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The program “will accelerate the ability to provide fire-control in support of global detection, warning, and precision tracking of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems,” according to a draft solicitation released by the SDA last fall. “The F2 system will demonstrate advanced missile defense capability by incorporating fire control-quality sensors into a prototype constellation,” the solicitation adds.

This week, it was revealed that the first request for proposals for the experimental satellites is set to be released on June 18, according to SDA Director Derek Tournear, who spoke with reporters on May 24. The proposal request was first reported by Breaking Defense.

According to its current timelines, the SDA plans to solicit proposals for contractors to develop and manage the ground system backbone for the FOO Fighter program. This initiative marks a significant step toward advancing the U.S.’s satellite-based missile defense capabilities.

Tournear explained on Friday that a pre-RFP announcement had been posted on the SAM.gov website, detailing the SDA’s solicitation for an integrator to develop and manage the ground system for the FOO Fighter program.

The first solicitation, called the “Advanced Fire Control Ground Integration,” is looking for contractors to lay the groundwork for the program through the establishment of a developmental operations center (DOC) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

The development of the system’s DOC will include the construction of ground entry points for data downlinks, cloud hosting for computing, and providing the IT resources that will support the FOO Fighter program during its initial stages, as well as later providing support for other fire control demonstrations.

This will be followed by a second solicitation, the “Advanced Fire Control Mission Integration” (AFCMI), later this summer. This solicitation will secure a contractor to oversee ground-based operations for the management of incoming data from the FOO Fighter and future demonstrations, helping to propel the program toward eventual use with military operators.

Originally, the SDA had envisioned hiring a sole contractor to oversee all of the program’s demonstration satellites under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Futures Program (PFP). This included the T1DES (Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System) project and the T2DES (Transport Layer Tranche 2).

Following additional feedback from industry stakeholders, an additional draft solicitation was issued last month, prompting SDA to take a slightly different approach.

The April 30 solicitation announced an award “using Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with a total potential value of approximately $414 million to build eight satellites, for launch in first quarter fiscal year 2027,” revealing that the fixed-price agreement had been awarded to California-based Millennium Space Systems, Inc.

“The FOO Fighter program will provide an operational demonstration of fire control efforts separate from, but complementary to, our missile warning/missile tracking and missile defense efforts already underway in the tranches,” Tournear said, accompanying the solicitation’s release.

“We look forward to working with Millennium, a new teammate in the expanding marketplace of performers innovating to deliver the PWSA for the warfighter,” Tournear said.

Tournear told reporters on Friday that feedback from the industry made it evident that the previous solicitation had been confusing due to the level of complication it involved, likely making it very difficult for any prospective contractor to execute. It was, therefore, impractical for SDA to depend on a single contractor to manage the full range of technologies the FOO Fighter program will require.

Tournear said the new ground system for fire control must be operational before the FOO Fighter satellites are launched. Current estimates aim to have them in orbit by the first quarter of fiscal 2027.

“The contracts will start in the first week of December 2024, and then everything will be in place by the summer of 2026,” Tournear said last week, emphasizing that SDA plans to have the infrastructure for the program’s operation ready well ahead of the satellite launch.

The program’s unique title is more than just a random designator. The name appears to be rather obviously derived from a nickname given to phenomena encountered by Allied pilots flying over Europe during the Second World War who, as early as March 1942, began reporting sightings of unusual lights that reportedly paced their aircraft.

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28-05-2024 om 23:10 geschreven door peter  

Beyond the alien mass-hysteria, according to the US government, there are no credible occurrences of UFO's - recently rebranded to UAP's (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon).

However, residents of Tottori Prefecture in southern Japan might be left wondering if that's entirely true after a nine mysterious pillars of light were captured floating in the sky on 11 May.

Like anyone confronted with such a strange occurrence in the sky, residents swiftly snapped photos of the pillars and uploaded them to social media to seek an explanation.

The lights were originally shared on X by user Maashii, who wrote: "Around 22:00 today, I discovered a streak of light above Mikaya Port in Daisen Town, Tottori."

"When I looked up at the night sky in front of my house, I saw several streaks of light in the sky," he also told Japanese news site Hint-Pot.

The lights appeared to be floating to the north of the town above the Sea of Japan, with the tweet viewed over 12.1 million times and capturing the attention of X users across the world.

Unsurprisingly, the strange lights led some to speculate that they 'might be abducted by aliens' or if it's 'one big UFO'.

Meanwhile, some also shared their own pictures of the lights.

However, the lights actually have a completely reasonable explanation - and it's not little green men in spaceships.

The beams in the sky are actually above a patch of the sea popular with fishing boats, meaning that the lights are actually reflections of the boats in the harbour at the point.

This isn't the first time the lights have been spotted either, with fellow Daisen resident Marcy telling Hint-Pot that she'd witnessed the floating lights a handful of times since moving to the town nine years ago.

The phenomenon is known as 'Isaribi Kochu' or 'fish-attracting light pillars'.

The lights don't often appear, however, sometimes happening once a year, according to Japan Today in 2015.

In order to coax nocturnal fish to their boats, fishermen use lights in order to attract them.

However, according to the publication, when the overnight temperatures drops low enough, ice crystals can form in the air above ships, and given the right conditions, they are bright enough to reflect into the sky and can be seen from shore.

So not aliens, but still pretty cool right?

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27-05-2024 om 21:58 geschreven door peter  

Fact Check: Were Mystery 'Pillars of Light' Observed in Sky Over Japan?

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By Tom Norton

Congress' recent support for investigating unidentified sightings in American skies has led to excitement as well as some disappointing results for UFO enthusiasts across the country.

Last January, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it was investigating a total of 510 unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, sightings, more than triple the number recorded in its previous report, published in 2021. However, just over half of the new sightings were deemed "unremarkable," giving some pause to the notion that they were signs of alien or extraterrestrial life.

That hasn't altered how social media continues to respond to new pictures of what some believe are extraordinary or even alien phenomena. This week, a series of photos appeared to show mystery pillars or beams shining across a Japanese skyline.

The Claim

A Sunday post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @Banderafella included a photo of what appeared to be huge columns of light shooting out over the sky. The accompanying post read: "Japan sees pillars of light in the sky. Alien invasion?"

A Tuesday post on Instagram by user xtradusk included the same photo, along with a caption: "9 pillars of light appeared in the night sky above a coastal Japanese town. Thoughts on this? #lights #sky #japan #supernatural #scary #extraterrestrials"

The Facts

In the case of the "pillars of light" drawing speculation about an "alien invasion," the truth behind them has been far easier to establish. The photos were posted on May 11 by X user maashii_taiyo and have attracted 12.1 million views. Maashi told the Japanese website Hint-Pot that the phenomenon is caused by light emitted from fishing boats and refracting in the sky, and it is said to occur only under certain weather conditions every few years.

Examples of the pillars as seen from the sea can be seen in other photos posted on social media.

So while the effect may be ethereal or otherworldly, the explanation is not from beyond this world

Earlier this month, social media users reported mysterious spiral UFO sightings in Ukraine and Finland as well as in cities in Arizona and California.

Some speculated that this could be an indication of visitors from beyond Earth. But Alpha Centauri, a Ukrainian nonprofit educational project, said on X that a mysterious white flash spotted over some regions of the country on Thursday evening was the exhaust spiral from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

"Mysterious objects in Ukrainian skies again! Over some regions of the country, the second stage of the Falcon 9 vehicle could be seen launching two WorldView Legion satellites," Alpha Centauri wrote.

The Ruling

Needs Context

While the "pillars of light" were photographed in the sky over Japan, there is nothing mysterious about their origin. The lights come from fishing boats, and they refract in a display said to happen only once every few years.

FACT CHECK BY Newsweek's Fact Check team

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24-05-2024 om 00:00 geschreven door peter  

Bibhu Dev Misra

Edgar Cayce, the “Sleeping Prophet” of America, was probably the most well-known clairvoyant of the 20th century. Over a period of nearly 43 years, beginning in 1901 when he gave his first reading, Cayce used to enter into a trance-like state and diagnose the physical and mental ailments of people who came to him for help and specify astonishingly effective medical treatments.

Cayce’s modus operandi was simple. He would lie down on a couch, take a deep breath and almost instantly pass into the trance state. An attendant would then read out the name and location of the person who needed healing, and specify his or her symptoms. The trance personality, then, dictated the diagnosis and treatment, which was written down by the attendant. Cayce did not even have to be physically present in the same room as his patient. All he needed was the name and location of the person, and he could track him down in the trance state. When a mistake was made in the house number, Cayce reported that the patient was not there. 

Two things were important for obtaining an effective reading; the attendant must not move away from the sleeping body during the trance, and at the end of the reading he must give the suggestion to the body to awaken.

Cayce had no waking knowledge at all of the astonishing things he said during the trance. When he read the stenographic transcripts after a reading, “the stuff amazed him”. He had schooling till the eighth grade, and knew nothing of medicine, anatomy, chemistry, physics, occultism or metaphysics until his trance communications brought him into touch with these subjects. Most people came to him after all other methods of treatment had failed. He was their last resort. In spite of handling such critical cases, Cayce’s remedies were always effective when they were rigorously followed. His biographer Thomas Sugrue assures us that, “there are hundreds of people throughout the United States who will testify, at the drop of a hat, to the accuracy of his diagnoses and the efficacy of his suggestions for treatment.”[1]

Cayce also gave a number of prophetic readings about the coming earth changes and the return of the Messiah. Many people tend to think that the timelines for the predicted events have already passed, and, therefore, his readings were off the mark. But, when I looked into the relevant readings a bit more closely, it became apparent to me that, not only are the prophesied dates yet to pass, they give us dire warnings of a devastating cometary apocalypse set to occur in the near future, which will change our world beyond recognition.

In one of his readings, Cayce had said that the earth changes will begin to manifest from 1998 onwards, as we continue to move towards the Age of Aquarius as a result of the precession of the equinoxes. However, the changes during this period will not be cataclysmic, but will rather manifest in a gradual manner. In another reading, he said that the primary drivers of the changes manifesting in 1998 will be the “breaking up of some conditions in the South Pacific and Mediterranean region.” 

“In 1998 we may find a great deal of the activities as have been wrought by the gradual changes that are coming about. These are at the periods when the cycle of the solar activity, or the years as related to the sun’s passage through the various spheres of activity become paramount to the change between the Piscean and Aquarian age. This is a gradual, not a cataclysmic activity in the experience of the earth in this period.” (Reading 1602-3)

“(Q) How soon will the changes in the Earth's activity begin to be apparent?
(A) When there is the first breaking up of some conditions in the South Sea (that's South Pacific), and those as apparent in the sinking or rising of that that's almost opposite same, or in the Mediterranean, and the Aetna area, then we may know it has begun. (Reading 311-8, April 9, 1932)”

I was curious if any specific climatic event had occurred in 1998 as Cayce had prophesied. And indeed, something quite strange and out of the ordinary had indeed transpired that year, although this is not something that is widely known or talked about. 

There was a steep jump in the earth’s average surface temperature in 1998, as a result of which 1998 became the warmest year on record (till that year, of course). Now, this is not surprising in itself, considering that new temperature records are being created almost every year, and 1998 was the 20th year in a row that the globe's surface was warmer than its recent long-term average, which is the average for 1961 through 1990.

What took scientists by surprise was the margin by which the temperature had increased in 1998. It was the “largest one-year jump”[2] in global average surface temperature on record. An article published in NYT in December 1998, states that, 

“According to the new figures, the average global temperature this year will turn out to be about 58 degrees, a full degree warmer than the 1961-1990 average. “This number's amazing,” said Dr. Philip D. Jones, a climatologist at the University of East Anglia in England, speaking of a field in which records are normally set in fractions.”[3]

But, what was it that had caused the average global temperatures to suddenly shoot up in 1998? Scientists believe that the El Nino phenomenon was to blame. As per the NYT article,

“The reason, they said, is that a fair measure of the warming in 1998 can be attributed to the effects earlier in the year of El Nino, the extensive pool of warm water that develops from time to time in the tropical Pacific. It both warms the global atmosphere and disrupts worldwide weather patterns.” 

So, it was an El Nino effect that had caused the single largest one year jump in average surface temperatures in 1998. But, what exactly is the El Nino, some of us might wonder. This is what the NOAA tells us:

“During normal conditions in the Pacific Ocean, trade winds blow west along the equator, taking warm water from South America towards Asia. To replace that warm water, cold water rises from the depths — a process called upwelling. El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that break these normal conditions. Scientists call these phenomena the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle… During El Niño, trade winds weaken. Warm water is pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas.”[4]

In other words, a “breaking up” of the normal conditions in the Southern Pacific Ocean causes the trade winds to weaken. Scientists don’t really know why the trade winds weaken and why El Niño and La Niña events appear to occur every two to seven years, on average. There is so little we actually know about the drivers of the short-term and long-term fluctuations of climate on our planet. We are literally scratching the tip of the climatic iceberg.

I think Cayce’s prediction about 1998 was right on the money, for not only did we have the “single largest one-year jump” in global average surface temperatures in 1998, it had occurred due to a “breaking up of some conditions in the Pacific Ocean,” exactly as he had prophesied. With that in mind, let’s move on to some of the more frightening prophecies for the future that he had uttered in his trance-like state. 

In the following readings, Cayce tells us of catastrophic earth changes that will occur in the year '36, which will be accompanied by the much-awaited return of the Messiah.

