Ontdek de Fascinerende Wereld van UFO's en UAP's: Jouw Bron voor Onthullende Informatie!
Ben jij ook gefascineerd door het onbekende? Wil je meer weten over UFO's en UAP's, niet alleen in België, maar over de hele wereld? Dan ben je op de juiste plek!
België: Het Kloppend Hart van UFO-onderzoek
In België is BUFON (Belgisch UFO-Netwerk) dé autoriteit op het gebied van UFO-onderzoek. Voor betrouwbare en objectieve informatie over deze intrigerende fenomenen, bezoek je zeker onze Facebook-pagina en deze blog. Maar dat is nog niet alles! Ontdek ook het Belgisch UFO-meldpunt en Caelestia, twee organisaties die diepgaand onderzoek verrichten, al zijn ze soms kritisch of sceptisch.
Nederland: Een Schat aan Informatie
Voor onze Nederlandse buren is er de schitterende website www.ufowijzer.nl, beheerd door Paul Harmans. Deze site biedt een schat aan informatie en artikelen die je niet wilt missen!
Internationaal: MUFON - De Wereldwijde Autoriteit
Neem ook een kijkje bij MUFON (Mutual UFO Network Inc.), een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in de VS en wereldwijd. MUFON is toegewijd aan de wetenschappelijke en analytische studie van het UFO-fenomeen, en hun maandelijkse tijdschrift, The MUFON UFO-Journal, is een must-read voor elke UFO-enthousiasteling. Bezoek hun website op www.mufon.com voor meer informatie.
Samenwerking en Toekomstvisie
Sinds 1 februari 2020 is Pieter niet alleen ex-president van BUFON, maar ook de voormalige nationale directeur van MUFON in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Dit creëert een sterke samenwerking met de Franse MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP, wat ons in staat stelt om nog meer waardevolle inzichten te delen.
Let op: Nepprofielen en Nieuwe Groeperingen
Pas op voor een nieuwe groepering die zich ook BUFON noemt, maar geen enkele connectie heeft met onze gevestigde organisatie. Hoewel zij de naam geregistreerd hebben, kunnen ze het rijke verleden en de expertise van onze groep niet evenaren. We wensen hen veel succes, maar we blijven de autoriteit in UFO-onderzoek!
Blijf Op De Hoogte!
Wil jij de laatste nieuwtjes over UFO's, ruimtevaart, archeologie, en meer? Volg ons dan en duik samen met ons in de fascinerende wereld van het onbekende! Sluit je aan bij de gemeenschap van nieuwsgierige geesten die net als jij verlangen naar antwoorden en avonturen in de sterren!
Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
Vrijdag 3 april 2026
Archive video of extraterrestrial beings.
Archive video of extraterrestrial beings.
Current science claims that myths and legends are invented. They have been invented by people trying to explain natural phenomena. There is very much of them, and no nation is without them. – But remember that many do not relate to explanations of natural phenomena!
They usually include a record of encounters with higher beings. -This either helps people in a faraway situation, or they represent our creators and teachers. -They bring “new learning” and want to “tell us something.” -Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Indian, Indian and other myths are proof.
A few people said, “What if it’s not invented, but it’s alien visits?” -Smartfully “supernormal” abilities would then be expressions of using their technically superior means. Creating the first people by experimenting with their genetic science. They tried to occupy the planet Earth, which they had previously seen in the universe. -Zecharia Sitchin writes about Annunakoch from Sumerian beauties and Erich von Däniken about flying machines from wall paintings of Indians and Egyptians.
They also do not forget to mention Ezekiel with his vision in the first chapter, in which they see the description of UFOs. -Which reads the original of the vision or the myth knows that they have no description of the technically advanced civilization of the cosmos.
You need a clever promoter to make them “find” in them. -She can do everything! -It only have the belief that the aliens have visited the Earth in the past. I know about people who have similar experiences today and they are neither invented nor invented by visitors of the cosmos.
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As the string of mysterious disappearances and deaths among America’s scientists grows, a formerFBIboss believes a sinister plot against the US could be unfolding.
Chris Swecker, who was the assistant director in charge of the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division during his 24-year career, told the Daily Mail that foreign powers could be targeting citizens who have knowledge of US national security secrets.
’The first thing you go to is it’s potential espionage,’ he said. ’Our scientists have been targeted for a long time, especially in the rocket propulsion area, by hostile foreign intelligence services.’
A disturbing pattern has been developing after a former Air Force general, a top NASA scientist and two employees from one of the country’s major nuclear research labs all vanished without a trace in the span of just ten months.
The long-time FBI agent warned that, if these disappearances are connected, several foreign powers may be responsible for abducting, blackmailing, torturing and even killing key individuals to gain America’s national security secrets.
’China, Russia, even some of our friends – Pakistan, India, Iran, North Korea - they target this type of technology,’ Swecker disclosed.
Swecker warned that enemy intelligence agencies have been attempting to derail top-secret US programs for decades, using one of two main methods: finding ways to steal the information from the US or killing those who know about the programs.
’It’s been happening since the Cold War,’ he added. ’Especially when nuclear technology and missile technology was first coming to the forefront.
Chris Swecker was a member of the FBI for 24 years. The counterintelligence expert warned that the disappearance of multiple people tied to national security fields was alarming
’I think we’ve even seen instances where nuclear scientists have been taken out. They've been assassinated.’
When it comes to the first espionage tactic that may be unfolding, Swecker called the four disappearances in the US Southwest extremely ’suspicious’.
’If you were conjuring up a scenario here, kidnapping and trying to extract information out of someone is not unheard of,’ he told the Daily Mail.
The FBI veteran focused on the cases of retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland and aerospace engineer Monica Jacinto Reza, who were closely connected through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
McCasland, 68 – who disappeared on February 27 after leaving his New Mexico home with only a .38-caliber revolver and no phone – supervised research projects at AFRL and allegedly knows both nuclear and UFO-related military secrets.
Reza, 60, was the first scientist to disappear in this alleged conspiracy on June 22, 2025. She vanished without a trace while hiking with two friends in California's Angeles National Forest.
She was the director of the Materials Processing Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and previously invented Mondaloy, a space-age metal used in advanced missile and rocket engines, which McCasland oversaw the funding for at AFRL.
