis, Strieber recalled being “floated” out of his bedroom and taken aboard a UFO. During this experience, he encountered four different types of alien beings: a small robot-like being, a short and stocky type, a slender one, and a weak-looking being. Whatever he had recalled in the hypnosis became the story of his best-selling novel. Since that night, he was full of curiosity about the unknown visitors.

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Strieber described that one of the beings had captivating black slanted eyes, while the last being had black button eyes. He further said that he underwent medical experiments conducted by those extraterrestrial beings. The experiments included a needle being inserted into his brain and an object being inserted into his rectum. Additionally, the beings extracted a blood sample from him by making an incision in his finger, indicating a series of invasive procedures.

As a result of the bizarre incidents described, Dr. Klein diagnosed Strieber with “temporal lobe epilepsy,” a condition known to cause hallucinations. However, Strieber did not accept this diagnosis and continued to claim that his abduction was a real experience. In fact, he went on to establish a foundation to provide support for other individuals who claimed to have been abducted by aliens, forming a support group for alien abductees.

In 1998, Strieber had another strange encounter at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto. He was awakened at 2:30 in the morning by a knock at the door, expecting room service, but instead found a mysterious man. Stieber told the Huffington Post: “I got up to open the door, thinking it was the room service waiter. It was not. It was a man I described as about 5 and a half feet tall, older-looking, like someone in his 70s. He wore dark-colored clothing, a turtleneck, and charcoal slacks.”

Strieber described this encounter in his book “The Key: A True Encounter,” published in 2000. The stranger engaged Strieber in a conversation about life lessons, science, and ethics. He expressed a desire to help humanity escape from a cycle of violence and self-destruction. When asked about technology, the stranger mentioned that an intelligent machine would continually seek to enhance its intelligence for survival. The conversation touched upon various topics, including the existence of multiple universes and catastrophic events in Earth’s history.

During the 45-minute conversation, Strieber grew increasingly curious and asked many questions. However, at one point, the stranger offered him a drink, which caused him to fall asleep immediately. The stranger’s true identity remains unknown, leaving Strieber contemplating the future of humanity and the undiscovered realms of science.

While many people remain skeptical about Strieber’s claim of alien abduction, John B. Alexander, a former Green Beret Commander and weapons developer, has regarded Strieber as an intelligent and thoughtful researcher in the field.

Author Whitley Strieber approached the subject of alien abductions differently than his contemporaries in the 1980s. While others focused on the idea that extraterrestrial scientists were stealing human DNA, Strieber delved into the controversial aspects of his own experiences with what he called the Visitors. He used this term because he was not sure if his captors were truly alien in the conventional sense. Strieber believed they might represent something beyond human comprehension.

In his book “Transformation,” a sequel to “Communion,” Strieber explored traumatic encounters of abductees who believed the Visitors (also known as Greys) had the ability to extract the immortal human soul from the physical body. He received a response from the Visitors, explaining that they recycled souls and that Earth was like a school where souls learn, grow, and evolve through successive reincarnations.

Strieber’s realization that the abduction phenomenon was stranger than initially thought was shared by Harvard professor John E. Mack. Mack encountered abductees who believed the entities they encountered were soul-stealers. In Mack’s book “Passport to the Cosmos,” he recounted the story of an abductee named Greg who feared being separated from his soul, believing it would lead to the end of his consciousness and existence.

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18-10-2025 om 16:52 geschreven door peter  

David Grusch Credits Elizondo Galactic Zoo Theory: Aliens Are Studying Us & UFO Crashes Are Intentional

David Grusch, a former 14-year high-ranking intelligence officer, is one of the three whistleblowers who testified before Congress on July 26, 2023, in the historical UAP hearings. After two months, Grusch appeared in a lengthy interview with Jesse Michels, where he discussed his claims broadly and also disclosed some more information related to his claims.

His testimony highlights that the US government has been concealing evidence of UFOs and indications of non-human intelligence. He declined to provide this information publicly but claimed to have shared it with the intelligence committees and the Inspector General and suggested discussing it in a closed environment.

Grusch has the support of many individuals in authority who believe he is an authentic person. In this June 2023 edition of the Debrief, authors Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal mention Karl E. Nell, a retired Army Colonel and aerospace executive who worked with David Grusch and characterized Grusch as “beyond reproach.” Nell speaks highly of Grusch’s integrity and credibility in his role as the Army’s liaison for the UAP Task Force from 2021 to 2022. (Click here to read the full article)

In the recent interview with Jesse Michels, Grusch discussed a range of topics, including the severe penalties faced by the leakers of classified UFO information, the existence of “nonhuman intelligence” pilots operating UFOs, and the initial reasons for concealing UFO information, which included concerns about societal shock and adversarial nations like Russia.