“(Q) How long before this (i.e. the earth changes) will begin?
(A) The indications are that some of these have already begun, yet others would say these are only temporary. We would say they have begun. '36 will see the greater changes apparent, to be sure.” (Reading 311-8, April 9, 1932)

“The catastrophes of outside forces to the earth in ’36 will come from the shifting of the equilibrium of the earth itself in space, with those consequential effects upon the various portions of the country-or world-affected by same.” (Reading 3976-10, August 2, 1932)

“As to the material changes that are to be as an omen, as a sign to those that this is shortly to come to pass-as has been given of old, the sun will be darkened and the earth shall be broken up in diverse places-and then shall be proclaimed-through the spiritual interception in the hearts and minds and souls of those that have sought His way - that His star has appeared, and will point the way for those that enter into the holy of holies in themselves. For, God the Father, God the Teacher, God the director, in the minds and hearts of men, must ever be in those that come to know Him as first and foremost in the seeking of those souls; for He is first the god to the individual and as He is exemplified, as He is manifested in the heart and in the acts of the body, of the individual, He becomes manifested before men. And those that seek in the latter portion of the year of our Lord (as ye have counted in and among men) ’36, He will appear.” (Reading 3976-15, January 19, 1934)

In all of these readings, Cayce refers to the year ’36 as the time of “apocalyptic earth changes” and the return of the Savior or Avatar. But, what did he really mean by the year ’36?  Most scholars of the 20th century assumed that the year ’36 refers to 1936, and, on the basis of that assumption, they had no difficulty in arriving at the conclusion that Cayce had either mentioned this date by mistake, or had got it flat-out wrong. 

But, if you come to think of it, why would Cayce – sitting in the year 1934 - make predictions about the arrival of the Messiah just two years later in 1936, when he had, in fact, gone on to make a set of stunningly accurate predictions about the Second World War? If the Messiah’s arrival was scheduled for 1936, there should have been no question of further global conflicts beyond that point. It helps to remember that, even though Cayce’s readings were spread apart by many years, there was a striking internal consistency across the readings. He – or rather, his trance personality - hardly ever contradicted himself on any matter.

What if, it wasn’t the year 1936 that Cayce was talking about, but the year 2036, exactly one century later? If the gradual earth changes were to begin in 1998, then it is most logical to believe that Cayce was referring to the year 2036 as the time of epochal changes. 

Let’s take stock of what Cayce had said might transpire in that year. He said that the Earth's changes in 2036 will be initiated by “outside forces”, which will disturb the “equilibrium of the earth itself in space”, and, as a result, “the sun will be darkened and the earth shall be broken up in diverse places”, which will be followed by the appearance of “His star”. I think it is quite evident that these events can only be caused by a set of devastating comet and meteor impacts. Cometary bombardments can disturb the equilibrium of the earth in space, meteor dust can block out the sun, and impact events can cause the continental shelves to shatter. The appearance “His star” in the heavens could mean that a particularly effulgent comet will become visible to us, which serves as the “messenger” or “symbol” of the Savior.

In other words, all the indications of a cataclysmic cometary apocalypse in the year 2036 are contained in these readings. What’s even more intriguing is that, exactly in the year 2036, the Earth is scheduled to pass through the dense core of the Taurid meteor stream which contains a large number of colossal, dormant comets and full-size asteroids that have struck us in the past with devastating consequences. 

While I have written about the Taurid comet swarm in the past, it is pertinent to touch upon some important points at this stage.

We know that the Earth experiences a number of meteor showers every year, in the course of its annual orbit around the sun. The meteor showers occur when the earth passes through a meteor stream that intersects its orbits. The meteor streams are “rivers of debris” left behind by a comet with an Earth-crossing orbit, and composed mainly of dust and pebbles.  

The Taurid meteor stream is the largest stream of cosmic debris in the inner solar system. The Earth crosses the Taurid stream twice in the course of its orbit around the sun, once in summer (June-July) and once in late autumn (September to December). While most meteor streams contain small particles, not larger than a grain of sand or a pebble, the Taurid meteor stream contains some large chunks of rocks, which have struck the earth in the past. Astronomers believe that the Beta Taurids – which is the segment of the Taurid stream we cross in summer, having peak activity on June 29 - probably caused the Tunguska event of June 30, 1908, when a large meteor exploded over Eastern Siberia with the force of a 1000 Hiroshima nuclear bombs and flattened over 2000 square kilometers of forest.[5] The meteor is believed to have been about 120 feet across and weighed 100 million kilograms. 

British astronomers Victor Clube and Bill Napier had postulated that the progenitor of the Taurid stream was a giant comet, around 50 - 100 km in diameter, which had entered the inner solar system at least 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. The comet was tossed into a short-term orbit around the Sun, and disintegrated in stages, leaving behind the trail of debris known as the Taurid meteor stream or Taurid Complex.[6]

The research carried out by Clube, Napier, Asher, Steel and their colleagues indicates that the giant progenitor comet of the Taurid meteor stream remains hidden in the center of the Taurids, moving within a tightly packed swarm consisting of several large comets formed by the fragmentation of the progenitor (all of which are in a dormant state), and dozens of full-size asteroids up to 1 km wide. This dense cluster of comets and asteroids within the Taurid meteor stream is called the “Taurid Resonant Swarm”. 

Clube and Napier have argued that large chunks of rock from the Taurid Resonant Swarm have struck us many times within the historical timeframe when the earth passed through this dense swarm, and would continue to do so with catastrophic consequences in the future.

The faint Comet Encke, which is the only visible comet within the Taurid meteor stream today, orbits the Sun once in 3.3 years and could be a recently reactivated fragment of the Taurid progenitor comet. The Taurid Resonant Swarm is in an orbit similar to that of Comet Encke’s, moving around the sun in an Earth-crossing orbit every 3.3 years. 

Napier had noted that at least 19 of the largest NEO’s (Near-Earth Objects) have orbits significantly close to that of Comet Encke, and are likely to be the remnants of the giant Taurid progenitor.[7]

Recently, astronomers Ignacio Ferrin and Vincenzo Orofino examined dozens of previously published papers and identified 88 new asteroids in the Taurid stream. Using the secular light curve technique, which looks for changes in each member’s brightness along its orbit, they found evidence of cometary activity in 67 percent of the 51 new Taurid members they had good data on. The orbital alignment of these 88 bodies with Comet Encke, and the signs of outgassing, indicate that they have cometary origin, most likely from the fragmentation of the Taurid progenitor.[8]

In an article in National Geographic, Australian astronomer Duncan Steel provided a specific estimate of the periodicity of the impact events triggered by the Taurid swarm:

“Every 2,500 to 3,000 years or so, the core of the Taurid stream passes near Earth and produces much more intense meteor showers for a few centuries, said Steel. A gap of a few centuries separates the era of intensity between Northern Taurids and Southern Taurids.”[9]

This is a significant observation from the perspective of the Yuga Cycle doctrine. The periodicity of the impacts triggered by the Taurid Resonant Swarm appears to be synchronized with the cataclysmic periods of transition between the Yugas, which last for roughly 300 years and are spaced apart by 2700 years. 

Quite shockingly, the possibility of a direct encounter with the swarm is quite close at hand. Astronomers Victor Clube and David Asher had published a paper in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, in which they said that, as per their computations, the earth will pass directly through the center of the Taurid Resonant Swarm in the years 2032 and 2036.[10]

The 2036 encounter with the Taurid Resonant Swarm will be in June when the earth will pass through the Beta Taurids. This is the part of the stream which is believed to contain many large Tunguska-scale objects. These two head-on collisions with the Taurid Resonant Swarm could set off a chain of global catastrophes leading to the collapse of our civilization. 

Now we can understand why Edgar Cayce made a number of apocalyptic predictions for the year 2036, with clear insinuations of comet impacts. In all probability, he was referring to the head-on collision of the Earth with the Taurid Resonant Swarm in the year 2036. It appears that modern science is finally catching up with the wisdom of the ancients and the essential truth contained in the eschatological texts and the prophecies of Cayce.

Cayce also prophesied that the Earth changes will continue to occur even after the return of the Messiah, and the geology and climate of our planet will be fundamentally re-organized. In the reading given in January 1934, that I had referred to earlier, Cayce had prophesied that a massive restructuring of the continents would occur from the years ’58 to ’98, which, we can be quite certain, refers to the time period from 2058 to 2098.

“As to the changes physical again: The earth will be broken up in the western portion of America. The greater portion of Japan must go into the sea. The upper portion of Europe will be changed as in the twinkling of an eye. Land will appear off the east coast of America. There will be the upheavals in the Arctic and in the Antarctic that will make for the eruption of volcanoes in the Torrid areas, and there will be shifting then of the poles - so that where there has been those of a frigid or the semi-tropical will become the more tropical, and moss and fern will grow. And these will begin in those periods in '58 to '98, when these will be proclaimed as the periods when His light will be seen again in the clouds. As to times, as to seasons, as to places, ALONE is it given to those who have named the name - and who bear the mark of those of His calling and His election in their bodies. To them it shall be given.” (Reading 3976-15, January 19, 1934)

Cayce’s prophesies for the massive geological re-organization of the earth, beginning in the period from 2058 to 2098, is aligned with the Yuga Cycle formulation that I have presented in my book YUGA SHIFT. As per the timeline shown below, the end of the Kali Yuga in 2025 will be followed by a 1200-year-long period of transition called Ekpyrosis, a Greek term meaning “conflagration”, when the earth will be cleansed and purified by means of fire, before the ascending Yuga Cycle begins.

The ascending and descending cycles of consciousness are spaced apart by two 1200-year periods of purification which the Greek philosophers called Kataklysmos and Ekpyrosis. Kataklysmos, meaning, “Deluge”, is the “great winter” of the Great Year, when the earth is inundated by water, at the end of the Golden Age or Satya Yuga. Ekpyrosis, meaning “conflagration”, is the “great summer” of the Great Year, when the world is destroyed by fire after the completion of the Kali Yuga or Iron Age.

The period of Kataklysmos corresponds to the long period of freezing temperatures called the Younger Dryas, which extended for nearly 1200 years from 10,900 BCE - 9700 BCE. During this time, global temperatures had plummeted by nearly 10 - 15°C to near-glacial conditions and the glaciers had advanced to their Ice Age positions. 

In 2007, a team of international scientists led by Richard B. Firestone found compelling evidence that that the earth was bombarded by multiple fragments of a giant disintegrating comet nearly 12,900 years ago, (c.10,900 BCE) which destabilized the Laurentide Ice Sheet and triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. The shock waves and biomass burning generated by this catastrophic impact even led to the extinction of 35 genera of North American Pleistocene megafauna, and ended the prehistoric Clovis culture.[11] A dense, carbon-rich, black layer, called the “black mat” was deposited over the bones of the extinct megafauna and the Clovis artifacts at more than 50 sites across North America. The black mat contains evidence of biomass burning and impact proxies such as elevated levels of Iridium, and its thickness spans the entire Younger Dryas cooling period from c.10, 900 – 9,700 BCE. This suggests that impact events must have continued to occur throughout the entire Younger Dryas period! 

The end of Kali Yuga in 2025 will also be followed by an extended period of cataclysmic activity called Ekpyrosis, or the “great summer” of the Great Year, for nearly 1200 years. In other words, post 2025, it will be the Younger Dryas period all over again; except that, this time the cleansing will be by fire, and not by ice and water. We can reasonably expect that the chain of comets that caused the Younger Dryas cataclysms will return to cleanse and purify our world of all the toxic chemicals that humanity has dumped on it over the past few thousand years. They could be responsible for the dramatic earth changes that Cayce had prophesied would begin between 2058 and 2098. 

There are direct references to the upcoming period of Ekpyrosis in many end-time prophecies. For instance, the Kalachakra Tantra prophecy tells us that, after the divine Savior Rudra Chakrin destroys the evil forces in an apocalyptic battle, he will bestow “the “perfect age” for at least “a thousand years”, during which time, “the whole world will turn into Shambhala with no sickness or poverty, and no need to work to earn a living.”[12]

This dovetails with Revelation, according to which, after his Second Coming, Christ will reign for a “thousand years” along with the resurrected holy men.[13] Both these prophecies appear to be telling us about the 1200-year period of transition called Ekpyrosis which will follow the Kali Yuga, before the ascending Yuga Cycle begins. 

Even though the 1200-year period of Ekpyrosis will be a time of significant earth changes and periodic comet impacts, it will be an amazing time to live for the survivors of the impending apocalyptic events which, it appears, will culminate in the year 2036. Our planet will be cleansed, healed and renewed and a new, divine energy will course through our bodies, activating our dormant chakra centers and subtle mental abilities. As a result, the people of that period are likely to experience powerful feelings of bliss, connectedness and expanded awareness that are inconceivable today. The interdimensional doorways are likely to open up, and the survivors will learn of new ways of living that promote peace, truth, justice and harmony. These small bands of survivors, who may live in isolated settlements across the world, will establish the foundations of a new civilization that will eventually grow into the enlightened societies of the ascending Yuga Cycle.
 
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23-05-2024 om 16:25 geschreven door peter  

Wat je nog niet weet over het einde der tijden

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Wat je nog niet weet over het einde der tijden
Het boek Openbaring (Apokalypse in het Grieks) is een nogal dramatisch deel van de Bijbel en beschrijft de laatste strijd tussen het goede en het kwade. Maar wie schreef het boek eigenlijk en wat kunnen we er nu uit opmaken? Klik verder en ontdek!

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Het gaat niet alleen om het einde van de wereld
Veel mensen geloven dat het boek Openbaring slechts een apocalyptisch verslag is van wat er gaat komen. Maar de auteur van het boek, Johannes, was eigenlijk meer bezig met de wederkomst van Christus.

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Het gaat niet alleen om het einde van de wereld
In 70 n.Chr. maakte Johannes een tragische episode in de geschiedenis mee, toen de Romeinen Jeruzalem zo goed als verwoestten. Jezus moest terugkeren om de Romeinen te laten boeten voor zijn dood en de vervolging van christenen.

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Het gaat niet alleen om het einde van de wereld
Door dit soort anti-Romeinse propaganda bleven christenen geloven dat hun heer en verlosser nog tijdens hun leven zou terugkeren. Het was daarmee eigenlijk een perfecte manier om christenen te motiveren christen te blijven.

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De apocalypse zou het script van een horrorfilm kunnen zijn
Sommige delen van het boek Openbaring zijn extreem gewelddadig. Dit geldt in het bijzonder voor de apocalyps. Dat begint met de vier ruiters van de apocalyps. De paarden waarop ze reden om precies te zijn.

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De vier ruiters van de apocalyps
Openbaring 9:17-19 biedt enig inzicht in hoe deze 'paarden' eruit zagen: 'De koppen van de paarden leken op de koppen van leeuwen, en uit hun mond kwam vuur, rook en zwavel.'

