Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.
This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld In België had je vooral BUFON of het Belgisch UFO-Netwerk, dat zich met UFO's bezighoudt. BEZOEK DUS ZEKER VOOR ALLE OBJECTIEVE INFORMATIE , enkel nog beschikbaar via Facebook en deze blog.
Verder heb je ook het Belgisch-Ufo-meldpunt en Caelestia, die prachtig, doch ZEER kritisch werk leveren, ja soms zelfs héél sceptisch...
Voor Nederland kan je de mooie site www.ufowijzer.nl bezoeken van Paul Harmans. Een mooie site met veel informatie en artikels.
MUFON of het Mutual UFO Network Inc is een Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in alle USA-staten en diverse landen.
MUFON's mission is the analytical and scientific investigation of the UFO- Phenomenon for the benefit of humanity...
Je kan ook hun site bekijken onder www.mufon.com.
Ze geven een maandelijks tijdschrift uit, namelijk The MUFON UFO-Journal.
Since 02/01/2020 is Pieter ex-president (=voorzitter) of BUFON, but also ex-National Director MUFON / Flanders and the Netherlands. We work together with the French MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP.
ER IS EEN NIEUWE GROEPERING DIE ZICH BUFON NOEMT, MAAR DIE HEBBEN NIETS MET ONZE GROEP TE MAKEN. DEZE COLLEGA'S GEBRUIKEN DE NAAM BUFON VOOR HUN SITE... Ik wens hen veel succes met de verdere uitbouw van hun groep. Zij kunnen de naam BUFON wel geregistreerd hebben, maar het rijke verleden van BUFON kunnen ze niet wegnemen...
23-07-2024
The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space
The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space
Craters are a familiar sight on the lunar surface and indeed on many of the rocky planets in the Solar System. There are other circular features that are picked up on images from orbiters but these pits are thought to be the collapsed roofs of lava tubes. A team of researchers have mapped one of these tubes using radar reflection and created the first 3D map of the tube’s entrance. Places like these could make ideal places to setup research stations, protected from the harsh environment of an alien world.
Lava tubes have been hotly debated for the last 50 years. They are the result of ancient volcanic activity and develop when the surface of a lava flow cools and hardens. Below this, the molten lava continues to move and eventually drains away leaving behind a hollow tunnel. Exploring these tunnels can mean we can learn more about the geological history of the Moon from the preserved records in the rocks.
The lava tubes have been the subject of analysis by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) which began its journey in 2009. It’s purpose was to gather information about the Moon’s surface and environment and to that end has a plethora of scientific equipment. LRO has been mapping the lunar surface using high resolution imagery capturing temperature, radiation levels and water ice deposits. All with a view to identifying potential landing sites for future missions.
Artist’s rendering of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in orbit. Credit: ASU/LROC
A team of scientists from around the world have been working together to make a breakthrough in the quest to understand these tubes. The research was led by the University of Trento in Italy and the results published in Nature Astronomy. They have identified the first, confirmed tunnel just under the surface of the Moon that seems to be an empty lava tube. Until now, their existence was just a theory, now they are a reality.
The discovery would not have been possible without the LRO and its Miniature Radio-Frequency instrument. In 2010 it surveyed Mare Tranquilitatis – location for Apollo 11’s historic lunar landing in 1969 – capturing data which included the region around a pit. As part of this new research the data was reanalysed with modern complex signal processing techniques. The analysis revealed previously unidentified radar reflections that can best be explained by an underground cave or tunnel. Excitingly perhaps is that this represents an underground tunnel on the surface of the Moon but it is an accessible tunnel too.
Buzz Aldrin Gazes at Tranquility Base during the Apollo 11 moonwalk in an image taken by Neil Armstrong. Credit: NASA
The discovery highlights the importance of continued analysis of historical data, even from decades ago for hidden information that modern techniques can reveal. It also highlights the importance of further remote sensing and lunar exploration from orbit to identify more lava tubes as potential safe havens for lunar explorers.
Travellers to the Moon can experience temperatures on the illuminated side of 127 degrees down to -173 degrees on the night time side. Radiation from the Sun can rocket – pardon the pun – to 150 times more powerful than here on Earth and that’s not even considering the threat of meteorite impacts. We are protected from thousands of tonnes of the stuff thanks to the atmosphere but there is no protective shield on the Moon. If we build structures on the surface of the Moon then they must be built to withstand such a hostile environment but look to lava tubes and many of the problems naturally go away making it a far safer and cheaper prospect to establish a lunar presence.
The 4 biggest questions about alien life, answered by an astrobiologist
The 4 biggest questions about alien life, answered by an astrobiologist
Scientists are becoming increasingly optimistic that extraterrestrial life is out there. Could we finally be on the brink of finding it?
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Prof Lewis Dartnell
There’s never been a more exciting time than right now in the search for life beyond Earth. This fast-paced field is called astrobiology and it’s one of the more interdisciplinary branches of science, combining biology, chemistry, planetary science and astronomy.
Most life in the Milky Way is expected to be single-celled microbial lifeforms, like Earth’s bacteria, but perhaps some worlds support more complex forms of life, such as plants and animals.
Recent advances in three main areas have boosted astrobiologists’ optimism that we could be on the brink of discovering the first signs of extraterrestrial life: extremophiles, exoplanets and robotic exploration.
1. What three things are making astrobiologists so optimistic about finding life beyond Earth?
1.1. Extremophiles
The more we learn about micro-organisms on Earth, the more we’re surprised by the incredible adaptability of life.
The hardiest lifeforms are known as extremophiles and they’ve been discovered surviving in some very inhospitable environments.
They’ve been found in boiling-hot hydrothermal vents, beneath freezing-cold glaciers, in acidic pools of volcanic water, deep under Earth’s crust, and even in high-radiation zones.
Extremophiles teach astrobiologists about the outer limits for life and what sort of extraterrestrial environments might be habitable.
An acidic pond in Ethiopia is the kind of harsh environment that could exist on other planets. Life has been found in such environments on Earth, so why not elsewhere? - Image credit: Getty
1.2. Exoplanets
Before 1992, the only planets we knew existed in the entire galaxy were the ones in our Solar System. Since then, our telescopes have discovered almost 5,400 worlds orbiting other stars – so-called extrasolar planets, or exoplanets.
Most of the first exoplanets detected were bloated gas giants orbiting exceedingly closely to their suns – not the sort of world we believe could harbour life. But these were just the easiest to detect; we’ve since discovered smaller and smaller exoplanets orbiting further from their stars
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For astrobiology, the most exciting exoplanets are small, rocky, Earth-like ones orbiting the right distance from their stars so that their surface temperatures allow oceans of liquid water.
These are potentially habitable worlds and would offer the best chances for extraterrestrial life. Future space-based telescopes would hopefully be able to detect signs of life – called biosignatures – in their atmosphere, such as the presence of oxygen gas released by photosynthesis.
Over recent decades, advances in robotics and the sophistication of scientific instruments have made our space probes more and more capable.
There has been a fleet of orbiter, lander and rover missions launched to Mars, as well as probes sent to explore the outer planets, Jupiter and Saturn, and their families of moons.
Advances in robotics mean we don't have to send people to other planets to explore them properly. Rovers have been hunting for signs of life on Mars for over two decades. Image credit: NASA/JPL
Every time we visit another world we learn an enormous amount about its environment, active processes and its history – and invariably spark a whole slew of new questions to answer.
These space probes (as well as telescopes like Hubble) have revealed that a handful of planets and moons in the Solar System have potentially habitable environments that could support extraterrestrial life.
2. Could aliens be silicon-based?
All life on Earth needs liquid water to survive – it’s very good at dissolving chemicals to support the reactions of biochemistry. Life here is also organic (built from complex molecules based on carbon atoms).
It makes most sense for astrobiology to search for the sort of life we know is possible and we have a good idea how to detect. But could extraterrestrial life be based on a completely different kind of chemistry?
The element silicon sits just below carbon on the periodic table and so, in many ways, its chemistry is similar. But compared to carbon, silicon isn’t nearly as good at forming stable chemical bonds and large, complex molecules. Alien life could be based on solvents other than liquid water, however: perhaps ammonia.
3. Where in the Solar System could there be alien life?
3.1. Venus
Today, the surface of Venus is a hellish landscape, hotter than an oven due to the greenhouse effect of the planet’s thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere.
But early Venus may have been more like Earth and there’s a chance that any Venusian microbial life may have been able to survive by migrating high into the atmosphere.
At altitudes of 50-60km (30-40 miles) the temperature is cooler and an aerial biosphere may exist in the clouds. The clouds are highly acidic, though, so Venusian life is probably unlikely.
3.2. Mars
While the modern surface of Mars is a freeze-dried desert, blasted by ultraviolet rays from the Sun, around 3.8 billion years ago it’s thought to have been much warmer and wetter. There’s evidence of ancient lakes, river valleys and possibly even a large ocean covering the northern hemisphere.
Organic molecules – the building blocks of life – are also thought to have been present on the Martian surface and so maybe the Red Planet developed life of its own. Any Martian microbes are probably long since extinct on the surface but may survive deeper underground.
3.3. Europa
Europa is one of the large moons orbiting Jupiter. Although its surface is hard-frozen ice, there’s a deep ocean of liquid water beneath it, kept warm by ‘tidal heating’ from the moon flexing and distorting as it orbits in the gas giant’s powerful gravitational field.
This process may also drive hydrothermal vents on the Europan seafloor, which serve as oases for life in Earth’s oceans.
The key question for exploring Europa is, just how thick is its icy shell? And, would it be possible to get some kind of submersible probe beneath it to search for marine life?
While we don't think other intelligent life could exist in our Solar System, more simple alien life could be lurking out there. Image credit: Getty
3.4. Enceldaus
Enceladus is a moon of Saturn, but in many ways is like Europa. It has a cold, icy surface and an ocean of liquid water laying underneath that’s in contact with the moon’s rocky core.