The third missing person, 54-year-old Melissa Casias, was last seen by her husband and daughter on June 26, 2025. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which Swecker said means she likely had high-level clearance to the same sensitive nuclear information her superiors possessed.
’[Foreign adversaries] target individuals and try to compromise them or bribe them. So there’s a whole lot of different ways that espionage occurs,’ Swecker said.
William Neil McCasland, 68, and Monica Reza, 60, were connected through the Air Force Research Laboratory and projects involving advanced missile and rocket technology
Melissa Casias worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a nuclear research facility with ties to Kirtland Air Force Base, where General McCasland was previously stationed
Another former Los Alamos lab employee, Anthony Chavez, vanished without a trace in May 2025.
Police told the Daily Mail that Chavez, 79, had retired in 2017. However, the lab worker disappeared in nearly the same exact way as Casias, walking out of his home and leaving behind his car, phone, wallet and keys.
LANL has not commented on the nature of Chavez's work and duties at the nuclear laboratory.
Along with the four Americans still missing, four other scientists have died since July 2024, including two prominent researchers who were murdered in their own homes.
Physicist Nuno Loureiro, astrophysicist Carl Grillmair and pharmaceutical researcher Jason Thomas were all found dead.
Loureiro was a key scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was reportedly on the brink of revolutionizing the energy sector using nuclear fusion before being shot to death in his Massachusetts home on December 15, 2025.
Anthony Chavez (pictured) was an employee at the Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2017. He disappeared without a trace in May 2025
Authorities said the gunman was Claudio Neves Valente, a former classmate of Loureiro’s in Portugal, who was also accused of carrying out the mass shooting at Brown University on December 13.
Grillmair, 67, had worked on infrared space telescopes that use the same technology as military systems for tracking satellites and hypersonic missiles. He was fatally shot while standing on his front porch in California on February 16.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department named Freddy Snyder, 29, as a person of interest in Grillmair’s homicide case and later charged the man with murder, carjacking and burglary.
However, police did not release a motive in the alleged homicide and it was unclear if the two men knew one another or whether the shooting was targeted.
Scientists Nuno Loureiro (left) and Carl Grillmair (right) were both murdered in their own homes after making significant progress in the fields of nuclear fusion and astrophysics
Thomas’s remains were found in a Wakefield, Massachusetts, lake on March 17 – three months after the drug researcher vanished without a trace. Local police are still investigating the cause of death.
In both killings, police claimed the gunmen acted alone and have not announced any ties to foreign espionage. Investigators in the Thomas death said no foul play has been found.
Meanwhile, the circumstances surrounding the death of respected NASA scientist Frank Maiwald, who died on July 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, have not been revealed to the public or commented on by the space agency. Authorities have no record of an autopsy ever taking place.
Frank Maiwald (pictured) was a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory before his death in 2024. His cause of death has not been revealed and NASA has not commented on the loss
Maiwald, 61, had been a Technical Group Supervisor at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and had been the lead researcher on a breakthrough that could help future space missions detect clear signs of life on other worlds.
’This has to be fully investigated by the FBI, not three different local police departments,’ Swecker told the Daily Mail, urging his former agency to treat the cases as a possible conspiracy and spy operation.
’People who are touching on technology areas that hostile foreign intelligence services want to get their hands on... This is the type of investigation that the FBI has to take over, or at least work jointly, and look for potential connections to a hostile foreign intelligence service.’
As for the likeliest suspects that would be engaging in an espionage plot on US soil, the former FBI assistant director looked at America’s adversaries in Asia and the current conflict in the Middle East.
’It’s an ongoing thing in the world of espionage between countries that are essentially hostile to each other,’ Swecker said.
’China, especially, is prolific in its quest to steal technology,’ he claimed. ’They’re not good innovators. They don’t have the scientists that we have, and they don’t have the environment for innovation. And they’re very quick to steal technology.
’North Korea and Iran are always looking for it, but they’re more susceptible to being identified and countermeasures applied against them.
’I’m not saying that’s what’s happening with these [cases]. But I’m saying if you look at the mosaic of what has gone on since the Cold War, there is a constant battle of espionage and counter-espionage.
’The CIA are our spies, and the FBI are our spy catchers. This has to be a proactive investigation by the FBI.’
Number of Scientists Gone Missing or Murdered with Potential UFO Connections is Up to Eight
“I know these scientists and researchers. They have testified. We’ve got to get to the bottom of it,” he said. “It’s just too much, too much is going on right now—and by the way, I’m not suicidal.”
NASA's Artemis II crew say they received a terrifying warning message as their spacecraft passed the 'point of no return' on its trip to the moon.
The Orion capsule, containing astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, is finally on its way to the moon after carrying out a 'translunar injection burn'.
This engine burn is a key manoeuvre that nudges the spacecraft out of Earth's orbit and on its trajectory towards our lunar neighbour.
But 20 minutes after the burn the team received a terrifying 'cabin leak' emergency message.
'We did get a warning message for "cabin leak suspected",' astronaut Hansen said in the crew's first live interview from space.
'This grabs your attention because… you go right from doing this burn and you're heading to the moon to thinking, "Are we going to have to cancel this burn, start getting into our spacesuits and figuring out how to get home in a day or less?"'
A cabin leak is a serious issue, as it could compromise the structure of the spacecraft and potentially expose the crew to the vacuum of space.
Luckily, investigations revealed the message was just an anomaly – and on-board cabin pressure was unaffected.
The view from the spacecraft as it carried out the translunar injection burn, nudging the Orion capsule towards the moon
'Houston helped us out – they confirmed they were seeing good cabin pressure and so were we on-board,' Hansen said. 'We did the burn and now we're heading to the moon and feeling good.'
The launch on Wednesday evening marked the start of a mammoth 685,000-mile (1.1million km) trip around the dark side of the lunar surface.
It is the first time in more than 50 years that humans have set off towards the moon.
In the first 24 hours of its journey, the Orion spacecraft orbited Earth while the crew carried out safety checks and got some sleep.
'The Orion spacecraft recently ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes to provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust,' NASA wrote on X.
'Next stop: lunar flyby.'
Now that its main engines have fired, the capsule is being propelled to the moon.