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De vier ruiters van de apocalyps
'De kracht van de paarden zat in hun monden en in hun staarten; want hun staarten waren als slangen, met koppen waarmee ze verwondingen toebrachten.'

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De mensheid komt er slecht vanaf
Ze worden levend gekookt door de zon, worden getroffen door gigantische hagelstenen, en dan wordt de zon zwart en verandert de maan in bloed. Oh ja, de sterren vallen ook nog uit de lucht en als klap op de vuurpijl komt er nog een aardbeving.

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Het wordt nog gekker
Er komen ook nog sprinkhanen wier 'gezichten op menselijke gezichten lijken. Hun haar is als vrouwenhaar en hun tanden zijn als leeuwentanden.' Ze hebben ook een angel als schorpioenen, maar mogen niemand doden. In plaats daarvan zullen ze mensen vijf maanden lang martelen.

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Openbaring heeft de Bijbel gehaald dankzij één man
Het duurde een paar jaar voordat de Bijbel werd samengesteld. Onder de vele beschouwde boeken zat het boek Openbaring. Athanasius was een van de meest invloedrijke priesters in het proces.

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Openbaring heeft de Bijbel gehaald dankzij één man
Terwijl veel andere geleerden en priesters Openbaring verwierpen, zag Athanasius het als een krachtig wapen om te gebruiken tegen iedereen die zich tegen de kerk wilde afzetten. Ondanks dat hij tijdens zijn carrière als bisschop vijf keer werd afgezet en verbannen, was zijn visie geloofwaardig genoeg om het boek in het Nieuwe Testament op te nemen.

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Wie heeft het boek Openbaring geschreven?
Er is enige discussie over welke Johannes eigenlijk Openbaring heeft geschreven. Er zijn namelijk vijf mannen met de naam Johannes in de Bijbel, een van hen was de apostel van Jezus en de auteur van een van de evangeliën.

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Wie heeft het boek Openbaring geschreven?
Een andere theorie is dat de schrijver van het boek 'Johannes' en het boek Openbaring dezelfde zijn. Maar niet iedereen deelt die mening.

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Dus wie schreef Openbaring nu?
De apostel Johannes noemt meerdere keren zijn eigen naam in zijn boek, maar dat doet hij niet in Openbaring. Daarom wordt verondersteld dat Openbaring niet van zijn hand kan zijn.

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Dus wie schreef Openbaring nu?
Beide auteurs verwijzen naar Jezus als het lam, maar ze gebruiken verschillende Griekse woorden voor het dier. Bovendien is het Grieks zelf op een veel betere manier geschreven door de Johannes apostel, terwijl de auteur van Openbaring geen moedertaalspreker lijkt te zijn.

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De schrijver was geen doorsnee christen
Het christendom was destijds verdeeld in vele facties, en Johannes was waarschijnlijk een Jood die Jezus als de Joodse Messias zag.

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De harde mening van Johannes
De schrijver geeft in het boek talloze tips. Hij was er bijvoorbeeld geen voorstander van dat heidenen (niet-joden) volgelingen van Jezus zouden worden zonder de regels te volgen die in de Thora zijn uiteengezet.

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De harde mening van Johannes
Johannes was ook bepaald geen fan van kerken die heidenen accepteerden, en noemde een daarvan zelfs een 'synagoge van Satan'.

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666 heeft niets met Satan te maken
De meesten van ons associëren het getal 666 met de duivel. Maar Openbaring 13:18 luidt: 'Dit vraagt ​​om wijsheid. Laat de persoon die inzicht heeft het getal van het beest berekenen, want het is het getal van een mens. Dat aantal is 666.'

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666 heeft niets met Satan te maken
Maar dit is niet het getal van de duivel. Het is in feite het getal van een persoon, zoals beschreven in Openbaring. Geleerden geloven dat de persoon keizer Nero is.

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Hoe is de berekening gemaakt?
Dit werd verkregen met behulp van de Hebreeuwse numerologie van gematria (een Joodse vorm van numerologie die waarden toekent aan letters).

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Waarom Nero?
Nero was extreem gemeen tegen christenen. Hij zag ze het liefst levend verbranden. Dus hij was een uitstekende kandidaat voor de titel van het beest.

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En hoe zit het met het merkteken van het beest?
Het merkteken van het beest dat in Openbaring 13:16-17 wordt genoemd, wordt verondersteld een verwijzing te zijn naar Romeinse munten of keizerlijke postzegels.

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Toen de dag des oordeels uitbleef
Er zijn talloze mislukte voorspellingen van de apocalyps op basis van Openbaring geweest. Zo beweerde de Schotse wiskundige John Napier dat de wereld zou eindigen in 1688 of 1700.

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Toen de dag des oordeels uitbleef
Toen voorspelde de Duitse predikant Johann Bengel dat de wereld in 1836 bergafwaarts zou gaan.

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Mislukte voorspellingen
Maar er zijn ook modernere voorbeelden, zoals de Branch Davidiaanse sekte. De leden daarvan stierven in 1993 op tragische wijze in wat bekend werd als het bloedbad van Waco in Texas. Meer recentelijk zat complottheoreticus David Meade er ook naast. Hij dacht dat het einde der tijden in 2017 of 2018 zou komen

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Er zijn meer apocalyptische boeken
Er zijn andere Joodse apocalyptische geschriften. IV (4) Ezra, ook bekend als de Apocalyps van Esdras, geeft het boek Openbaring een run voor zijn geld.

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Je kunt de plek bezoeken waar Openbaring is geschreven
De locatie van Johannes is te vinden in Openbaring 1:9. Hij schreef het vermoedelijk op het Griekse eiland Patmos.

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Je kunt de plek bezoeken waar Openbaring is geschreven
Er is eigenlijk een grot, omringd door een klooster, waarvan wordt aangenomen dat dit de plaats is waar de auteur het boek heeft geschreven. Hoewel er eigenlijk geen bewijs is, werd het belangrijk genoeg geacht om een ​​UNESCO-werelderfgoed te worden.

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Openbaring beïnvloedde het Midden-Oostenbeleid van Amerika
Evangelicalen hebben een grote invloed in de Amerikaanse politiek en velen zien de staat Israël als onderdeel van de profetie die in Openbaring is uiteengezet. Voordat Jezus terugkeert, moeten Joodse mensen terugkeren naar Israël en bijgevolg Christus als hun verlosser aanvaarden.

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Verschillende interpretatie van gebeurtenissen
Het preterisme beschouwt de gebeurtenissen in Openbaring als iets dat al was gebeurd toen het werd geschreven. Dit zou ergens tussen het moment dat Johannes de Doper de boodschap bracht en de val van Jeruzalem in 70 n.Chr. zijn gebeurd.

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Verschillende interpretatie van gebeurtenissen
Degenen die een futuristische interpretatie hebben, geloven echter dat de apocalyps nog moet komen...

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22-05-2024 om 23:22 geschreven door peter  

Now, research completed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), the U.S. Geological Survey, and Stanford University has upended the previously held notion that these unusual depressions are maintained by methane activity and instead are preserved by sediment flows.

The new findings provide significant new data that could assist with seafloor management, particularly in areas that could become the future home of offshore wind farms.

A new study detailing the research team’s work, which appeared in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, details their analysis of the Sur Pockmark Field on the lower continental slope off the coast of Big Sur, where close to 5,200 circular depressions exist.

Initially discovered during EM-300 multi-beam bathymetric surveys, the pockmarks, each close to 200 meters wide and five meters deep, were once believed to have been formed by pockets of methane gas emitted from the ocean floor, resulting in the large crater-like formations.

If methane were indeed capable of disturbing the seafloor in this way, it could potentially represent problems for utilizing areas off the Central California coast for offshore wind farms since seafloor stability would naturally come into question. However, past studies have already shown that there was no present-day indication of fluid or gas venting that occurred within these depressions, although their sedimentology indicated that they were likely to have formed more than 45,000 years ago.

With the help of underwater robots provided by MBARI, the researchers produced detailed new maps of the Sur Pockmark Field. Deploying autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, capable of obtaining high-resolution terrain visualizations and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to collect sediment samples, the researchers were able to peer back in time at the history of the formation of the pockmarks, which revealed a few surprises.

The pockmark field near Big Sur, California, was first discovered in the 1990s

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Of key significance, the data the research team collected revealed no evidence of methane in the area, instead pointing to the sedimentary processes occurring in the area as the driving force behind the pockmarks.

Sediment gravity flows, which the researchers liken to underwater avalanches, instead appear to be the culprits behind these unusual seafloor holes, which have shaped them over hundreds of thousands of years.

“While some pockmarks occur in chains, most are not clustered or randomly spaced but are regularly dispersed within the pockmark field,” the researchers write in their new study.

“We hypothesize that intermittent, unconfined sediment gravity flows occurring over at least the last 280,000 years are the source of the regionally continuous turbidite deposits and the mechanism that maintained the regularly dispersed pockmarks,” the researchers conclude.

The new findings provide a more complete understanding of the sedimentary processes off the California coast and how the stability of infrastructure like turbine anchors can be maintained in the future as the critical need for new green energy sources continues to rise amid increased occurrences of severe weather events.

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22-05-2024 om 01:20 geschreven door peter  

Who Is Operating the Mystery Drones Plaguing the U.S. Military?

It is past time to find out.

 CHRISTOPHER MELLON AND HUNTER MELLON

Much is being written today about the disruptive impact of drones in modern warfare. Rightly so, because these small, inexpensive, and highly capable devices are transforming military operations. They are accurate and effective; hard to identify or intercept; and can be operated with minimal infrastructure or training. A single soldier today can operate an eye in the sky or conduct his own bombing mission. As we are seeing in Russia and Ukraine, new drone uses, applications, and capabilities are rapidly advancing while the defense struggles to catch up.

It is therefore not surprising to see footage of fallen soldiers and destroyed armored vehicles that succumbed to drone attacks. Even the mighty Russian Black Sea Fleet, a massive investment of resources and manpower, has suffered humiliating defeats and been neutralized by a relatively tiny investment in guided missiles and small drone watercraft packed with explosives. 

Although the effects on the battlefield are profound, they are also being felt far from the front lines. St. Petersburg and Moscow, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border, have both suffered drone attacks. Iranian drones are also helping to throttle shipping through the Red Sea and were responsible for the recent deaths of 3 U.S. soldiers in Jordan. They are even being used as tools of assassination by drug cartels in Latin America. 

Meanwhile, manufacturers and nation states are working feverishly under wartime pressure to increase the range, lethality, and defensive capabilities of these small, unmanned vehicles. Advances in artificial intelligence will soon enable swarms of drones to operate in a highly sophisticated and completely autonomous manner. At some point they will become “fire and forget” systems, with no control signals to jam, making the threat more daunting than it already is. They’ll also be able to do things like land and hide until conditions change before resuming their mission or spread out and attack a target from multiple directions simultaneously, making them even more difficult to defend against. For all these reasons, there is an urgent need to develop and deploy effective drone countermeasures. 

What Americans do not yet realize is the shocking extent to which unmanned aircraft of unknown origin are already penetrating restricted airspace and disrupting military operations here in the United States. The situation is so bad that fighter aircraft from Langley Air Force Base were relocated last December due to the collision hazards presented by recurring drone incursions that the Air Force proved unable to stop. This is only the latest instance of Air Force or Navy training activities being disrupted by the presence of unidentified aircraft. The continuing inability of our military to control or defend its own airspace should shock and concern policymakers and the public. After all, if the Air Force and Navy can’t defend the airspace around their own bases, how can they defend the rest of the country? 

The cases discussed below involve persistent and sophisticated incursions into government airspace by drones, or what the military calls Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)1, operating in a coordinated manner. This includes drones able to follow warships at sea for hours in foggy weather, a performance that far exceeds the range and duration of civilian drones. Other unmanned aerial systems have been observed by U.S. fighter aircraft operating in military airspace as high as 35,000 feet, although the legal limit for civilian drones is only 400 ft. In some cases, these small craft are using spotlights to illuminate and probably photograph sensitive military systems. To date, they have proven impervious to U.S. anti-drone technologies. Our government has had no success in determining where they are coming from or who is operating them. It is also surprising that not a single one has malfunctioned and been recovered despite extensive operations by large numbers of them over extended periods of time. Although the well-documented cases below are adequate to illustrate the problem, they are only a small fraction of the total number of reports of unmanned aircraft violating restricted U.S. military airspace. 

The worrisome pattern discussed below was first identified by two extraordinary investigative journalists, Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithnick, writing for The War Zone. Both have been doing their best for years to draw attention to the growing mismatch between U.S. air defense capabilities and the threat posed by UAS. Their work in turn has heavily benefited from the results of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted by UAP researcher Douglas Johnson. Most of the information below is derived from the work of these three individuals. My hope is that aggregating the data will help readers better appreciate the urgency and extent of the problem. In each case below, other than the Customs and Border Patrol Videos, an associated War Zone article is accessible through an embedded link in the underscored sub-heading title (e.g. “Guam 2019).” Even if you are only skimming, I urge you to briefly click on these links to get a better sense of how serious and well-documented these incidents are. 

Those interested in doing some research on their own may want to peruse FAA data or the data made available by the Office of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), although AARO’s data is not clearly presented or easily parsed. 

2019 | Guam

From late February to early March of 2019, unidentified UAS with bright spotlights made recurring incursions over Andersen Air Force Base, one of America’s most important military facilities in the Indo-Pacific. The aircraft  seemed especially interested in the newly installed THAAD anti-ballistic missile system. They were observed hovering above it and shining bright lights down on it, perhaps to facilitate video imagery of the system. The THAAD system is obviously of keen interest to the People’s Republic of China. In fact, the introduction of a THAAD anti-missile system into South Korea in 2016 led to Chinese diplomatic protests and restrictions on South Korean trade and cultural imports. If China was operating these drones (as seems likely) this is far more concerning than a balloon drifting at 60,000 feet because in the event of conflict they could neutralize Guam’s primary defense against incoming Chinese ballistic missiles. North Korea, which also has ballistic missiles thought to be capable of reaching Guam, is another potential source of these intrusions.