Jets of water squirt out of long fractures in the icy crust around the south pole and analysis of these has revealed the water is salty. Organic molecules have also been detected in these plumes and there’s evidence for hydrothermal activity.
So even though this alien ocean is thought to be pretty alkaline, it could still be habitable for life.
3.5. Titan
Titan orbits Saturn. It’s a giant of a moon, and is the only moon in the Solar System to have a thick atmosphere that is rich with organic chemistry.
Large lakes have been discovered around Titan’s north pole, but these are filled with liquid ethane and methane, rather than water. It’s still an open question as to whether life could be ethane-based rather than water-based, but Titan is a complex world and may harbour lifeforms with a biochemistry very different to those on Earth.
4. Could aliens be intelligent?
Astrobiology is mostly focused on searching the Solar System for signs of hardy, single-celled life, or detecting atmospheric biosignatures in exoplanets.
But could there be more complex life in the galaxy – alien plants and animals, or even intelligent, space-faring beings?
If there is other intelligent life out there in the cosmos, it might use radio waves to communicate too. Telescopes like this search the skies for signs of life. Image credit: Getty
The galaxy is very old, and intelligent life could have evolved on another habitable world many millions of years before us, and potentially spread across the whole galaxy.
But despite over 60 years of sporadic programmes listening for artificial radio transmissions or looking for signs of technological structures, we’ve not found any convincing evidence of intelligent life out there… yet
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Alien Agenda Unveiled: What Do Extraterrestrials Want from Earth?
Alien Agenda Unveiled: What Do Extraterrestrials Want from Earth?
In the realm of science fiction and ufology, the question of what aliens want from humanity and Earth has long intrigued and mystified us. The documentary “Alien Agenda into the Future” delves into this topic, exploring the potential motives and objectives of extraterrestrial visitors. Here, we will examine the key points raised in the documentary, presenting a comprehensive and informative overview of the alien agenda as theorized by researchers and enthusiasts.
The Attraction of Earth
Earth is a unique planet teeming with life, abundant liquid water, and a variety of essential resources. This makes it an attractive target for any space-faring species. Unlike other planets where water might be locked in ice, Earth offers liquid water and a diverse range of living organisms, from simple amoebas to complex humans. This abundance of resources could be why extraterrestrial entities might be interested in our planet. For a species looking to colonize or explore, Earth is a treasure trove of essential materials.
Historical Context and the Anunnaki Theory
The sudden appearance of modern humans, often referred to as “The Missing Link,” has puzzled scientists and sparked various theories. Ancient Sumerian texts describe the Anunnaki, a group of deities who allegedly created humans to serve them. According to authors like Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin, the Anunnaki were an advanced extraterrestrial species from the planet Nibiru. They came to Earth to mine gold and created humans as a slave species through genetic engineering.
Evidence of Extraterrestrial Contact
Throughout history, there have been numerous references to extraterrestrial beings. From medieval art to Egyptian hieroglyphs, evidence of non-human entities is widespread. Modern UFO sightings suggest that these beings continue to visit Earth. Significant incidents, such as the Roswell crash and the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill, provide compelling evidence of ongoing extraterrestrial interest in humanity. These cases reveal advanced technology and medical procedures that were not known to humans at the time, hinting at a deeper, long-term extraterrestrial agenda.
The Abduction Phenomenon
Alien abductions are a recurring theme in ufology. These incidents often involve invasive medical examinations, with a particular focus on human reproductive systems. Researchers like David M. Jacobs and Budd Hopkins suggest that aliens are engaged in creating human-alien hybrids. Abduction reports are not limited to one region; they are a global phenomenon, though they are most frequently reported in English-speaking countries.
Missing Persons and Alien Involvement
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people go missing, and a significant number are never found. Some theorists speculate that these missing individuals might be abducted by aliens for various purposes, including genetic experiments or as part of a larger extraterrestrial agenda. This theory raises disturbing questions about the fate of these individuals and the potential scale of alien activities on Earth.
Alien Perspectives on Humanity
From an extraterrestrial viewpoint, humans might appear undisciplined and destructive. Our history of warfare, environmental pollution, and resource mismanagement could lead advanced beings to view us as an inferior or dangerous species. The development of nuclear weapons in 1945 likely intensified extraterrestrial scrutiny, as such technology poses a significant threat not only to humanity but potentially to other civilizations as well.
Spiritual and Technological Advancements
While humanity has made significant technological advancements, there has also been a growing interest in spirituality and self-awareness. The New Age movement often incorporates extraterrestrials as spiritual guides, suggesting a union between science and spirituality. This dual approach to understanding our place in the universe reflects a broader search for meaning and connection beyond our planet.
Government Involvement and Secret Agreements
There are claims that governments, particularly the United States, have made secret agreements with extraterrestrial beings. These agreements allegedly involve the exchange of advanced technology for permission to abduct humans. One such story involves President Eisenhower meeting with extraterrestrials in 1954. Although officially denied, these claims persist and fuel speculation about ongoing covert interactions between governments and aliens.
The Technological Marvel of UFOs
UFOs exhibit advanced capabilities that surpass current human technology. These craft can defy gravity, perform rapid maneuvers, and operate in various environments, including underwater. Recent sightings, such as the Tic Tac-shaped UFOs observed by Navy pilots, highlight their superior technology and possible interest in Earth’s resources.
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The true nature of the alien agenda remains a mystery. Whether aliens are here to help, study, or exploit us is unknown. Governments might possess more information than is publicly available, but full disclosure seems unlikely. Until extraterrestrials choose to reveal their intentions openly, we can only speculate and hope that their agenda is ultimately benevolent. The question of what aliens want from us and our planet continues to captivate and challenge us, prompting further exploration and reflection on our place in the universe.
Zwarte gaten ontsnappen aan de normale classificaties: we weten dat ze bestaan, misschien zelfs waar we ze niet verwachten, maar verder weten we er weinig van. Door de ruimte te observeren kunnen we doorgaans relatief gemakkelijk twee soorten zwarte gaten identificeren: sterrenmassa's gevormd door de ineenstorting van sterren en superzware, zoals het zwarte gat in het centrum van de Melkweg. Toch zijn er ook zwarte gaten met een middelzware massa, zeer zeldzaam maar ongelooflijk nuttig om de vorming en evolutie van deze hemellichamen te begrijpen. Een aantal onderzoekers hebben er misschien één ontdekt, verborgen achter een paar sterren die er niet zouden moeten zijn.
Het belang van zwarte gaten met middelzware massa
Zoals we in de inleiding al zeiden, vinden we in de ruimte meestal alleen zwarte gaten met stellaire massa en superzware zwarte gaten. Terwijl de eerstgenoemden een massa hebben die enkele tientallen malen groter is dan die van een ster, hebben de laatstgenoemden een massa die miljarden malen groter is dan die van de zon, net als Sagittarius A*. In het midden bevinden zich echter de zogenaamde Intermediate Mass Black Holes of IMBH, zwarte gaten met een massa tussen de ongeveer 100 en 100 duizend zonnemassa’s. Ze zijn essentieel voor het begrijpen van de overgang van kleinere naar grotere zwarte gaten en zijn zo zeldzaam dat het vinden ervan helemaal niet eenvoudig is. Zelfs als je het letterlijk voor ogen hebt.
Om deze reden is de ontdekking van astronomen van het Max Planck Instituut voor Astronomie in Duitsland historisch. Na twintig jaar aan gegevens van de Hubble-ruimtetelescoop te hebben geanalyseerd, merkten onderzoekers iets vreemds op in de Omega Centauri-regio, een cluster op 17.000 lichtjaar van ons verwijderd, waarin sommige sterren snel bewogen. Misschien wel te snel.
Zwart gat met middelzware massa gevonden in Omega Centauri
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Om te begrijpen hoe we een zwart gat met middelzware massa kunnen vinden, moeten we eerst begrijpen wat een bolvormige sterrenhoop is. Het is in feite een bolvormige formatie waarbinnen miljoenen sterren naast elkaar bestaan, maar over wiens oorsprong alleen maar vermoedens bestaan. Omega Centauri heeft bijvoorbeeld een doorsnede van 150 lichtjaar en zou kunnen vertegenwoordigen wat er overblijft van een dwergstelsel dat zich nu in de Melkweg bevindt. Net zoals de sterren van ons sterrenstelsel rond Sagittarius A* draaien, kunnen de sterren van Omega Centauri dus ook rond een zwart gat draaien. Maar welke?
In een studie gepubliceerd in Nature hebben onderzoekers van het Max Planck Instituut voor Astronomie bewijs gevonden voor deze dynamiek. Dankzij de door Hubble verzamelde beelden ontdekten ze vooral dat zeven sterren in de sterrenhoop zich met een grotere snelheid bewogen dan die van de sterrenhoop. Wat is de reden voor dit verschil? Het enige antwoord dat verenigbaar is met de waarnemingen is een zwart gat, maar met een middelzware massa.
Sterren die er niet zouden moeten zijn en zwarte gaten die niet gezien kunnen worden
Uit de uitgevoerde waarnemingen blijkt dat de nieuwe IMBH een massa heeft die minstens 8200 keer zo groot is als die van de zon, en kan helpen de vorming en evolutie van zwarte gaten in onze Melkweg te begrijpen. Dit zijn de woorden van de hoofdauteur van de studie, Maximilian Häberle:
We hebben zeven sterren ontdekt die er niet zouden moeten zijn. Ze bewegen zo snel dat ze de sterrenhoop zouden verlaten en nooit meer terugkeren. De meest waarschijnlijke verklaring is dat een zeer massief object deze sterren door de zwaartekracht aantrekt en ze dicht bij het centrum houdt. Het enige object dat zo massief kan zijn, is een zwart gat, met een massa die minstens 8200 keer zo groot is als die van onze zon.
