Onderzoek naar Humanoïde Figuren en de Men In Black: Legenden en Ontmoetingen uit het Verre Oosten

Inleiding

Legendes en folklore uit het Verre Oosten zijn net zo fascinerend als die uit andere delen van de wereld. Overal ter wereld bestaan er verhalen over mysterieuze humanoïde figuren, vreemde ontmoetingen met onzichtbare wezens, en de bekende “Men In Black”. Vooral in regio’s zoals Azië, waar rijke culturen en oude tradities samengaan met moderne getuigenissen, worden deze verhalen nog steeds verteld en gedeeld. In dit artikel nemen wij je mee op een reis door enkele opmerkelijke en onverklaarbare ervaringen uit het Verre Oosten, met verhalen die net zo griezelig als intrigerend zijn. We bespreken ontmoetingen met bizarre wezens, waarnemingen van de Men In Black, en parallellen met bekende Amerikaanse verhalen zoals die van de Mothman en de Black-Eyed Children. Elk verhaal wordt gepresenteerd met de oorspronkelijke sfeer en diepgang, en laat zien dat deze mysteries nog altijd voortduren zonder duidelijke oplossing.

Verslagen over de Men In Black dateren tientallen jaren terug in het Verre Oosten

Humanoïde Figuren en Onbekende Creaturen in Maleisië en Singapore

Een van de meest opvallende gebeurtenissen vond plaats in september 2015, toen een golf van meldingen over vreemde, gevleugelde humanoïde wezens naar voren kwam in zowel Maleisië als Singapore. Eén van de meest onthutsende ervaringen werd gedeeld door freelance journaliste Lea Foo. Terwijl zij onderzoek deed naar een artikel over paranormaliteit in een oud, vervallen huis in Bukit Tunku, nabij Kuala Lumpur, beleefde zij een avond die haar leven veranderde.

Het huis was oud en volgelig, de ramen waren gebarsten en de sfeer griezelig. Gewapend met slechts een zaklamp ging zij het huis binnen, vastberaden haar onderzoek te voltooien. Al snel hoorde zij geritsel vanuit een van de kamers. Toen zij op de deur afliep, zagen haar heldere, gloeiende rode ogen haar onmiddellijk aankijken vanuit de duisternis. Vervolgens stonden de ogen recht naar haar gericht terwijl een humanoïde figuur zich oppoetste en opstond. Foo schatte dat het wezen ongeveer tien voet (3 meter) lang was en een menselijke vorm had, maar de huid leek leerachtig en afgezet met grote, vleermuisachtige vleugels die zich uitbreidden.

Op het moment dat het wezen een afschuwelijk schriek gaf, verloor Foo haar grip op haar zaklamp, waardoor zij in complete duisternis belandde. Ze rende snel naar de hoek van de kamer, zich stevig tegen de schaduwen klevend. Ze hoorde het gehijg en de ademhaling van het dier, dat na enige tijd haar positie leek te zoeken. Plotseling sloeg het weer met zijn vleugels, waardoor een ademende wind en een vieze, rotte vleesgeur door de kamer sloegen.

Wat Foo zich later realiseerde, was dat er kort daarvoor een soortgelijk wezen was gesignaleerd in Singapore. Deze verhalen blijven voortbestaan, en in het hele regio’s is de fascinatie met deze wezens nog altijd springlevend.

Vergelijkbare Ontmoetingen in Singapore

In dezelfde periode, eind augustus 2015, was Fergus Thomas, een 46-jarige leraar, aan het wandelen met zijn hond in Istana Woodneuk, een afgelegen gebied in Singapore dat ooit deel uitmaakte van een koninklijk paleis. Het was vroeg in de ochtend, ongeveer 6 uur, toen hij plots een oude, vervallen woning naderde. Vanuit nieuwsgierigheid keek hij door een raam en zag daarin een gevleugelde humanoïde figuur hangen van een deurpost af. Het wezen was minstens zes voet lang, ademde duidelijk, en had vleugels die rond het lichaam waren gewikkeld, vergelijkbaar met die van een slapende vleermuis. Het had een menselijke kop, maar met meer haar dan normaal.

Thomas herinnert zich dat het dier niet bewoog en mogelijk zich niet bewust was van zijn aanwezigheid. Hij sloop snel weg met zijn hond, onder de indruk en verward door wat hij had gezien. In dezelfde regio, in Changi, deed een student, Mildred Wan, eveneens een bijzondere waarneming. Tijdens een dagwandeling in een verlaten ziekenhuis, zag hij in een nabijgelegen boom een gevleugeld wezen dat een angstaanjikkende gil liet horen toen hij de deur uitliep. Hij hoorde geluiden die leek op rustende apen of dieren in de bomen, maar zodra hij het wezentje zag, voelde hij dat het op hem joeg, alsof het op de jacht was.

Het wezen verdween plotseling uit zicht, en de ervaring liet hem niet los. Dit soort verhalen suggereren dat dergelijke gevleugelde humanoïde wezens, vaak met bloedrode ogen en onheilspellende geluiden, nog altijd deel uitmaken van het lokale folklore en de collectieve verbeelding.

De Mothman Sighting Voorheen Gelinkt aan Fukushima?

Een bekend fenomeen dat overeenkomsten vertoont met de bovenstaande waarnemingen, is die van de Mothman. Het beroemde verhaal van de Mothman vindt haar oorsprong in Point Pleasant, Verenigde Staten, in 1967. Maar vergelijkbare verschijningen werden ook gerapporteerd in overige delen van de wereld, waaronder Europa, Oekraïne en Japan. Vooral in de nabijheid van grote rampen leek de aanwezigheid van dergelijke wezens vaak vooraf te gaan aan een tragedie.

In Japan, vlak voor de Fukushima-ramp in 2011, werd ook melding gemaakt van een mysterieuze verschijning in de regio rondom de nucleaire site. Een zakenman, Marcus Pules, was die avond aan het wandelen met een vriend in Okuma, dicht bij de ramplocatie. Plots hoorden ze een “woest geluid”, dat eerst leek op het slagen van een golfslag, maar al snel veranderde in een oorverdllende krijs die leek op het remmen van een grote stadsbus. Terwijl ze omhoog keken, zagen ze een grote, zwarte vleugelachtige figuur die op het dak van de reactor zat. Het scheurde zich los en scheerde door de lucht, cirkelend rondom de nucleaire locatie, en kwam recht op hen af.

De ogen van het wezen waren helderrood en de vleugels verstrakten zich uit tot een grote spanwijdte. De ontmoeting eindigde - net op het uiterste moment van een botsing - toen het wezen zich omdraaide en wegvloog in de duisternis. Of dit vooraf was een waarschuwing voor de ramp, blijft tot op heden onderwerp van speculatie en legendes.

Een Bizarre Ontmoeting op de Nachtbus in Tokyo

Men in Black kennen we vooral als een westers fenomeen, maar ook in Azië worden ze regelmatig gesignaleerd. In Japan, bijvoorbeeld, werd een opvallende ontmoeting gerapporteerd door een man genaamd “Kazu,” die de ervaring deelde met een onderzoeker, Brent Swancer. Zijn goede vriend Nobu, die een grote interesse had in UFO’s en vreemde verschijnselen, was op een late avond onderweg in een drukke metrobus in Tokio.

Nobu zat alleen in de bus totdat een oudere man, volledig gekleed in het zwart, enkele haltes na hem instapte. Hij koos bewust een zit recht tegenover Nobu, ondanks dat er andere lege stoelen waren. De man leek nerveus, bewoog vaak met zijn handen en glipte herhaaldelijk met zijn hoofd in de spiegel van de bus om Nobu te bekijken. Nobu merkte dat de man zenuwachtig was, gekleed in een loszittend zwart kostuum, met een hoed die leek op een combinatie tussen een fedora en een bowler. Hij zat op een korte briefcase, die hij voortdurend fischte en die zijn lange, dunne vingers benadrukte.

Wat de man bijzonder maakte, was dat hij sigarettenrook of zweet op zijn huid leek te hebben dat onverklaarbaar was bij het koude weer buiten. Daarnaast zag Nobu dat de huid van de man, onder de make-up of zweetdruppels, lichter en bleek was, alsof iets niet klopte. Nobu voelde dat de man niet leek te slapen of normaal te zijn. Zijn intuïtie zei dat hij met iemand te maken had die niet helemaal menselijk was, of in ieder geval niet van deze wereld.

Uiteindelijk besloot Nobu dat het verstandig was om de bus te verlaten. Toen hij opstapte, keek hij nog een laatste keer naar de man, maar die was verdwenen. Zijn ervaring bleef hem bij, en de ontmoeting gaf hem een onverklaarbaar gevoel van onveiligheid en verwarring.

Werken de Men In Black ook in het Verre Oosten?

“De Yamada-zaak”: Integraal of Veelzeggend?

Een ander, nog bekender verhaal, is dat van “Tom”, die op een avond drie mannen in donker pak bij zijn deur zag staan. Ze vroegen specifiek naar “de heer Yamada” en drongen erop aan om hem te spreken. Hoewel Tom hen vriendelijk verwees en meende dat ze zich vergisten, voelde hij dat er iets mis was. De mannen waren zeer bleek, hadden bijna zwartkleurige ogen en spreken met een stijf, onnatuurlijk accent. Ze werden aandringender, maar gingen uiteindelijk weg.

Kort daarna verscheen een ander geheimzinnig figuur: een man gekleed in zwart, met een strak gezicht en zonder emoties. Hij leek meer op een agent uit een sciencefictionfilm dan op een gewoon persoon. Tom liet weten dat hij zich zeer bedreigd voelde, en dat hij had de ervaring dat die mannen mogelijk van de Men In Black waren, of in ieder geval geassocieerd met ultrageheime overheidsoperaties of buitenaardse entiteiten.

Oordelen en Interpretaties

De verhalen uit het Verre Oosten passen in een groter patroon dat wereldwijd wordt waargenomen: vreemdelingen gekleed in zwart, mysterieuze vleugelachtige wezens, humanoïde figuren met glanzende of glinsterende ogen, en ontmoetingen die vaak ‘s nachts plaatsvinden. Hoewel sceptici wijzen op verklaringen zoals misidentificaties van dieren, psychologische projecten, of folklore-achtige verhalen, zijn er ook talrijke getuigenissen die de kracht van deze anomalieën onderstrepen.

Veel onderzoekers benadrukken dat de verhalen vaak overeenkomsten vertonen in motief en beschrijving, zelfs over culturele en geografische scheidslijnen heen. Dit wijst volgens sommigen op een dieper, ongekend fenomeen dat niet eenvoudig is uit te leggen binnen de conventionele wetenschap. Anderen blijven sceptisch vanwege gebrek aan bewijsmateriaal en het grote aantal menselijke interpretaties en folkloristische invloeden.

Conclusie

De verhalen over humanoïde wezens, de Men In Black en mysterieuze vliegende wezens uit het Verre Oosten blijven een bron van fascinatie en debat. Of het nu gaat om optische illusies, folklore, complottheorieën of echte ontmoetingen, één ding is zeker: deze verhalen worden door vele mensen gedeeld en blijven de menselijke verbeelding prikkelen. Ze geven ons een glimp van de grensgebieden tussen realiteit en fantasie, en houden de hoop levend dat er nog veel te ontdekken valt in de diepe mysteries van onze wereld.

In de toekomst zullen nieuwe getuigenissen, onderzoek en wetenschappelijke doorbraken mogelijk meer duidelijkheid brengen over deze verschijnselen. Tot die tijd blijven deze verhalen een belangrijke bron van folklore en onzekerheid, die ons uitnodigen om altijd onze ogen en geesten open te houden voor het onbekende.