 2019 | Multiple US Navy Vessels Operating off the coast of Southern California

Also in 2019, U.S. Navy ships off the coast of California began reporting incidents of surveillance by mysterious, small, brightly lit UAS, presumably some kind of advanced drones. They were able to operate in adverse conditions with low visibility, following U.S. warships for hours. The article at the link above describes some of the initial incidents. There have been other similar incidents since that time involving many other U.S. Navy warships. These reportedly include the USS Kearsarge, USS Russell, and USS Omaha.  Here is an excerpt from one of 35 reports obtained by The War Zone involving these incidents:  

“PHM [USS Paul Hamilton] observed four UAS with a CPA [closest point of approach] approximately 200 yds off the bow, port and starboard beams. The UASs had an on station time of approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes. The first UAS was spotted by lookouts at 0240L. observed with a single, solid white light off the port bow. At 0326L as PHM turned to course 180T, a second UAS was observed flashing the bow and bridge of PHM with what appeared to be a searchlight or photographic device. UAS closed to within 500 yds of PHM, repeatedly maneuvering aft to fwd. At 0330L, a UAS with four white lights and a flashing red light hovered approximately 200 yds above PHM and maneuvered from aft to forward. At 0332L, another UAS hovered with no lights approximately 300-500 yds off the bow of PHM and once again shined the bow and bridge with what appeared to be a searchlight or photographic device. PHM proceeded east after which the UAS maneuvered to match PHM course and speed, before departing the area to PHM's port side. UASs sighted in immediate vicinity of PHM from 0240L until 0530L. Point of origin of all UASs is unknown. UASs were observed visually, with optical sighting system, and night vision goggles. Three UASs were identified visually as quadcopters.”

After analysis of similar events off both the East and West coasts of the U.S., the Defense Department expressed reasonable confidence that in both cases the small airborne objects were drones. As usual, DoD and the IC still do not seem to know where they originated, who is operating them, or for what purpose. 

2019 | Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

September of 2019 was also a busy time for UAS reportedly swarming around the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant. Notably, in this case as in many others cited here, the drones had flashing red and white lights. Again, these drones flew without hindrance or restriction and no identification was made. 

 2020 | Eastern Colorado / Western Oklahoma

This is an exceptionally strange case because the UAS activity continued not for days or weeks, but months, in a remote rural region near U.S. nuclear missile weapons silos (the Air Force maintains these ICBM bases were not intruded upon). The occurrences were so frequent that local farmers and ranchers became very vocal in demanding answers. They were also notable because of the number of drones (sometimes 40 in a single group). This led to the formation of a task force involving the military, FBI, DHS, and local law enforcement. The State of Colorado even dispatched a reconnaissance aircraft fitted with infrared sensors to assist the search, all to no avail. Yet, despite these efforts and the small population of this remote rural region where strangers easily stand out, once again no UAS operators were identified, and no drones were recovered.  

During the course of these events, I made contact with a Sheriff’s Deputy in rural western Nebraska who recounted a curious incident. While responding to a call from a farmer reporting drones over his land, the Deputy stopped and pulled his truck to the side of the road for a better view. He and the Sheriff (at a different location) saw the swarm of drone lights. Then, a larger brightly lit object came into view. The smaller UAS soon disappeared inside it, after which the “mother ship” took off at an astonishing speed, passing almost directly over his truck. He said he’s never seen anything move that fast. I asked if law enforcement had made any effort to identify the UAS operators. He told me the Sheriff’s Department had stopped and searched vans and trucks but found no evidence of anyone operating these enigmatic drones. The Deputy was not alone as official documentation reveals several other officials also reporting what they described as “mother ships.” 

2023 | Arizona Air Force Training Ranges

Once again, by reviewing FAA records and using the FOIA process to obtain Air Force safety reports, War Zone reporters identified a cluster of significant  intrusions of restricted military airspace in Arizona. FAA records show a wide range of reports of unmanned vehicles from both military and civilian pilots, some operating in groups and some at altitudes over 30,000 ft., vastly higher than the maximum altitude of recreational drones. The military likely has other reports that went to AARO and are not part of the FAA’s unclassified reporting system.

2023 | Langley AFB

Last December, mysterious, brightly lit drones began appearing over Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. As the intrusions continued, security was enhanced, and fighter aircraft patrols were launched. When these efforts failed to identify or deter the drones, an aircraft with special sensors was borrowed from NASA– All to no avail as flagrant intrusions by the brightly lit craft continued for weeks. These intrusions were so extensive and persistent that fighter aircraft were relocated from Langley to other air bases. To date, the Air Force still does not know who was operating these drones, where they originated, or why they were flying over the Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base for several weeks in December. 

Ironically, one of Langley’s missions is to help secure the airspace over the National Capital Region. If Langley AFB cannot protect its own airspace, how can it protect the nation’s capital? 

If the recent incidents at Langley AFB were a singular event, it would be easier to understand the lack of discussion by the press, Congress, or the Department of Defense. After all, it takes time to process new information and time for the enormous wheels of government to turn. Unfortunately, as demonstrated above, the events at Langley are merely the latest in a string of incidents in recent years involving small UAS operating with impunity in U.S. military airspace.  

Customs and Border Patrol

To its credit, Customs and Border Patrol posted a number of UAS videos they acquired while conducting border surveillance and running counter-narcotics operations. These official videos provide yet more evidence of strange unidentified UAS operating in U.S. airspace. In one of these incidents, a strange UAS flying was filmed following an Air Force A-10 Warthog. In other cases, police jet ranger helicopters were outmaneuvered and outrun by sophisticated, unidentified drones.

Frame from CBP video of a UAS trailing a USAF A-10 Warthog,

courtesy of The Black Vault

Conclusions, Unanswered Questions, and a Solution

Our lack of preparedness to defend against this rapidly evolving threat is disturbing but not altogether surprising. After all, just last year NORAD and the Air Force were completely blindsided by China’s use of high-altitude balloons for strategic surveillance. Similarly, the tragic events of September 11^th, 2001, revealed the Air Force had no plans to deal with the hijacked civilian airliners. That scenario was not something our enormous bureaucracy had considered or prepared for. However, as bad as it was, hijacked civilian jetliners were never going to sink the fleet or change the global balance of power. By contrast, if a potential adversary has developed the ability to fly through U.S. air defenses with impunity, we’ll soon find ourselves at a grave military disadvantage.

To date, the most unusual and concerning feature of these UAS is not their aeronautical capabilities but their seeming total immunity to U.S. counter-UAS technologies. In fact, rather than acting like furtive spy craft, these drones are flying brightly lit after dark, seemingly without concern for detection or U.S. countermeasures. Some are even brazenly using spotlights to illuminate and perhaps film U.S. military systems. This has happened not only on Guam but to Navy ships far out to sea and at least one nuclear power plant. Sometimes these UAS are shining spotlights right into the bridge of Navy warships, as though deliberately seeking to provoke a response. This behavior suggests that they are either trying to get our attention, trying to send a message, or they are utterly unconcerned by U.S. military countermeasures. Such lack of concern may be reasonable as nothing we have done to date has been effective. That’s right– we’ve not managed to capture, disable, track to its point of origin or identify any of these UAS. Nor do any seem to have malfunctioned, which is also extraordinary given the number of drones in these swarms (sometimes swarms of 40) and the number of incidents and their duration (hours at a time).  

Although there are numerous cases where military operations have been disrupted, it seems doubtful the government itself knows the total number of such incidents in recent years. It also seems doubtful there is any single location in the government where all this information comes together. Perhaps AARO should become a fusion center for all unidentified vehicles, not just those demonstrating anomalous performance characteristics. 

These incidents are certainly more troubling than a lumbering Chinese balloon that can be easily spotted and if necessary destroyed thousands of miles from our borders. Rather than floating uncontrolled at 60,000 feet, these mysterious UAS seem able to monitor military bases and training areas indefinitely at close range where they can collect granular intelligence. During wartime they might be able to inflict crippling damage to critical military systems and facilities or civilian targets. Anyone watching news coverage of the war in Ukraine realizes how grave a threat UAS are today. If these UAS prove to be Chinese or Russian, that would be alarming, but we’ll never know (until perhaps it is too late) if we don’t get serious about identifying the source of these intrusions and deploying effective countermeasures. In that regard, I was thrilled to see an op-ed in the Washington Post last week by the Chairman and Ranking members of the Senate Armed Services Committee discussing this issue, even if their article did not reflect an awareness of the full extent of the problem or suggest a solution. 

This has been going on for far too long. I believe we should set about downing and recovering some of these drones ASAP to get the answers we need. We shot down a Chinese balloon operating at high altitude in civilian airspace last year and confirmed it was a Chinese spy platform engaged in intelligence collection. Isn’t it past time to get serious about recovering some of these drones as well? 

Title 18 of the U.S. Code authorizes the use of deadly force to protect national security information. If we can shoot down a high-altitude balloon in civilian airspace, why can't we take down a drone shining lights directly down upon something as important and sensitive as the THAAD missile battery on a U.S. Air Force Base in Guam? This can surely be done without putting civilians or base personnel at risk. It might require nets or lasers or electronic warfare or missiles or a 12 gauge shotgun, but certainly we can find some effective means to protect our facilities, identify the perpetrators, and hold them accountable.  

In conclusion, I am not suggesting America is under imminent threat of drone attacks. What I am saying is that we are clearly vulnerable, and like the unlocked cockpit doors on commercial aircraft prior to September 11^th, 2001, that vulnerability will someday be tragically exploited if we fail to take corrective action. Now that we are aware of the problem, there is no excuse for inaction. 

• Although mysterious and unidentified, I will not be referring to these craft as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) for several reasons. First, in most cases the objects are not demonstrating the radical capabilities that characterize UAP. Aside from a report related to me by a Deputy Sheriff in Nebraska, few of these cases allege instantaneous acceleration, hypersonic speeds without heat or noise signatures, low-observability, or trans-medium travel. Second, in some cases the observers explicitly describe these objects as “quadcopters” or “quadcopter-like.” I see no reason to doubt the witnesses. Finally, I want to avert the distracting and unproductive debates concerning jargon and definitions. It is crucial to bear in mind that as alarming as these reports are they are only a subset of a much larger pattern of mysterious and anomalous aircraft being reported by military personnel. The UAP challenge is critical as well and I’ve written much about it, but it is important for policymakers and the public to understand that in addition to hundreds of annual reports of UAP there is an alarming pattern of activity by what appear to be more conventional unmanned aircraft violating sensitive U.S. airspace. Recognizing this problem is crucial, but it is also critical to bear in mind that it is only one part of the much larger challenge of trying to effectively monitor and control U.S. airspace. 

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22-05-2024 om 01:09 geschreven door peter  

Underwater signals could solve mystery of missing Malaysian MH370 flight

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It has been ten years since a Malaysian Airlines flight vanished over the South China Sea. On March 8, 2014, flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens 38 minutes after takeoff while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Several nations have conducted massive search operations in the years since, and several researchers have long tried to find the wreckage of missing aircraft.

A new study by Cardiff University researchers suggests that signals picked up by underwater microphones may be crucial for locating aircraft like MH370 when they crash into the ocean.

The findings have prompted the team to suggest additional research into the aircraft’s last known location and lay the groundwork for handling such situations.

Many people have recently devised theories and strategies to locate the plane. In March, a Texas-based company claimed they possessed scientific evidence pinpointing the ultimate location of the missing flight MH370.

The details of the Cardiff team’s research were published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Hydroacoustic clues for MH370

Hydrophone technology records discrete acoustic fingerprints from multiple points on the seabed, which propagate across great distances through the water in the event of violent ocean events like airplane crashes.

“Our analysis shows clear pressure signals from previous aircraft crashes were detected on hydrophones, even at distances exceeding 3,000km,” said Dr Usama Kadri, a Reader at Cardiff University’s School of Mathematics, in a statement.

In the case of MH370, official investigations concluded that the aircraft likely crashed near the 7th arc, the location of the last communication between the plane and INMARSAT.

The primary search area along the 7th arc is less than 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from the hydroacoustic station at Cape Leeuwin, Australia, and there are no obstacles to filtering out signals.

However, within the timeframe and location proposed by the official search, only one relatively weak signal was identified. Researchers highlight that other signals might be related, requiring reassessing the official search.

“Further analysis and future research are therefore necessary to fully comprehend the detected signals and their implications for MH370’s disappearance,” said Kadri.

Enhancing signal analysis

Researchers suggest that officials should monitor the signals obtained at nearby hydroacoustic stations while conducting field tests along the 7th arc, such as controlled explosions or airguns.

According to the study, trials of this type, with energy levels comparable to that of MH370, might shed light on the whereabouts of the missing aircraft.

The trials would also contribute to the advancement of hydroacoustic technology as a resource that law enforcement may utilize to identify probable aircraft crash sites in the future.

Similar exercises were conducted during the search and rescue mission for the ARA San Juan, a submarine that disappeared off the coast of Argentina in 2017.

Researchers claim that this demonstrates that such methods are relatively straightforward and feasible. Applying these techniques could help determine the signal’s relevance to MH370 before embarking on another extensive search.

“If found to be related, this would significantly narrow down, almost pinpoint, the aircraft’s location. On the other hand, if the signals are found to be unrelated, it would indicate a need for authorities to reassess the time frame or location established by their official search efforts to date,” said Kadri.

Regrettably, the team has not been able to identify a signal with the certainty required to initiate a new search for the missing aircraft. “However, if the recommendations are followed by the appropriate authorities, we can assess the relevance of the observed signals, potentially shedding light on the location of MH370,” said Kadri.

Abstract

Data analysis from the hydroacoustic stations of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization has unveiled distinctive pressure signals linked to aircraft crashes of varying sizes in the ocean. Notably, these signals were detected at distances ranging from two to five thousand kilometers, highlighting the efficacy of underwater acoustic technology in event identification and classification in marine environments.

In this study, we investigate the plausibility of an aircraft, such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 (MH370), crashing into the sea, leaving a discernible pressure signal at distant hydrophones.

Consequently, we focus on recordings obtained from the hydroacoustic monitoring stations located at Cape Leeuwin and Diego Garcia, within a few minutes of the last satellite ping on the 7th arc, associated with the assumed crash time and location.

Among the available data, only one relevant signal has emerged as a potential candidate, albeit recorded at a single station out of the two stations available.