Kortom, in Omega Centauri bevindt zich een zwart gat met een middelzware massa dat de ruimtetijd voldoende kan buigen om de relatieve snelheid van de sterren te vergroten. De ontdekking door het team van astronomen bevestigt verder de verscheidenheid aan zwarte gaten in onze Melkweg, maar vertegenwoordigt slechts het begin. Wie weet ontdekken we wel dat er een zwart gat dicht bij ons in de buurt is, aan de rand van het zonnestelsel of net daarbuiten.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Snowman-Like Rock Formation on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Snowman-Like Rock Formation on Mars
Story by Mike Brown
Though this was not a predicted finding, NASA’s Perseverance rover has just snapped a picture of a snowman-like rock formation standing on Mars. This fanciful discovery, captured by the Right Mastcam-Z camera on 13 July 2024, set many minds racing at the imagination.
Since landing in Jezero Crater in February 2021, Perseverance has been studying the Martian surface relentlessly, taking pictures, and gathering rock samples. The latest picture, taken during Sol 1208 of the mission, contains the stack of rocks that are in the lower left corner, looking remarkably like a snowman. Though this “snowman” is made from dry, dusty Martian rock rather than fluffy snow, it serves to remind one that even in the desolate landscapes on Mars, sometimes familiar shapes can arise.
The discovery comes at a time when the Mars sample-return mission, a crucial component in the search for extraterrestrial life, faces budget overruns and significant delays. Notwithstanding that, the mission keeps returning insights regarding the geological history of Mars and its potential to support life.
NASA experts have, for a long time, proposed that there might be water on Mars. Because the atmosphere is extremely thin, very little water can stay in its liquid form on the surface. However, there are pieces of evidence of water ice existing at subsurface levels in the polar regions and briny water that flows down hillsides and crater walls seasonally, which opens up some very exciting possibilities regarding the past life of this planet and its ability to support life.
More than just the wacky “snowman” formation, this is something a bit more, a window into the dynamic climate and weather events taking place on Mars. It is the Red Planet, a place of dust storms, and extreme weather, and where an atmosphere thick enough once existed that liquid water could flow for long periods across its surface.
As Perseverance continues in its quest, it will leave behind the Jezero Crater, climb up the rim, and explore other areas. Every discovery, from a rock sample to some odd formation, helps to increase our knowledge of Mars and its habitability for future human exploration.
Another observer compared attaching sentimental shapes to Martian rocks with identifying animals in overhead clouds. Moments of imagination and wonder like this remind us of the endless possibilities that space exploration holds, even when technical and financial challenges for interplanetary missions come into play.
Eyewitness Accounts: Real UFO Encounters that Defy Explanation
Eyewitness Accounts: Real UFO Encounters that Defy Explanation
Fans of Ancient Apocalypse and Ancient Aliens will find this exploration of real UFO encounters intriguing. With increasing public interest and growing belief in the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrial beings, this article delves into the extraordinary experiences of ordinary people who have witnessed alien phenomena firsthand. From strange lights in the sky to encounters with mysterious beings, these accounts challenge our understanding of reality.
Mysterious Black Triangles
One witness recounts a chilling experience from Northern California. While driving on a highway, they encountered a black triangular object hovering by the roadside, emitting a buzzing sound. Initially mistaken for a blimp, the object displayed unusual characteristics that hinted at something far more advanced. This sighting, corroborated by multiple motorists, opened the door for the witness to explore the vast possibilities of extraterrestrial technology and its implications.
Saucer in the Sky
In El Dorado Hills, a group of friends witnessed a classic UFO— a saucer with green lights hovering silently in the night sky. This close encounter, occurring while they played frisbee in a suburban neighborhood, left a lasting impact. The sheer size and silence of the object ruled out conventional explanations like helicopters or airplanes. This sighting, shared among friends, became a memorable, if unsettling, part of their lives.
Childhood Encounters in Utah
A particularly harrowing account comes from a small town in Utah. A young girl, only six or seven at the time, awoke to find a figure with large, black, wet-looking eyes standing by her bed. This encounter repeated over two nights, leaving her frozen in fear. Years later, she experienced a loss of time while riding a horse with a friend, further deepening her belief in a connection between her childhood encounters and possible extraterrestrial presence.
Unexplained Lights and Snow in California
A musician driving home late at night witnessed a strange light emanating from a low cloud. As the light vanished, an unexpected snowfall blanketed the area, a rare occurrence in that region. This incident, coupled with the silent, mysterious light, convinced the witness of a UFO’s presence. The subsequent snowfall, witnessed by neighbors, added a bizarre twist to this unexplained phenomenon.
Close Encounters in Reno
In Reno, a worker experienced multiple UFO sightings, including a green star-like object and a diamond-shaped craft. These encounters, witnessed alongside a coworker, were further validated by the appearance of military jets seemingly investigating the objects. The witness’s belief in extraterrestrial technology grew stronger as these sightings continued, reinforcing the notion of UFO presence in our skies.
The Kecksburg Incident
A historical account from 1965 details a significant event near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Witnesses described a sonic boom and a sky illuminated by an unusual bluish-green glow. The object, reminiscent of a meteor or spaceship, left a lasting impression on those who saw it. The subsequent military presence in the area fueled speculation about the nature of the object and the possibility of a government cover-up.
Silent Triangle Over Lake Conroe
In 1977, a father and son witnessed a triangular formation of lights hovering silently above Lake Conroe, Texas. The object, described as being the size of a large aircraft, displayed no conventional signs of flight. Its sudden, silent departure left the witnesses in awe, cementing their belief in advanced, possibly extraterrestrial, technology.
Photographing the Unknown
A freelance photographer in California captured an unexplained cigar-shaped object in the sky while covering an event at Thunderhill Raceway. The clear blue sky provided a stark backdrop for the mysterious object, which defied conventional identification. This photographic evidence adds to the growing body of visual documentation supporting the existence of UFOs.
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These accounts, spanning decades and diverse locations, provide compelling evidence of UFO encounters. While skeptics may seek conventional explanations, the consistency and detail in these stories suggest something beyond our current understanding. As public interest grows and more witnesses come forward, the quest to unravel the mystery of UFOs and alien encounters continues, urging us to reconsider our place in the universe.
In this vast, unexplored cosmos, these testimonies remind us that we are not alone and that the truth, as elusive as it may be, is out there.
AI Enhanced UAP Video of Tom Delonge Of Blink-182 UAP Photo, UFO Sighting News.
AI Enhanced UAP Video of Tom Delonge Of Blink-182 UAP Photo, UFO Sighting News.
Hey all, I was looking over Tom Delonge Instagram posts and noticed one where it looks like he got out of a car and started recording this glowing object in the desert. The UFO begins to hover over another car, with a beam of light coming down, hitting the cars back trunk area, then the UAP shoots away. Tom is a bit shy at telling us the details of where, when and if he recorded it or not, but he has often stated that he has friends high up in the government that shows him and gives him videos of top secret UFO sightings.
The car-sized NASA robot has spent much of 2024 exploring the Gediz Vallis channel, a dried-up waterway that travels down the three-mile-high Mount Sharp. Although Mars today is 1,000 times drier than the driest desert on Earth, the rover has spotted clues that long ago the Red Planet experienced momentous floods. It was a wet world.
"This was not a quiet period on Mars," Becky Williams, a scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who researches Mars using the rover's Mast Camera, said in a statement. "There was an exciting amount of activity here. We’re looking at multiple flows down the channel, including energetic floods and boulder-rich flows."
The images below show what Curiosity has recently found.
Below is a wide-view photo of a section of Gediz Vallis as it winds down Mount Sharp. You can see prominent buildups of rocks and boulders, such as those in the foreground on left. "This area was likely formed by large floods of water and debris that piled jumbles of rocks into mounds within the channel," NASA explained. Impressively, this debris pile-up extends some two miles down the mountain (though some of this was likely caused by landslides, too).
Mars' Gediz Vallis channel with large buildups of rocky debris.
Curiosity also closely examined these water-tumbled rocks. A number of them contain telltale "halo" markings, as seen in the image below. "Finally, water soaked into all the material that settled here," the space agency explained. "Chemical reactions caused by the water bleached white 'halo' shapes into some of the rocks."
At center, a Martian rock displaying a clear "halo" created by ancient interactions with water.
Unlike Earth, Mars no longer harbors an insulating atmosphere. The Red Planet's hot metallic core deep below its surface cooled long ago, and without a heated interior to generate a protective magnetic field, the once water-rich world was exposed to a relentless flow of particles from the sun, called the solar wind. The solar wind progressively stripped Mars of its thick atmosphere, leaving it the frigid, callous, irradiated desert we see today.
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The network of cracks in this Martian rock slab called "Old Soaker" may have formed from the drying of a mud layer more than 3 billion years ago. The view spans about 3 feet (90 centimeters) left-to-right and combines three images taken by the MAHLI camera on the arm of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.› Full image and caption
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The Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, continues to scour Mars to determine if the planet could have ever harbored habitable conditions for microbial life. Meanwhile, NASA's Perseverance rover, which landed in 2020, is equipped with instruments that sleuth for hints of past life called "biosignatures" — elements, substances, or features providing evidence of ancient organisms. This could mean telltale chains of molecules or structures that were almost certainly produced by single-celled Martians.
Although it's clear that Mars once hosted bounties of water, robotic Martian explorers have spotted no evidence, so far, that this rocky world ever hosted life.
Pan around this 360-degree video to explore Gediz Vallis channel, the location where NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered sulfur crystals and drilled its 41st rock sample. The images that make up this mosaic were captured by the rover’s MastCam in June.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
These yellow crystals were revealed after NASA's Curiosity happened to drive over a rock and crack it open on May 30. Using an instrument on the rover's arm, scientists later determined these crystals are elemental sulfur—and it's the first time this kind of sulfur has been found on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures—and elemental sulfur—inside.
Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet.
Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals.