Grusch also highlighted the connection between the Manhattan Project and laws related to UFO secrecy, as well as the existence of a classified project related to UFOs separate from Project Blue Book. He suggested that the technology of these “nonhuman intelligence” entities may be highly advanced but evolved asymmetrically compared to humans, emphasizing their interest in nuclear technology. Luis Elizondo hinted that US Military had created an environment to attract UFOs so that they could study them. (Click here to read the full article)

Grusch cites a previous statement made by Lue Elizondo, a former Pentagon UFO official, regarding the “Galactic Zoo hypothesis.” This hypothesis suggests that extraterrestrials are observing us, possibly explaining the nature of these beings. It is evident that Grusch takes care to directly reference Elizondo’s prior interview, where he mentioned that these extraterrestrials are intentionally designed to have a humanoid appearance for interaction with humans.

David Fravor is another UFO whistleblower who testified along with Grusch before Congress. He discussed an encounter where he and his team were informed by a controller that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) had been observed for over two weeks descending rapidly from over 80,000 feet to 20,000 feet, hovering for extended periods, and then quickly ascending again. Michels and Grusch engage in a conversation about the mysterious nature of these objects, with Michels suggesting that they seem to exhibit awareness and play a sort of cat-and-mouse game with observers.

Grusch said, “Yeah, I know. I’ve had some folks I talked to that had their own kind of up-close kind of sightings. They said that they got that vibe too, you know? Who knows if that’s psychosomatic or sure or what, but they did get a vibe like that too… I’ve had a very smart guy who was like, ‘Well, did Darwin care to fully conceal himself when he studied the finches?’ And it’s like, they observe. They don’t really care, right? And they don’t really care to interact, but they’re just here to observe.”

The discussion touches on the idea that these UFOs might be studying or observing human activity, similar to anthropologists studying a tribe, and explores analogies like the “gorilla in the cage” and the possibility of these objects having an interest in nuclear power.

Big Think writes, “The Zoo Hypothesis, proposed by the MIT radio astronomer John A. Ball in 1973, says that aliens may be avoiding contact with us on purpose, so as not to interfere with our evolution and the development of our societies. The human civilization could be essentially living in a ‘zoo’ or a space wildlife sanctuary, where others populating the cosmos dare not go. By staying clear of us, they avoid interplanetary contamination.

The hypothesis makes the most sense in a crowded universe, if there are many civilizations which set up rules by which they govern their coexistence. Of course, if there are many extraterrestrial players, it is also doubtful that one of them wouldn’t have somehow contacted us, even if by accident. Maybe that’s what the Earth’s alien hunters are picking up on – random, unsanctioned interactions.”

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In 2016, Josh Hrala told ScienceAlert that while the zoo hypothesis does assume that aliens exist, perhaps the reason why they are not interacting with us is because they do not want to have any influence on our society and just want to keep observing us from far away. This makes sense as Grusch insinuates in the interview that the initial reasoning for hiding the information was the ontological shock it would cause in society due to society’s religiousness at the time, along with concealing the information from adversaries like Russia.

Why do they crash?

In the interview, Grusch suggested that UFO crashes may have been intentionally seeded to test humanity’s development in relation to being exposed to this technology. Astronomer Jacques Vallee thinks UFO crashes are not accidental events, but rather intentional occurrences that serve a specific purpose for the mysterious visitors.

Anomalien.com writes, “Vallee begins by pointing out that the evidence for UFO crashes is very weak and often contradictory. He argues that most of the alleged crash sites have never been properly investigated or verified by independent experts, and that many of the witnesses and whistleblowers who claim to have seen or handled alien bodies or debris are unreliable or have ulterior motives.”

He also mentions that the UFOs and the materials they are made of do not follow the normal rules of science and engineering. He thinks this is because the UFOs are intentionally confusing us, making us see things that do not make sense on purpose.

Vallee said, “There is plenty of data – and it should be analyzed further. But I do not think it’s going to be a propeller from a flying saucer. I think it is going to be things that would be interesting if you could find a pattern to the material. I’m skeptical about stories of crashed saucers; I have an open mind about it, but I’ve heard those stories for so many years and they never really amount to anything tangible. Also, I am skeptical for another reason: We build technologies now that are extremely reliable where there is the need. How often does your hard disk crash? I mean, if you keep your computer for 15 years, eventually the hard disk is going to crash. But you don’t expect that to happen. If you were going to build a technology that takes you across interstellar space, it would have to be extremely reliable.” (Source)

According to Vallee, the UFOs do not want to interact with us directly. Instead, they want to create a mysterious situation that makes us question what is real and what is not. He believes that these UFO events are like a big test for humanity. They want to see how we react – whether we get curious, scared, amazed, doubtful, or obsessed. Vallee thinks that how we react to these UFOs could change how we evolve and what our future looks like.