To ensure a comprehensive analysis, we also examine the time frame and location of the airplane along its initial route. However, no corresponding signal was observed. Nevertheless, the findings in this study narrow down the range of possibilities and present a novel scientific approach to investigate such incidents.

These findings contribute to our understanding of acoustic signals associated with aircraft crashes at sea. They emphasize the potential for hydrophones to detect events even when the signal travels long distances through the land.

Ultimately, this research offers recommendations for conducting on-site experiments involving controlled explosions with energy levels similar to the impact of MH370 along the 7th arc. The aim is to encourage pertinent authorities to implement actions that could reveal insights into the destiny of MH370 specifically. Additionally, this initiative seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for addressing comparable incidents in the broader ocean context.

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21-05-2024 om 18:41 geschreven door peter  

The concept that CO2 and climate change are political fabrications is often propagated by those who believe powerful entities are behind the so-called global warming hoax, aiming to convince the public that human activities are to blame. However, it is argued that climate change is a natural process, similar to events that have occurred throughout history. The video below by Suspicious0bservers provides a detailed analysis of the actual causes of current planetary changes and offers insights into what we might expect in the coming years. 

The most recent complete magnetic pole reversal, known as the Brunhes-Matuyama reversal, occurred approximately 780,000 years ago. During this event, Earth's magnetic poles switched places. These reversals are part of Earth's natural geomagnetic processes and occur irregularly over geological timescales. 

However, there have been shorter, less complete shifts called geomagnetic excursions. One of the notable recent geomagnetic excursions is the Laschamp event, which occurred about 41,000 years ago. During this event, the magnetic field weakened significantly, and the poles nearly reversed before returning to their original configuration. 

Now, Earth is currently undergoing a cyclical magnetic pole shift, known as a geomagnetic excursion. This movement has been accelerating in recent decades, particularly with the North Magnetic Pole rapid movement from the Canadian Arctic towards Russia, which poses a significant extinction threat to many species. 

The weakening of Earth's magnetic field and the shifting of its magnetic poles are well-documented phenomena. 

In 2000, NASA and geophysicists reported a 10% decline in the magnetic field's strength. By 2010, the European Space Agency's Magnetic Mission updated this figure to a 15% loss, noting an acceleration from a 5% loss per century to 5% per decade. By 2020, another 5% decline was recorded, and the 2023 interpolated value showed further acceleration. The initial 10% reduction took 150 years, but the next 10% occurred within just 20 years. If this acceleration continues, we could lose 5% of the magnetic field every five years. 

We anticipate a 50% reduction in the magnetic field by the early 2030s, a level that could make our technological lifestyle unsustainable and lead to severe weather impacts. Around 2040, a full magnetic pole flip or geomagnetic excursion is expected, although this could occur a few years earlier or later. 

A critical concern in the coming years is the loss of ozone due to particle-driven molecular destruction, coupled with increased exposure to cosmic ray space radiation. This scenario would result in climate chaos and heightened radiation exposure. The only defense against these effects is Earth's magnetic field, which is currently weakening due to the ongoing pole shift. 

Recent studies consistently show that magnetic reversals and pole shifts are extreme environmental events that significantly impact the biosphere. The primary drivers of these impacts are increased radiation and ozone depletion. Numerous studies confirm that solar protons, electrons, and cosmic rays are penetrating the atmosphere more effectively due to the weakening magnetic field, reaching critical levels. 

This increased radiation has two main effects: ozone destruction allows more ultraviolet (UV) light into Earth's system, raising temperatures, and cosmic rays intensify extreme weather events, including heatwaves, cold snaps, storms, flooding, and droughts. 

These changes not only affect the climate but also harm living organisms. Extra UV light is dangerous for animals, plants, and microorganisms, including oceanic plankton and chlorophyll-based food chains. Cosmic rays similarly amplify particle radiation's detrimental effects, causing cancer, cellular dysfunction, and DNA mutations. 

Scientists clearly recognize that cyclical magnetic pole shifts pose significant challenges to life on Earth. Humans will face these challenges both directly and through their impact on the food chain.  

Moreover, our dependence on electricity makes us particularly vulnerable. A weakened magnetic field could allow solar activity to disrupt power grids, resulting in widespread loss of heat, water treatment, food transport, communication, and critical infrastructure. 

This growing issue highlights the planet's increasing vulnerability as it loses its protective magnetic shield.

  

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16-05-2024 om 22:10 geschreven door peter  

EXCLUSIVE: UFO expert Lee boldly claimed the idea of the government and extraterrestrial life working together wasn't the craziest of ideas and went further to admit he thought it was a real possibility

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The US Government signed a secret treaty with aliens to "mutually benefit each other", according to a UFO expert and filmmaker.

Researcher Mark Christopher Lee spoke exclusively to the Daily Star about the supposed treaty that some claim was signed by the US military under President Dwight Eisenhower and hidden within the infamous Majestic 12 UFO files.

Lee boldly claimed the idea of the government and extraterrestrial life working together wasn't the craziest of ideas and went further to admit he thought it was a real possibility – giving insight into unidentified submerged (underwater) objects as well as the better known UFO.

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"In a mutually beneficial way the aliens need something that we've got, hence abductions and also cattle mutilations, and in return the military gets to back engineer their technology," he told us.

"There are rumours and legends regarding the lost continent of Atlantis now being and underwater alien USO base which leads me onto the recent sightings of USOs off the coast of Malibu, California, and the alleged location of an underground USO base as identified by Google Earth."

A YouTube conspirator claimed in 2017 this picture showed Atlantis' sunken "perimeter wall" and that perimeter walls were a fairly common way of protecting cities in the past, including the Italian capital Rome in 275AD.

The "city" found on Google Earth is almost a mile long and half a mile wide, but expert Lee said Google has now blurred out the images. "If it is an alien base does that mean that the aliens are in cahoots with Google? Or is it more likely that it is some secret US naval base they want to keep secret?," he questioned.

Researcher Mark Christopher Lee spoke exclusively to the Daily Star about the supposed treaty 

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"Maybe they have developed some USO technology. I suspect there is a base there as there have been hundreds of USO sightings further up the coast at Catalina island in California, and I also suspect the US Government and the aliens are operating this jointly."

Lee added communication between humans and aliens would most likely happen using the mind, or telepathy. "Considering that we as humans only use a small part of the brain I guess this where we will end up evolving to," he said. "Which is why some believe the grey aliens that people have reported seeing are actually us in the future."

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04-05-2024 om 20:05 geschreven door peter  

• The hole formed in Antarctica's sea ice was from wind, water currents and salt 
• Scientists discovered the first hole in 1975 and the second in 2016 and 2017
• READ MORE:  Massive hole opened up in the sea ice around Antarctica

Scientists have solved the mystery of how a gaping hole nearly twice the size of New Jersey that formed in Antarctica's sea ice eight years ago.

The rare opening of ice free water, called a polynya, was first discovered in 1974 and remained for the following two years until the void eventually closed.

Scientists were again baffled in 2016 and 2017 when the polynya reappeared because of its vast size and distance from the coast - setting them on a hunt to uncover what was forming the hole.

Researchers at the University of Southampton have found that the cause was actually a combination of the ocean's water currents, wind and increasing levels of salt in the water that melted the sea ice.

The Maud Rise polynya appeared in the winters of 2016 and 2017 that was nearly twice the size of New Jersey. Pictured: A satellite image of the polynya in 2017

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Scientists unravel why a giant hole formed in Antarctica's sea ice

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The polynya was caused by a combination of the ocean's water currents, wind and increasing levels of salt in the water that melted the sea ice.

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WEDDELL POLYNYA

The Weddell Polynya was first spotted in satellite observations during the mid-1970s.

After closing back up, and remaining that way for roughly 40 years, it has re-opened.

Athe Antarctic Peninsula.

At its  ‘polynya’ is a large ice-free area that develops in an otherwise frozen sea, and this particular formation is situated in the Weddell Sea, east of peak, the Weddell Polynya measured a staggering 80,000 square kilometers (roughly 31,000 square miles).

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• Scientists Finally Know Why This Hole the Size of New Zealand Periodically Appears in Antarctic Ice (Dailymotion)

Scientists named the opening the Maud Rise polynya in the 1970s after the underwater mountain located beneath it in the Weddell Sea. 

Polynyas typically occur in sea ice located in the coastal areas of Antarctica every year, but it is unusual for them to form hundreds of miles away in the open ocean where the sea is thousands of feet deep.

'The Maud Rise polynya was discovered in the 1970s when remote sensing satellites that can see sea ice over the Southern Ocean were first launched,' said Aditya Narayanan, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Southampton and the study's lead author. 

'It persisted through consecutive winters from 1974 to 1976 and oceanographers back then assumed it would be an annual occurrence. But since the 1970s, it has occurred only sporadically and for brief intervals,' Narayanan continued.

'2017 was the first time that we've had such a large and long-lived polynya in the Weddell Sea since the 1970s.'

The researchers set out to uncover how the polynya formed so far from the coast using remotely sensed sea ice maps, data from tagged marine animals and a computer-generated model of the ocean.

Results showed the current moving around the underwater Maud Rise Mountain in the Weddell Sea created turbulent eddies - a reverse current - that moved the salt to the sea's surface.

Experts said that 2017 (pictured) was the first time that we've had such a large and long-lived polynya in the Weddell Sea since the 1970s

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The appearance of a polynya hundreds of miles off the coast of Antarctica is an unusual occurrence and researchers found it is caused by a combination of water currents, wind and salt. Pictured: The Maud Rise polynya in 2017 Pictured, sea ice in the water off Cuverville Island in the Antarctic

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Scientists unravel why a giant hole formed in Antarctica's sea ice

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• Antarctica's sea ice drops to an 'alarming low' for the third year in a row 

Sea ice plays an important role maintaining the Earth's energy balance while helping keep polar regions cool due to its ability to reflect more sunlight back to space. 

Once the salt reached the surface, a process called Ekman transport occurred which moved the water at a 90-degree angle in the direction of the wind, making it easier for the salt to mix with heat at the surface and melt the ice.

'Ekman transport was the essential missing ingredient that was necessary to increase the balance of salt and sustain the mixing of salt and heat towards the surface water,' said Alberto Naveira Garabato, the study's co-author and professor from the University of Southampton. 

The researchers speculated that polar cyclones passing through the region could have caused the Ekman transport to be stronger, bringing an excess of salt to the surface, but clarified their research could not verify the theory. 

Researchers are now warning that the polynyas can have an adverse effect on oceans and contribute to the rising sea levels which rose by .3 inches from 2022 to 2023.

'The imprint of polyny as can remain in the water for multiple years after they've formed,' said study team member Sarah Gille, the study's co-author and professor at the University of California, San Diego.

'They can change how water moves around and how currents carry heat towards the continent. The dense waters that form here can spread across the global ocean.'

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02-05-2024 om 23:08 geschreven door peter  

Ancient aliens left evidence for us in Arches National Park, Utah, UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: April 28, 2024

Location of discovery: Arches National Park, Utah, USA

 

I took my family to see Arches yesterday and it was a mind-blowing experience. Sure there were many arches...we saw over 20 but there are over 2,000 in the park they say. But it wasn't the arches that got my attention, but the faces that were in the mountains everywhere around us. This is just one of dozens of giant faces I found and it's just so obvious that ancient aliens were here millions of years ago, when they left such important evidence behind for us to find. 

Scott C. Waring 

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30-04-2024 om 21:59 geschreven door peter  

The Alien Reactor: Insights from Bob Lazar’s Discussion with Joe Rogan

In an eye-opening episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Bob Lazar, a figure notorious for his claims about advanced technology and extraterrestrial elements, delves into the existence of what he describes as an “alien reactor.” His detailed conversation with host Joe Rogan sheds light on the mysterious technology that supposedly defies the fundamental laws of physics as we understand them today.

Understanding the Alien Reactor

Bob Lazar, who first came into the public eye in the late 1980s after claiming to have worked on reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology at a site called S-4 (near the infamous Area 51), discusses his experiences with a technology that seems to originate from beyond our world. According to Lazar, the reactor operates on an unknown element, which later discussions in the scientific community would relate to the hypothetical Element 115, ununpentium. This element purportedly enables the reactor to generate power without the byproduct of heat, contradicting the first law of thermodynamics which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, and that heat is a typical byproduct of energy conversion.

Zero-Heat Emission and Its Implications

The absence of heat emission from the reactor is a profound anomaly. In traditional physics, any device that utilizes energy—like the simplest electrical device to complex industrial machinery—inevitably produces heat as a form of energy waste. Lazar’s claim that the alien reactor remains at ambient temperature regardless of the power it exerts is particularly fascinating because it suggests a form of energy efficiency completely unknown to current technological capabilities.

Testing the Boundaries of Known Science

During the podcast, Lazar describes how he and his colleagues conducted numerous tests to understand the reactor’s capabilities. From attempting to measure magnetic fields that were non-existent to using infrared cameras that required liquid nitrogen for cooling due to their sensitivity, the tests consistently demonstrated the extraordinary nature of the reactor. Lazar reflects on how these tests not only challenged his understanding of physics but also left him perplexed about the fundamental operating principles of the device.

The Stealth of Advanced Technology

Lazar also recounted observations of the reactor’s operational tests, including how the craft, powered by the reactor, could lift off the ground silently, only producing a faint corona discharge—a type of electrical discharge—accompanied by a subtle hissing sound that ceased once the craft was airborne. This capability suggests a technology capable of controlled, noiseless flight, which is a stark contrast to conventional propulsion systems that are typically loud and produce significant physical disruptions such as air displacement and heat.

Broader Implications and Continuing Mysteries

The discussion on Joe Rogan’s podcast not only revisits Lazar’s claims but also reignites interest in the broader implications of such technology. If true, the existence of an alien reactor and the technology surrounding it could revolutionize our understanding of energy, propulsion, and perhaps the very fabric of physical laws. Moreover, it raises questions about the origins of such technology, its custodians, and the purposes for its use, whether past or present.