Since October 2023, the rover has been exploring a region of Mars rich with sulfates, a kind of salt that contains sulfur and forms as water evaporates. But where past detections have been of sulfur-based minerals — in other words, a mix of sulfur and other materials — the rock Curiosity recently cracked open is made of elemental, or pure, sulfur. It isn’t clear what relationship, if any, the elemental sulfur has to other sulfur-based minerals in the area.
While people associate sulfur with the odor from rotten eggs (the result of hydrogen sulfide gas), elemental sulfur is odorless. It forms in only a narrow range of conditions that scientists haven’t associated with the history of this location. And Curiosity found a lot of it — an entire field of bright rocks that look similar to the one the rover crushed.
Pan around this 360-degree video to explore Gediz Vallis channel, the location where NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered sulfur crystals and drilled its 41st rock sample. The images that make up this mosaic were captured by the rover’s MastCam in June. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
“Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert,” said Curiosity’s project scientist, Ashwin Vasavada of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “It shouldn’t be there, so now we have to explain it. Discovering strange and unexpected things is what makes planetary exploration so exciting.”
It’s one of several discoveries Curiosity has made while off-roading within Gediz Vallis channel, a groove that winds down part of the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer-tall) Mount Sharp, the base of which the rover has been ascending since 2014. Each layer of the mountain represents a different period of Martian history. Curiosity’s mission is to study where and when the planet’s ancient terrain could have provided the nutrients needed for microbial life, if any ever formed on Mars.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of Gediz Vallis channel on March 31. This area was likely formed by large floods of water and debris that piled jumbles of rocks into mounds within the channel.
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Floods and Avalanches
Spotted from space years before Curiosity’s launch, Gediz Vallis channel is one of the primary reasons the science team wanted to visit this part of Mars. Scientists think that the channel was carved by flows of liquid water and debris that left a ridge of boulders and sediment extending 2 miles down the mountainside below the channel. The goal has been to develop a better understanding of how this landscape changed billions of years ago, and while recent clues have helped, there’s still much to learn from the dramatic landscape.
Since Curiosity’s arrival at the channel earlier this year, scientists have studied whether ancient floodwaters or landslides built up the large mounds of debris that rise up from the channel’s floor here. The latest clues from Curiosity suggest both played a role: some piles were likely left by violent flows of water and debris, while others appear to be the result of more local landslides.
While exploring Gediz Vallis channel in May, NASA’s Curiosity captured this image of rocks that show a pale color near their edges. These rings, also called halos, resemble markings seen on Earth when groundwater leaks into rocks along fractures, causing chemical reactions that change the color.
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Those conclusions are based on rocks found in the debris mounds: Whereas stones carried by water flows become rounded like river rocks, some of the debris mounds are riddled with more angular rocks that may have been deposited by dry avalanches.
Finally, water soaked into all the material that settled here. Chemical reactions caused by the water bleached white “halo” shapes into some of the rocks. Erosion from wind and sand has revealed these halo shapes over time.
“This was not a quiet period on Mars,” said Becky Williams, a scientist with the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, and the deputy principal investigator of Curiosity’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam. “There was an exciting amount of activity here. We’re looking at multiple flows down the channel, including energetic floods and boulder-rich flows.”
A Hole in 41
All this evidence of water continues to tell a more complex story than the team’s early expectations, and they’ve been eager to take a rock sample from the channel in order to learn more. On June 18, they got their chance.
While the sulfur rocks were too small and brittle to be sampled with the drill, a large rock nicknamed “Mammoth Lakes” was spotted nearby. Rover engineers had to search for a part of the rock that would allow safe drilling and find a parking spot on the loose, sloping surface.
After Curiosity bored its 41st hole using the powerful drill at the end of the rover’s 7-foot (2-meter) robotic arm, the six-wheeled scientist trickled the powderized rock into instruments inside its belly for further analysis so that scientists can determine what materials the rock is made of.
Curiosity has since driven away from Mammoth Lakes and is now off to see what other surprises are waiting to be discovered within the channel.
More About the Mission
Curiosity was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California. JPL leads the mission on behalf of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
Wetenschappers waren verbaasd toen een steen waar Marsrover Curiosity overheen reed, barstte en iets onthulde dat nog nooit eerder op de rode planeet is gezien: gele zwavelkristallen.
Sinds oktober 2023 verkent het Marswagentje Curiosity een gebied op Mars dat rijk is aan sulfaten, een type zout dat zwavel bevat en ontstaat wanneer water verdampt. Toch waren onderzoekers zeer verrast toen ze een betere blik wierpen op een steen die Curiosity per ongeluk had opengebroken. Curiosity had onverwacht gesteenten gevonden die uit puur zwavel bestaan – een unicum op de rode planeet.
Gele zwavelkristallen Hieronder is de foto van de gele zwavelkristallen te aanschouwen. Waar eerdere ontdekkingen zwavelhoudende mineralen betroffen – dus een mix van zwavel en andere materialen – bestaat het gesteente dat hieronder te zien is uit elementaire, oftewel pure, zwavel. Het is nog onduidelijk welke relatie, als die er is, deze pure zwavel heeft met de andere zwavelhoudende mineralen in het gebied.
De nieuw ontdekte gele zwavelkristallen die aan het licht kwamen toen Marsrover Curiosity per ongeluk over een steen reed en deze openbrak. Met een instrument aan de arm van de rover hebben wetenschappers later vastgesteld dat het om pure zwavel gaat — de eerste keer dat deze vorm van zwavel op Mars is ontdekt. Afbeelding: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Zwavel Curiosity hoeft in de buurt van deze gele zwavelkristallen gelukkig zijn neus niet dicht te houden. Hoewel zwavel vaak wordt geassocieerd met de geur van rotte eieren (door waterstofsulfidegas), is pure zwavel geurloos. Het opmerkelijke is alleen dat het zich vormt onder een beperkte reeks omstandigheden die wetenschappers nog niet eerder hadden gekoppeld aan de geschiedenis van de vindplaats. Bovendien vond Curiosity er veel van: het lag verspreid over een veld van heldere gesteenten die lijken op het gesteente waar de rover overheen reed.
Oase Missieleden kunnen hun geluk niet op. “Het ontdekken van een veld met stenen van puur zwavel is vergelijkbaar met het vinden van een oase in de woestijn,” legt missie-lid Ashwin Vasavada uit. “Het zou daar eigenlijk niet moeten zijn, dus we moeten nu uitzoeken hoe dat zo is gekomen. Het vinden van zulke vreemde en onverwachte dingen maakt planetaire verkenning zo opwindend.”
Ontdekkingen De ontdekking van de gele zwavelkristallen kan worden toegevoegd aan de toch al indrukwekkende lijst van bijzondere vondsten die Curiosity heeft gedaan. Tijdens zijn verkenning van het Gediz Vallis-kanaal, een sleuf die langs een deel van de vijf kilometer hoge Mount Sharp slingert en waarvan de rover de basis sinds 2014 beklimt, stuitte hij al op veel verrassingen. Elke laag van de berg vertegenwoordigt een verschillende periode in de geschiedenis van Mars. Curiosity’s missie is om te onderzoeken waar en wanneer het oude oppervlak van de planeet mogelijk de voedingsstoffen heeft geboden die nodig zijn voor microbiologisch leven, mocht er ooit leven op Mars zijn geweest.
Gediz Vallis-kanaal Het Gediz Vallis-kanaal werd jaren vóór de lancering van Curiosity al vanuit de ruimte opgemerkt en is een van de belangrijkste redenen waarom het wetenschappelijk team dit deel van Mars wilde verkennen. Wetenschappers geloven dat het kanaal is gevormd door stromen van vloeibaar water en puin, die een richel van keien en sediment hebben achtergelaten die zich ongeveer drie kilometer langs de berghelling onder het kanaal uitstrekt. Het doel is om beter te begrijpen hoe dit landschap miljarden jaren geleden is veranderd. Hoewel recente ontdekkingen nuttig zijn geweest, is er nog veel te leren van dit indrukwekkende landschap.
Door Curiosity vervaardigde foto van het Gediz Vallis-kanaal. Dit gebied is waarschijnlijk ontstaan door grote overstromingen van water en puin, die hopen rotsen in stapels binnen het kanaal hebben afgezet. Afbeelding: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Grote hopen puin Sinds Curiosity dit jaar bij het kanaal arriveerde, hebben wetenschappers onderzocht of oude overstromingen of aardverschuivingen verantwoordelijk zijn voor de grote hopen puin die vanuit de bodem van het kanaal omhoog komen. De meest recente gegevens van Curiosity wijzen erop dat beide factoren een rol hebben gespeeld: sommige hopen zijn waarschijnlijk ontstaan door heftige water- en puinstromen, terwijl andere mogelijk het gevolg zijn van meer lokale aardverschuivingen. Deze conclusies zijn gebaseerd op de stenen die in de puinhopen zijn aangetroffen: stenen die door waterstromen zijn meegenomen, zijn vaak afgerond zoals rivierstenen, terwijl sommige puinhopen juist vol zitten met hoekigere stenen die mogelijk zijn afgezet door droge lawines.
Water Uiteindelijk heeft water zich door al het materiaal dat hier is neergeslagen, verspreid. Chemische reacties door het water hebben in sommige stenen witte ‘halo’-vormen veroorzaakt. Erosie door wind en zand heeft deze halo-vormen door de tijd heen zichtbaar gemaakt. “Dit was geen rustige periode op Mars,” zegt onderzoeker Becky Williams. “We zien verschillende stromen door het kanaal, waaronder krachtige overstromingen en stromen vol puin.” Kortom, deze bevindingen suggereren dat Mars in het verleden een veel actievere planeet was dan eerder werd aangenomen, met periodes van gewelddadige overstromingen en aardverschuivingen die het landschap vormden.