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27-11-2025 om 22:19 geschreven door peter  

 3D Model Unlocks Just Who Made Easter Island's Moai

Gary Manners

Researchers at Binghamton University have created the first comprehensive three-dimensional model of Easter Island's Rano Raraku quarry, providing unprecedented insights into how the iconic moai statues were produced. The groundbreaking digital reconstruction, built from over 11,000 drone photographs, reveals 30 distinct workshop areas where ancient Polynesian carvers simultaneously created the massive stone figures, challenging long-held assumptions about centralized authority in monument construction.

The project emerged from necessity after a devastating wildfire swept through the quarry in October 2023. When researchers arrived at Rapa Nui in January 2024, a local community group requested comprehensive documentation in case the site suffered permanent damage. Professor Carl Lipo from Binghamton University's Department of Anthropology, along with colleagues Thomas Pingel and Kevin Heard from the Geography Department, seized the opportunity to create what he describes as "archeological Disneyland" in digital form.

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Mapping the Sacred Quarry

The team conducted approximately 30 drone flights, capturing 22,000 high-resolution images at 30-meter increments above the volcanic crater. Using advanced computer software, they stitched these photographs into a detailed three-dimensional model that took months to complete. The resulting interactive visualization allows anyone with an internet connection to explore the quarry from angles impossible to see even when physically present on the remote island.

"You can see things that you couldn't actually see on the ground," explained Lipo in a statement from Binghamton University. "You can see tops and sides and all kinds of areas that you'd never be able to walk to." The quarry sits within a volcanic crater too steep and rugged to safely traverse, making traditional documentation methods incomplete and potentially dangerous.

The comprehensive 3D model of Rano Raraku quarry reveals complex spatial organization of production activities across the quarry.

(PLOS ONE)

The model documented 426 moai in various stages of completion, 341 extraction trenches, 133 voids where finished statues once stood, and five anchor points used for lowering the massive figures down slopes. Perhaps most significantly, it revealed production features previously unknown to researchers, including quarrying areas on the crater's exterior slope and a sophisticated system of carved holes and bollards that facilitated statue transport.

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Unfinished moai attached to bedrock by “keels” along their backs demonstrate how carvers worked underneath from both sides until figures were separated from the source material. This production stage, difficult to document through traditional methods, is visible in the 3D model.

(Carl Lipo/Binghampton University)

Decentralized Production Challenges Assumptions

The research, published in the journal PLOS One on November 26, fundamentally challenges theories that monument building requires hierarchical political structures. By identifying 30 separate workshop areas, each employing different carving techniques and working simultaneously, the team demonstrated that moai production followed a decentralized, clan-based pattern rather than centralized control.

"We see separate workshops that really align to different clan groups that are working intensively in their specific areas," Lipo noted. "You can really see graphically from the construction that there's a series of statues being made here, another series of statues here, and that they're lined up next to each other. It's different workshops."

This pattern aligns with historical accounts from early ethnographers who described Rapa Nui as organized into multiple independent kin-based groups competing for prestige through monument construction.

The digital model revealed at least three distinct quarrying methods used across the site. In 143 cases, carvers defined facial features before outlining the head and body. Another 120 instances show blocks completely outlined before detailed carving began. Five examples demonstrate sideways carving into near-vertical cliff faces. This technological diversity suggests autonomous groups adapting to local geological conditions rather than following standardized procedures imposed by a central authority.

The findings carry implications far beyond Easter Island archaeology. As societies worldwide grapple with questions of governance and cooperation, Rapa Nui provides evidence that complex cooperative activities and large-scale projects can emerge through horizontal social networks rather than vertical power structures. The island's inhabitants successfully coordinated monumental construction across generations while maintaining decentralized political organization.

Moai statues at Ahu Akivi on Easter Island.

(Phil Whitehouse / CC BY 2.0)

Preserving Cultural Heritage Through Technology

Thomas Pingel emphasized the revolutionary nature of their technological approach: "The quality of this model is far above what could be done even just a couple of years ago, and the ability to share such a detailed model in a way that is accessible from anyone's desktop computer is remarkable." The project represents a leap forward in archaeological documentation, offering preservation benefits alongside research value.

The three-dimensional documentation serves as a crucial baseline for monitoring erosion, climate impacts, tourism effects, and site degradation at the UNESCO World Heritage location. Following the 2022 wildfire that threatened the quarry, local heritage managers from the Rapa Nui Comunidad Indígena Mau Henua recognized the urgent need for comprehensive records to assess damage and develop protection strategies.

Despite 140 years of documentation efforts beginning with Lieutenant-Captain Geiseler's 1882 descriptions, systematic data for Rano Raraku remained incomplete. Katherine Routledge's pioneering 1914 survey inventoried 293 moai, but subsequent studies produced varying counts and incomplete publications. The new model finally provides researchers and cultural heritage managers with comprehensive, accessible data for the first time.

Looking forward, Lipo hopes the model will inspire rather than replace physical visits. "People on the island are afraid that if we build three-dimensional models that no one will go to the island," he acknowledged.

"But I think this actually will inspire people to go there. Because otherwise, you're just seeing sort of snapshots of stuff. This is an incredible landscape of stuff that you could really go visit, that you'll want to see."

The research demonstrates how ancient technology and engineering knowledge enabled Polynesian seafarers to accomplish remarkable feats. Previous experiments showed that relatively small teams of 15-50 people could transport even the largest moai by "walking" them upright using ropes, eliminating the need for massive centralized labor forces. The quarry evidence now confirms this decentralized production model extended to statue creation itself.

The interactive 3D model is freely accessible online, allowing researchers, students, and curious observers worldwide to explore this archaeological treasure. The team will continue analyzing the model to extract new insights about quarrying strategies, production sequences, and social organization. As Lipo emphasizes, this unprecedented documentation tool enables analysis that was never possible with traditional methods, potentially revealing new chapters in the story of one of humanity's most enigmatic achievements.

• Top image: The main quarry of Easter Island, home to nearly 1,000 moai statues.  
• Source: Carl Lipo/Binghampton University

By Gary Manners

References

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27-11-2025 om 21:51 geschreven door peter  

Fluisteringen van het Heelal: Een Wetenschappelijke Verkenning van Extraterrestrische Signalen en Kosmische Mysteries

Inleiding

De menselijke fascinatie voor het buitenaardse en het onbekende is al even oud als de mensheid zelf. Sinds de vroege geschiedenis van de mythologie en de astronomische observaties is de zoektocht naar buitenaards leven en de mysteries van het heelal een universeel thema geweest. In het moderne tijdperk, gekenmerkt door technologische vooruitgang en uitgebreide wetenschappelijke onderzoeken, blijft deze fascinatie onverminderd. Het online artikel "Whispers of the Cosmos," gepubliceerd door Alienated Media op 27 december 2024, vertegenwoordigt een synthese van poëtische beschrijvingen en wetenschappelijke observaties, die samen een beeld schetsen van de recente ontdekkingen en de resterende raadsels die het heelal omhullen. In deze scriptie wordt het artikel kritisch geanalyseerd, waarbij de kernwetenschappelijke aspecten worden uitgelicht en gekoppeld aan bredere kosmische vraagstukken, inclusief andere kosmische raadsels en patroonmodellen die de zoektocht naar buitenaards leven en de aard van het universum kenmerken.

AFBEELDING GECREEERD DOOR ARTIEST

Signalen uit Kepler-186f: Een Voorbode of Simpel Toeval?

Een van de meest intrigerende elementen uit het artikel is de melding van 'fluisteringen' – zwakke radiofrequenties die van de exoplaneet Kepler-186f zouden komen. Deze planeet bevindt zich in de leefbare zone van een rode dwergster, op ongeveer 490 lichtjaar afstand van de aarde. De onderzoekers van het SETI-instituut meldden een laagfrequente, smalle-band-band emissie die herhaaldelijk werd waargenomen en niet kon worden toegeschreven aan bekende natuurlijke of menselijke bronnen.

De wetenschappelijke bron, artikel gepubliceerd in The Astrophysical Journal (juni 2024), geeft aan dat de herhaalde waarnemingen aanleiding geven tot optionele interpretaties; maar het blijft onzeker of deze signalen daadwerkelijk duiden op buitenaardse intelligentie. Dr. Maya Patel, die leiding geeft aan de onderzoeksgroep, geeft aan: “We hebben terrestrische interferentie en natuurlijke bronnen uitgesloten, maar de herkomst blijft ambigu.” Deze voorzichtigheid is kenmerkend voor de moderne wetenschappelijke houding – het bevestigen van het bestaan van buitenaardse communicatie vereist meer bewijs dan een enkele waarneming.

De zoektocht naar intelligente signalen uit exoplanetensystemen is niet nieuw. Sinds de beginjaren van SETI is men betrokken bij de poging om technologische signaturen te detecteren die niet natuurlijk kunnen worden verklaard. De verkenning van Kepler-186f voegt een nieuw hoofdstuk toe aan deze zoektocht, die vaak wordt gekleurd door populaire media en UFO-verhalen. Het onderscheid tussen serieus wetenschappelijk onderzoek en de volksverhalen over UFO’s en buitenaardse contacten blijft een breed debatpunt.

Illustratie van de aarde-achtige exoplaneet Kepler-186f. 

(Science)

Op een hoger abstractieniveau kunnen deze signalen worden geïnterpreteerd als een mogelijke component binnen het framework van SETI, dat de speurtocht naar technologische 'activiteiten' in het heelal betreft. Tegelijkertijd past deze waarneming binnen het patroon van signalen die worden aangemerkt als ‘possible communicatiesignalen’ of natuurlijke ruis, een proces dat zich herhaalt in verschillende exoplaneet-systemen. Daarmee wordt de vraag gesteld: is het mogelijke bewijs van buitenaards intelligent leven (BEL) een uitzondering, of een regel die we nog niet volledig kunnen plaatsen binnen onze wetenschappelijke paradigma's?

Donkere Materie en de Kosmische Raadsels

Een andere kernaspect uit het artikel is de verwijzing naar de ‘fluisteringen van donkere materie’, dat ongeveer 27% uitmaakt van de totale massa-energie van het heelal. Donkere materie is sinds de ontdekking van haar existentie in de jaren 1970 een van de grootste raadsels van de kosmologie. Ondanks uitgebreide observaties, waaronder de recente gegevens van de Euclid-telescope van het European Space Agency (ESA), blijft haar aard ondoorgrondelijk.

De gravitational lensing-effecten die door Euclid zijn gemeten, verstrekken gedetailleerdere inzichten in de verdeling en aanwezigheid van donkere materie, maar vormen geen aanwijzingen voor haar bestaan als een deeltje dat interactie heeft met licht of materie op een directe wijze. Dr. Luis Ortega van CERN wijst op de limieten van onze kennis: “We kunnen de voetsporen zien, maar de dader blijft verborgen.”

De invloed van donkere materie op de structuurvorming in het heelal is enorm. Zonder haar zou het universum niet de grote kosmische structuur kunnen hebben ontwikkeld zoals wij dat nu waarnemen. Hoewel donkere materie niet rechtstreeks lijkt te opereren binnen de context van UFO-rapportages (die doorgaans betrekking hebben op zichtbare, verdachte of niet-natuurlijke verschijnselen), stimuleert haar mysterieuze aard bredere speculaties over onbekende krachten en dimensies die verder gaan dan de huidige wetenschappelijke modellen.

Naast donkere materie kun je het patroon van zogenaamde ‘onverklaarbare verschijnselen’ op grote schaal binnen het universum opmerken, waaronder de waarnemingen van anomalieën in de kosmische achtergrondstraling en mogelijk zelfs fenomenen die wijzen op extra dimensies of multiversa. Deze theorieën bieden een kader waarin de onverklaarbare en onzichtbare aspecten van het heelal worden geïntegreerd, en bieden wellicht een breder kosmisch raamwerk waarin de ‘fluisteringen’ en mysteries kunnen passen.