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Bob Lazar’s account, controversial and debated, continues to stir both skepticism and fascination. Whether one views his claims as a peek into covert technological marvels or as fanciful tales, they undeniably enrich the ongoing dialogue between science and the speculative realms of UFOlogy and extraterrestrial technology. As science advances and our capabilities to test and understand unknown materials improve, perhaps the truth behind Lazar’s claims will one day come to light, offering new insights into a universe that remains profoundly mysterious.

23-04-2024 om 22:14 geschreven door peter  

A mysterious object found on the floor of the Baltic Sea has baffled explorers for years (

The Baltic Sea Anomaly was discovered over a decade ago by divers looking for treasure, but it remained a mystery for years as to why and how it got to the bottom of the ocean

The truth about a strange, unexplained object lying on the floor of the Baltic Sea that prompted UFO claims may have finally been revealed.

The Baltic Sea Anomaly is said to be over 140,000 years old and is thought by some to be formed out of straight and angular pieces of metal. Discovered by divers who were originally searching for a shipwreck, the object has puzzled viewers for years as no one knows for sure what it is or how it got there.

Swedish explorers Peter Lindberg and Denis Asberg were in the northern Baltic Sea as part of the Ocean X team in June 2011, looking for treasure, when their sonar radars detected the 70ft long Millennium Falcon-looking piece in the canyon of an underwater mountain in the Gulf of Bothnia.

Asberg told TV4 in Sweden at the time: “We were really surprised and puzzled. We were thinking what is that we have found here. This is not a wreck. At that time we thought for sure there was a natural explanation.

"We wanted to look into it some more and decided to keep this totally quiet. We contacted geologists, marine biologists and when they said they had never seen anything like this, of course more thoughts were triggered. It could be something really awesome that we’ve found."

Adding to the mystery of the structure, the explorers explained that there appears to be a long "stair-like formations" leading to a dark hole and another unknown object around 200m away.

The enigmatic nature of the discovery prompted wide speculation with some guessing it could be the remains of the lost underwater city of Atlanta, a rouge member of an alien UFO fleet that crashed on the sea bed or some kind of anti-submarine device left over from the Second World War.

Despite its resemblance to a large rock, some scientists have said that it's not made of natural materials and is in fact constructed of metal. Even more mysteriously, electrical and satellite equipment reportedly cuts out when in close proximity to the object, according to Ocean X diver Stefan Hogerborn.

He said: "Anything electric out there, and the satellite phone as well, stopped working when we were above the object, then when we got away about 200 metres, it turned on again.

Sat nearly 300ft below the surface, the Ocean X team continued to explore the object for years after its discovery, including returning to the scene to produce a documentary in 2016 and taking samples from the site with the intention to find out the truth behind it. However, others have attempted to end speculation, claiming it is simply a natural, geological formation.

Volker Brüchert, a Stockholm University geologist, reportedly studied some of the samples collected by the team and said: "What has been generously ignored by the Ocean-X team is that most of the samples they have brought up from the sea bottom are granites and gneisses and sandstones."

He believed there is nothing mysterious about it, saying: "I was surprised when I researched the material I found a great black stone that could be a volcanic rock. My hypothesis is that this object, this structure was formed during the Ice Age many thousands of years ago." Göran Ekberg, a marine archaeologist at Maritime Museum in Stockholm, said: "A natural, geological formation can't be ruled out. I agree the finding looks weird since it's completely circular. But nature has produced stranger things than that."

Research undertaken by the Stockholm University later established that the Baltic Sea anomaly is the remains of a process of glacial movements that took place in that area of the ocean in the Ice Age period and could account for how the object reached its location.

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20-04-2024 om 22:40 geschreven door peter  

Throughout the world, numerous individuals have vanished over time, seemingly vanishing without a trace, only to resurface, sometimes after decades, in equally mysterious and intriguing circumstances. 

The mysterious disappearance of Vasile Gorgos in 1991, a sixty-three-year-old farmer from Romania is such a case. 

Gorgos, known for his routine trips to sell his cattle, vanished without a trace, leaving his family and authorities perplexed. 

Despite extensive searches and efforts by the police, no leads emerged, and Gorgos was presumed to have met a tragic fate. His family mourned his loss, resigned to the idea that they would never see him again. 

Fast forward thirty years, and against all odds, Vasile Gorgos returned, appearing at his family's doorstep dressed in the same clothes he wore when he vanished. However, what stunned everyone even more was Gorgos's complete lack of memory regarding his disappearance and the passage of time. 

The reappearance of Gorgos, unchanged in appearance and attire after three decades, remains a baffling mystery, leaving questions unanswered and sparking speculation about the mysteries of memory and time.

  

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11-04-2024 om 00:51 geschreven door peter  

De geheimen rond de Bermudadriehoek

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De geheimen rond de Bermudadriehoek
De wateren rond Bermuda, dat Brits grondgebied is, hebben van meer dan 1.000 mensen het leven geëist. Veel schepen en vliegtuigen zijn op onverklaarbare wijze verdwenen in het gebied dat ligt tussen Bermuda en Miami. Door veel piloten zijn verhalen verteld over kompassen die niet meer werkten.

Mysterieuze verdwijningen en bizarre verhalen hebben geleid tot talloze complottheorieën en er heerst een akelig gevoel omtrent de Bermudadriehoek. Bekijk deze galerij om enkele van de meest intrigerende onverklaarde mysteries rond het eiland en zijn wateren te ontdekken.

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George Somers
In 1609 ging de Engelse zeeheld George Somers op reis naar de nieuwe Engelse kolonie Jamestown in de Amerikaanse staat Virginia.

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George Somers
Hij vertrok vanuit Plymouth in Engeland met een vloot van zeven schepen. Zijn vlaggenschip, de Sea Venture, bracht kolonisten, voedsel en goederen met zich mee

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George Somers
De vloot kwam in een zware storm terecht en de schepen werden van elkaar gescheiden. Na een aantal dagen begon de Sea Venture vol met water te lopen en in een poging van wanhoop voer de uitgeputte kapitein het schip naar de riffen van wat Bermuda bleek te zijn.

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George Somers
Gelukkig hebben alle 150 passagiers die aan boord waren het overleefd. Ze verbleven tien maanden op het eiland en stichtten de eerste nederzetting van Bermuda.

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Georgetown
De nederzetting kreeg de naam Georgetown, vernoemd naar de admiraal George Somers.

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Bermuda
Volgens het toerismebureau Bermuda Attractions liggen er meer dan 300 scheepswrakken op de zeebodem rond het eiland. Waarom er zoveel schepen zijn gezonken in de wateren rond Bermuda blijft een raadsel.

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Flight 19
In 1945 vloog een groep bommenwerpers van de Amerikaanse marine boven Bermuda voor een routinematige trainingsmissie.

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Flight 19
In een groep van vijf vliegtuigen waren er in totaal veertien man aan boord, waaronder de ervaren luitenant Charles C. Taylor. Ze verdwenen allemaal spoorloos. Naar verluidt zei een van de piloten via de radio: "beide kompassen werken niet meer en ik probeer Fort Lauderdale in Florida te vinden."

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Flight 19
Een opsporingsteam doorzocht in vijf dagen ruim 300.000 vierkante kilometer grondgebied. Helaas zijn er nooit overblijfselen van Flight 19 gevonden. Een boot met een zoekteam van dertien mensen verdween ook toen het op zoek was naar de vliegtuigen

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Christoffel Columbus
Toen Christopher Columbus zich tijdens zijn eerste reis door het Caribisch gebied baande, voer hij door de Bermudadriehoek.

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Christoffel Columbus
Naar verluidt schreef hij in een van zijn memoires dat hij een vuurvlam in de zee zag slaan en dat er een paar dagen later in de verte een vreemd licht verscheen.

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Christoffel Columbus
Columbus zei ook dat de wijzers van zijn kompas flink begonnen te draaien in het gebied.

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Mary Celeste
Het Amerikaanse handelsschip Mary Celeste vertrok op 5 november 1872 uit New York.

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Mary Celeste
Kapitein Benjamin Spooner Briggs, zijn vrouw, zijn dochtertje en acht extra bemanningsleden waren aan boord van het schip.

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Mary Celeste
Volgens Bermuda Attractions werd het schip drijvend in de Atlantische Oceaan aangetroffen terwijl er niemand aan boord was. Er bestaan complottheorieën rondom het mysterie van de Mary Celeste die gaan van ontvoeringen tot buitenaardse wezens, natuurrampen en zelfs paranormale activiteiten.

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USS Scorpion
De USS Scorpion was een kernonderzeeër van de Amerikaanse marine. Hij vertrok op 15 februari 1968 uit Norfolk, gelegen in de Amerikaanse staat Virginia, voor een operatie van drie maanden en had een 99-koppige bemanning.

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USS Scorpion
Volgens History Net, een Amerikaanse uitgever van tijdschriften die artikelen publiceren over onderwerpen uit de geschiedenis, werd er een zoekteam ingezet toen de onderzeeër niet terugkeerde naar zijn thuishaven. De 76,5 meter lange onderzeeër verdween spoorloos.

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USS Scorpion
Het wrak van de onderzeeër werd in de Atlantische Oceaan voor de kust van de Azoren gevonden, maar complotdenkers hebben het mysterie van de USS Scorpion in verband gebracht met de Bermudadriehoek.

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Carroll A. Deering
De achterlating van het schip Carroll A. Deering is een van de meest beschreven mysteries van de 20e eeuw.

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Carroll A. Deering
In 1921 voer het schip door de Bermudadriehoek voordat het verlaten werd aangetroffen.

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Carroll A. Deering
Volgens Bermuda Attractions was er een lichtschip in staat om via de radio met de Carroll A. Deering te communiceren. De kapitein van het lichtschip hoorde een bemanningslid zeggen dat ze hun ankers waren kwijtgeraakt en dat dit aan het hoofdkwartier doorgegeven moest worden, maar de Carroll A. Deering stopte niet en voer langs het lichtschip.

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Complot
Er bestaan verschillende complottheorieën rond mysteries van schepen die in omringende wateren van het eiland verdwijnen.

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USS Cyclops
In 1918 raakte de USS Cyclops, dat meer dan 300 mensen aan boord had, zoek in de Bermudadriehoek.

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US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker
In 1963 kwamen naar verluidt twee KC-135-vliegtuigen van de Amerikaanse luchtmacht met elkaar in botsing en stortten ze neer in de Atlantische Oceaan. Ze werden echter gevonden op twee verschillende locaties die ruim 260 kilometer uit elkaar lagen.

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De Ellen Austin
De Ellen Austin was een schip dat regelmatig tussen Londen en New York door de Bermudadriehoek voer. Tijdens een van haar reizen in 1881 kwam de Ellen Austin een ander schip tegen waarop niemand aan boord was.

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De Ellen Austin
In een poging het verlaten schip te redden stuurde de kapitein van de Ellen Austin enkele van zijn bemanningsleden. Twee dagen lang zeilden de schepen zij aan zij totdat ze door een storm van elkaar werden gescheiden. Het verlaten schip en de nieuwe bemanning zijn nooit gevonden.

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Niet opgelost en onverklaard
Ondanks dat er ruim duizend mensen om het leven zijn gekomen, blijven de wateren rond Bermuda een van de drukst bevaren plekken ter wereld. Zou dit de illusie kunnen wekken dat er hier meer incidenten plaatsvinden of is er echt iets mysterieus aan de hand?

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08-04-2024 om 21:51 geschreven door peter  

Verbijsterende oude uitvindingen die de wetenschap nog steeds niet kan verklaren

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Verbijsterende oude uitvindingen die de wetenschap nog steeds niet kan verklaren
Het is makkelijk om de evolutie van technologie te zien als een lineair proces. Beginnend bij de meest primitieve eenvoudige machines tot de zelfrijdende auto's en kunstmatige intelligentie die we vandaag hebben. Maar dat klopt niet helemaal. Sommige oude culturen slaagden erin om verbijsterend complexe en geavanceerde uitvindingen te ontwikkelen met behulp van technieken en kennis die uit het niets leken te komen. En sommigen daarvan hebben we met onze huidige middelen en kennis nooit weten te repliceren. Voor wetenschappers en historici blijft het dan ook een mysterie hoe ze er vroeger ooit in slaagden tot deze uitvindingen te komen.

Gefascineerd? LEES verder en ontdek enkele onverklaarbare uitvinden uit de geschiedenis.

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Grieks vuur
Tijdens de zevende eeuw werd het Byzantijnse rijk aangevallen door indringers uit het oosten van de Middellandse Zee. Gelukkig hadden ze een geheim wapen, bekend als Grieks vuur, dat vanaf Byzantijnse schepen op vijandelijke schepen werd gespoten. Dit werd gedaan met een apparaat dat nooit is nagemaakt, maar in de oude literatuur een 'sifon' wordt genoemd.

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Grieks vuur
Het meest verbijsterende aspect is dat Grieks vuur kan blijven branden, zelfs op water. Wetenschappers weten nog steeds niet waar het van gemaakt is. Na de val van het Byzantijnse rijk verdween het oude vuurwapen om nooit meer te worden gebruikt.

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Damascus-staal
Tijdens de kruistochten verschenen er rapporten die een superieur staal uit de Levant documenteerden dat ongelooflijk scherp en flexibel was en maar onbreekbaar scheen te zijn.

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Damascus-staal
Het werd ooit beschreven als een legering die 'door een zwevende zakdoek kon snijden, 90 graden kon buigen en terug kon buigen zonder schade op te lopen.' Tot op de dag van vandaag heeft niemand het originele recept kunnen repliceren.

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Antikythera mechanisme
In 1901 werd een vreemd mechanisch apparaat gevonden op de bodem van de Middellandse Zee. Dit item staat nu bekend als het Antikythera-mechanisme en dateert uit het Griekenland van de tweede eeuw.

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Antikythera mechanisme
Hoewel wordt aangenomen dat het een soort astronomisch rekenapparaat is, weet niemand wie het heeft gebouwd of hoe ze het hebben gebouwd, aangezien technologie van een vergelijkbare complexiteit bijna duizend jaar niet meer is gezien.

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De eerste seismoscoop
De seismoscoop van Zhang Heng werd rond 132 in China gemaakt. Men denkt dat het de eerste machine in zijn soort was en aardbevingen met een verrassende nauwkeurigheid kon detecteren. De gebruikte technologie was zijn tijd ver vooruit en historici weten nog steeds niet hoe deze sprong mogelijk was.