Mammoth Lakes Al dit watergerelateerde bewijs onthult een complexer verhaal dan het team aanvankelijk had verwacht. Ze waren dan ook enthousiast om een gesteentemonster uit het kanaal te halen om meer te ontdekken. Hoewel de zwavelstenen te klein en breekbaar waren om met de boor te worden bemonsterd, werd in de buurt een grote steen met de bijnaam ‘Mammoth Lakes’ gevonden. Missieleden moesten een geschikt gedeelte van de steen vinden om veilig te kunnen boren en een geschikte plek op het losse, hellende oppervlak zoeken om te parkeren. Nadat Curiosity zijn 41e gat had geboord met de krachtige boor aan het einde van de twee meter lange robotarm, werd het poederige gesteente verzameld in de instrumenten in de rover voor verdere analyse. Dit stelt wetenschappers in staat om te bepalen uit welke materialen het gesteente is samengesteld.
Al met al hebben de ontdekkingen van de Curiosity rover in het Gediz Vallis-kanaal het inzicht in de geologische geschiedenis van Mars aanzienlijk verdiept. En elke nieuwe vondst brengt wetenschappers dichter bij het ontrafelen van de vraag of Mars ooit de voorwaarden heeft gekend die nodig zijn voor microbiologisch leven. Curiosity heeft Mammoth Lakes inmiddels verlaten en is nu op pad om te kijken welke andere verrassingen er in het kanaal op ontdekking wachten.
Hoe hard de aarde om haar as draait, wordt normaal gesproken voornamelijk geregeld door de maan, die al miljarden jaren de lengte van een dag bepaalt. Maar dat gaat veranderen: klimaatverandering heeft straks een nog grotere invloed op de rotatiesnelheid van onze planeet.
De opwarming van de aarde zorgt ervoor dat de ijskappen in Groenland en op Antarctica smelten. Dit water stroomt van de poolgebieden naar de oceanen, vooral richting de evenaar. “Dat betekent dat er een enorme verschuiving van massa plaatsvindt, die de rotatie van de aarde beïnvloedt”, legt hoogleraar Benedikt Soja van de ETH Zurich uit.
De pirouettes van een kunstschaatsster “Het is net als wanneer een kunstschaatsster een pirouette maakt: eerst houdt ze haar armen dicht bij haar lichaam en vervolgens strekt ze ze uit”, vertelt Soja metaforisch. Daardoor gaat ze steeds langzamer ronddraaien, omdat de massa – in dit geval haar armen – zich verder van de rotatie-as, haar lichaam dus, bevindt. Zo gaat ook de aarde steeds langzamer draaien, doordat de massa verder wegdrijft van de polen richting de evenaar, het breedste punt van de aardbol.
In de natuurkunde noemen ze dat de wet van behoud van het hoekmoment, en die geldt ook voor de rotatie van de aarde. Als de aarde langzamer draait, worden de dagen langer. Klimaatverandering verandert dus de lengte van een dag, zij het minimaal. Volgens de Zwitserse onderzoekers scheelt het enkele milliseconden, maar toch.
Niet alleen de maan Dit komt dus enerzijds doordat water van de polen naar lagere breedtegraden stroomt en zo de rotatiesnelheid vertraagt. Een andere oorzaak is het effect van de getijden, veroorzaakt door de maan. Ooit was dat de enige invloed, nu lijkt het van secundair belang te worden. De studie komt namelijk tot de conclusie dat als we niets doen, klimaatverandering uiteindelijk een grotere impact heeft op de rotatiesnelheid van de aarde dan de maan, die al miljarden jaren de daglengte bepaalt. “Wij mensen hebben een grotere impact op onze planeet dan we ons realiseren”, reageert Soja. “Dit geeft ons uiteraard een enorme verantwoordelijkheid voor de toekomst van de aarde.”
Smeltende polen zorgen voor een enorme verschuiving van massa.
De massaverschuivingen op het aardoppervlak, veroorzaakt door het smeltende ijs, veranderen niet alleen de rotatiesnelheid en de daglengte, maar ook de as van de aarde. De punten waar de rotatieas het oppervlak bereikt, zijn aan het verschuiven. Op de lange termijn leidt dit tot een verplaatsing van de as van 10 meter per 100 jaar. Dat komt overigens niet alleen door de smeltende ijskappen, ook de bewegingen in het binnenste van de aarde spelen een rol.
Stroperig gesteente Diep in de aardmantel, waar het gesteente door hoge druk stroperig wordt, verschuift eveneens het een en ander in de loop van duizenden jaren. Verder zorgen hittestromen van vloeibaar metaal in de buitenkern van de aarde voor massaverschuivingen. De verplaatsing van de polen en de afnemende rotatiesnelheid worden dus veroorzaakt door processen in de aardkern, de mantel en door het klimaat aan het oppervlak, blijkt uit het grootste model tot nu toe.
“Voor het eerst is er een volledige verklaring voor de oorzaken van de polaire beweging”, zegt hoofdonderzoeker Mostafa Kiani Shahvandi. “Met andere woorden, we weten nu waarom en hoe de rotatie-as van de aarde verschuift ten opzichte van de aardkorst.” Een opvallende bevinding is dat de processen op en in de aarde met elkaar verbonden zijn en elkaar beïnvloeden. “Klimaatverandering zorgt ervoor dat de as van de aarde beweegt, en het lijkt erop dat de terugkoppeling van het behoud van het hoekmoment ook de dynamiek van de aardkern verandert”, legt Soja uit. Kiani Shahvandi voegt toe: “Aanhoudende klimaatverandering kan dus zelfs de processen diep in de aarde beïnvloeden en een grotere reikwijdte hebben dan eerder aangenomen.”
Nieuwe AI geeft kijkje in de toekomst Voor hun studie gebruikten de onderzoekers nieuwe AI-methoden waarbij ze de wetten en principes van de natuurkunde toepasten om bijzonder krachtige en betrouwbare algoritmen voor machinelearning te ontwikkelen. Daarmee was het voor het eerst mogelijk om alle verschillende effecten op het aardoppervlak, in de mantel en in de kern vast te stellen en hun mogelijke interacties in kaart te brengen. Het resultaat van de berekeningen laat zien hoe de rotatiepolen van de aarde sinds 1900 zijn verschoven. Dit sluit uitstekend aan bij satellietwaarnemingen van de afgelopen dertig jaar, waardoor er nu ook goede prognoses voor de toekomst kunnen worden gemaakt.
Hoewel een kleine verschuiving niet erg lijkt, is het ook niet geheel zonder gevolgen. “Zelfs als de rotatie van de aarde maar langzaam verandert, moet daarmee rekening worden gehouden bij het navigeren in de ruimte, bijvoorbeeld als een ruimtevaartuig op een andere planeet moet landen. Een kleine afwijking van slechts 1 centimeter op aarde kan al leiden tot een afwijking van honderden meters over de enorme afstanden in de ruimte. Anders zal het niet mogelijk zijn om in een specifieke krater op Mars te landen”, klinkt het.
De invloed van klimaatverandering is dus complexer dan gedacht, stellen de onderzoekers. Zelfs bij landingen op andere planeten miljoenen kilometers hiervandaan moeten we er rekening mee houden.
This “penguin party” (called Arp 142) is loud! The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical galaxy at left, the Egg, are locked in an active embrace. A new near- and mid-infrared image from the Webb Space Telescope, taken to mark its second year of science, shows that their interaction is marked by a faint upside-down U-shaped blue glow. The blue galaxy at upper right (near bright star) is a closer galaxie teeming with new stars. It's not part of the collision and lies closer to Earth than Arp 142.
What happens when a spiral and an elliptical galaxy collide? To celebrate the second anniversary of the “first light” for the Webb telescope, NASA released an amazing infrared view of two galaxies locked in a tight dance. They’re called the Penguin and the Egg and their dance will last hundreds of millions of years.
“In just two years, Webb has transformed our view of the universe, enabling the kind of world-class science that drove NASA to make this mission a reality,” said Mark Clampin, director of the Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Webb is providing insights into longstanding mysteries about the early Universe.”
Webb Witnesses a Galactic Dance
The telescope targeted a collision scene named Arp 142 containing both galaxies—a scene that the Hubble Space Telescope has also explored. They lie about 326 million light-years away. Their first close encounter began somewhere between 25 and 75 million years ago. That’s when two partner galaxies had the first of many passages that will distort their shapes more than they already appear here.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured visible light when observing Arp 142, nicknamed the Penguin and the Egg, in 2013. The Webb view (right) shows the near-infrared view. Courtesy NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Webb’s observations, which combine near- and mid-infrared light from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), respectively, clearly show that a hazy cloud of gas and stars (blue) links them together. The close approach also set off tremendous bursts of star birth in the colliding clouds of gas and dust.
Eventually, after several close approaches in their cosmic dance, these two galaxies will merge completely. Observers hundreds of millions of years in the future will look at Arp 142 and see one massive elliptical galaxy.
Interestingly, Webb’s sharp infrared eyes also picked out very distant galaxies. Some lie beyond this cosmic collision, although at least one lies about a hundred million light-years closer to Earth. It bristles with hot, young, newborn stars.
How The Arp 142 Galaxies Experience a Merger
The Penguin and Egg galaxies lie about 100,000 light-years apart but they affect each other. The Egg’s gravitational pull distorts the spiral and that interaction is “sculpting” the Penguin. The core makes up the eye of a penguin. The slowly unwinding spiral arms form a beak, head, backbone, and tail.
Webb’s infrared view reveals otherwise unseen activity between the two. For example, the Penguin is rich in dust. Webb’s view shows us how gravitational interactions pull that dust away from the Penguin. There are also scads of new stars in the galaxy, surrounded by what looks like smoke. Webb’s view shows this hydrogen cloud. It’s rich in carbon-based molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These are incredibly abundant in the Universe and astronomers find them just about everywhere they point a telescope.