Nieuwe Horizons en de Voortdurende Ontdekkingen

De rol van de ruimteverkenner New Horizons in deze context is cruciaal, hoewel niet direct gericht op het detecteren van buitenaardse bewijzen. Sinds diens succesvolle flyby van Pluto in 2015 verzamelt de missie data over de uiterste regionen van ons zonnestelsel en de Kuiper-asteroïdenbelt. De uitgebreide instrumentatie, ontworpen voor het meten van elektromagnetische signalen en fysische kenmerken, wordt beschouwd als een basislijn voor het detecteren van afwijkingen die kunnen wijzen op natuurlijke of artificiële bronnen.

Mission manager Emily Zhang benadrukt dat deze missie, ondanks haar oorspronkelijke doelstellingen, waardevolle gegevens levert die kunnen worden gebruikt om het elektromagnetische landschap van het heelal nader te bestuderen. De mogelijkheid dat buitenaardse signalen zich kunnen manifesteren als fonkelende zwaluwen in het elektromagnetisch spectrum wordt door haar en andere astrofysici niet uitgesloten.

Hoewel New Horizons niet specifiek is ontworpen voor UFO-detectie, illustreert haar rol het belang van langdurige, diepe-ruimte verkenningen waarin anomalieën kunnen worden gedocumenteerd en begrepen. Door systematisch gegevens te vergelijken en anomalieën te rangschikken kunnen wetenschappers patronen ontdekken die wellicht passen binnen groter kosmisch raamwerk, inclusief patronen die nu nog als ‘ongeïdentificeerd’ worden beschouwd.

Patroon herhaling en kosmische resonantie: nieuwe mustertheorieën

Naast de genoemde thema's is het belangrijk om in deze context ook andere patroonmodellen te overwegen die de kosmische raadsels kunnen verrijken. De wetenschap heeft zich bijvoorbeeld verdiept in de concepten van ‘kosmische resonantie’ en ‘patroonherhaling’ op grote schaal.

Het idee van resonantie in het heelal stelt dat bepaalde frequenties en patronen zich herhalen op verschillende schaalniveaus, van kwantummechanica tot galactische structuren. Het bekende voorbeeld hiervan is de ‘Galactische Ring’, een structureel patroon dat opnieuw lijkt te verschijnen in verschillende galactische schema’s, vergelijkbaar met muzikale resonanties die zich in verschillende toonhoogtes manifesteren. Sommige wetenschappers speculeren dat dergelijke patronen mogelijk verbonden zijn met onderliggende fundamentele natuurkrachten – of zelfs met hogere dimensies en multiversa – en dat zij als 'kosmische signalen' kunnen fungeren die wij willen interpreteren als mogelijke communicatie of raadsels.

Daarnaast worden patronen zoals de ‘delende fractalen’ in de structuur van het universum, en de herhaalde patronen in de kosmische achtergrondstraling, vaak aangevoerd als bewijs dat het heelal mogelijk is ingericht volgens een ‘cosmisch architectonisch patroon’. Hoewel deze theorieën nog controversieel blijven, geven ze ruimte voor nieuwe interpretaties waarin het universele patroon zich uitstrekt tot het onzichtbare en het onbekende, en wellicht zelfs tot verborgen communicatie met buitenaardse intelligenties.

Conclusie

De analyse van het artikel "Whispers of the Cosmos" onthult dat hoewel de recente wetenschappelijke observaties – van de exoplaneet Kepler-186f tot dark matter en de buitenplanetaire verkenningen met New Horizons – veel vragen oproepen, zij vooral de complexiteit en de mysterieuze aard van ons heelal onderstrepen. De waarnemingen van potentiële buitenaardse signalen blijven voorlopig in de sfeer van probabilistische plausibiliteit; ze vereisen meer bewijs en gedegen analyse voordat zij kunnen worden bestempeld als bewijs van buitenaards intelligent leven.

Tegelijkertijd weven deze waarnemingen zich in de bredere context van kosmische raadsels en patroonmodellen die het universum mogelijk volgens hogere ordeningen of resonantieprincipes laten functioneren. Donkere materie en energie, de patronen in de kosmische structuren, en de onbestemde signalen uit exoplaneet-systemen maken onderdeel uit van een groter intellectueel mozaïek dat nog lang niet volledig doorgrond is.

De rol van technologische instrumenten zoals New Horizons wijst op een belangrijke factor – dat systematisch, langdurig en geïntegreerd onderzoek noodzakelijk is voor het ontmaskeren van het onbekende. Gelijktijdig onderstrepen these ontdekkingen dat de meest waardevolle kennis voortkomt uit een combinatie van poëtische nieuwsgierigheid en rigoureuze wetenschappelijke methodologie.

De voortdurende zoektocht naar antwoorden op deze kosmische fluisteringen vereist niet alleen technologische vooruitgang en fundamenteel wetenschappelijk onderzoek, maar ook een open geest en een bereidheid om de patronen in het heelal te ontdekken die misschien meer vertellen dan wij nu kunnen vermoeden. Het is vooral aan de menshheid om de juiste vragen te blijven stellen en de antwoordende fluisteringen van het heelal te blijven luisteren.

Bronnen:

• The Astrophysical Journal, juni 2024
• Euclid Space Telescope Data, European Space Agency
• Interviews met Dr. Maya Patel (SETI Institute) en Dr. Luis Ortega (CERN)
• Observaties van New Horizons, NASA/ESA
• Theoretische modellen over kosmische patronen en resonanties

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27-11-2025 om 20:56 geschreven door peter  

“The Age of Disclosure” is set to be released in select theaters on Nov. 21.

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27-11-2025 om 20:36 geschreven door peter  

Scientists have come up with an unusual way to stop the Gulf Stream collapsing and plunging Europe into another Ice Age - and it involves MELTING an ice sheet

• READ MORE: Gulf Stream on the verge of collapsing reveals key 'fingerprint'

By JONATHAN CHADWICK, ASSISTANT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 

Melting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could save the Gulf Stream, a remarkable new study reveals. 

The vast icy mass in the southern hemisphere contains around 750,000 cubic miles of ice – enough to fill Wembley Stadium nearly three billion times. 

As it melts, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet sends salty water towards the North Atlantic, which helps the water stay dense enough to keep the crucial ocean current moving, the study authors reveal. 

However, the scientists stress that in other ways the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet would be a total disaster.  

If the ice sheet melted, it would raise sea levels by up to 14 feet (4.3 metres) – causing flooding, fatalities, infrastructure damage and more.

The findings suggest we may have to choose between saving the Gulf Stream (which would stop Europe from entering a deep freeze) and saving the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (which would prevent global flooding). 

According to study author Dr Sacha Sinet, climate scientist at Utrecht University, which terrifying scenario is worse is 'hard to tell'. 

Ultimately, reducing greenhouse gas emissions might be the only way to save both the Gulf Stream and the ice sheet – and avoid both eventualities. 

There are two ice sheets on Earth: the Greenland Ice Sheet in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Southern Hemisphere (divided into east and west). According to the study's findings, melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could keep the AMOC from collapsing 

The Gulf Stream is only a small part of a much wider system of currents, officially called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation or AMOC. 

A 'conveyor belt of the ocean', AMOC moves warm water near the ocean's surface northwards – from the tropics to the northern hemisphere. 

When the warm water reaches the North Atlantic (Europe and the UK, and the US east coast), it releases the heat and then freezes. 

As this ice forms, salt is left behind in the ocean water.

Due to the large amount of salt in the water, it becomes denser, sinks, and is carried southwards – back towards the tropics – in the ocean depths below. 

Eventually, the water gets pulled back up towards the surface and warms up ('upwelling'), completing the cycle.

Experts think AMOC brings enough warmth to the northern hemisphere to keep temperatures there relatively mild, so if the AMOC were to slow down or collapse, large parts of Europe and the US could enter a deep freeze.

But according to the Utrecht University researchers, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is potentially the AMOC's unlikely saviour. 

The researchers used a complex computer model, CLIMBER-X to examine how the AMOC would respond to different speeds and timing of ice sheet collapse

Scientists think AMOC brings enough warmth to the northern hemisphere that without it, large parts of Europe could enter a deep freeze. This remarkable satellite picture showing the extent of snow across Britain on January 7, 2010 gives an idea of what this could be like

The team used a computer model called CLIMBER-X to predict what would happen if both Greenland and Antarctica started melting rapidly in the future due to continuing global warming. 

CLIMBER-X simulates the response of the Earth to changes in different climate-related factors, such as changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. 

Amazingly, the model revealed that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's melting water didn't always increase the risk of an AMOC collapse. 

Under some conditions, such as when its melting was rapid and began to slow down as Greenland's melt peaked, it could prevent a total collapse.

The effect happens because Antarctic meltwater changes how layers of water behave in the Southern Ocean, which eventually sends slightly saltier water toward the North Atlantic. 

Over time, this helps the water stay dense enough to keep the AMOC moving, at least according to the computer model. 

Previous studies have already shown that melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet destabilises the AMOC. When its meltwater pours into the North Atlantic, it can slow down or stop the sinking of dense water that helps drive it. 

Amazingly, the study, published in Science Advances, seems to suggest the opposite for West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 

An ice sheet is a mass of glacial land ice extending more than 50,000 square kilometers (20,000 square miles). The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the western segment of the Antarctic Ice Sheet - and is more strongly affected by climate change 

Greenland melt generally destabilises the AMOC, whereas, as we have shown, West Antarctic Ice Sheet's melt may, under certain conditions, stabilise it,' Dr Sinet told the Daily Mail. 

However, if the timing is wrong, such as if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's melt peaks too late or is too slow, its stabilising effect vanishes. 

In fact, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's meltwater could even accelerate the AMOC's tipping point.

Dr Sinet stressed that greenhouse gas emissions need to be curtailed to avoid both collapse of the AMOC and melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

But the new findings may be helpful to understand the nuances of a warming world.  

'If emissions remain too high to preserve the stability of key tipping elements, then understanding whether the AMOC collapses or not becomes essential for anticipating the climate impacts that societies will need to prepare for,' he told the Daily Mail. 

'The important distinction is that the Greenland effect is well established and broadly accepted, whereas the influence of West Antarctic melt remains poorly understood and lacks consensus, and will likely continue to be debated for some time.' 

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27-11-2025 om 18:45 geschreven door peter  

Scientists are baffled as a mysterious halo of red light appears over a small Italian town for the second time in 3 years

• READ MORE: Dark matter is seen for the first time in eerie image  

By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

Scientists have been baffled by a mysterious halo of red light that has appeared over a small Italian town for the second time in three years.

An incredible image captures the bizarre UFO–like ring floating above Possagno, a tiny town in the foothills of the Italian Alps.

The photograph was taken by photographer Valter Binotto, who watched as the glowing structure flashed in the sky at 10:45 local time on November 17.

Strangely, this ring bears a striking resemblance to another red halo that was spotted by Mr Binotto in the same location in March 2023.

This year's halo was estimated to be 150 miles (200 kilometres) across and hovered at an altitude of around 60 miles (100 kilometres).

However, Mr Binotto does not believe that there are any extraterrestrial forces to blame.

Instead, these rings are likely to be a rare lighting–related phenomenon called an 'emission of light and very low–frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources', or ELVEs for short.

These glowing rings are so rare that they were only discovered by NASA in the 1990s, making spotting two over the same tiny town extremely unlikely.

A photographer has captured a baffling image of a red UFO–like halo floating over the small Italian town of Possagno (pictured)

Scientists believe that ELVEs are triggered when enormously powerful lightning bolts send an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) shooting through the upper atmosphere.