On flight day six, Orion will reach its farthermost point from Earth as it sails 6,400 miles (10,299km) beyond the lunar surface.
The astronauts give their first live interview from space, making heart shapes with their hands towards the camera
NASA's mission control confirmed they were seeing good cabin pressure following an emergency 'cabin leak' message
Orion crew capsule: Key specs
Unlike the Space Shuttle or ISS, Orion is designed to go far beyond Earth's orbit
Can support four astronauts for up to 21 days
Has a built-in escape rocket that can pull the crew away from danger during launch
Boasts largest heat shield ever built for a human spacecraft
The astronauts will live in about 330 cubic feet of space - roughly the size of two minivans
To get some shut-eye, crew members will strap sleeping bags to the wall
Has a mini gym equipped with a compact flywheel exercise device
It will take astronauts further from Earth than any humans have travelled since the Apollo missions
That will surpass Apollo 13's distance record, which would make the Artemis II astronauts the most remote travellers.
'There is nothing normal about this,' mission commander Wiseman said in the interview.
'Sending four humans 250,000 miles away is a Herculean effort and we are now only just realising the gravity of that.'
The team also revealed they had experienced some issues with the cabin being cold.
'We're wishing we had the lower temperature sleeping bags with us,' Glover said.
'Houston's been working with us to change fan speeds and temperature set points and we've actually been able to warm it up a lot better in the last half day or so.'
The crew also said they have had their first meal together in space – and described their 'comical' sleeping arrangements.
'Victor has got a nice little nook, Jeremy has been stretched out on seat one and I've been sleeping under the displays just in case anything goes wrong,' Reid said.
NASA shared this picture taken from the Orion spacecraft, with the caption: 'Earth peeks through the capsule window, reminding us that a view like this relies on the ingenuity and hard work of countless people back home'
'Christina has been sleeping head-down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat, suspended from our docking tunnel.'
The team also described their surprise at even taking off.
'Probably one of the things that surprised all of us was when those solid rocket boosters actually lit and we left the pad,' Hansen said. 'It was just a moment of disbelief – the fact that we launched, it just totally takes you by surprise even though you're expecting it.'
After looping around the moon the Orion craft will begin its journey back to Earth.
It will take another four days to return, which the astronauts will fill by conducting key safety demonstrations, including testing procedures designed to shield the crew against dangerous radiation from solar flares.
As Orion approaches Earth, it will separate key components before plunging into the atmosphere at speeds of about 25,000mph (40,233kph).
The spacecraft is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery teams will retrieve the crew.
The voyage aims to pave the way for a moon landing in 2028 which, if successful, will be the first time humans have set foot on the moon since December 1972.
Another picture taken from Orion. NASA said: 'We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere in the north'
The Artemis II mission's Orion capsule leaves Earth, backlit by the sun as a crescent, on its way to fly by the moon
The moment space fans waited more than 50 years for as NASA launched its Artemis II mission to the moon on Wednesday evening
Part of what makes Artemis II riskier than NASA's standard missions is that it is testing relatively new technology.
Compared to a spacecraft such as the SpaceX Crew Dragon, which has been used dozens of times, the Orion spacecraft has only been used once, during Artemis I.
'Orion's life support and deep-space systems have never been flown with a crew before,' explained Chris Bosquillon, co-chair of the Moon Village Association's working group for Disruptive Technology & Lunar Governance.
This creates a risk that one of the critical systems might fail once Orion has already left the atmosphere.
If something had gone wrong during the first day, while Orion was still in low-Earth orbit, the crew could simply have fired the engines to make an early return to Earth.
But if part of the engines or life support system fail once the trip to the moon had begun, things would be much more complicated.
The absolute worst-case scenario would involve multiple systems failing, including the propulsion system, leaving Orion unable to alter its course.
Artemis II: Key facts
Launch date: NASA initially identified three possible launch windows for Artemis II: From February 6 to February 11, from March 6 to March 11, and from April 1 to April 6. The space agency opted for the April window.
Mission objective: To complete a lunar flyby, passing the 'dark side' of the moon and test systems for a future lunar landing.
Total distance to travel: 685,000 miles (1.1 millionkm)
Mission duration: 10 days
Estimated total cost: $44billion (£33billion)
* NASA Space Launch System rocket: $23.8billion (£17.6billion)
Artemis II crew describes life aboard Orion spacecraft on historic journey to the moon and back
Story by Michael Sinkewicz
NASA’s Artemis II crew is on its way to the moon, giving Americans a firsthand look at life aboard the spacecraft as they travel farther from Earth than any crew in more than half a century.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the U.S., along with Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, boarded the 322-foot-tall Orion spacecraft and lifted off at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II crew is expected to travel around the moon and back.
Speaking with Fox News’ Trace Gallagher Thursday night, the four-person crew described what it is like to be part of a mission set to carry astronauts farther from Earth than any crewed flight since the Apollo era — and what life aboard Orion is like as they begin their 10-day journey.
"There is no difference between up and down, and so, yes, I've been sleeping with my feet there and my head down here, and it's very comfortable," said mission specialist Christina Koch. "I think I'll probably stay there the whole mission unless someone kicks me out. We're finding out how to make this space capsule a home."
The Artemis II crew, from left, Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they appear on a video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Pilot Victor Glover said he was surprised when the crew got the "go for launch," turning the mission into reality.
"We like to say that we're prepared without having an expectation, but you know in the back of your mind, you kind of hope you launch," he explained. "And then when we got really close, it was like, wait, we're getting ready to go to space. And when those solids lit, you know, it was a ride where you're trying to be professional, but the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."
Glover credited NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems team and launch control team, who have been preparing for the mission for months.
Artemis II rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. This is the first time in 50 years NASA will send astronauts on a flight around the moon.
"It was an example of how hard they've been working lately that we launched," he said. "Even though we didn't get to really watch, but it felt beautiful."
As the crew answered questions, they passed around a floating microphone in zero gravity. The crew had just completed a trans-lunar injection burn, committing the mission to a trajectory toward the moon.
"We are definitely 100% on our way to the moon," commander Reid Wiseman said. "The lunar gravity will take over in a couple of days here and start pulling us around the far side."
From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch participate in a media gathering on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington.