Webb’s mid-infrared MIRI image shows the Egg as a small teal oval. Mid-infrared light predominantly shows the oldest stars in the elliptical galaxy, which has lost or used up most of its gas and dust. This is why the view is so different from the combined image, which includes near-infrared light. Courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
By contrast, in Webb’s view, the Egg looks like it’s hardly been touched—it’s still an egg-shaped elliptical. It has much older stars than the Penguin. Past epochs of star birth have pretty much used up the available star-making material. So, even though the two galaxies have about the same mass, the Egg just doesn’t have as much material to get stretched out or turned into stars.
Zeroing in on Webb’s Two Views
If you look at both of Webb’s infrared views of the galaxy collision, you can see marked differences in them. That’s because each one prioritizes a different set of infrared wavelengths. In the mid-infrared view, the egg looks tiny and washed out. That’s because the instrument sees only the old stars in the Egg. By contrast, the Penguin’s distorted core and spiral arms are brimming with young stars embedded in the PAH-rich hydrogen clouds.
The combined near- and mid-infrared view shows more of the gas clouds as the Egg tears them away from the Penguin. These regions will glitter in the future with the light of newly formed stars. For now, however, only cooler, older stars are visible in the combined image. The younger ones are there, but the mid-infrared-sensitive instrument doesn’t spot them.
Here’s a flythrough visualization of Arp 142. NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Christian Nieves (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI)
Why Does Webb Study Galaxy Collisions?
By studying this galactic collision site, the Webb telescope further probes the activity as galaxies evolve. Collisions are an integral part of this process. Our Milky Way Galaxy will dance with the nearby Andromeda Galaxy, starting in about 5 billion years. Images and data from observations of other galaxies doing the same thing give astronomers a chance to understand the process and forecast the distant future when something called “Milkdromeda” will contain the stars and planets of two spirals that once were close neighbors.
A Walking Balloon Could One Day Explore Titan – Or Earth’s Sea Floor
Novel ways to move on other celestial bodies always draw the attention of the space exploration community. Here at UT, we’ve reported on everything from robots that suspend themselves from the walls of Martian caves to robots that hop using jets of locally mined gas. But we haven’t yet reported on the idea of a balloon that “walks.” But that is the idea behind the BALloon Locomotion for Extreme Terrain, or BALLET, a project from Hari Nayar, a Principal Roboticist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and his colleagues.
How exactly does a balloon “walk,” you might ask? By picking up and moving one of its six feet. BALLET’s architecture involves a positively buoyant balloon supporting six “feet” attached to adjustable cables. The “feet” are small science packages capable of taking small surface samples or analyzing the chemical composition of the part of the surface it touches.
Each foot is attached to three cables, individually controlled by pulleys. When a foot is done doing its science work at a given location, BALLET retracts the cables for the foot, lifting it off the surface. It then extends the cables using different lengths for the cables to place the foot in a new location.
Balloons have been an integral part of NASA’s explorations, as SciShow describes in this video. Credit – SciShow
Preliminary research on the concept was done as part of a NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) grant in 2018. That research showed that it was better to lift two opposing feet off the ground at the same time to ensure the balloon’s stability. It also demonstrated where the concept would be most useful—Titan.
Balloon locomotion is typically considered somewhere like Venus, where it could float in the atmosphere in conditions similar to Earth. However, that altitude would make controlling a payload placed on the ground exceedingly tricky. Additionally, the harsh conditions close enough to the ground to be feasible would make the material requirements of the system untenable.
Similarly, a balloon could also work on Mars, but the high wind speeds of the sparse atmosphere would make controlling the balloon difficult. Titan offers the best of both worlds – a relatively stable, thick atmosphere where a negatively buoyant balloon would be feasible and stable environmental conditions that wouldn’t blow BALLET everywhere.
The current plan for exploring Titan – a helicopter named Dragonfly.
It also has many interesting places to explore, including cryovolcanoes and methane lakes. BALLET would allow traversal over even some of the most difficult terrain without accounting for considerations that would dramatically affect the capabilities of either a rover or a helicopter, such as the planned Dragonfly mission.
There are still plenty of design considerations, though, such as the difficulty of controlling all the different variables, such as balloon orientation, cable length for each of the 18 cables, and pathfinding, simultaneously. After the completion of the Phase I project, the concept appears to be on hold in terms of receiving further funding from NASA at this point.
However, in terms of applications, BALLET also has some obvious ones on Earth. One that immediately sprang to mind is the collection of “nodules” as part of an undersea mining operation. Given the increased need for cobalt and other materials provided in those nodules and the bad image that comes from the destruction of the seabed that comes with traditional mining techniques, this idea might be one of those rare space exploration ideas that sooner sees an application on Earth than off of it.
Experimental Radar Technique Reveals the Composition of Titan’s Seas
This colorized mosaic from NASA's Cassini mission shows the most complete view yet of Titan's northern land of lakes and seas. Saturn's moon Titan is the only world in our solar system other than Earth that has stable liquid on its surface. The liquid in Titan's lakes and seas is mostly methane and ethane. New bistatic radar data from Cassini is revealing even more detail about Titan's hydrocarbon seas. Image Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana / USGS
Experimental Radar Technique Reveals the Composition of Titan’s Seas
The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn generated so much data that giving it a definitive value is impossible. It’s sufficient to say that the amount is vast and that multiple scientific instruments generated it. One of those instruments was a radar designed to see through Titan’s thick atmosphere and catch a scientific glimpse of the moon’s extraordinary surface.
Scientists are still making new discoveries with all this data.
Though Saturn has almost 150 known moons, Titan attracts almost all of the scientific attention. It’s Saturn’s largest moon and the Solar System’s second largest. But Titan’s surface is what makes it stand out. It’s the only object in the Solar System besides Earth with surface liquids.
Cassini’s radar instrument had two basic modes: active and passive. In active mode, it bounced radio waves off surfaces and measured what was reflected back. In passive mode, it measured waves emitted by Saturn and its moons. Both of these modes are called static modes.
But Cassini had a third mode called bistatic mode that saw more limited use. It was experimental and used its Radio Science Subsystem (RSS) to bounce signals off of Titan’s surface. Instead of travelling back to sensors on the spacecraft, the signals were reflected back to Earth, where they were received at one of NASA’s Deep Space Network (DNS) stations. Critically, after bouncing off of Titan’s surface, the signal was split into two, hence the name bistatic.
This schematic shows how Cassini’s bistatic radar experiment worked. The orbiter used its Radio Science Subsystem to send signals to Titan’s surface. The signals then reflected off Titan to Earth, where they were received by one of the DNS receivers at Canberra, Goldstone, or Madrid. The signals are either Right Circularly Polarized (RCP) or Left Circularly Polarized (LCP). Image Credit: Poggiali et al. 2024.
The signals that reach the DNS are polarized, which reveals more information about the hydrocarbon seas on Titan. While Cassini’s radar instrument revealed how deep the seas are, the bistatic radar data tells researchers about both their compositions and surface textures.
This image of the hydrocarbon seas on Titan is well-known and was radar-imaged by Cassini. That radar data told us how deep the seas are. New bistatic radar data can reveal more about the composition and surface texture of the seas. Image Credit: [JPL-CALTECH/NASA, ASI, USGS]
“The main difference,” Poggiali said, “is that the bistatic information is a more complete dataset, and is sensitive to both the composition of the reflecting surface and to its roughness.”
“It’s like on Earth, when fresh-water rivers flow into and mix with the salty water of the oceans.”
Valerio Poggiali, lead author, Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science
The experimental bistatic radar required meticulous cooperation.
Philip Nicholson, a professor in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell, is one of the study’s co-authors. “The successful execution of a bistatic radar experiment requires exquisite choreography between the scientists who design it, Cassini mission planners and navigators, and the team who collects the data at the receiving station,” Nicholson said.
These results are based on bistatic radar data from four Cassini flybys from 2014 to 2016. In this work, the researchers focused on three large seas on the surface of Titan’s polar regions: Kraken Mare, Ligeia Mare and Punga Mare.
The bistatic radar data revealed new information about the three seas. Though they’re all hydrocarbon seas, their composition varies based on latitude and their proximity to other features like estuaries and rivers. The bistatic radar measured the dielectric constant of Titan’s seas. The dielectric constant is a material’s capacity to store electrical energy. In practical terms, it’s a measure of a surface’s reflectivity, so it reveals the composition. Earth’s water has a dielectric constant of about 80. Titan’s methane and ethane seas have a dielectric constant of only about 1.7. Kraken Mare’s southernmost region had the highest dielectric constant.
This figure from the study shows Titan’s polar regions with the three large seas labelled. The colour key on the right and the text on the image show the dielectric constants of different regions. The white lines labelled T101, T102, T106, and T124 are the four flybys. Image Credit: Poggiali et al. 2024.
Bistatic radar data also showed all three seas had calm surfaces during the four flybys. Waves were no more than 3.3 mm, about 0.13 of an inch. Near estuaries, straits, and coastal areas, the waves were slightly larger: 5.2 mm or 0.2 of an inch. So small they barely merit the name ‘wave.’
This figure from the study is similar to the previous image but shows wave height instead of dielectric constant. Image Credit: Poggiali et al. 2024.
The bistatic radar data also revealed the composition of some of the rivers that flow into the seas.
“We also have indications that the rivers feeding the seas are pure methane,” Poggiali said, “until they flow into the open liquid seas, which are more ethane-rich. It’s like on Earth, when fresh-water rivers flow into and mix with the salty water of the oceans.”
These results agree with scientific models of Titan’s hydrocarbon seas and thick atmosphere. Models show that methane rains down from Titan’s atmosphere and then flows into its lakes and seas. They also show that the rain contains only tiny amounts of ethane and other hydrocarbons and almost completely consists of methane.
“This fits nicely with meteorological models for Titan,” Nicholson said, “which predict that the ‘rain’ that falls from its skies is likely to be almost pure methane, but with trace amounts of ethane and other hydrocarbons.”