These pulses collide with a part of Earth's atmosphere called the ionosphere, which stretches between 50 and 400 miles (80–644 kilometres) above the ground.

Here, the electromagnetic radiation excites charged particles of nitrogen, causing them to give off a red glow.

This is a similar process to how electromagnetic radiation from the sun causes the glow of the Northern Lights.

However, ELVEs are enormously difficult to photograph because they only last for one thousandth of a second.

That is 100 times less time than it takes for you to blink.

For this reason, Mr Binotto says he has to use a specialised camera setup to record extremely high–framerate video and start recording as soon as the right conditions arise.

When the lightning has passed, he is then able to select the few frames when the ELVE is visible.

This is the second time that a red ring has appeared over the town, with a similar structure appearing in March 2023

But, even with all this preparation and years of attempts, Mr Binotto has only ever captured an ELVE on three occasions.

Mr Binotto told Daily Mail: 'It is a very rare phenomenon. Only a few lightning strikes are capable of generating it, and sometimes they occur when conditions are not suitable for photographing them – because it is daytime, the sky is covered with clouds, or simply because I am asleep.

'With the first one, I couldn't believe my eyes. I had seen others in photos, but never so powerful and well–defined. Even with the others, the emotion was immense.'

Given that these events are so rare and difficult to spot, it might seem unusual that two have been seen above Possagno in just two years.

However, this strange coincidence likely has less to do with any special characteristics of Possagno and more with Mr Binotto's skills as a photographer.

ELVEs are extremely large and appear at very high altitudes, meaning they can be seen from hundreds of miles away.

For example, Mr Binotto's 2023 ELVE was actually caused by a lightning strike near Vernazza, around 185 miles (300 kilometres) to the south.

Likewise, this latest halo was the product of a storm above Ancona, which is roughly 174 miles (280 kilometres) to the southeast.

This ring is likely a structure known as an 'emission of light and very low–frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources', or ELVEs for short. These are rings of red or green light created by electromagnetic pulses produced by powerful lightning strikes 

ELVEs are just one part of a class of strange phenomena known by scientists as transient luminous events (TLEs), which include so–called 'red sprites' that sometimes appear above storms. Pictured: Red Sprites seen from the International Space Station

Since these halos only need a powerful lightning strike to occur, there is nothing preventing them from being seen over any town in the world.

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ELVEs are just one part of a class of strange phenomena known by scientists as transient luminous events (TLEs).

These events are rarely seen, poorly understood, and extraordinarily tricky to study.

Some of the strangest TLEs include 'sprites', which appear like gigantic red jellyfish reaching their tendrils above the clouds.

The largest sprites can extend up to 60 miles (96 kilometres) above the cloud tops of large storms, but are so faint they can only be seen at night or from space.

WHY DOES LIGHTNING STRIKE?

Lightning occurs when strong upward drafts in the air generate static electricity in large and dense rainstorm clouds.

Parts of the cloud become positively charged and others negatively charged.

When this charge separation is large enough a violent discharge of electricity happens — also known as lightning.

'Lightning is a major hazard that claims many lives every year,' the UN's World Meteorological Organization says

Such a discharge starts with a small area of ionised air hot enough to conduct electricity.

This small area grows into a forked lightning channel that can reach several miles in length.

The channel has a negative tip that dispels charges to the ground and a positive tip that collects charges from the cloud. 

These charges passes from the positive end of the channel to the negative end another during a lightning flash, causing the charge to be released. 

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27-11-2025 om 18:33 geschreven door peter  

UN confirms planetary defenses will observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races through our solar system

By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR

The United Nations (UN) has confirmed that Earth's planetary defenses will be observing the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races through our solar system. 

Starting on November 27, a global team of scientists with the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) will kick off a two–month campaign to track the comet as it nears our planet.

'While it poses no threat, comet 3I/ATLAS presents a great opportunity for the IAWN community to perform an observing exercise due to its prolonged observability from Earth and high interest to the scientific community,' the UN explains on its website. 

'This 3I/ATLAS campaign is the 8th IAWN observing exercise since 2017 – IAWN holds these exercises roughly once a year.'

While 3I/ATLAS was only discovered in July 2025, the UN explained that this 'comet campaign' has long been planned. 

'IAWN had been planning to do a Fall 2025 comet campaign since 2024 to exercise capabilities for measuring the position of comets, which pose additional astrometric challenges as they appear as fuzzy extended objects compared to point–like asteroids in a telescope's field of view,' it added. 

The news comes shortly after NASA put claims that the object could be an alien spacecraft to bed once and for all. 

'We want very much to find signs of life in the universe... but 3I/ATLAS is a comet,' said Amit Kshatriya, a senior NASA official, at a press conference. 

Stargazers recently captured brand new clear images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using lower quality telescopes compared to those used by NASA

NASA's sophisticated HiRISE camera was supposed to provide a detailed image of the interstellar object near Mars, but the photo shown on Wednesday was blurry and vague

Since it was first spotted in July, the object – dubbed 3I/ATLAS – has captivated scientists and internet users alike, even prompting Kim Kardashian to ask NASA for answers.

Many scientists maintained it was merely a comet visiting us from a different solar system. 

However, others – including a member of US Congress and a Harvard researcher – were convinced that the object was an alien spacecraft. 

Last week, NASA released photos snapped by three of its Mars spacecraft as they passed just 18 million miles away from the object. 

These pictures finally put any speculation to rest, as they confirmed the object's identity.

And unfortunately for alien hunters, the US space agency says that 3I/ATLAS is a comet.  

The one man holding on to hope that the object could be extraterrestrial is Harvard professor Avi Loeb, who has shared new amateur telescope images of the interstellar object, captured between November 22 and November 24.

The photos reveal a glowing, fuzzy 'head' called a coma, along with a narrow tail stretching over 600,000 miles and pointing toward the sun instead of away from it like a typical comet.

Recent telescope images have produced clearer views of the object than the photos shared by NASA on November 19

NASA maintained that 3I/ATLAS was a comet with no signs of extraterrestrial life

One appears to reveal the shape of 3I/ATLAS, showing a cone–like object covered in a bright haze.

The images came from everyday skywatchers using small backyard telescopes around the world, including in Japan, Spain, and Chile.

Professor Loeb noted that a clear shot of the object on November 22, which showed its bright green body and long 'anti–tail,' was taken by Mitsunori Tsumura using a common 20–inch backyard telescope used by stargazers worldwide.

Another caught a sharp image of the interstellar visitor over Spain that same night using a 12.4–inch telescope - a very popular size used by hobbyists in their backyards.

Perhaps the sharpest picture Professor Loeb highlighted came from Paul Craggs of Canada, who was able to capture a clear image of the comet's current shape while traveling over North America on November 21.

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27-11-2025 om 18:18 geschreven door peter  

Easter Island mystery is SOLVED: Scientists finally pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads 900 years ago

• READ MORE: New 'stone head' statue mysteriously appears on Easter Island

By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Easter Island may finally be solved - as scientists pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ago.

In the past, researchers assumed that the 12 to 80-ton statues would have required the combined efforts of hundreds of labourers to build and move.

However, new archaeological evidence shows that the statues, known as moai, were not carved by a single powerful chiefdom.

Instead, each moai was carved by a small clan or by an individual family, with as few as four to six people working on a single statue.

Using a new 3D model of the island's main moai quarry, which you can explore below, archaeologists identified 30 unique 'workshops' where the statues were produced.

The researchers found that each clan seemed to have had their own unique artistic style, specialised techniques, and preferred digging sites.

Lead author Professor Carl Lipo, of Binghamton University, says: 'We see separate workshops that really align to different clan groups that are working intensively in their specific areas.

'You can really see graphically from the construction that there's a series of statues being made here, another series of statues here and that they're lined up next to each other.'

Researchers have finally solved the mystery of the Easter Island heads (pictured), as they reveal who built these enormous monuments 900 years ago 

Scientists have combined 22,000 photos of the Rapa Nui quarry, where hundreds of heads can be found, into a single 3D model (pictured) that you can explore below

Moai production on Rapa Nui began sometime around the 13th century as Polynesian communities began to carve ever larger monuments.

By the time the first Western explorers arrived in the 1700s, there were almost 1,000 statues dotted around the island, with many more lying partly finished inside the Rano Raraku quarry.

However, how and why this island community invested such vast resources in building these monuments has remained a mystery.

'The quarry is like the archaeological Disneyland,' says Professor Lipo.

'It's always been this treasure of information and cultural heritage, but it's remarkably underdocumented.'

In a new study, published in the journal PLoS One, Professor Lippo and his colleagues attempted to solve this puzzle by creating a detailed digital map of the quarry.

Using a drone, the researchers took some 22,000 pictures of the site and stitched them into a single 3D model that anyone can explore.

In addition to preserving the site for future study, this incredible map has also revealed some surprising details that have remained hidden from previous studies.

Using a new 3D model of the site where the heads, known as moai, were produced, scientists revealed that each head was manufactured by a small family or clan rather than by a central authority 

Professor Lipo says: 'You can see things that you couldn't actually see on the ground. You can see tops and sides and all kinds of areas that just would never be able to walk to.'

Importantly, this revealed just how different each of the workshops really was.

For example, the moai were usually carved by refining the facial details first before outlining the head and body.

But others carved out the entire block first before starting on the face, while others worked sideways into the cliffs.

Likewise, some moai bear the distinct signs of a unique artistic vision, including some which have a distinctively feminine appearance.

The workshops also appear to have been divided by natural features of the rock, rather than by broad geographical areas.

The researchers say this shows that access to the quarry wasn't controlled by a single authority, but rather that individual groups negotiated between themselves.

These findings challenge the view that large monuments like the moai are evidence of a large, powerful hierarchy that mobilised lots of people on a single project.

Archaeologists found evidence of 30 different 'workshops' (picture), each with their own unique style and methods 

Some clans even had their own unique style, with one group producing a female moai (pictured)

Easter Island timeline 

This supports a growing amount of evidence that building and moving the moai wouldn't have required nearly as much labour as previous researchers believed.

In the past, people believed that the moai were dragged on their backs from the quarry to their final positions, which would have taken a huge amount of effort.

But in a recent study, anthropologists found that the people of Rapa Nui likely used ropes to rock the statues in a zig–zag pattern.

By attaching ropes to either side of the head and pulling back and forth, the moai can be rocked side to side and shuffled forward in a 'walking' motion.

This technique would have allowed small teams of people to move the enormous moai over long distances with relatively little effort.

The stone heads were then moved along specially made 'moai roads', which connected the quarry to their final destination. 

Made to be around 4.5 metres wide with a concave profile, the researchers found that the specific shape of these roads helped to stabilise the heads and made them more likely to shuffle forwards. 

Using a combination of 3D modelling and real–life experiments, Professor Lipo and his collaborators previously found that they could 'walk' a moai with just 18 people.

This method proved so easy that people only needed to pull the ropes with one hand once the rocking had started. 

This supports the idea that the moai were produced and moved by a far smaller number of people than scientists had previously thought, with studies showing that as few as 18 people could 'walk' the sculpture using ropes 

This is further evidence that moai production likely took place on a small scale, with only a few people needing to be involved at any time.

The researchers estimate that making a moai would only take four to six carvers and as few as 10 to 20 additional personnel to carry supplies and help with tool and rope production.

This makes sense since anthropologists believe that Rapa Nui was not politically unified, but instead consisted of many small and independent family groups.  

Professor Lipo says: 'When we look at the ability for people to move giant statues, it doesn't take that many people to do it.

'So that it really connects all the dots between the number of people it takes to move the statues, the number of places, the scale at which the quarrying is happening and then the scale of the communities.'