Wiseman highlighted the significance of the Artemis II mission.
"At the end of our trans-lunar injection here, about an hour and a half ago, we just really looked at each other. And I know the United States has done this 1968 through 1972, but it's just – this is unbelievable that we can put our minds to something and pull it off. This is an unbelievable technical accomplishment," he said.
Koch added that the crew was proud that it was traveling farther from Earth than any crewed mission in more than 50 years.
"We are not necessarily a crew that lives on superlatives, but it is a milestone that's important," she said. "It's important that people can understand and wrap their heads around what is the latest in what we're doing? What does this mean relative to what we've done in the past? What are we gonna be pushing for into the future?"
The Artemis II crew was launched toward the moon on Thursday after a nearly 5-minute burn set the Orion spacecraft on a trajectory out of Earth's orbit for the nearly 8-day flight to the lunar object and back.
Artemis II follows the uncrewed Artemis I test flight and marks a major step toward future missions, including Artemis III, which is expected to involve a lunar lander from SpaceX, Blue Origin or both, according to NASA.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Former U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz claims a man in a U.S. Army uniformonce visited his office and described a secret program in which aliens were bred with kidnapped humans to create a galaxy-communicating hybrid race.
in an interview with Benny Johnson, Matt Gaetz said that a man in a U.S. Army uniform once came to his office in Crestview, Florida, and gave a strange briefing in a non-classified setting with his staff present. This man claimed there was a very secret military program where living aliens were forced to breed with kidnapped humans from war zones and migrant caravans to create a hybrid race that could communicate across galaxies.
The whistleblower said there were about six to twelve locations in the United States where this was happening and asked for multiple members of Congress to visit all sites at the same time so the evidence could not be moved, which Gaetz says was physically impossible, so it never happened. Gaetz clearly says he never checked or verified any of this and that there were questions about whether the whistleblower was mentally stable; his own lawyer suggested it might just be a military person who “lost his mind” and made a PowerPoint.
Former U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz with Benny Johnson
He then connects this to David Grusch’s testimony in Congress about “non-human biologics,” saying Grusch told the House Oversight Committee that in some recovered crashed craft, the CIA and a special crash-recovery program found not only materials but also biological matter that could not be linked to humans.
David Grusch said that when he worked in U.S. intelligence, he was told about a long-running secret program that recovered crashed UFOs and tried to reverse engineer their technology. He explained that this program went on for many decades and that he learned about it in his official duties, even though he was personally blocked from full access to it. He said he and trusted colleagues with special clearances interviewed around 40 people, including senior officials, and checked their claims using documents, reports, and cross-checking with other sources. After this, he became convinced that the program was real and that the U.S. government had multiple craft of non-human origin.
When he spoke about “non-human biologics,” he said that with some of these crash recoveries, there were biological remains connected to the craft. In his congressional testimony, he stated that “biologics came with some of these recoveries,” and when a member of Congress asked him if these were human or non-human, he answered that they were non-human. He said this was not just his guess, but the assessment of people who had direct knowledge of the secret program and were still working inside it. At the same time, he admitted he had not personally seen alien bodies himself, and that his statements were based on what these insiders told him.
Grusch also said there had been “various retrievals” and suggested there were different kinds of biological remains, which hinted at more than one type of entity. He said there seemed to be a variety of beings, but no one fully understood their biology, and he described this as a major challenge for scientists who studied the material. He mentioned that some people used the word “extraterrestrial,” but he preferred broader terms like “non-human intelligence” because the origin might be more complex, possibly involving other dimensions or realities.
Gaetz said he had personally not visited any secret bases or UFO crash sites, and that the hybrid-breeding story had been one of the strangest briefings he had ever received.
Gaetz explained that in classified briefings, he had seen radar sequences showing several craft moving in formation, merging into a single object, then splitting back into many craft again, repeatedly. He said this kind of behavior had not been possible with any technology the United States or its adversaries then had. When he later watched a public video of a drone strike where an object broke into pieces and then reformed, he was not surprised because it looked similar to what he had seen on classified radar, except that what he had seen involved multiple objects flying in a clear, controlled formation before merging and separating again.
He said that if the classified footage he had seen had been declassified, the main public question would have been how such technology existed, and if the U.S. had not had it and had not thought any other country had it, then where it came from. He described it as “space age” technology that had not looked like anything on Earth. Gaetz said he had had higher-than-normal access as a member of the Armed Services Committee for eight years, on the emerging threats subcommittee, with special clearances above a standard congressional briefing, including visibility into DARPA and advanced military projects.
He said he had seen things in classified settings that had not been explained by the technology the U.S. had then known it possessed, and he had felt well informed about existing weapons and systems, so these anomalies had stood out. He mentioned that scientists connected to UFO work had kept “disappearing” and joked that on LinkedIn, it might have been more dangerous to be known as a UFO scientist than even as a general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
On whether the U.S. had been using alien technology, Gaetz said he had believed the American military had benefited from acquiring unknown technology and reverse engineering it, but he had not claimed to know for sure that it had been alien or from outer space. He talked about reports that the U.S. had handed unusual technology to defense contractor Lockheed Martin to try to copy things like plasma propulsion and stealth capabilities.
For him, this had fit with how deeply defense contractors and the military had been connected, and he had thought such advanced projects might have existed as much in the contractor world as inside the official military. He ended by saying he had only known that this technology had not seemed to come from within the normal U.S. defense system, even if he had not been able to prove it had been from aliens.
There is a bizarre story of a Florida man named Eddie Page, born Tommy Coleman Jr., who claimed he was a human–alien hybrid whose father was from the Pleiadian star system. He grew up with strange experiences and, after joining the US Marines in 1972, was sent on a secret mission to Vietnam, where an attack happened, he blacked out, and later woke up in a rice field more than 500 miles away, with 11 days missing from his memory. He was detained and examined for months by doctors, and he said his military medical file showed abnormal organs, unusual blood, and a note saying “Not of Human Origin.” (Click here to read the full story)
Years later, after his first wife and newborn child mysteriously disappeared from the hospital, he used regressive hypnosis and “remembered” that he had been killed in the ambush but rescued by Pleiadian aliens, healed in a liquid on their craft, and told telepathically by a small being, “No son of mine will be killed.” He said he was part of a joint US government–Pleiadian hybrid program, that he was one of 32 cloned hybrids (21 female, 11 male) with only 8 still alive, and that secret agents watched him afterwards. He also claimed to have medical records proving his non‑human origin and promoted his story through websites and his book “Project Aquarius.”