The Cassini mission is very instructive for future missions. Though it ended its mission when it plunged into Saturn in 2017, scientists are still making new discoveries with its vast trove of data. The same will be true of missions like Juno when they end.
The researchers behind this work say there’s lots left to learn from all of Cassini’s data.
“There is a mine of data that still waits to be fully analyzed in ways that should yield more discoveries,” Poggiali said. “This is only the first step.”
ESA is Building a Mission to Visit Asteroid Apophis, Joining it for its 2029 Earth Flyby
According to the ESA’s Near-Earth Objects Coordination Center (NEOCC), 35,264 known asteroids regularly cross the orbit of Earth and the other inner planets. Of these, 1,626 have been identified as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs), meaning that they may someday pass close enough to Earth to be caught by its gravity and impact its surface. While planetary defense has always been a concern, the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9slamming into Jupiter in 1994 sparked intense interest in this field.
In 2022, NASA’s Double-Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) mission successfully tested the kinetic impact method when it collided with Dimorphos, the small asteroid orbiting Didymos. Today, the ESA Space Safety program is taking steps to test the next planetary defense mission – the Rapid Apophis Missin for Space Safety (RAMSES). In 2029, RAMSES will rendezvous with the Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) 99942 Apophis and accompany it as it makes a very close (but safe) flyby of Earth in 2029. The data it collects will help scientists improve our ability to protect Earth from similar objects that could pose an impact risk.
Discovered in 2004, Apophis is an irregularly shaped asteroid measuring about 375 m (410 yards) across. At the time, observations indicated there was a small risk that it would impact Earth in 2029, 2036, or 2068. Given its size and the devastating effect an impact would have, astronomers decided to name it after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction. While astronomers have since ruled out the possibility of a collision for at least the next century, Apophis will pass within 32,000 km (~19,885 mi) of Earth’s surface on April 13th, 2029.
Radar observations of Apophis rule out future impact. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech and NSF/AUI/GBO
At this distance, the asteroid will be close enough to be visible to the naked eye to roughly two billion people across much of Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. Based on analyses of the size and orbits of all known asteroids, astronomers believe that objects this large pass this close to Earth only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. The RAMSES spacecraft will rendezvous with Apophis before it makes its closest pass to Earth and follow behind, monitoring it with a suite of scientific instruments to see how Earth’s gravity changes it.
This will consist of conducting before-and-after surveys of the asteroid’s shape, surface, orbit, rotation, and orientation. Based on this comparative analysis, scientists will learn more about how an asteroid’s fundamental characteristics – its composition, interior structure, cohesion, mass, density, and porosity – respond to external forces. These properties are vital for determining how to knock a PHA off course so it does not collide with Earth. Patrick Michel, the Director of Research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur in Nice, explained in an ESA press release:
“There is still so much we have yet to learn about asteroids but, until now, we have had to travel deep into the Solar System to study them and perform experiments ourselves to interact with their surface. For the first time ever, nature is bringing one to us and conducting the experiment itself. All we need to do is watch as Apophis is stretched and squeezed by strong tidal forces that may trigger landslides and other disturbances and reveal new material from beneath the surface.”
The ESA recently secured permission from the Space Safety Program board to begin preparatory work on the mission so it can launch by April 2028. This deadline is necessary, so the mission is to be ready to launch and rendezvous with Apophis in orbit by February 2029. The final decision to commit to the mission will be made at the ESA’s Ministerial Council Meeting in November 2025. In the meantime, NASA has redirected its newly renamed OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft towards Apophis, which will arrive one month after the asteroid makes its flyby.
Apophis orbit diverted by Earth’s gravity – NEO Toolkit Space Safety Apophis orbit diverted by Earth’s gravity, Credit: ESA
Since asteroids are leftover material from the formation of the Solar System (ca. 4.5 billion years ago), this rendezvous is also an opportunity to obtain data that could provide new insights into planetary formation and evolution. This makes the 2029 flyby an extremely rare opportunity for astronomy, asteroid science, planetary defense, and for engaging billions of people worldwide. It will also be an opportunity for international collaboration, as previously demonstrated by the DART and the ESA’s Hera missions – the former redirected Didymos while the latter confirmed a change in orbit.
Last, but not least, the RAMSES mission will test the ability of space agencies to build and deploy an asteroid response quickly. As Richard Moissl, heading ESA’s Planetary Defence Office, explained:
“Ramses will demonstrate that humankind can deploy a reconnaissance mission to rendezvous with an incoming asteroid in just a few years. This type of mission is a cornerstone of humankind’s response to a hazardous asteroid. A reconnaissance mission would be launched first to analyse the incoming asteroid’s orbit and structure. The results would be used to determine how best to redirect the asteroid or to rule out non-impacts before an expensive deflector mission is developed.”
NASA Stops Work on VIPER Moon Rover, Citing Cost and Schedule Issues
NASA says it intends to discontinue development of its VIPER moon rover, due to cost increases and schedule delays — but the agency is also pointing to other opportunities for robotic exploration of the lunar south polar region.
The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover was originally scheduled for launch in late 2023, targeting the western edge of Nobile Crater near the moon’s south pole.
The south polar region is a prime target for exploration because it’s thought to hold deposits of water ice that could sustain future lunar settlements. NASA plans to send astronauts to that region by as early as 2026 for the first crewed lunar landing since 1972.
Unfortunately, the VIPER project ran into a series of delays, due to snags in the testing and development of the rover as well as the Astrobotic Griffin lander that was to deliver the rover to the lunar surface. The readiness date for VIPER and Griffin was most recently pushed back to September 2025.
During an internal review, NASA managers decided that continuing with VIPER’s development would result in cost increases that could lead to the cancellation or disruption of other moon missions in NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, or CLPS. NASA notified Congress of its intent to discontinue development.
The budgeted cost for building VIPER was $433.5 million, and the estimated cost of building and launching the Griffin lander is $235.6 million, according to a 2022 report from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General.
NASA said it will continue supporting Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One, with launch set for no earlier than the fall of 2025. Instead of delivering VIPER, the mission would provide a flight demonstration of the lander and its engines. In January, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander passed up an opportunity to land on the moon due to a problem with its propulsion system.
NASA said other missions could verify the presence of ice in the moon’s south polar region and determine how such resources could be used to further exploration goals.
“We are committed to studying and exploring the moon for the benefit of humanity through the CLPS program,” Nicola Fox, NASA’s associate administrator for science, said today in a news release. “The agency has an array of missions planned to look for ice and other resources on the moon over the next five years. Our path forward will make maximum use of the technology and work that went into VIPER, while preserving critical funds to support our robust lunar portfolio.”
Late this year, for example, Intuitive Machines is due to deliver an ice-mining experiment called PRIME-1 to the south pole under the terms of the CLPS program. PRIME-1 is designed to drill for water ice and study what happens to the H2O when it’s brought up to the surface.
In league with NASA, the CLPS program and a wide array of other partners, the Canadian Space Agency is planning to send an ice-hunting rover to the lunar south polar region by as early as 2026. The Artemis program’s crewed missions will also study the moon’s ice deposits and how they can be used.
NASA said it plans to disassemble VIPER and arrange for the reuse of the rover’s components and scientific instruments for other missions to the moon. But prior to disassembly, the agency said it would consider expressions of interest from commercial and international partners for use of the existing VIPER rover system at no cost to the federal government. Interested parties can email HQ-CLPS-Payload@mail.nasa.gov anytime between July 18 and Aug. 1.
NASA said the VIPER team would conduct an “orderly close-out” through next spring.
Word of VIPER’s demise was met with disappointment in some quarters of the space community. “In the Artemis era, why is lunar science targeted for cancellation?” Laura Seward Forczyk, founder and executive director of the space consulting firm Astralytical, asked in a posting to the X social-media platform.
Phil Metzger, a planetary physicist at the University of Central Florida, said NASA was making a “bad mistake.”
“This was the premier mission to measure lateral and vertical variations of lunar ice in the soil,” Metzger wrote in a posting to X. “It would have been revolutionary. Other missions don’t replace what is lost here.”
The internet is awash with videos appearing to show UFOs flying near high-speed planes, warheads and even nuclear reactors - and experts have an alarming theory for why these locations are being targeted.
In 1976, British Airways aired an ad for their Concorde flight in which an orb-like UFO darts toward the aircraft at an incredibly high speed, seemingly analyzes the plane and then accelerates away.
The unconfirmed UFO appearance - which has resurfaced on Reddit's UFOs subchannel, where alleged videos of craft are shared, debunked or given the upvote if they're deemed to be legitimate - is one of many that shows the odd, almost inquisitive behavior of these unknown objects.
In June 2022, at the Queen's Jubilee, the longest-serving royal monarch was honored by a cadre of nine fighter jets spewing streams of smoke in the Union Jack's red, white and blue colors — and one unidentified disc.
Despite it making the rounds on media, no clear answer has ever been provided as to what it was.
In 1976, British Airways aired an ad for their Concorde flight in which an orb-like UFO darts toward the aircraft at an incredibly high speed, seemingly analyzes the plane and then accelerates away
In June 2022, at the Queen's Jubilee, the longest-serving royal monarch was honored by a cadre of nine fighter jets spewing streams of smoke in the Union Jack's red, white and blue colors — and one unidentified disc
Even more curious is the nearly dozen UFOs that appeared above Japan's Fukushima lab after its nuclear disaster in 2011. Witnesses told the Netflix docuseries, Encounters, that the UFOs saved them by lowering radioactivity levels.
Local outlets caught several glimmering white orbs above the plant — extremely similar to the previous instances — dipping into the lab before emerging again, in a sort of assembly line.
In pop culture, the History Channel show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch has features dozens upon dozens of similar UFOs over their five seasons, with many appearing after a rocket has been test-fired by their scientists into the air.
There has been a litany of explain-away reasons for these various occurrences provided by skeptics, from bugs to balloons. But for researchers who have dedicated their lives to this phenomenon, there is much more to theses videos than on their face value.