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27-11-2025 om 18:01 geschreven door peter  

Harvard Scientists Say There May Be an Unknown, Technologically Advanced Civilization Hiding on Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Image: Getty / Futurism

What if — stick with us here — an unknown technological civilization is hiding right here on Earth, sheltering in bases deep underground and possibly even emerging with UFOs or disguised as everyday humans?

In a new paper that’s bound to raise eyebrows in the scientific community, a team of researchers from Harvard and Montana Technological University speculates that sightings of “Unidentified Anomalous Phemonemona” (UAP) —  bureaucracy-speak for UFOs, basically — “may reflect activities of intelligent beings concealed in stealth here on Earth (e.g., underground), and/or its near environs (e.g., the Moon), and/or even ‘walking among us’ (e.g., passing as humans).”

Yes, that’s a direct quote from the paper. Needless to say, the researchers admit, this idea of hidden “crypoterrestrials” is a highly exotic hypothesis that’s “likely to be regarded skeptically by most scientists.” Nonetheless, they argue, the theory “deserves genuine consideration in a spirit of epistemic humility and openness.”

The interest in unexplained sightings of UFOs by military personnel has grown considerably over the past decade or so. This attention grew to a peak last summer, when former Air Force intelligence officer and whistleblower David Grusch testified in front of Congress, claiming that the US had already recovered alien spacecraft as part of a decades-long UFO retrieval program.

Even NASA has opened its doors for researchers to explore mysterious, high-speed objects that have been spotted by military pilots over the years.

But several Pentagon reports later, we have yet to find any evidence of extraterrestrial life.

That hasn’t dissuaded these Harvard researchers, though. In the paper, they suggest a range of possibilities, each more outlandish than the next.

First is that a “remnant form” of an ancient, highly advanced human civilization is still hanging around, observing us. Second is that an intelligent species evolved independently of humans in the distant past, possibly from “intelligent dinosaurs,” and is now hiding their presence from us. Third is that these hidden occupants of Earth traveled here from another planet or time period. And fourth — please keep a straight face, everybody — is that these unknown inhabitants of Earth are “less technological than magical,” which the researchers liken to “earthbound angels.”

UFO sightings of “craft and other phenomena (e.g., ‘orbs’) appearing to enter/exit potential underground access points, like volcanoes,” they write, could be evidence that these cryptoterrestrials may not be drawn to these spots, but actually reside in underground or underwater bases.

The paper quotes former House Representative Mike Gallagher, who suggested last year that one explanation for the UFO sightings might be “an ancient civilization that’s just been hiding here, for all this time, and is suddenly showing itself right now,” following Grusch’s testimony.

The researchers didn’t stop there, even suggesting that these cryptoterrestrials may take on different, non-human primate or even reptile forms.

Beyond residing deep underground, they even speculate that this mysterious species could even be concealing themselves on the Moon or have mastered the art of blending in as human beings, a folk theory that has inspired countless works of science fiction.

Another explanation, as put forward by controversial Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, suggests that other ancient civilizations may have lived on “planets like Mars or Earth” but a “billion years apart and hence were not aware of each other.”

Of course, these are all “far-fetched” hypotheses, as the scientists admit, and deserve to be regarded with plenty of skepticism.

“We entertain them here because some aspects of UAP are strange enough that they seem to call for unconventional explanations,” the paper reads.

“It may be exceedingly improbable, but hopefully this paper has shown it should nevertheless be kept on the table as we seek to understand the ongoing empirical mystery of UAP,” the researchers conclude.

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27-11-2025 om 16:24 geschreven door peter  

The Kuiper Belt is a vast ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune, home to Pluto and countless smaller objects. Astronomers have long known that this belt is not uniform, and that it contains subtle clumps and gaps, like the rings of Saturn seen from far away. One of these clumps is called the “kernel,” a tight crowd of small, cold, almost circular orbits centered around 44 times Earth’s distance from the Sun (44 astronomical units, or AU).

In the new study, the astronomy team from Princeton report evidence for a second, similar crowd just inside that one, at about 43 AU, which they dub the “inner kernel.” The objects in this inner kernel move on nearly circular paths, with low tilts relative to the Solar System’s main plane. According to the researchers, these traits mark these curious bodies as members of the “cold classical” Kuiper Belt, a population thought to have stayed relatively undisturbed since the early days of the Solar System.

Across a catalog of 1,650 tracked Kuiper Belt Objects, the inner kernel appears as a real concentration of orbits: it spans about 42.4–43.6 AU in distance, and its members have especially low “free” eccentricities (a measure of how stretched their orbits are once after you strip away planetary gravity effects). The team estimates that objects in this inner kernel may make up around 7–10 percent of all so‑called classical Kuiper Belt objects, and roughly 14–21 percent of the coldest, most undisturbed ones.

So a big question now remains. Is the “kernel” and the “inner kernel” one large structure out there in the dark expanse of space, or are they separate?

The orbits of these objects are very stable. Their closest approaches to the Sun stay well above a theoretical “stability boundary” near 37 AU, and even in the most extreme case their paths don’t dip inside about 40 AU. That suggests they have not been violently scattered inward by Neptune, but instead survived more or less where they formed, or were gently moved there.

Compared with the outer kernel at 44 AU, the inner kernel looks “colder” in one key respect: its free eccentricities are smaller on average, meaning the orbits are more nearly circular when planetary influences are factored out. That difference could make the inner kernel a better example of how much shaking and shuffling the Kuiper Belt has experienced. If giant planets like Neptune migrated outward in jumps, as some models suggest, each jump could have left behind gravitational gaps in the belt’s structure. The presence of two closely spaced, cold clumps might be telling the story of how smooth or violent that process really was.

The main part of the Kuiper Belt begins at Neptune’s orbit

(Image: NASA).

There is also a strange piece of orbital context. The structure’s orbit has a particular resonance with Neptune. In simple terms, between the two clumps of Kuiper Belt objects, there is a special region where Neptune’s gravity keeps time with them in a steady rhythm called the 7:4 resonance. While Neptune goes around the Sun seven times, the objects in the belt goes around four times. In places like this, those repeated tugs can either sweep objects away or herd them together, a bit like a parent pushing a child on a swing in just the right rhythm, so the lack of objects between the two clumps might be caused by this resonance, although the researchers are not yet sure that this is really the reason.​​

This was an interesting find, according to the researchers, as it points to a possible cause of the “inner kernel” structure. 

Beyond the discovery of this new structure inside the belt, the study is notable because the researchers turned to tools more familiar from data science than from traditional astronomy.

First, they re‑described each orbit in a way that tries to peel away the steady, predictable nudges from the giant planets. The raw orbital elements of a Kuiper Belt object, its eccentricity (how elongated the orbit is) and inclination (how tilted it is), are a mix of a “forced” part set by the collective gravity of the planets and a “free” part that reflects the object’s own history. Using established mathematical techniques from celestial mechanics, the team calculated these free components for each of the 1,650 objects in a recent catalog of classical Kuiper Belt objects.

They then fed each object’s distance from the Sun, free eccentricity, and free inclination  into a clustering algorithm called DBSCAN (Density‑Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise). DBSCAN looks for dense swarms of points in a cloud of data, marking them as clusters, while treating isolated points as noise.

Because DBSCAN’s behavior depends on how you tune its settings, the team adopted a conservative strategy. They only trusted results from runs where the algorithm clearly picked out a “kernel‑like” feature matching the known 44 AU kernel, and then asked whether, under those same settings, another cluster appeared.

In every such case, the inner kernel popped out at about 43 AU. Changing the parameters slightly sometimes caused the algorithm to merge the inner and outer kernels into one broader cluster, underlining the ambiguity of whether these are two distinct structures or two peaks in a single large one.

“There are two alternative explanations that we cannot distinguish between: either the kernel is significantly larger than previously thought, or there is an additional distinct structure in the cold classical Kuiper belt,” the authors explained. “In either case, the inner kernel, as described here, is the additional component.”

For now, the authors are cautious. The inner kernel clearly shows up in the data as they have processed it, but it is not yet clear whether it is a truly separate structure or simply the inner edge of a larger, more complex kernel. It’s especially cold orbits, however, hint that it might carry a slightly different history, and that makes it valuable for testing models of how Neptune moved and how the outer Solar System settled into its current shape.

The real test will come with more data. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), due to begin full operations later this decade, is expected to discover and track thousands more Kuiper Belt objects. With that flood of new orbits, astronomers will be able to see whether the inner kernel sharpens into a well‑defined band or blurs into a broader structure.

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27-11-2025 om 15:57 geschreven door peter  

The Speed of Light

Based on present-day physics, scientists know the speed of light is the greatest speed at which anything in our universe can travel. That astronomical rate is clocked at 186,000 miles per second. Due to the immense distances separating points in outer space, scientists have adopted the distance light travels in one year, 5.88 trillion miles, as a universal measurement scale.

Proxima Centauri is the star nearest to our own, even though that cosmic neighbor is 4.2 light-years away from Earth. Over four years of light-speed travel would be required to cross such a distance.

For shorter distances in space, scientists rely on astronomical units, which are equal to the distance between Earth and the Sun. Although humanity has yet to conquer light-speed travel, Voyager 1 still manages to zip along at the relatively quick 11 miles per second. This adds up to 3.5 AU each year as the craft continues its journey.

Communications Challenges

Somewhere in the middle of these two ends of the cosmic measuring scale is the less commonly used figure known as the “light day,” denoting the distance light travels in a single Earth day.

That distance has begun to add up and impact the effectiveness of communications with Voyager, which are maintained through NASA’s Deep Space Network. Mission engineers spent weeks last November dealing with just one episode of technical difficulties due to communications lag. At billions of miles from Earth, the commands and responses took 23 hours to travel in each direction from Voyager 1 to Earth.

During that event, silicon dioxide from a rubber diaphragm had accumulated in a fuel tank, cutting off a crucial fuel thruster tube. Thrust was drastically lowered, as the liquid hydrazine fuel was impeded from flowing freely. It took 40 small thrusts from the obstructed system to even push Voyager into proper alignment for effective communication with Earth.

In the end, the mission engineers elected to return to a set of thrusters that had themselves been turned off years earlier due to malfunctions, although of a less severe sort than those plaguing the system last year. At one point during the operation, power was so low that the mission team had to take the calculated risk of turning off Voyager 1’s heater in deep space to power the systems required to bring the old thrusters back online.

The Future of Voyager 1

Despite the challenges of communicating over such a massive distance, NASA plans to maintain contact with Voyager 1 as it crosses the monumental 16.1 billion-mile threshold to reach one full light-day from Earth.

The celebration may be bittersweet, though. Three radioisotope thermoelectric generators power the craft, which are expected to run out of energy in the next decade. Many of Voyager 1’s systems are no longer functional, as those generators are even now providing much less power than the craft utilized at launch. Over the years, many concessions have been made, reverting to backup thrusters, disabling instruments, and cutting power to keep the mission continuing long past its expected lifespan.

As such, the one light day milestone may be the last outstanding achievement for humanity’s farthest step into the cosmos.

• Ryan Whalen covers science and technology for The Debrief. He holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. He can be contacted at ryan@thedebrief.org, and follow him on Twitter @mdntwvlf.

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27-11-2025 om 15:39 geschreven door peter  

The Origins of Disclosure: Crashes, Archives, and Secrets with Leslie Kean

Overview

Investigative journalist Leslie Kean sat down with host Peter Skafish on the Sol Forum to trace the “disclosure era” that has emerged around unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Kean argues that today’s surge of official acknowledgment rests on a decades‑long, largely hidden effort by government officials, journalists, and researchers. She points to a series of high‑profile incidents, persistent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) pushes, and internal memos that together form a “paper trail” of acknowledgment, even as many details remain classified or deliberately omitted.