Dr. Karla Turner also said that the so‑called alien “hybrid program” was only one part of a much darker agenda, and that abductions involved far more than just making mixed alien‑human babies. From her research and her own family’s experiences, she said abductees reported implants, surgeries, pain experiments, cloning, mind control, and even interest in the human soul, which went way beyond simple breeding.
She argued that aliens controlled human perception, memories, emotions, and even spiritual experiences, often hiding what really happened behind fake, “beautiful” scenes or screen memories. She said this manipulation allowed them to trick people into believing comforting stories, like a loving hybrid program, while hiding cruel medical procedures, sexual abuse, and psychological programming.
Turner believed some aliens lied and used propaganda, mixing truth with lies to gain trust, and she warned that many promises and predictions from these beings never came true. She said abductees’ memories could not be taken at face value, because they usually described what the aliens wanted them to remember, not the real events, and she stressed that the agenda seemed physical, psychological, and spiritual altogether, not just about creating hybrids.
She also said human military forces sometimes took part in abductions and harassment, which made her think there was cooperation between aliens and parts of the military. Overall, she saw the hybrid‑baby story as too small to explain everything she documented and thought it might even be a cover to hide a deeper program that targeted bodies, minds, beliefs, and souls.
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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be more than just thestrangest space object astronomers have ever observed within our solar system—it could also be one of the oldest.
The new findings were made possible by data collected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, as revealed in a new preprint paper, which suggests the mysterious space invader could be up to 12 billion years old, making it as old as the Milky Way Galaxy.
Objects from interstellar space like 3I/ATLAS are relatively rare, and only two others like it—1I/Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov—have been confirmed, although it is very likely that others preceded these space visitors before the technologies that allow us to detect them in the present day.
However, these objects are important because they offer astronomers a unique opportunity to glimpse the chemistry of worlds far distant from our solar system.
“Interstellar objects provide the only directly observable samples of icy planetesimals formed around other stars, and can therefore provide insight into the diversity of physical and chemical conditions occurring during exoplanet formation,” write the authors of a new paper that appeared at the arXiv preprint server.
Their study, which draws from data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, offers isotopic measurements of 3I/ATLAS, which they say “reveal an elemental composition unlike any Solar System body.”
As previously reported by The Debrief, among the unique discoveries the team behind the new paper found was an unusually high abundance of enriched deuterium, a discovery that has attracted attention in recent days due to its association with nuclear fusion fuel here on Earth, where its presence is far more abundant than in other parts of the cosmos.
However, while the presence of deuterium—also known as “heavy hydrogen”—has prompted the inevitable speculations involving possible alien technosignatures, the team behind the research interprets this discovery a bit differently.
“Such extreme isotopic signatures indicate formation at temperatures [of about 30 Kelvin] in a relatively metal-poor environment, early in the history of the Galaxy,” the team writes in their paper. “When interpreted with respect to models for Galactic chemical evolution, the carbon isotopic composition implies that 3I/ATLAS accreted roughly 10–12 billion years ago, following an early period of intense star formation.”
In other words, based on the isotopic signatures detected during Webb’s observations of 3I/ATLAS, it seems very likely that the strange interstellar visitor is extremely old, hailing from a vastly ancient period in the cosmos.
“3I/ATLAS thus represents a preserved fragment of an ancient planetary system, and provides direct evidence for active ice chemistry and volatile-rich planetesimal formation in the young Milky Way,” the team reports.
Thus, as astronomers continue to observe 3I/ATLAS and its many peculiarities, its unique chemical composition and other unusual qualities have been revealed as only one part of what makes it so intriguing—the comet is also probably one of the oldest objects astronomers have ever observed in relatively near-proximity to Earth, since it entered our solar system last summer.
Altogether, spectroscopic detections of 3I/ATLAS provide a look at the unique chemistry of distant worlds, and with its suspected extreme age, astronomers are now also able to glimpse a window to much earlier events in our universe as the mysterious interstellar visitor continues its journey through our planetary neighborhood, and on towards whatever new cosmic adventures await it.
Micah Hanks is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Debrief. A longtime reporter on science, defense, and technology with a focus on space and astronomy, he can be reached atmicah@thedebrief.org. Follow him on X @MicahHanks, and at micahhanks.com.
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Date of sighting: March 28, 2026
Location of sighting: Redmond, Washington, USA
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Lawmakers have set a strict deadline for federal agencies to hand over secret UFO videos as officials warn the unidentified objects could threaten US forces.
Republican Rep Anna Paulina Luna penned a letter to the US Secretary of War requesting 46 specific Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) videos, telling Pete Hegseth to deliver them no later than April 14, 2026.
The requested footage includes dozens of military-recorded encounters showing spherical, cigar-shaped and Tic Tac-like objects spotted over war zones, oceans and sensitive airspace around the world.
Some clips reportedly captured UAP formations near Iran and Syria, incidents near US bases and airports and even a 2023 shootdown over Lake Huron.
Lawmakers said the footage could reveal patterns of activity near sensitive military sites and help determine whether the objects pose a national security risk.
'The lack of disclosure regarding the very real threat posed by UAPs in and around US restricted airspace is concerning,' Luna said in a statement.
'The Task Force has found responses from AARO, when questioned about UAP sightings and provided data, [to be] less than adequate.
'The presence of UAPs in and around the sensitive airspaces of US military installations poses a threat to the security of the armed forces and their readiness.'
One of the videos requested was 'Spherical UAP over AFG in and out of clouds' captured in 2020. The footage was leaked by Investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp last year
She chairs a House Federal Secrets Task Force focused on investigating UAPs, declassifying federal records and protecting whistleblowers.
The threats extend beyond mysterious sightings, pointing to the danger unidentified objects pose when they appear near restricted airspace, military bases and active training zones.
Officials fear the craft could be conducting surveillance, testing US defenses or interfering with aircraft operations, raising concerns about both pilot safety and national security readiness.