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De eerste seismoscoop
Elke draak vertegenwoordigt een hoofdkompasrichting, en een bal zou uit een van de monden van de draak in de mond van de bijbehorende kikker vallen, wat aangeeft in welke richting de seismische activiteit plaatsvond.

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De ijzeren pilaar van Delhi
In Delhi, India, staat een massieve ijzeren pilaar van 7,21 meter hoog. Hij staat er al sinds de vierde eeuw. Wat deze specifieke pilaar interessant maakt, is dat hij volledig vrij is van roest, zelfs na meer dan een millennium blootgesteld te zijn aan de natuurlijke elementen.

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De ijzeren pilaar van Delhi
Tot op de dag van vandaag staan ​​wetenschappers versteld van de onberispelijke staat van de ijzeren pilaar. Sommigen geloven dat het gebrek aan roest te wijten is aan het droge klimaat van Delhi, terwijl anderen denken dat het komt door de unieke minerale samenstelling van het ijzer dat voor de constructie is gebruikt.

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De aeolipil
Hoewel het tijdperk van stoom pas in 1776 door Thomas Newcomen en zijn stoommachine werd afgetrapt, vond een oude Griekse uitvinder met de naam Reiger Alexandrinus zijn eigen pneumatische stoommachine uit in de eerste eeuw n.Chr.

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De aeolipil
De technologie was baanbrekend, maar werd zwaar ondergewaardeerd en werd destijds niet praktisch gebruikt. Deze eerste stoommachine was erg zwak en produceerde slechts een minimale hoeveelheid koppel. Desalniettemin was het toch bijzonder!

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Het Voynich-manuscript
Het Voynich-manuscript is een van de meest mysterieuze boeken in de geschiedenis en heeft sinds de ontdekking in 1912 zelfs de beste cryptologen in de ban gedaan. Het dateert uit de 15e eeuw, maar dat is dan ook alles wat zeker is over het boek.

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Het Voynich-manuscript
Hoewel niemand het met zekerheid kan zeggen, geloven de meeste experts dat het manuscript tijdens de Renaissance in Italië is ontstaan. Het is geschreven in een taal waarvan is bewezen dat het onmogelijk te decoderen is, en het staat vol met schijnbaar wetenschappelijke tekeningen van flora waarvan niet bekend is dat ze in de natuurlijke wereld voorkomen.

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De Indiase vliegmachines
Er zijn een aantal meldingen van vliegmachines die dateren van lang voor de historische succesvolle vlucht van de gebroeders Wright. Misschien is de oudste die tot nu toe is gevonden de 'Rukma Vimana', een oude Vedische tekst die teruggaat tot 400 v.Chr. in India.

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De Indiase vliegmachines
De Rukma Vimana, toegeschreven aan Maharshi Bhardwaj (foto), bevat schetsen van deze vliegmachines, evenals gedetailleerde instructies over hoe ermee te vliegen en zelfs hoe ze in tijden van nood op zonne-energie kunnen worden overgeschakeld.

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De Lycurgus-beker
De Lycurgus-beker zou in de vierde eeuw zijn gemaakt, ergens in het Romeinse rijk. Toen de beker naar het British Museum of London werd gebracht, waren de curatoren daar verbaasd over het vermogen om van kleur en transparantie te veranderen, afhankelijk van uit welke richting het licht erop viel.

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De Lycurgus-beker
Wanneer het van voren wordt verlicht, is de beker donkerrood van kleur, maar wanneer het van de achterkant wordt verlicht, gloeit het groen. Onderzoekers hebben sindsdien geconcludeerd dat het is gemaakt met behulp van een primitieve vorm van nanotechnologie, maar hoe de oude Romeinen deze technologie hebben ontwikkeld, blijft een mysterie.

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Oude atoomoorlogvoering
De Mahabharata wordt beschouwd als een niet-fictief verslag van een lange en oude oorlog tussen twee Indiase stamfamilies. Sommige momenten van geweld en verwoesting in het boek lijken griezelig veel op de nasleep van een atoomexplosie, waarbij miljoenen levens worden geëist binnen enkele dagen na het gebruik van wapens. Die wapens werden in het oorspronkelijke Sanskriet 'astra' worden genoemd, oftewel 'lanceerders'.

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Oude atoomoorlogvoering
Dit lijkt natuurlijk onmogelijk, maar toen er studies werden gedaan in de regio van India waar deze veldslagen plaatsvonden, vonden ze een onverklaarbaar hoog aantal kankers en geboorteafwijkingen onder de oude bewoners. Noch wetenschappers noch historici hebben enig licht kunnen werpen op dit mysterie.

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Dokter Sushruta
Sushruta was een Indiase arts uit de negende eeuw die regelmatig operaties en medische prestaties uitvoerde die in zijn tijd waarschijnlijk wonderen leken. Veel van deze prestaties zijn vastgelegd in zijn boek Sushruta Samhita.

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Dokter Sushruta
Sushruta documenteert hoe hij operaties uitvoert die zelfs volgens de huidige normen moeilijk zijn, waaronder succesvolle cataractverwijderingen, neusreconstructie en schijnbaar zelfs succesvolle prothetische operaties.

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Het hypogeum van Hal Saflieni
Onder het eiland Malta ligt een uitgestrekte ondergrondse necropolis die bekend staat als het Hypogeum van Hal Saflieni. Oorspronkelijk ontdekt in 1902, geloven experts dat het rond 2500 v.Chr. uit kalksteen is gehouwen.

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Het hypogeum van Hal Saflieni
Een bepaalde kamer, nu bekend als de orakelkamer, verbijstert wetenschappers tot op de dag van vandaag. Elk geluid dat in deze kamer wordt gemaakt, wordt bijna 100 keer versterkt. Een verbluffend staaltje oude akoestiek. Wetenschappers weten niet zeker of dit opzettelijk is gedaan vanwege onverklaarbare geavanceerde technieken, of gewoon toeval was.

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Romeins beton
Beton staat al lang bekend als een van de eenvoudigste en meest betrouwbare bouwmaterialen die we hebben. Hoewel je redelijkerwijs zou kunnen aannemen dat het proces van het mengen van beton in de loop van de tijd alleen maar is verbeterd, blijkt dat de oude Romeinen veel betere betonmakers waren dan wij.

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Romeins beton
Sommige Romeinse betonconstructies hebben meer dan 2000 jaar standgehouden, soms zelfs onder water. Hoewel wetenschappers de samenstelling van het oude beton nauwkeurig hebben bestudeerd en sporen hebben gevonden van vulkanische as en het mineraal leuciet, waarvan ze vermoeden dat het de geheime ingrediënten zijn, zijn ze er nog steeds niet in geslaagd het materiaal te recreëren.

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Zonnestenen van de Vikingen
Oud-Noorse verhalen vertellen over een magische steen die onmisbaar was voor Vikingen die de verraderlijke zeeën overstaken. Van deze steen werd gezegd dat hij met onverklaarbare nauwkeurigheid de positie van de zon aanduidde, zelfs als het bewolkt was.

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Zonnestenen van de Vikingen
Wetenschappers geloven tegenwoordig dat deze stenen brokken IJslandse spar of calciet zijn, waarvan bekend is dat ze polariserende effecten hebben. Maar experts hebben het proces van het gebruik van deze stenen om de zon te lokaliseren niet kunnen repliceren.

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Ulfberht-zwaarden
Net als bij de Damascus-zwaarden uit het Midden-Oosten, zijn onderzoekers stomverbaasd als het gaat om de samenstelling van de oude Ulfberht-zwaarden van Noord-Europa. Deze zwaarden werden veel gebruikt tijdens het Vikingtijdperk en waren gemaakt van staal dat zo sterk en zo puur is dat het niet lijkt te passen bij de smelt- en metallurgietechnieken waarvan bekend is dat ze destijds werden gebruikt.

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Ulfberht-zwaarden
Een specifiek Ulfberht-zwaard (niet afgebeeld), ontdekt in 2014, was gegraveerd met Arabische letters, waardoor sommigen geloofden dat de vroege handel tussen de twee culturen het mogelijk maakte dat sommige van de Damascus-technieken door de Noord-Europeanen werden overgenomen.

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Romeinse dodecaëder
Een van de meest blijvende mysteries van het oude Europa is die van de Romeinse dodecaëder. Ze zijn overal in Europa ontdekt, variëren in grootte en dateren allemaal uit de tweede tot de vierde eeuw na Christus.

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Romeinse dodecaëder
Hoewel hun complexe vormen en onheilspellende knoppen die aan elk punt uitsteken, lijken aan te geven dat ze een functie moeten hebben gehad, is nooit ontdekt waar ze voor werden gebruikt. Sommige deskundigen zijn van mening dat binnen de wetenschap wordt gezocht naar betekenis, terwijl die niet bestaat. Ze denken dat het simpelweg speelgoed was voor Romeinse kinderen.

Bronnen:

• (New Scientist)
• (Popular Mechanics)
• (Ancient Origins)
• (Business Insider)

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02-04-2024 om 00:00 geschreven door peter  

“Everything’s a Conspiracy”: Chris Carter on the Legacy of The X-Files

The creator of the seminal sci-fi series has officially parted ways with his claim to fame and returned to his original passion: art.

BY LYVIE SCOTT

 

Legacy West Media - THE INVERSE INTERVIEW

There’s a reason why The X-Files never continued beyond its 2016 revival. Long-term fans didn’t take well to the reboot of the ‘90s classic, but producers at Fox knew what they had. The X-Files in its prime was the rare left-of-field procedural, one that would go on to inspire everything from Supernatural and True Detective to Breaking Bad and Homeland. It would also make the studio exorbitantly rich, so Fox was prepared to greenlight the series for another season, ratings be damned. It was Chris Carter, the creator and longtime steward of The X-Files, who put his foot down.

“I needed some time off,” Carter tells Inverse. “I wanted to go surfing.”

Carter’s been a surfer much longer than he’s been in television. Apart from writing, Carter is also a multimedia artist, creating pottery, prints, and photo collages that stand almost in defiance to his legacy with The X-Files.

Chief among his works, which he recently exhibited at Legacy West Media in Los Angeles, is a piece called “My Crowning Achievement.” Its design doesn’t feature Fox Mulder or Dana Scully, the FBI agents he helped bring to life in The X-Files, but a gold leaf-dusted motif of Hello Kitty. The true purpose of this artwork remains a mystery, and the same could be said for the bulk of the work in the Chris Carter Collection.

“Every piece in here is personal,” Carter says. “Showing them to people, it’s exposing yourself a little bit.” That’s why Carter never outright explains the story behind any one composition. He’d rather let it speak for itself — or rather, field guesses from his audience. “Everyone is always like, What’s ‘My Crowning Achievement’? And why are there Hello Kittys on it? I’ll tell you that it all works for me in my mind.”

At 67, Carter has more than earned the right to a little introspection. The X-Files was an improbable phenomenon, one enjoyed by millions all over the world — but it was also a piece of Carter’s soul. For over 30 years he’s shared it with the world, and its legacy has followed him everywhere, even bleeding into some of his art.

Standing amongst his personal, once-private projects, you get the sense that Carter has well and truly moved on from The X-Files. The show, of course, is never far from his mind — and he’s happy to share anecdotes about his tenure. With its 30th anniversary finally in the rear view, however, Carter seems ready to move into the next chapter. Even if it doesn’t make sense to Hollywood, there’s likely no better time to forge ahead.

“INTENSE” NOSTALGIA

It’s a sunny, windy day in Downtown LA — perfect surf weather — when Carter and I meet at Legacy West. His exhibition concluded the night before, and the bulk of his pieces are about to be scattered to the winds. Though I’ve caught the tail end of the showcase, select prints are available to purchase through the gallery’s website.

By all accounts, the show was a success, but Carter is still surprised by its reception. “I hope it’s a hit,” he says quietly. “And I hope I get to make more art. That’s really what I do.”

Carter majored in art at California State University, Long Beach, and put himself through school making pottery. Being a craftsman, he says, is not unlike the act of making a TV show. “You’re doing the same thing every day, the same 10 things every day. You’re coming up with an idea. You’re plotting the idea that you just came up with. You’re writing the idea you just plotted.” And on and on, from pre-production to post and editing to special effects.

“You’re doing all those things every day,” Carter says, a real fire in his eyes. “Every day. The clock is ticking and the pressure is on.”

From the outside looking in, it sounds like hell. But Carter was clearly forged in that fire, and though he’s content without it, he does seem to miss it on occasion.

“My wife and I, we were just on the road driving for nine hours,” Carter says. “She says, ‘Don't you get tired of this?’ I said, ‘No, I love the intensity of it. It reminds me of producing television.’”

There aren’t many reminders of The X-Files in his exhibition, but there were a few small tokens for fans of the series. In one corner of the studio, almost as a consolation prize, rests a case full of coveted memorabilia: an alien prop mask, a director’s slate from the revival, and the original casting sheet from the ‘90s.

The latter comes complete with Carter’s handwritten notes from auditions. Alongside David Duchovny’s name, who auditioned against hundreds for the role of Mulder: a simple “Yes.” Carter had similar feelings for Gillian Anderson, who went on to play Scully, but casting the actor wouldn’t be so easy.

“For Gillian I wrote ‘Test,’ which means I wanted to take her before the studio and the network,” Carter says.

“They didn’t understand what I was trying to do with the show.”

Fox famously wanted a bombshell type for Scully, ideally someone like Pamela Anderson. “Where’s the sex appeal?” Carter recalls executives saying. “Even though Gillian's beautiful, she wasn't their idea of sexy. First, because they didn’t understand what I was trying to do with the show. And she was an unknown, so that never helps.”

Duchovny, too, was a relative unknown, which made both castings more of a gamble than most realize now. But as the story goes, Carter fought hard for the actors, Fox conceded, and the rest is history.

“Ancient history,” Carter says wryly.

THE TRUTH IS (STILL) OUT THERE

With or without Carter, The X-Files is too big a property to abandon outright. Fox is still keen to continue the series by any means necessary — but with Carter focusing on other projects, the studio has put its faith in a new director.