The discussion also touched on the possibility of UFOs being our descendants from the future, military sensory systems detecting UFOs more frequently due to advanced technology, and Grusch’s perspective shaped by being on the Autism spectrum.

Additionally, Grusch’s background as a veteran and his involvement in drafting the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, which includes provisions for reporting UFOs, were noted as relevant to his insights.

Moreover, any discovered UFO technology will be revealed to the public through a “Controlled Disclosure Campaign” plan, according to the US Defence Authorisation Act 2024, which is set to go before President Biden towards the end of the year.

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18-10-2025 om 16:00 geschreven door peter  

We associate Halloween with jack-o’-lanterns, carnival costumes, and various creatures and otherworldly beings that, according to legend, can enter our world on the night of October 31 to November 1. But the traditional images of this holiday are found not only on our planet, but also throughout the universe.

In honor of Halloween, the editors at Universe Space Tech have compiled a selection of the most unusual and frightening space photographs, featuring ghosts, witches, jack-o’-lanterns, and even a galaxy-sized emoji.

The Sun is a jack-o’-lantern

This image was captured by the SDO spacecraft on October 8, 2014, and shows active regions on the surface of our star. By a strange coincidence, they are arranged in a pattern that closely resembles a traditional Jack-o’-lantern.

Dead Man’s Hand

This image was obtained by the Chandra X-ray telescope. It shows a nebula located 17,000 light-years from Earth. At its center is a pulsar, the remnant of a star that exploded about 1,700 years ago. It rotates at a speed of 7 revolutions per second, affecting the surrounding matter and creating various bizarre structures resembling a giant ghostly hand.

Eye of Sauron

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Fomalhaut. It is still very young and is surrounded by a residual disk consisting of dust and various debris. In images taken by space telescopes, the star resembles a giant eye. Because of this, it is sometimes called the Eye of Sauron.

Witch Head Nebula

This bizarre object has the official designation IC 2118, but is much better known by its informal nickname. In fact, the Witch Head Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus, located thousands of light-years from Earth. It glows with the reflected light of the supergiant star Rigel. Its powerful wind is most likely responsible for the nebula’s unusual shape.

Hole in the sky

Due to its unique appearance, the NGC 1999 nebula has long attracted the attention of astronomers. It was previously thought that the characteristic dark area in its center was actually a cloud of gas and dust so dense that it simply blocked all visible light. However, recent observations have shown that this region is indeed empty. There are no gas and dust clouds or stars hiding inside it. What we see is a true cosmic void.

Creepy emoji

The powerful gravity of the largest structures in the universe can do truly strange things with light: amplify it and bend the direction of photons, leading to the formation of various cosmic mirages. One of them is captured in the photo shown here. The gravity of the SDSS J1038+4849 galaxy cluster has created a giant smiley face, whose smile makes an eerie impression. In reality, its “eyes” are two large elliptical galaxies that are part of the cluster itself, and its “nose” is a smaller galaxy. As for the ‘smile’ and “head,” these are distorted light from more distant galaxies.

Skull and bones

Appearances can be deceiving. Looking at images of the distant cosmic object NGC 2467, we see something that closely resembles a grinning skull. In reality, what we see is a stellar “maternity ward” that has given birth to many generations of young stars. Interestingly, NGC 2467 is not a single object, but rather several nebulae and groups of stars moving at different speeds. This image is the result of the observer seeing all of its objects in a single line, with their images overlapping each other.

Space virus

This image is quite capable of evoking memories of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it resembles a photograph of the virus taken with an electron microscope. But in fact, what we see here is not a microcosm, but a macrocosm. What we see is the remnant of a supernova that exploded in the constellation Cassiopeia in 1572. It is a bubble of hot gas rapidly expanding from the site of the explosion. In the process, it collides with the surrounding matter, generating shock waves and accompanied by the formation of high-energy radiation.

Death Star

Saturn’s natural satellite Mimas is known for two reasons. First, it is the smallest spherical body in the Solar System. Second, thanks to the Herschel crater, Mimas bears a striking visual resemblance to the famous Death Star. The crater’s diameter is 139 kilometers, which is more than a third of the natural satellite’s diameter. Miraculously, this impact did not destroy the icy moon. Interestingly, Mimas was first photographed by the Voyager spacecraft. They were launched in 1977, just when the first Star Wars movie hit the screens.