Luna released the letter on Wednesday, saying: 'The continued lack of transparency surrounding these anomalies and the potential national security threat they pose is troubling.'
She added that the Task Force held a hearing on September 9, 2025, to discuss those concerns.
'Whistleblowers informed the Task Force that AARO possesses additional video records of potential UAP sightings,' she wrote.
'To continue its investigation, the Task Force requests certain video files related to UAP sightings.'
Anna Paulina Luna chairs a House Federal Secrets Task Force focused on investigating UAP, declassifying federal records and protecting whistleblowers
Some clips reportedly captured UAP formations near Iran and Syria, incidents near US bases and airports and even a 2023 shootdown over Lake Huron (stock)
Several clips were captured by fighter jets, surveillance aircraft and drones operating in regions such as the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and the East China Sea.
In multiple cases, more than one object was tracked moving at high speeds at the same time, raising concerns about possible coordinated activity near sensitive military operations.
One of the requests: 'Spherical UAP over AFG in and out of clouds, 11/23/20,' is a video reportedly showing a massive disc weaving in and out of cloud cover.
Investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp, who leaked parts of the clip, said the footage was recorded by government personnel over the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in November 2020.
The object was spotted during a reconnaissance mission by a high-altitude Air Force platform.
Luna's deadline comes after President Donald Trump ordered the release of government files relating to UAPs and extraterrestrials on February 19.
Speaking at an event for the Department of War’s 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour in February, Hegseth said he intends to find out if aliens really exist, and the American people will learn the truth at the same time.
Although he admitted he never envisioned being the person put in charge of potentially revealing alien life to the world, Hegseth declared that the Department of War would fully comply with the president's orders.
'I did not have that on my bingo card at all,' Hegseth said.
'We've got our people working on it right now. I don't want to oversell how much time it will take, right? We're digging in. We're going to be in full compliance with that executive order, eager to provide that for the president.'
Hegseth didn't have an estimate of how long it would take for the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies to release every piece of information on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), which have been widely reported throughout the US since the 1940s.
Asked if he believes aliens exist, Hegseth replied: 'We'll see. I get to do the review and find out along with all of you.'
NASA’s chief has revealed a shocking new outlook on extraterrestrial life, saying Mars could hold proof that we are not alone.
Jared Isaacman sat down with conservative political commentator Benny Johnson, where he said: 'If we can get to Mars and bring samples back, I put it at a better 90 percent chance that we could prove there was some microbial life on Mars.'
Isaacman, NASA’s newly appointed administrator, argued that with roughly two trillion galaxies in the universe, each packed with countless stars and planets, it seems unlikely that Earth is the only world to host life.
'I would say there could be life everywhere. It doesn't mean it looks like us. It doesn't mean it has the tentacles you have in movies,' he added.
NASA reports an 80 percent chance of favorable weather, as the crew prepares for the mission that will see them launch inside the Orion capsule atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
'8.8 million pounds of thrust are gonna send four astronauts farther into space than we’ve ever sent humans before, faster than humans have ever traveled around the moon, back safely to Earth, and set up for subsequent missions to follow,' Isaacman said. 'We are going back to the moon.'
The mission will see NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen conduct a 10-day lunar flyby.
Jared Isaacman sat down with conservative political commentator Benny Johnson , where he said there is a 90 percent chance there was life on Mars
Isaacman explained that the mission will begin in low Earth orbit before moving into a higher orbit, where engineers will spend the first 24 hours confirming the spacecraft is operating correctly.
Astronauts will remain close enough to return quickly during this phase.
Once the vehicle performs a translunar injection burn, it will head past the moon, use its gravity to swing back toward Earth, and splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the US West Coast about 10 days later.
'Hopefully, we have learned enough about that vehicle to set us up for Artemis III in 2027,' said Isaacman.
'Again, that’s where we are going to test the Orion spacecraft with the landers into Earth orbit. And then in 2028, before President Trump’s term, Artemis IV is going to put American boots back on the surface of the moon.'
While Isaacman believes life could exist outside of Earth, he has continually stated that he has not seen any classified files or historic documentation to support that aliens have visited our planet.
In response to Trump's order to release all government files relating to UFOs and extraterrestrial life on February 19, NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens said: 'We continue to make all NASA data publicly available and welcome public participation using our data.
'As the NASA Administrator has said, there are certainly things he's come across in the job that he can't explain… but they relate more to unnecessarily costly programs than they do to extraterrestrial life.'
Isaacman, however, noted that the previous life on Mars would likely be microbial life
In 2025, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced the discovery of microbial life on the Martian surface.
He said a sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been declared the 'clearest sign of life' on the Red Planet.
NASA's Associate Administrator Nicky Fox said: 'This is the kind of signature that we would see that was made by something biological.'
Specifically, researchers have been looking at unusual spots and seed-like shapes in ancient Martian rocks that might point to the existence of tiny life forms in the distant past.
These features, nicknamed 'poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots,' were spotted in mud-like rocks in Neretva Vallis, part of the Jezero crater, where a river existed billions of years ago.
Scientist Joel Hurowitz revealed how these tiny signatures found in the crater pointed to the existence of life on Mars long before most organisms emerged on Earth.
Although the findings have been discussed for months, Hurowitz noted that scientists needed to gather more data from Neretva Vallis and confirm the results with other researchers before releasing the conclusion that this could be Martian life.
'We are here to say this is exciting, and we want to share that news. This could be very real,' Duffy continued.
This is the moment the BBC's science editor was left in tears during NASA's Artemis II lift-off.
The spacecraft, which will take four astronauts to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, took off from the Kennedy Space Centre yesterday evening.
Its mammoth 285,000-mile (1.1 million km) round trip will transport crew to the dark side of the moon before slingshotting back to Earth.
The BBC's Science Editor, Rebecca Morelle joined hundreds of other spectators in Florida to witness the historic launch.
As Artemis II's booster ignitions activated, sending large plumes of smoke billowing across the launch pad, the excitable reporter can be heard saying 'oh my goodness' and repeatedly clapping.
The rocket then blasts off into the sky to thunderous cheers from crowds gathered at the Kennedy Space Centre.
'Oh my goodness that is spectacular,' a visibly emotional Ms Morelle said.