The question emerges: are UFOs approaching high-speed aircraft because they are concerned they contain nuclear capability?
Experts in the field have already analyzed similar behavior as proof that whatever is up there is concerned about us, especially when it comes to the prospect of blowing ourselves up with nukes.
Some dozen UFOs appeared above Japan 's Fukushima lab after its nuclear disaster in 2011. Witnesses told the Netflix docuseries, Encounters, that the UFOs saved them by lowering radioactivity levels
UFO sightings over America's nuclear arsenal appeared to shift their interest from the making of the bombs to silos and bomber bases as the Cold War arms race grew (above)
UFO activity and nuclear devices and sites have been intertwined since the invention of the Atom Bomb in 1945. And the phenomenon been observed by civilians and military personnel alike.
'All of the nuclear facilities — Los Alamos, Livermore, Sandia, Savannah River — all had dramatic incidents where these unknown craft appeared over the facilities and nobody knew where they were from or what they were doing there,' investigative journalist George Knapp told History.com.
The former head of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, Lue Elizondo, agreed that there 'seems to be a lot of correlation' between UFO appearances and nuclear sites.
And independent researcher Robert Hastings, who has been working toward full government disclosure of UAP activity, said in 2010, 'Declassified US government documents and witness testimony from former or retired US military personnel confirm beyond any doubt the reality of ongoing UFO incursions at nuclear weapons sites.'
Now, new research — in the form of three studies helmed by a retired US Air Force staff sergeant, Larry Hancock, and a data analyst affiliate with Harvard's UFO-hunting Galileo Project, Ian Porritt — shows that not only has there been unusual activity around nuclear weapons and facilities, it's shifted over the years.
At first seemingly interested in the production of nuclear weapons, UFOs later sprouted up around silos and bomber bases.
'You would see this interest' at silos when they were being installed before 'the activity would drop off,' Porritt previously told the DailyMail.com.
Independent researcher Robert Hastings (pictured), who has been working toward full government disclosure of UAP activity, said in 2010, 'Declassified US government documents and witness testimony from former or retired US military personnel confirm beyond any doubt the reality of ongoing UFO incursions at nuclear weapons sites'
These patterns in the historical UFO record, according to the researchers, was also accompanied by another clear trend: As the UFOs appeared more and more over armed and ready nuclear weapons sites, the apparent craft also started to appear more at night (above)
And when a new arsenal of ICMBs was built in the 1960s, UFOs became 'much more intrusive' in their approach of ICBM bases, Porritt said. 'They're very low altitude, they penetrate the security perimeters of the base.'
Two Air Force veterans previously told DailyMail.com they have testified to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in June 2023 that UFOs turned off their nuclear warheads.
On top of that, former US Air Force ICBM launch officer Robert Salas said he was contacted by the AARO in an email to gather information after he said he an orange flying disc shut off 10 warheads at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana in 1967.
Despite a thorough investigations by the military, no conclusion was drawn, but not before Salas said he was forced to sign an NDA on the matter by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
This echoes what former US Air Force First lieutenant Robert Jacobs said happened in 1964, when a UFO 'deactivated' an unarmed warhead in 1964.
Ex-First lieutenant in USAF Robert Jacobs, pictured middle bottom row, with his crew
'Now remember, all this stuff is flying at several thousand miles an hour. So this thing fires a beam of light at the warhead, hits it, and then it moves up… fires another beam of light… goes down and fires another beam of light, and then flies out the way it came in. And the warhead tumbles out of space,' he said in a 2000 interview.
Jacobs said he was later told to 'never speak of this encounter' again.
Eerily similar to these encounters are the instances of UAPs following fighter jets that were disclosed by the UAP Task Force, including a 'giant Tic Tac' UFO witnessed by Navy veteran fighter pilot Commander David Fravor in 2004.
Like the other craft pictured above, Fravor's fellow co-pilot Chad Underwood witnessed the 'perfectly white' wingless oblong that was captured from his cockpit's in-flight video.
Given the shared similarities, there seems to be a connection between the behavior of UFOs toward aircraft and nuclear weapons — and it may come from the very same reason.
UFOinvestigators claim to be in possession of unidentified material which tests show is of 'non-human' origin.
Tiny scraps of the sample — which is lighter than a flower petal and gold-tinged — were shown off for the first time this week at a conference in Irving, Texas.
MUFON, the UFO group in possession of the material, says that the sample has been tested using NASA-grade technology, which found it was 90 percent unidentifiable.
That means that it is either not a metal or a totally unknown metal different from all others in the periodic table, the researchers claim
Because of its unique light and porous texture, MUFON has floated the idea that the sample resembles 'debris from a craft' — after the Russian researcher who obtained the sample claimed it might be the remnants of a crashed UFO.
But independent UFO experts have questioned the find, saying that it's just the latest in a long line of samples which 'could be of alien origin,' but then turn out not to be.
MUFON researcher Bob Spearing claims the material conforms to nothing known in tests
Investigators showed off tiny scraps of the material, in a presentation at the MUFON International Symposium.
The group claims that further samples were stolen from an official US Post Office Box, after the sample's Russian finder attempted to mail them to MUFON in the U.S..
'This is typical with evidence of this nature,' MUFON Media Relations Director Ron James said.
'We believe that this material was deliberately taken by someone who could hack into a locked Post Office Box to prevent further testing.'
'Who did it is anybody's guess,' according to James.
MUFON researcher Bob Spearing told symposium attendees that he had been approached by a Russian researcher, named Arkady, who said that he had tested the material with Russian geological labs using an X-Ray fluorescence gun.
'It's very, very light material,' Spearing told attendees. 'It almost looks porous, like it has pores. It has a tinge of gold in it, but it's basically a black material. Seems to be some sort of composite.'
'It's so light,' he added, 'that it won't even bend a flower.'
The 'metal' is so light it doesn't even bend a flower
A small sample of the metal
Arkady, the Russian researcher who provided the sample, claimed that the material had 'appeared' in his house after he was contacted by a non-human entity who told him it had come from a crashed UFO.
Later, Russian labs found that the mysterious material was composed of 10-percent calcium, titanium, iron, arsenic and copper, according to Spearing.
This is a tantalizing but inconclusive finding given the mixed reliability of such handheld X-Ray fluorescence (hXRF) devices in identifying the chemical make-up of test samples.
Geologists looking to identify the chemistry of rock formations out in the field, environmental regulators tasked with assessing pollution in soil samples, and even pawn brokers testing jewelry have turned to X-Ray fluorescence guns in recent years.
The devices have offered speed, portability and a noninvasive method for examining the composition of a material that does not destroy that material in the process.
But researchers have also frequently reported on the technology's limitations.
One group of environmental scientists in Arizona, for example, reported last year that their portable X-Ray fluorescence tests failed to accurately identify chromium metal content, due to high iron content drowning out the chromium's signal.
And NASA scientists who helped to prepare for the 2020 Mars Perseverance rover's mission found that their own X-Ray fluorescence guns proved unable to detect some key elements 'reliably.'
'While this limits the use of the hXRF, especially when compared to laboratory XRF techniques,' those NASA researchers reported, 'hXRF is still capable of providing the field user with significantly improved contextual awareness of a field site.'
Spearing told the symposium that some of Arkady's 90-percent unidentified materials were also shipped to MUFON's lab in Missouri, which found that the sample didn't match up to known metals using another X-Ray fluorescence test.
'That either means it's A) not a metal, or B) a metal alloy that isn't recognized or something in the periodic table,' Spearing said.
'The signal was unique, because they have looked up the standard peaks for most known metals, and nothing matched it exactly,' he continued.
'By appearance only. It appears to be some sort of lightweight insulation suited to conductive insulating or something needing heat protection, which could correspond to it being a piece of debris from some sort of craft,' he concluded.
Geologists looking to identify the chemistry of rock formations in the field, environmental regulators tasked with assessing pollution in soil samples, and even NASA scientists have turned to X-Ray fluorescence guns (above). But the field research tech has limitations
Russian tests showed the material was 90% 'unknown'
(MUFON)
But the plot thickened when Spearing asked a colleague to send him the sample via post — where it appeared to be stolen from Spearing's USPS mailbox.
Cameras had been turned against a wall, inhibiting investigation, although US postal workers testified that they did delivered the box.
'I went to my mail clerk and said, "Was it delivered?"' Spearing explained. 'And she said, "Yes, Bob, it was delivered. I put the box in your mailbox myself."'
'So the question becomes, who would be daring enough to remove something from a federal mailbox?' he asked.
Fortunately, the UFO researchers were able to obtain another sample from Arkady, which arrived after sitting in Customs for 17 days.
MUFON stated that the sample will now be sent to two further labs for testing using electron microscopes.
'We have physical materials and more evidence of non-human technology,' James said.
MUFON, short for the Mutual UFO Network, is the largest and oldest civilian UFO research organization in the world.
Active since the late 60s and dedicated to 'the scientific study of UFOs for the benefit of humanity,' MUFON is now a worldwide network of like-minded citizen-investigators with members in all 50 US states.
Not everyone — even among diehard UFO investigators — was convinced by Spearing's presentation, however.
UFO author Nigel Watson, author of Captured by Aliens? A History and Analysis of American Abduction Claims told DailyMail.com that the 'evidence' is just one in a long line of supposed 'debris' from spacecraft which turned out to be nothing of the sort.
'There is a regular flow of 'new' physical evidence to prove cases like the Roswell crash case,' Watson told DailyMail.com.
'Everything so far submitted is usually explained when scientifically examined,' in Watson's view. 'It is all a matter of unrealistic hope versus actual facts.'
In this episode, we interview Brandon Fugal, owner of Skinwalker Ranch in Utah. The ranch is the focus of years of paranormal research and the History Channel show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch.
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 5 finale Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024 on The History Channel!
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