The fate of The X-Files now rests in the hands of Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler. Carter isn’t involved in any capacity, but he’s content to cheer from the sidelines. “It’s interesting, people say, ‘Aren't you possessive of it?’ And I say, ‘No, I’m looking forward to seeing what somebody else does with it,’” Carter says.

The pair had “a really nice conversation” when Coogler first pitched the reboot to Fox: “I just asked him what his ideas were, and he told me, and I said, ‘Those sound like good ideas.’”

So the blessing is secured, but that’s really only half the battle as far as Carter’s concerned. “No matter what, he's got a hard job,” he says. “Casting is a hard job. Mounting it is a hard job. All the problems that I dealt with are going to be his problems.

Equally tricky will be tackling new ideas of “conspiracy” in such a cynical, post-modern age. The term doesn’t mean the same thing as it did when Carter first built a show around it — now, it’s taken on a more dangerous connotation. The X-Files effectively predicted QAnon, #PizzaGate, and anti-vax conspiracies. Those fringe superstitions have since been co-opted by a vocal, and dangerous, minority.

“Everything's a conspiracy,” Carter sighs. “No one knows what the truth is. It’s completely subjective and relative now.”

He’s thinking specifically of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, who became the subject of endless conspiracy theories after a prolonged public absence. Just hours before Carter and I met at Legacy West, Princess Kate broke her silence by sharing a cancer diagnosis. The dubious online reaction to that very personal news has been weighing heavily with Carter.

“No one knows what the truth is. It’s completely subjective and relative now.”

“Can you imagine, first of all, being sick — but then everyone’s got a take on it? The most private thing becomes the most public thing, and then the most misunderstood thing.”

It’s hard not to think about The X-Files, and the skepticism it might have encouraged, in the face of all that. “You do a show like this, [and] there’s media done on you and it’s like, what does that spawn? What does that produce? What is the result of that thing? It’s not always good.”

To paraphrase the series’ most iconic adage, the truth is still out there, but what does the search for that look like in an era of such harsh political divides, perpetual surveillance, and a rampant distrust in our government? Carter isn’t entirely sure, but he trusts Coogler to figure it out.

CARTER’S SECOND ACT

Nowadays, Carter prefers to speak through his art, a pursuit that’s evident from his politically-charged “Hate Plates.” He remains coy as ever as he shows me a large ceramic plate, one of a series inspired by dinner conversations about a public figure who shan’t be named. Labels like “orange,” “petulant,” “vain” and “friendless” trace a hypnotic sphere around the dish.

The work speaks for itself, and it’s probably the most overt of Carter’s art on display. Most are clever, ironic plays on words superimposed over excerpts from novels and faded scripts. There’s also a UFO triptych consisting of three black-and-white photos that could have been taken either underwater or among the stars.

“I walk outside every night and stare up at the sky,” Carter says, offering a partial explanation. He does it to ground himself and regain some of that childlike wonder that gets “beaten out of” us all. “Just walking outside at night, it's the simplest thing to do,” he says wistfully.

Carter’s multimedia collage, “Xanax.”

LEGACY WEST MEDIA

“Manic,” the companion piece to “Xanax.”

LEGACY WEST MEDIA

Carter strikes you as a filmmaker with a deep love of nature — even when it’s not convenient.

He directs us to two towering collages of photographs, positioned back-to-back instead of side-to-side. Each features hundreds of images of the same tree, potentially taken over years.

“I lived in a house for a decade, and this was my view for that decade,” he explains. “I’ll call it a perfect ocean view, except for that tree.” The tree stood on the boundary between his property and his neighbor’s, and she refused to cut it down. Carter exhumed his frustration by photographing it daily. Now those photographs live on in “Xanax,” a straightforward side-by-side collage, and “Manic,” which ups the saturation of each image to lend a psychotropic, Andy Warhol feel.

“You’ve gotta be ready for anything.”

There’s no denying the sense of humor in any of Carter’s pieces. His work is the real deal, and he’s clearly well-suited to it. That said, he’s not giving up on television, even if he’s left The X-Files behind. He's currently developing a project with his wife, one decidedly outside of the genre he’s best known for. He’ll also coach film students through TV production on occasion.

“Right now, I’m going to talk to a class of college students about producing the show,” Carter says just before we part ways. “And everybody asks, ‘What’s it like? Can you give us any hints?’”

He recounts another story about a bleary-eyed commute, this time as he’s driving from his home in Santa Barbara to work in Hollywood. “I was still half-asleep, but I see something up ahead on the freeway.” It was a pig — “a giant sow” — creeping from the median to the shoulder. He called 911 to alert them about this massive pig, of course, but they already knew. “Now I’ll say to my students: ‘Whatever you do, be ready for the pig on the freeway. You’ve gotta be ready for anything.’”

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01-04-2024 om 23:40 geschreven door peter  

A new study published in the journal Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics presents compelling evidence against the long-standing “termite hypothesis” that has dominated discussions around fairy circle origins. This hypothesis, championed by biologist Norbert Jürgens, proposed that the circles form when subterranean termites consume the roots of newly sprouted grasses, creating distinctive circular patches in the dry grasslands on the edge of the Namib Desert. 

However, an international team led by researchers Stephan Getzin and Hezi Yizhaq offers a systematic rebuttal, drawing from extensive fieldwork and analysis across multiple regions of the Namib Desert over several years, which led to intriguing findings.

Jürgens and his team had previously cited various studies as proof that termites of the species Psammotermes allocerus were the culprits behind fairy circle formation. But Getzin’s team wasn’t convinced by the evidence.

“Our review shows that there is no single study to date that has demonstrated with systematic field evidence that the green germinating grasses within the fairy circles would be killed by root herbivory of sand termites,” states the new paper.

Getzin and Yizhaq excavated and measured around 500 grass individuals across southern, central and northern Namib sites from 2020-2022. Crucially, the roots of dead grasses inside fairy circles were undamaged and often longer than those of living grasses outside the circles.

“If termite herbivory were the cause, the roots of the dying grasses should be shorter… and show signs of biomass consumption,” the authors write in the paper. Oddly, the roots were as long, and some significantly longer, which tells the researchers that something else killed those plants, not termites.

So what is behind the fairy circles? 

The researchers point to an alternative “self-organization” hypothesis where the grasses essentially create their own downfall through competition for scarce water resources. The plants, in simple terms, organize.

Using continuous soil moisture monitoring, the team found that the uppermost 10cm topsoil layer inside fairy circles dries out rapidly after rainfall, while deeper soil layers retain more moisture. The young grass seedlings, with roots only 10cm long, cannot reach this deeper water reservoir and quickly desiccate, while the thriving grass on the exterior of the fairy circle enjoys a feeding frenzy.

“With their well-developed root system, these clumps of grass soak up the water particularly well. After the rain, they have a huge competitive advantage over the freshly germinated grasses in the fairy circle. The new grass only loses a small amount of water via transpiration from its small leaves, resulting in insufficient ‘suction power’ to pull new water from deeper soil layers,” Dr. Stephan Getzin said in a statement.

To bolster their case, the researchers employed a multi-pronged approach combining extensive field data, soil analyses, and statistical testing across multiple sites and rainfall events from 2020-2024.

Soil moisture measurements at depths of 12cm and 20cm revealed the fairy circle topsoil was significantly drier than the surrounding matrix vegetation during the critical post-rainfall period when grasses germinate. Root excavations showed dying seedlings had undamaged but longer roots than healthy matrix grasses, indicating failed efforts to reach moisture rather than termite damage. In simple terms, those new baby grasses tried hard to reach the water in the soil, but they just couldn’t compete.

The larger and stronger grasses that live outside the fairy circles soak up the water faster, utilizing the fairy circle as a sort of “death zone.” According to the study, this is purposeful.

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“This self-organization can be described as ‘swarm intelligence’. It is a systematic adaptation to a lack of resources in arid regions,” say Getzin and his colleague Dr Hezi Yizhaq.

The grasses along the edge of the fairy circles, with their larger size and competitive advantage, actively create and maintain these unvegetated gaps through their strong water uptake, sacrificing their newly germinated brethren to a dry death. 

While termites likely consume dead grass matter after seedlings perish, the researchers argue the initial desiccation, not herbivory, sparks fairy circle formation in this arid ecosystem.

As the debate continues, this latest study highlights how rigorously testing hypotheses against multi-year field data can separate fanciful folklore from ecological reality. The fairy circles’ real origins, though less whimsical than the footprints of the gods, reveal a harsh survival strategy written in radial patterns across a desert.

For more, please visit Stephan Getzin’s research website on this phenomenon.

• MJ Banias is a journalist who covers security and technology. You can find his work here. He co-hosts The Debrief Weekly Report. and you can email MJ at mj@thedebrief.org or follow him on Twitter @mjbanias. 

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27-03-2024 om 01:23 geschreven door peter  

400-Mile-Thick Solid Metallic Ball Found Inside Earth’s Core: Underground World?

It has been previously thought that Earth is composed of four different layers: inner core, core, mantle, and crust. But a recent scientific discovery might change the way we see Planet Earth. Scientists claimed to they have found one more layer inside the inner core that takes the form of a solid, metallic sphere situated at the core’s center. It is not molten but solid.

A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications reveals that scientists have detected a 400-mile-thick solid metallic layer located at the Earth’s innermost core. This layer responds differently than previously known layers to earthquake shockwaves

The research was conducted by a team of two seismologists from the Australian National University (ANU), who speculates that this “innermost inner core” found inside Earth might have originated from a significant global occurrence in the past. Two Harvard seismologists, Miaki Ishii and Adam Dziewonski, first proposed the idea of the innermost inner core in 2002 based on peculiarities in the speed of seismic waves passing through the inner core.

The research states scientists have discovered up to fivefold reverberating waves from earthquakes along the Earth’s diameter, using a growing number of global seismic stations. This has enabled them to probe the Earth’s center and infer a transversely isotropic inner-core model that contains an anisotropically distinctive innermost inner core and its transition to a weakly anisotropic outer shell.

These findings improve current knowledge of the Earth’s formation and evolution and suggest that the anisotropy could be a fossilized record of a significant global event from the past. This research has shed light on our planet’s evolution over billions of years, including the development of the Earth’s magnetic field, which transformed it from an uninhabitable terrain into a habitable abode.

Dr. Thanh-Son Phạm, from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences, stated that around two decades ago, a hypothesis was proposed about the presence of an internal metallic ball in the innermost core. According to Dr. Phạm, they are now presenting another line of evidence to support this hypothesis.

The ANU scientists describe this process as similar to a ping pong ball bouncing back and forth. “By developing a technique to boost the signals recorded by densely populated seismograph networks, we observed, for the first time, seismic waves that bounce back – and forth up to five times along the Earth’s diameter. Previous studies have documented only a single antipodal bounce,” Dr. Phạm said. (Source)

“This inner core is like a time capsule of Earth’s evolutionary history – it’s a fossilized record that serves as a gateway into the events of our planet’s past. Events that happened on Earth hundreds of millions to billions of years ago,” said in a statement one of the researchers, Hrvoje Tkalčić.

Scientists studied one of the earthquakes that originated in Alaska. Its seismic waves were observed to bounce off a location in the south Atlantic Ocean before returning to Alaska.

The researchers investigated the anisotropy of the iron-nickel alloy that forms the Earth’s inner core. Anisotropy refers to the way seismic waves speed up or slow down depending on their direction of travel through the Earth’s inner core, potentially caused by varying arrangements of iron atoms at high temperatures and pressures or preferred alignment of growing crystals.

The scientists discovered that the bouncing seismic waves probed the Earth’s center from different angles multiple times. By examining the travel times of seismic waves for various earthquakes, the researchers inferred that the crystallized structure within the innermost region of the inner core is likely different from the outer layer. This discrepancy could explain why seismic waves change speed depending on their entry angle as they penetrate the innermost part of the inner core.

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According to the researchers, the formation of this metallic ball could have been triggered by a major global event, such as a large tectonic shift that occurred millions of years ago. Its significance lies in its potential role in supporting the thriving of life on Earth. As a crucial piece of the puzzle, it provides a captivating insight into our planet’s distant past.

Another Similar Discovery

Since the 1970s, the discovery of two giant structures inside the Earth has baffled scientists. They are located on opposite sides of our planet, and their size may be compared to continents. Each of these structures is almost 100 times bigger than Mount Everest and is located at the core of the Earth, at a depth of 2900 km. (Click here to read article)

Seismic studies show that the discovered formations have a different composition than the rest of the Earth’s mantle. These waves generated by earthquakes travel through the Earth’s interior, changing speed, bending, or scattering as they pass through different materials. Scientists use seismometers to detect these waves and create a picture of the rock below the surface.

A recent study used a machine-learning algorithm to analyze around 7,000 seismic wave records, revealing new information about three-dimensional structures near the core-mantle boundary in the sub-Pacific region of Earth.

Geophysicists have known about these structures anomalies (generally they call them blobs) since the 1970s but are not much closer to understanding them today.

“They’re among the largest things inside the Earth,” University of Maryland geologist Ved Lekic told Eos reporter Jenessa Duncombe, “and yet we literally don’t know what they are, where they came from, how long they’ve been around, or what they do.”

The blobs begin thousands of miles below Earth’s surface, where the planet’s rocky lower mantle meets the molten outer core. One blob lurks deep below the Pacific Ocean, the other beneath Africa and parts of the Atlantic. Both are massive, stabbing up about halfway through the mantle and measuring as long as continents. According to Duncombe, each blob stretches about 100 times higher than Mount Everest; if they sat on the planet’s surface, the International Space Station would have to navigate around them.

These discoveries suggest that Earth is hiding many secrets within which are yet to reveal. Could there be a hidden civilization inside these structures?

Comparing ancient texts and megalithic architecture reveals an anthropological connection between civilizations that were considered technologically inferior and geographically removed from one another. The Silurian Hypothesis by Schmidt & Frank and Ultraterrestrial Models by H. E. Puthoff have evolved out of a process of elimination that has taken decades to come to light due to the layered nature of the phenomena and the incommensurability problem.

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26-03-2024 om 01:38 geschreven door peter