'It's not just want you see and you hear as the rocket lifts off. You can feel the force of it through your body. This is the most powerful rocket that NASA has ever built.'
The BBC's Science Editor, Rebecca Morelle (pictured) joined hundreds of other spectators in Florida to witness the historic launch
Artemis II officially launched yesterday evening on its mammoth round trip to the dark side of the moon before returning to Earth
The roaring engines of the massive spacecraft then interrupt Ms Morelle as it commences its journey towards the stars.
She struggles to be heard over the thunderous noise as she looks over her shoulder at the rocket in wonder.
Artemis II will take American astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen farther into space than any human has ever gone before.
They will break the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
Four minutes into the historic journey, Artemis II crossed the boundary into space with no issues and a clear view of their target destination.
Mr Wiseman, the mission commander, said: 'We have a beautiful moonrise. We're headed right at it!'
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman reported that Artemis II suffered a temporary communications problem after launch and was dealing with a 'controller issue' with the toilet on board the Orion capsule.
However, these have now been fixed and the space agency has declared the spacecraft ready for its trip to the moon.
From left to right: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch
Just after 6pm in the US, Mr Wiseman declared 'Full send,' as he and his crewmates sat atop NASA’s towering rocket, confirming they were ready for launch.
Orion crew capsule: Key specs
Unlike the Space Shuttle or ISS, Orion is designed to go far beyond Earth's orbit
It can support four astronauts for up to 21 days
It has a built¿in escape rocket that can pull the crew away from danger during launch
It has the largest heat shield ever built for a human spacecraft
The astronauts will live in about 330 cubic feet of space ¿ roughly the size of two minivans
To get some shut¿eye, crew members will strap sleeping bags to the wall
It has a mini gym onboard, equipped with a compact flywheel exercise device
It will take astronauts father from Earth than any humans have travelled since the Apollo missions
From mission control, launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson delivered an emotional message to the crew, telling them they carried 'the heart of this Artemis team, the daring spirit of the American people and our partners across the globe, and the hopes and dreams of this generation.'
'Good luck. Godspeed, Artemis II. Let’s go,' she said, following the final launch checks.
The crew will spend the first one to two days conducting extensive systems checks.
These include testing Orion's life-support, propulsion, navigation and communications systems to ensure the spacecraft is ready to head into deep space.
Once checkouts are complete, Orion’s propulsion system will perform a critical engine burn known as translunar injection, sending the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and onto a trajectory toward the moon.
It will take three to four days for the Artemis II crew to reach the moon, with the Orion spacecraft projected to enter what NASA calls the moon’s sphere of influence on day five.
This is the point at which lunar gravity overtakes Earth’s pull and begins guiding the spacecraft toward its destination.
Day six is likely to be historic for NASA and the rest of humanity, as Artemis II conducts its lunar flyby and travels to the dark side of the moon.
The spacecraft will not only reach a point farther from Earth than any previous crewed mission, but NASA confirmed that the astronauts will be able to see a lunar eclipse - when the moon blocks out the sun.
After looping around the moon, the Orion craft will begin its return journey, leaving the moon’s gravitational influence and heading back toward Earth.
It will take another four days to return, which the astronauts will fill by conducting key safety demonstrations, including testing procedures designed to shield the crew from dangerous solar radiation from solar flares. The crew will also practice manually steering the spacecraft.
As Orion approaches Earth, it will separate key components before plunging into the atmosphere at speeds of about 25,000 miles per hour (40,233 kph). Testing the capsule’s heat shield during high-energy re-entry is one of the mission’s primary objectives.
The spacecraft is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery teams will retrieve the crew.
Parachutes will deploy to slow the spacecraft before it splashes down, bringing the landmark mission to an end.
Artemis III, NASA's next space mission, is set to launch in 2027 and will see two astronauts land on the surface of the moon and stay there for about a week. This will be the first time man has set foot on the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.
Artemis II: Key facts
Launch date: NASA initially identified three possible launch windows for Artemis II: From February 6 to February 11, from March 6 to March 11, and from April 1 to April 6. The space agency is now targeting the April window.
Mission objective:To complete a lunar flyby, passing the 'dark side' of the moon and test systems for a future lunar landing.
Total distance to travel: 685,000 miles (1.1 million km)
Mission duration: 10 days
Estimated total cost:$44billion (£32.5billion)
NASA Space Launch System rocket: $23.8billion (£17.6billion)
Chilling two final words of Challenger pilot before disaster killed all astronauts on board
When the pilot confirmed his insturction to mission control with the words, “go throttle up”. It sounded like another routine mission was unfolding -until it didn't.
The failed launch was one of the biggest disasters of its kind in history
(Image: The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images)
On the morning of January 28, 1986, millions of people across the globe sat glued to their TVs, excited to watch the Space Shuttle Challenger prepared for lift-off.
At first, everything went according to plan. Challenger shot into the sky, with Commander Francis Scobee calmly confirming his instructions from mission control with the words, “go throttle up”. It sounded like another routine mission was unfolding. Until it didn't. Just three seconds later, came the final transmission frominside the cockpit.
Pilot Michael Smith uttered only two words, but they showed him to be a man who realised something was very, very wrong. - “uh oh”. Moments later, the shuttle was engulfed in fire and tore apart in the sky just 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board.
The launch looked pretty ordinary at first, but things quickly turned south.
(Image: MPI/Getty Images)
From the ground, it looked like an enormous explosion, a violent fireball that appeared to instantly destroy the spacecraft. For decades, that was the version many people believed: that the crew were killed immediately.
But years later, deeply unsettling details emerged that painted a far more disturbing picture.
Challenger did not explode in the traditional sense. A failure in a booster designed to seal fuel leaks caused scorching gases to escape, weakening the external fuel tank. As the shuttle climbed, the structure failed, triggering a massive fireball that ripped the vehicle apart.
Crucially, the crew compartment did not disintegrate straight away.
None of the craft's crew survived
(Image: AFP)
Instead, it is believed to have broken free pretty much intact, continuing to rise for around 25 seconds before beginning its long fall into the Atlantic Ocean.
Investigators later revealed that several of the astronauts’ personal air packs had been switched on, a process that could only be done manually.