Historic Crashes and Legal Battles

One of the earliest keystones in Kean’s narrative is the 1979 Kecksburg incident in Pennsylvania, where witnesses reported a fireball and a metallic object that allegedly crashed in a wooded area. Witnesses described seeing a fiery streak in the sky followed by the discovery of a mysterious metallic object. Local residents and witnesses indicated that the object resembled a spacecraft or a piece of advanced technology. Kean notes that a lawsuit filed against NASA in the early 1980s sought access to the agency’s investigative files, claiming that the government had retrieved the craft and concealed evidence. Although the suit was ultimately dismissed due to legal technicalities, the case revealed “multiple eyewitnesses, an unidentified object, and missing files” that continue to be cited by researchers as proof of a genuine crash retrieval. Kean emphasizes that the Kecksburg case set a precedent for later legal and investigative actions aimed at uncovering hidden material. It demonstrated the importance of grassroots advocacy and legal persistence in challenging government opacity regarding aerial phenomena.

Further back in history, the Roswell incident of 1947 remains a touchstone in UAP lore. Although officially dismissed as a weather balloon, whistleblowers and researchers have long argued otherwise. Kean describes how declassified documents, when scrutinized, hinted at a cover-up involving the recovery of unusual debris and possibly alien bodies. These revelations prompted ongoing efforts to push for transparency and led to a cultural and political climate increasingly receptive to investigating extraordinary claims. Decades later, the Roswell incident became a symbol of government secrecy and the need for scrutiny of official narratives.

Government Archives and FOIA

Efforts Kean highlights several internal government initiatives that have gradually opened the archives, serving as milestones in the ongoing disclosure process. In 2022, John Podesta’s FOIA push resulted in the release of a handful of declassified documents, including the Bolender memo, which acknowledges that the Department of Defense was still receiving civilian UFO reports in the 1990s. These documents, although limited in scope, provide glimpses into a long history of official interest and concern regarding aerial anomalies. Additionally, the efforts by Congressional figures like Harry Reid—former Senate Majority Leader—have been instrumental. Reid’s advocacy for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and its successor AASWAP led to the eventual public release of video footage showing unidentified objects performing maneuvers beyond known human technology, as well as a limited inventory of recovered materials. Kean points out that these releases often contain “quiet references to ‘classic’ UFO cases”—a term used internally to denote incidents predating the modern UAP terminology—suggesting that the government has long been aware of a broader phenomenon. The process of declassification, she explains, is often incremental and partial, reflecting the sensitive nature of certain knowledge and a cautious approach to public disclosure.

Deep Secrecy and Recent Revelations

The conversation also turned to the depth of secrecy surrounding UAP investigations. Kean cites the Wilson memo, a classified internal document that outlines a covert program tasked with “monitoring and analyzing anomalous aerial events” while restricting dissemination to a narrow circle of authorized personnel. She explains that her decision to publish former intelligence officer David Grusch’s allegations was not taken lightly; the story was cross‑checked against findings from an Office of the Inspector General (IG) investigation and corroborated by multiple independent sources. Kean stresses that the U.S. approach has been characterized by “systemic denial,” contrasting sharply with the openness displayed by other nations such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and, as previously mentioned, Chile. These countries have adopted more transparent policies and actively invite the public and scientific community to participate in investigations and data collection efforts. Kean suggests that the American government’s secrecy is rooted in a combination of national security concerns, fear of public panic, and a desire to maintain technological superiority.

The Wilson memo and other classified documents reveal that U.S. agencies have been aware of phenomena that challenge conventional understanding for decades. However, efforts to study or disclose this information have often been thwarted by bureaucratic inertia and classified compartmentalization. This systemic secrecy complicates efforts by outside researchers and journalists, who must piece together fragmented evidence from leaks, witness testimonies, and declassified unintentionally revealing documents. Kean underscores that new declassification initiatives could potentially accelerate the timeline toward full transparency, but political and institutional barriers remain formidable.

International Contrast and Outlook

Kean underscores that not all governments follow the United States’ pattern of secrecy. Chile, for example, operates an official UAP office within its civil aviation authority, regularly publishing reports and inviting public participation. This approach reflects a more transparent, collaborative attitude and demonstrates that openness can coexist with national security protocols. Kean views Chile’s model as a template for future U.S. policies—highlighting the importance of establishing institutional frameworks where scientific, governmental, and civilian entities work together openly. She also mentions emerging transparency efforts in countries like France and the United Kingdom, which have initiated more open dialogue and data-sharing strategies.

This international contrast underscores a fundamental question: why is the U.S. lagging behind in transparency? Kean suggests that internal cultural factors, political pressures, and differing perceptions of national security influence policy decisions. She advocates for a shift towards greater openness, emphasizing that public trust and scientific progress depend on honest, comprehensive disclosure of UAP encounters.

Looking ahead, Kean asserts that the current “disclosure era” is the product of “quiet, sustained work” over decades—an accumulated effort involving whistleblowers, investigative journalism, FOIA activism, and evolving governmental attitudes. As new technologies such as advanced sensors, radar, and AI-driven analysis become more widespread, the potential for breakthroughs increases. Kean remains cautiously optimistic that a future where UAPs are openly studied, and their origins understood, is possible. However, she stresses that this future hinges on continued pressure from journalists, legislators, and the public to move from modest releases to full accountability. The ongoing push for transparency may ultimately lead to paradigm shifts in science, defense, and our understanding of our place in the cosmos.

In conclusion, Leslie Kean’s insights illustrate that the path to UAP disclosure has been long, arduous, and intertwined with national security considerations, institutional reluctance, and societal interest. While recent years have seen remarkable strides—including declassified videos and congressional hearings—the full story remains elusive. Kean’s work advocates for persistence and transparency, arguing that openness about aerial anomalies is essential for scientific integrity, public trust, and future technological and cultural evolution. The history, current developments, and international perspectives she presents collectively emphasize that disclosure is not a single moment but a sustained journey—one that continues to unfold with every new revelation, research effort, and public demand for truth.

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26-11-2025 om 23:30 geschreven door peter  

Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

Here's the biggest science news you need to know. 

• The 'other' comet ATLAS C/2025 K1 has exploded and is disintegrating in real time.
• Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may have a course-altering encounter with Jupiter before it leaves our solar system.
• A new study claims to provide the first direct evidence of dark matter.

RIP 'other ATLAS': Watch the doomed comet explode into pieces in incredible new images

By Harry Baker  

Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.

A new animation shows the gradual disintegration of comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), which began to break apart on Nov. 13. 

(Image credit: Michael Jäger)

In space, death can be a beautiful thing. That's certainly the case for the recently deceased "other" comet ATLAS, which is slowly breaking apart after meeting its explosive end earlier this month, stunning new images reveal.

C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is a comet originating from the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune that was discovered in May by astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). It reached its closest point to the sun, or perihelion, on Oct. 8, coming within 31 million miles (50 million kilometers) of our home star. But the comet largely went under the radar until earlier this month, when it developed a rare golden glow in its coma and tail.

It has become known as the "other ATLAS," thanks to its shared surname with the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which has been dominating headlines since it was first spotted shooting through the solar system in July. The two comets have no relation, other than being detected by the same telescope network around the same time.

On Nov. 13, astronomers noticed that C/2025 K1 had broken apart into several pieces. Austrian astrophotographer Michael Jäger has been keeping a close eye on C/2025 K1 since it began to fall apart, and he has now shared a stunning timelapse animation that shows the fragments of the comet slowly separating from one another.

"Following brightness surges in early November, we have been able to observe this comet splitting into three brighter fragments for the past two weeks," Jäger told Spaceweather.com. "The animation shows it on November 12, 14, 18, 19, and 20th."

The comet was not expected to survive its perihelion — astronomers predicted that the close proximity of its journey around the sun would place a huge amount of gravitational strain on the object. After its solar flyby, initial observations suggested that it had emerged unscathed. However, following a sudden brightening event, the comet then broke apart into three distinct pieces.

More recent photos have shown that a smaller fourth fragment also splintered from the comet, according to Spaceweather.com. However, this part of the comet is not visible in the new animation.

C/2025 K1 was one of just a handful of comets that have ever been seen with a golden hue (see below), which is likely the result of a surprising lack of carbon-bearing molecules, such as dicarbon, carbon monoxide and cyanide in its nucleus. In fact, only two other known comets have ever had fewer of these molecules, astronomer David Schleicher of Arizona's Lowell Observatory recently reported.

Researchers had hoped to learn more about the comet and its surprising composition during its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 25). However, this now seems unlikely.

But the comet's fragments will still be visible in the constellation Leo to anyone with a decent telescope or a pair of stargazing binoculars.

Other ATLAS(s)

C/2025 K1 is not the first comet to bear the name ATLAS. In fact, dozens of other comets have been found by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a NASA-funded robotic survey, which has been scanning the night sky using telescopes in Hawaii, South Africa and Chile since 2015.

Over the last few years, several ATLAS comets have made the news, including C/2024 G3, which appeared in spectacular snaps by astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this year, as well as a doomed sungrazer comet, the Halloween ATLAS comet and Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which all shone brightly in 2024.

But the most famous of the ATLASs is 3I/ATLAS, an alien comet that is traveling past us after being ejected from its own star system, potentially long before the solar system was born.

3I/ATLAS is currently on its way back out of the solar system, having reached its own perihelion on Oct. 29, and will reach its closest point to Earth on Dec. 19, when it will reach a minimum distance of 168 million miles (270 million km) from our planet. And despite what some people claim, the astronomical community is very much in agreement that it is not an alien spacecraft.

Only time will tell what wonders the future ATLAS comets will have in store for us.

3I/ATlAS shrugged

We’re still tracking comet 3I/ATLAS after last week’s headline-grabbing NASA stream revealing the agency’s images of the potentially 7-billion-year-old interstellar visitor.

Astronomers are racing to learn everything they can about the comet as it approaches its closest point to Earth on Dec 19., with some even having devised a new way to measure the size of the comet’s nuclei.

And another preprint paper suggests that the comet’s trajectory could be altered by gravitational interactions with the gas giant Jupiter as it zips out of our solar system, with an ideal potential observation window for the Juno spacecraft sometime in March 2026.

Dark matter revealed?

Good morning science fans, did you miss us? We’re back with big news, or for now just a very big claim, that an astrophysicist working with NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may have found the very first direct evidence for the existence of dark matter.

Dark matter is one of the universe's most mysterious components. It makes up 27% of our universe, with ordinary matter only accounting for 5%, but because it does not interact with light, it can't be detected directly.

But characteristic flashes spotted in this new study could be a smoking gun pointing to dark matter being made up of weakly interacting massive particles, or wimps, which are 500 times heavier than protons.

Much more work is needed to rule out other explanations, so astronomers are responding to the claims with characteristic caution. But if they can finally unveil the mass-ter of disguise, it will offer a major boost for our best theory of the universe.

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26-11-2025 om 22:25 geschreven door peter  

Do UFOs Come from Parallel Dimensions? Scientific Theories

1. Overview

The phenomenon of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) has long fascinated humanity, inspiring countless stories, theories, and debates about their origin. Traditionally, UFO sightings have been attributed to extraterrestrial visitors from distant planets, stimulated by movies, literature, and anecdotal reports. However, in recent years, a new and intriguing hypothesis has gained traction within scientific and academic circles: that some UFOs may not originate from other planets but instead from alternative dimensions or parallel universes.

This perspective shifts the focus from extraterrestrial civilizations traveling through space via advanced propulsion to the idea that UFOs could be interdimensional craft—vehicles capable of traversing different realities. Such a notion is rooted in modern physics, particularly in quantum mechanics, string theory, and multiverse hypotheses. These frameworks propose that our universe may be just one of many, existing across multiple dimensions, with different physical laws, constants, and properties.