Skull Nebula

Different stars die in different ways. Some end their existence in a dazzling fireworks display, while others shed their outer layers and turn into white dwarfs. This is exactly what happened to one of the stars at the center of the NGC 246 nebula. The matter ejected by it formed a bizarre shape resembling a skull. Unlike most of the other objects on our list, in this case, the unofficial name quite accurately conveys the essence of what is happening. We see a huge burial shroud enveloping the recently deceased star.

Ghost of Cassiopeia

Ghosts and spirits are an integral part of the folklore of virtually all peoples of the world. Therefore, it is not surprising that their images can even be found in space. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the IC 63 nebula, also known as the Ghost. Of course, in reality, this object has nothing to do with the otherworldly realm. IC 63 is a gas and dust cloud in the constellation Cassiopeia that glows under the influence of a neighboring giant star. Over time, this radiation will destroy the cosmic Ghost, scattering its matter throughout the Milky Way.

Scary face

This terrifying face seems to be writhing in pain caused by the surrounding fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt in reality when this photograph was taken. In fact, what we see here is an image of the Perseus cluster taken by the Chandra Observatory. The “skull” is formed by fluctuations in X-ray radiation caused by hot gas filling the cluster. The bright spot in the center of the image corresponds to a supermassive black hole located in the center of the Perseus A galaxy.

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18-10-2025 om 15:40 geschreven door peter  

Scientists baffled as interstellar visitor makes mysterious maneuver toward the sun

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By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has displayed behavior never before seen in a comet.

In August, the Two-Meter Twin Telescope in the Canary Islands captured an image showing a faint jet extending roughly 3.7 miles from the object's nucleus, pointing toward the sun. 

This stream of gas and dust is unusual because comet tails are typically pushed away from the Sun by solar radiation and wind.

Harvard professor Avi Loeb said on Friday: 'The existence of an anti-tail pointed toward the sun is an anomaly that raises two questions: What is the nature of the anti-tail? 

'Why are comet experts ignoring this anomaly while insisting that 3I/ATLAS is a familiar comet?'

Weeks earlier, the Hubble Space Telescope observed a similar phenomenon, capturing an extended glow aimed sunward in late July. 

Loeb explained that the glow stretched roughly ten times longer than it was wide, forming what he described as the geometry of a jet directed at the Sun, a pattern unlike any known comet.

'Realizing this is as shocking as photographing an animal your family thinks is a street cat, only to see a tail coming out of its forehead,' Loeb said.

In August, the Two-Meter Twin Telescope in the Canary Islands captured an image showing a faint jet extending roughly 3.7 miles from the object's nucleus, pointing toward the sun

He noted that while many specialists hailed the Hubble image as evidence that 3I/ATLAS behaves like a comet, they overlooked the critical detail: the jet points the wrong way. 

Both the Hubble and ground-based observations show material moving toward the Sun, contradicting the physics that normally shape comet tails.

Loeb suggests the unusual orientation could indicate the object is ejecting large, heavy particles less affected by sunlight, or that an entirely new type of outgassing mechanism may be at work.

The professor has speculated that 3I/ATLAS could be of extraterrestrial origin, the moment it was identified in July.

Loeb said there is a 30 to 40 percent chance the object 'does not have a fully natural origin,' noting the possibility it is a 'Trojan Horse,' where a technological object masquerades as a comet.

However, the world could soon know the answer when 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to the sun on October 29.

The object should 'disintegrate into fragments' if it is a comet.

'When a comet gets close to the sun, solar radiation heats its icy nucleus,' Loeb explained.

Comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across a dense star field in this image captured by a telescope in Chile

'Volatile ices like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, or water sublimate directly into gas, carrying away dust and small rocks.

'This process can cause the comet to break apart if the mix of ice and dust cannot withstand the thermal stress.'

The European Space Agency's Jupiter probe will have a front-row seat, capturing the moment it either breaks apart or, as Loeb speculated, 'releases mini-probes as a technological mothership.'  

The ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) craft will have a view of the object when it comes 125 million miles from the planet and monitor it through November.

'During November and December, terrestrial observatories will also be able to monitor 3I/ATLAS and check whether it disintegrated like a natural comet or released mini-probes as a technological mothership,' Loeb explained.

While the professor believes there is a possibility it is of alien origin, NASA has long said the object is a natural comet.

The American space agency released images of 3I/ATLAS as it soared past Mars on October 3, showing it as cylindrical-shaped.

Stargazers on social media shared color-enhanced images of the object, which showed the interstellar visitor having a green glow.

Loeb and many other scientists are anticipating the visitor's journey to the sun as it will finally put the mystery to rest.

3I/ATLAS will appear as a fuzzy ball of light in the blackness of space, and if it does disintegrate, the professor said it will break into independent, smaller dots of light

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18-10-2025 om 15:13 geschreven door peter