Proponents of the interdimensional hypothesis argue that the unusual flight characteristics reported in many UFO sightings—such as instantaneous acceleration, abrupt directional changes, and apparent defiance of gravity—might be explained if these objects are shifting between or residing in alternate realms where the laws of physics differ from our observable universe. If true, this would revolutionize our understanding of reality, technology, and even consciousness, bridging the gap between science fiction and empirical science.

In this article, we will explore the scientific foundations for these ideas, analyze the evidence and challenges involved, and consider the broader implications of the hypothesis that UFOs originate from parallel or higher dimensions.

2. Theoretical Foundations

The hypothesis that UFOs may originate from alternate dimensions rests on some of the most advanced and speculative theories in contemporary physics. These theories aim to unify understanding of the universe's fundamental structure, often proposing the existence of realms beyond human perception, governed by different physical laws or constants.

a. Parallel Universes and Multiverse Concepts

One of the central constructs supporting the idea of interdimensional travel is the multiverse—the concept that our universe is just one among an enormous, possibly infinite, number of universes. This idea emerges from interpretations of quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory.

The multiverse notion can be categorized into several types:

• Level I (Infinite Space): Our universe, which, due to the universe's vastness, contains regions with different initial conditions, but governed by the same physical laws.
• Level II (Bubble Universes): Arising from cosmic inflation, different "bubble" universes could have varied physical constants and properties.
• Level III (Many-Worlds): Derived from the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics, suggesting every quantum event creates branches or parallel worlds.
• Level IV (Mathematical Multiverse): Theorized by physicist Max Tegmark, proposing that all mathematical structures exist physically as universes with different laws of mathematics.

Within multiverse frameworks, parallel universes are envisioned as realms physically adjacent or overlapped with our own, yet separated by dimensions or boundaries imperceptible to us. Diverging from traditional science-fiction notions, these concepts are rooted in highly mathematical models that remain untestable with current technology, but offer consistent explanations within physics.

b. Extra Dimensions and String Theory

String theory posits that fundamental particles are not point-like but instead are small, vibrating strings. For the mathematics to work and be free of inconsistencies, string theory requires more than the three spatial dimensions we experience daily—specifically, it demands up to 10 or 11 total dimensions.

These additional dimensions are thought to be "compactified" or curled up at scales near the Planck length (~10^-35 meters), rendering them invisible and inaccessible to current experiments. Nonetheless, some models propose that higher or "large" extra dimensions could influence gravitational forces, potentially allowing shortcuts or portals between our observable universe and others.

The idea is that interdimensional travel might be akin to navigating through these extra dimensions, which could be larger or have different physical properties than the small curled-up ones posited by string theory. If such portals exist, an advanced civilization or technology might harness them for faster-than-light or non-spatial travel—possibly explaining some of the inexplicably rapid movements observed in UFO sightings.

c. Quantum Mechanics and Superposition

Quantum mechanics introduces the concept of particles existing in multiple states simultaneously—a superposition—and the influence of the observer on the state of particles. Some theorists interpret these phenomena as hints toward a layered reality, where multiple states or worlds coexist and interact at a fundamental level.

In particular, the Many-Worlds Interpretation suggests that all possible outcomes of quantum events occur in branching universes. While controversial, it lends conceptual support to the idea that realities can intersect or overlap, perhaps allowing phenomena or entities from one realm to manifest into another temporarily.

This raises intriguing questions about whether objects or entities could "leap" between states or realities via quantum effects, and whether UFOs could be manifestations of such inter-reality physics. Although speculative, this idea fuels the notion that what we see as UFOs might be the result of interdimensional crossings governed by quantum laws.

d. Summary Table of Dimensions

3. Expert Commentary

The scientific community remains cautious in adopting the interdimensional hypothesis, primarily due to the lack of direct empirical evidence. Nonetheless, some physicists advocate for exploring these ideas, especially in the context of unexplained phenomena.

Some have theorized that we made contact with a form of intelligent life but they aren't from outer space, they are ultraterrestrials from other dimensions. 

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a. Michio Kaku and Higher-Dimensional Physics

One of the most prominent voices supporting interdimensional travel is theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. Known for popularizing advanced concepts like string theory and multiverse cosmology, Kaku has publicly entertained the possibility that civilizations with sufficiently advanced technology could exploit higher dimensions for travel.

In a 2024 interview, Kaku stated: "If a civilization could master the mathematics of string theory, it might be able to slip into a neighboring brane and re-enter our space, appearing to us as a sudden flash or a craft that seems to ignore our laws of inertia." Here, "brane" refers to a multidimensional membrane within string theory where our universe resides. The idea is that if an object could access a neighboring brane—another dimension with different physical properties—it could traverse regions of space and time in ways impossible for our current technology.

He emphasizes that such interdimensional crossings would not necessarily require faster-than-light travel but would involve shifting into a higher or different dimension where the constraints of our physical constants, like the speed of light, may not apply. The craft would effectively "hop" between universes or dimensions, bypassing the physical limits that trap objects within our universe.

While speculative, Kaku’s assertions are grounded in the mathematics of string theory and higher-dimensional physics, providing a scientific veneer to an otherwise sci-fi concept. His arguments are bolstered by the fact that the equations describing particle behavior at the quantum level—such as quantum tunneling and entanglement—suggest that non-classical interactions across dimensions are at least theoretically conceivable.

b. Other Scientific Perspectives and Skepticism

While notable physicists entertain these ideas, the overall scientific consensus remains cautious. Many experts argue that current models lack empirical support, and with no tangible method to test or falsify the multiverse or interdimensional hypotheses, they remain speculative.

Critics point out that without experimental verification, these theories risk remaining philosophical musings rather than scientific facts. The challenge lies in developing technology capable of detecting or interacting with higher dimensions or parallel universes, a feat that may be centuries beyond current capabilities.

Nonetheless, some researchers advocate for indirect testing methods—such as high-energy physics experiments, gravitational wave detection, or observations of cosmic phenomena—that might hint at extra dimensions or multiverse effects. For example, anomalies in gravitational wave signals or deviations in fundamental constants could suggest phenomena beyond our current understanding, potentially linked to higher-dimensional physics.

4. Evaluating the Evidence

The hypothesis that some UFOs are interdimensional craft hinges on the interpretation of anomalous flight characteristics that defy known physics.

Artist's view of an aerial encounter with an unidentified flying object. 

(Image credit: MUFON)

a. UFO Sightings and Flight Characteristics

Numerous reports cite UFOs with extraordinary capabilities:

- Instantaneous acceleration: Objects appearing to jump from a standstill to high speeds in a fraction of a second.

- Sharp angular turns: Making sudden, impossible maneuvers without apparent inertia or aerodynamic effects.

- Silent hovering and sudden disappearance: Remaining stationary or vanishing abruptly, often without noise.

- Lack of detectable propulsion: No visible exhaust or electromagnetic signatures.

These observations challenge our understanding of physics, especially the constraints imposed by energy requirements, inertia, and aerodynamics. Such flight profiles could, in principle, be explained by transformations through higher dimensions, where the constraints of our physical laws do not apply, allowing craft to "transcend" our spatial-temporal framework.

b. Empirical Data and Limitations

Despite anecdotal accounts and some corroborated sightings, systematic scientific analysis reveals significant limitations:

- The 2023 UFO report by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence documented 144 incidents featuring "unexplained flight dynamics," yet it refrained from offering conclusive explanations.

- Many reports are subject to observer bias, atmospheric illusions, or instrumentation errors. For example, atmospheric phenomena like ball lightning, mirages, or drone interference can mimic extraordinary motion.

- High-quality, multi-sensor data—combining radar, infrared, and visual recordings—are scarce, making it difficult to conclusively analyze these phenomena.

Tic-Tac-shaped objects were recently reported zipping through the sky by jet-fighter pilots and radar operators. The Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) was created to research and investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), including numerous videos of reported encounters, three of which were released to the public in 2017. 

(Image credit: U.S. Department of Defense/To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science)

c. Challenges in Confirming Interdimensional Origin

The primary challenge is scientific: without testable hypotheses or measurable interactions with these allegedly interdimensional crafts, the theory remains speculative. To establish credibility, researchers need:

- High-resolution data from multiple sensors.

- Observable interactions with the environment or instruments that cannot be explained by known physics.

- Reproducible experiments or controlled studies.

Until such data are available, the interdimensional hypothesis functions more as an intriguing framework than an empirically proven theory.

Reported UFOs take on all shapes and sizes.  

(Image credit: U.K. National Archives sightings chart, circa 1969)

5. Implications and Future Directions

The notion that UFOs could originate from parallel dimensions, if validated, would have profound implications across several scientific disciplines and societal domains.

a. Impact on Physics and Cosmology

Empirical evidence of interdimensional craft would directly support multiverse and higher-dimensional theories, transforming our understanding of reality. It would:

- Validate models of string theory and brane-world scenarios.

- Provide clues about the fabric of spacetime and the nature of all existence.

- Enable scientists to explore new physics, potentially leading to revolutionary technological advances.

Such discoveries could also offer insights into the origins of the universe, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, and the fundamental limits of physical laws.

Close encounters with our future selves?

 (Image credit: thortful.com)

b. Technological and Societal Impact

Harnessing interdimensional travel could revolutionize transportation and energy:

- Travel across vast distances in space or time, reducing or eliminating the need for conventional propulsion.

- The possibility of accessing alternate realities might spark radical shifts in technology, medicine, and understanding of consciousness.

Society’s perception of reality, humanity’s place in the cosmos, and religious or philosophical views could also be profoundly affected. The confirmation of interdimensional visitors would challenge notions of objectivity, perception, and the uniqueness of human existence.

c. Scientific and Research Directions

Current efforts focus on:

- Developing more sensitive instruments for detecting anomalies in gravitational, electromagnetic, and quantum signals.

- Conducting multi-disciplinary research combining physics, neuroscience, and data science to explore consciousness and perception in relation to unexplained phenomena.

- Launching dedicated exoplanet and cosmic surveys to identify potential signatures of higher-dimensional effects.

Funding agencies like the National Science Foundation and private organizations recognize the importance of exploring "exotic physics" and allocate modest grants for relevant projects, aiming to develop testable models or find indirect evidence.

d. Ethical and Philosophical Considerations

The possibility of encountering other dimensions or realities raises vital questions:

- How should research be conducted ethically, especially if interdimensional beings possess consciousness?

- What are the implications for human identity if others exist beyond our perception?

- How do we communicate or interact cautiously with phenomena that may be beyond our understanding?

The scientific pursuit of interdimensional hypotheses demands rigorous standards, transparency, and interdisciplinary collaboration, balancing curiosity with caution.

6. Conclusion

The hypothesis that UFOs originate from parallel or higher dimensions integrates the frontier concepts of modern physics with the enduring mystery of unidentified aerial phenomena. While firmly rooted in speculative models like string theory, quantum mechanics, and multiverse cosmologies, it remains unproven and highly debated. Nonetheless, the intriguing flight characteristics of some UFO sightings and the mathematical consistency of these theories continue to inspire scientific inquiry.

Future technological advancements, meticulous data collection, and experimental innovation could bring us closer to understanding whether these phenomena are manifestations of unseen realms or simply artifacts of misinterpretation. Regardless of the outcome, exploring the possibility of interdimensional origins not only pushes the boundaries of physics but also challenges our notions of reality, perception, and humanity’s place in the universe.

In summary: The idea that UFOs come from alternate dimensions remains an exciting, scientifically plausible avenue of investigation—one that bridges our current knowledge with the unknown. If confirmed, it would fundamentally alter our understanding of the cosmos and open new horizons for discovery, technology, and philosophy.

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Now, an international consortium wants to try and take the discussion even further by making UAP a topic of global discourse. 

Dubbed “Project Titan,” if all goes according to plan, the European enclave of San Marino could become the “Geneva” of UFOs and host nation for a United Nations-backed World Conference dedicated to the study of unidentified aerial phenomena. 

“In its contemporary form, the UAP/UFO phenomenon manifests itself for at least 70 years with pretty much the same characteristics all over the world and continues to remain a mystery,” Project Titan manager, Paolo Guizzardi, told The Debrief. “If we really want to advance in the knowledge of the phenomena, an open and collaborative international cooperation is indispensable.”

The driving force behind Project Titan is two different international organizations, the Italian-based Centro Ufologico Nazionale (CUN) and the recently formed International Coalition for Extraterrestrial Research (ICER). 

Last week, representatives from CUN and ICER gave a presentation to officials from the Republic of San Marino, formally requesting as a U.N. member state, San Marino to present the Office of the U.N. Secretary-General with a proposal for the creation of a permanent structure within the United Nations tasked with the organization of a periodic World Conference on UAP. 

In presentation documents provided to The Debrief, organizers highlighted four primary reasons it is significantly necessary to have a United Nations-backed initiative on unidentified aerial phenomena. 

1. Need for research: although more than seventy years have passed since the first UAP sighting of the contemporary era, the phenomenon persists, and its origins and nature remain shrouded in mystery.
2. The scale of the phenomenon: the manifestations of the UAP phenomenon are borderless, and there is a need to move beyond the phase of nationally based studies to a truly global dimension if such research is to be successful. 
3. Very high potential at the scientific level.
4. Very high potential for technological spin-off.

Likewise, San Marino officials were provided with a rundown of UAP activity by the U.S. government, which has steadily increased since December 2017, when the New York Times revealed elements within the Department of Defense had been secretly studying UAP for nearly a decade. 

In fact, as organizers were in San Marino staking their case, The Debrief broke the news that the House Armed Services Committee had submitted legislation to create a permanent UAP Office within the Pentagon. If passed, the UAP Office would replace the DoD’s current temporary UAP Task Force. 

Proposers also noted that other nations, such as France and Chile, have been investigating UFO sightings for decades through officially backed government bodies. 

Leading the current U.N. initiative, Paolo Guizzardi tells The Debrief that creating a formal way for the international community to take stock of recent UAP research is necessary if there is any hope of ever answering the UFO question. 

“The Conference will create a favorable environment for the collegial discussion of items that until now have remained confined within national boundaries, for the sharing and spreading of knowledge until now restricted to national apparatus, and for the presentation and discussion of new ideas in the field,” Guizzardi explained. 

From left: Col. Gordon Cooper, Jacques Vallee, Claude Poher, J. Allen Hynek, Grenada Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy, Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, Morton Gleisner, Lee Spiegel, Leonard Stringfield, and David Saunders.

(Image Source: Lee Speigel/ Huffington Post)

Project Titan would not be the first time the subject of UFOs has officially come up at the United Nations. 

In the spring of 1978, Prime Minister of the newly independent nation of Grenada, Eric Gairy, proposed creating a U.N.-backed global task force to study the nature and origin of UFOs. 

Gairy and a panel of experts – including astronaut Col. Gordon Cooper, computer scientist Jacques Vallee, astronomer/astrophysicist Claude Poher, astronomer J. Allen Hynek, University of Colorado psychologist David Saunders and researchers Lee Spiegel and Leonard Stringfield -even met personally with U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim in July of 1978 to discuss the idea. 

The same panel would later formally submit the proposal before the entire United Nations on November 28, 1978. 

Contrary to popular belief, the idea of starting a global UFO investigative group was actually well received by the U.N. General Assembly. So well, in fact, thanks to leaked cables published by Wikileaks, we now know that following the presentation, the U.N. encouraged member states to “take appropriate steps to coordinate on a national level scientific research and investigation into extraterrestrial life, including unidentified flying objects, and to inform the Secretary-General of the observations, research, and evaluation of such activities.” 

Discussion on creating an international UFO investigative group was slated to continue when the U.N. General Assembly reconvened in 1979. However, in March 1979, Gairy was ousted from power in a military coup by the communist New Jewel Movement leader, Maurice Bishop. Ironically, Gairy was at the U.N. when his government was overthrown. 

Ultimately, the reason the 1978 proposal for a United Nations UFO committee never came to fruition wasn’t that the U.N. failed to take the topic seriously. Instead, no other member nation decided to push the initiative forward following Gairy’s ousting from power and subsequent exile to the United States. 

Guizzardi and Project Titan supporters see San Marino as a perfect fit to pick up the torch where Grenada left off 43 years ago by leading the charge to make UAP a topic of international discourse. 

“The Republic of San Marino is indeed the most natural choice for this, given that the Republic is not at all unfamiliar with the UAP issue, as for thirty editions it has been hosting the World Symposium on UFOs and related phenomena, organized by the Centro Ufologico Nazionale of Italy,” said Guizzardi. “Its proposal to the U.N. would therefore represent a natural extension of this activity.” 

The stigma surrounding the topic of UFOs or UAP has lessened in recent years, thanks mainly to testimony by credible eye-witnesses like former U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter pilot Ryan Graves and actions taken by the DoD and politicians. 

However, thanks to extraordinary claims that lack concrete evidence or sensationalized affirmations by carnival barkers, public ridicule and caricatures of little green men still often plague efforts to establish any credible examinations of UAP. 

That said, aside from one’s preexisting beliefs on the topic, there is precedent suggesting there is merit to Project Titan’s proposal of an international World Conference on UAP. In particular, the potential for scientific and technological breakthroughs. 

In a previous interview, Dr. William Culbreth, an engineering professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, discussed how his unwitting involvement in one of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) UFO-centric carve-outs led to tangible scientific advances. 

Unaware of the program’s UFO focus when he was asked to author two papers on tracking hypersonic vehicles and “aneutronic fusion propulsion” for the DIA’s 2009 Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP), Dr. Culbreth said the work ultimately led to him examining new forms of nuclear propulsion technology. 

“We’re looking into these propulsion technologies today, and this area alone led to several of my students pursuing PhDs who I don’t think otherwise would have,” said Dr. Culbreth. 

Guaita Tower in San Marino

(Image Source: Wikicommons)

With Project Titan organizers having presented their case, San Marino officials will now internally discuss whether to go forward with a proposal to the United Nations. 

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Dark matter is seen for the first time: Eerie image shows first direct evidence of the elusive substance that makes up 25% of the universe

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By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

Scientists have captured the first–ever direct evidence for dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up more than a quarter of the universe.

Using NASA's Fermi telescope, researchers have detected powerful gamma–ray radiation emerging from a 'halo–like' structure surrounding the Milky Way.

Its frequency and intensity suggest that this could be dark matter.  

According to the study's author, Professor Tomonori Totani of the University of Tokyo, this eerie image is the first time that humanity has been able to 'see' the mysterious substance. 

For almost two decades, scientists have known that there is a glow of gamma–ray radiation coming from the heart of the Milky Way called the galactic centre (GC) excess.

However, the so–called 'halo signature' surrounding our galaxy is something that no scientist has ever seen before.

Speaking to Daily Mail, Professor Totani explained: 'While the GC excess is concentrated at the very centre of the Galaxy, my halo signal is thinly spread across the halo region.

'I believe it strongly suggests radiation from dark matter.'

Scientists have captured the first–ever direct evidence for dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up more than a quarter of the universe 

The invisible influence of dark matter helps explain everything from the rotation of galaxies to the expansion of the universe.

But, despite its enormous importance to modern physics, scientists have only been able to observe dark matter indirectly by measuring its gravitational effects.

Now, Professor Totani believes he has finally found a way to change this.

Many scientists believe that dark matter is made up of something called weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.

WIMPS are much larger than normal particles like protons, but don't interact with conventional matter – making them almost impossible to detect.

However, when two WIMPs collide, they are annihilated and release a burst of photons in the form of gamma–ray radiation.

Using 15 years of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma–ray Space Telescope, Professor Totani looked at a region of the galaxy where dark matter was thought to collect.

There, he found that gamma rays with an 'extremely large amount of energy' extend in a large halo–like structure, emerging from the galactic centre.

Scientists have known for almost two decades that there is a glow of gamma radiation emerging from the centre of the galaxy. Now, a scientist has found an even more powerful signal that could be caused by dark matter 

Even after blocking out the glow of the galactic centre, data from NASA's Fermi telescope shows a 'halo–like' region of powerful gamma ray radiation that could be caused by colliding particles of dark matter 

What is dark matter?

Dark matter outweighs visible matter roughly six to one, making up about 27 per cent of the universe. 

Unlike normal matter, dark matter does not interact with the electromagnetic force. 

This means it does not absorb, reflect or emit light, making it extremely hard to spot.

In fact, researchers have been able to infer the existence of dark matter only from the gravitational effect it seems to have on visible matter. 

Source: CERN 

This energy was emerging from the exact place where previous studies had predicted dark matter would be most concentrated.

Even more excitingly, this energy level is exactly what some scientists had predicted colliding particles of dark matter should produce.

This could very well be the first time that scientists have found a way of looking at dark matter itself.

Professor Totani told Daily Mail: 'Since we are directly observing the gamma rays emitted by dark matter, I personally believe it can be considered "direct observation".'

Importantly, the halo signature is completely distinct from previous observations of the GC excess.

Not only is the halo signature more spread out, but it is also 10 times more powerful than the gamma radiation found in the GC excess.

This is critical because there are no known types of stars or black holes which produce this type of energy.

Dr Moorts Muru, a dark matter expert from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics who was not involved in the study, told Daily Mail: 'None of the known stellar objects radiates energy at such high levels, and thus, Totani leans strongly towards the dark matter hypothesis.'

The energy produced by this halo signal is 10 times more powerful than the gamma–ray radiation coming from the galactic centre, and matches the signal researchers expected to find from dark matter (illustrated). The red and blue lines show the predicted signal from dark matter, while the circles show the data points collected by Fermi

While Dr Muru says this is not 'definitive proof', he adds that it is a 'significant boost to understanding dark matter'.

However, not everyone is convinced.

Professor Joe Silk, a dark matter researcher from Johns Hopkins University who was not involved in the study, told Daily Mail he thinks the claim of dark matter detection is 'premature'.

Firstly, Professor Totani's predictions for how much energy a WIMP should produce are much higher than some scientists' calculations.

'Of course, our predictions could be wrong, but if he is correct, we should have seen a gamma ray signal from nearby dwarf galaxies that are dark matter–dominated,' says Professor Silk.

Additionally, Professor Silk argues that these strong gamma rays could be the product of a huge explosion that emanated from the galaxy's central black hole about 10 billion years ago.

This explosion created the massive structures known as the 'Fermi bubbles' that extend on either side of the galaxy, but could have also started a powerful chain reaction.

Professor Silk says: 'What he did not consider is the fact that such an explosion that caused the Fermi bubbles is associated with violent shock fronts with turbulent magnetic fields that are known to be giant particle accelerators.

Not everyone is convinced by these findings, as some scientists suggest the gamma ray radiation could be emerging from 'energetic particles' trapped in the 'Fermi bubble' (highlighted) that emerges above and below the galactic plane 

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'So they could have injected many energetic particles whose subsequent diffusion and interaction with the ambient gas would have generated an additional gamma ray glow. In which case, we have no evidence for dark matter.'

In his paper, published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Professor Totani acknowledges that more observations will be needed to prove this really is dark matter.

If other regions that should have lots of dark matter, like nearby dwarf galaxies, have similar gamma–ray signatures, it would be strong evidence for his claim.

However, the researcher remains confident that more data in the future will only provide more evidence that gamma–rays originate from dark matter.

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26-11-2025 om 17:39 geschreven door peter