That discovery raised the horrifying possibility that at least some of the crew were alive and conscious after the initial breakup, fully aware that they were falling helplessly back to Earth.
NASA maintained that a sudden loss of cabin pressure may have caused the astronauts to lose consciousness quickly. But experts noted that the physical evidence inside the crew module did not fully support that explanation, leaving the exact final moments unclear.
What is certain is that the impact with the ocean was unsurvivable.
The crew compartment slammed into the sea at immense speed, bringing the nightmare to a brutal end.
The remains of the astronauts were later recovered from the ocean floor, though details of their final moments were never publicly disclosed.
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In Beaver Falls, Ni was detected in both the primary mudstone and within cross-cutting Ca-sulfate veins. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70081-3
In 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover found surprising levels of Nickel in the Martian bedrock of an ancient river channel, called Neretva Vallis, which flowed into the Jezero crater. A new study,published in Nature Communications, has taken a closer look at the data collected from the region and researchers are seeing what could be remnants of ancient Martian life.
Nickel as a biosignature
Although nickel is not typically thought of as a major component of human life, it is important in many microbial metabolism functions. For example, nickel is a requirement for the Wood-Ljungdahl (W-L) pathway—an ancient, energy-efficient anaerobic process utilized by bacteria and archaea to fix carbon dioxide. The reverse of this process also requires nickel and has been observed in some species of sulfate-reducing bacteria, for the decomposition of organic matter.
"In particular, Ni is an essential component of enzymes used by methanogenic archaea and many bacterial species. Ni is vital to the metabolism of methanogenic organisms, such that a decrease in the Ni content of Earth's oceans in the Archean is hypothesized to have caused a collapse in atmospheric methane preceding the Great Oxidation Event," explain the study authors.
Furthermore, most of a planet's nickel is expected to be in its core. So, higher concentrations on or near the surface are typically unexpected, unless deposited there through other means. Researchers can use information from surrounding rocks to determine more about the origin, such as whether the nickel likely came from volcanic, meteoritic, or other sources.
Magnitude and distribution of Ni discovered by SuperCam in Jezero Crater, Mars. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70081-3
Unexpected nickel concentrations in Neretva Vallis
Samples picked up by Perseverance showed nickel concentrations of up to 1.1 wt.% in Neretva Vallis, representing the highest-ever nickel concentrations detected in Martian bedrock. Nickel was detected at 0.12 wt.% or higher in 32 out of the 126 distinct rock targets analyzed by Perseverance's remote Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique. The team notes that many of these samples were near iron-rich rocks, which they say indicates the presence of nickel in an iron-bearing phase. Scans also identified nickel rich regions in veins of magnesium sulfate.
"There are few processes capable of enriching Ni to the extreme levels seen in Neretva Vallis and any such explanation must also be consistent with the bulk geochemistry and geologic context of Neretva Vallis sedimentary rocks. In particular, the observation that Ni is found concentrated in dispersed Fe-sulfides and diagenetic sulfates within Mg poor mudstones must be considered," the study authors write.
Although the team is still uncertain of the exact origins of these nickel-rich regions, they say that the geochemistry and textures resemble ancient Earth rocks where life first emerged. They say that sedimentary Fe-sulfides on Earth, similar to those found in certain regions of Neretva Vallis, are believed to form by microbial sulfate reduction in the presence of Fe-bearing minerals.
The researchers say that the thermochemical reduction of sulfate at high temperatures is another possible explanation, but there is no evidence for the metamorphism or burial to the depths required for thermochemical sulfate reduction, and that the hydrated sulfate minerals and clays there indicate low-temperature processes. The authors note that previous findings of organic matter and iron-sulfides spurred the designation of a "potential biosignature" for the same reason.
They explain, "The results of our investigation of sedimentary rocks derived from Noachian (~4.1-3.7 Gya) materials in the Jezero watershed invite comparisons with an early Earth environment and a terrestrial biosphere that developed around the same time as these rocks. While the observations presented in this work do not necessarily imply that the distribution of Ni is related to a biological process, the presence of strong enrichments suggests it was bioavailable.
"As an element essential to the earliest known forms of life on Earth, and a particularly scarce trace metal, the elevated concentrations of Ni in the Beaver Falls workspace—co-located with organic matter—offers an intriguing hint of past organic driven redox processes on Mars."
Non-biological possibilities
The instruments available on Perseverance cannot perform the detailed isotopic or trace metal analyses needed to confirm origins or biological links, so the origins of nickel in Neretva Vallis remain uncertain. However, the study authors do present some non-biological possibilities as well.
The team says that the nickel may have been delivered by a meteorite, then dissolved and redistributed by water flowing through the region at the time. They say another possibility is that nickel accumulated from intense chemical weathering of an ultramafic protolith—a type of igneous or sedimentary rock, primarily composed of iron and magnesium-rich minerals, but also nickel.
The researchers plan on further analysis when the collected rock samples are brought back to Earth. They say this could clarify the source and significance of nickel enrichment, potentially revealing more about Mars' history and its potential for ancient life.
Written for you by our author Krystal Kasal, edited by Gaby Clark, and fact-checked and reviewed by Robert Egan—this article is the result of careful human work. We rely on readers like you to keep independent science journalism alive. If this reporting matters to you, please consider a donation (especially monthly). You'll get an ad-free account as a thank-you.
Publication details
H. T. Manelski et al, Strong nickel enrichment co-located with redox-organic interactions in Neretva Vallis, Mars, Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70081-3
‘Full-send,’ said Wiseman, clearing the way for the launch.
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson replied: ‘You take with you the heart of this Artemis team, the daring spirit of the American people and our partners across the globe, and the hopes and dreams of this generation.
‘Good luck. Godspeed, Artemis II. Let’s go.’
The craft soared from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (Picture: Reuters)
Artemis II is made up of the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule perched on top (Picture: Reuters)
(L-R) Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and commander Reid Wiseman earlier today (Picture: Getty Images)
The goal of the 620,000-mile-long round-trip is to test life-support and other systems – the toilet included – inside the Orion.
If all goes to plan, the next mission in the 21st-century equivalent of the Apollo programme could send humans to the lunar south pole by 2028.
Artemis II just launched – what now?
Artemis II was slated for earlier this year but was delayed due to hiccups during dress rehearsals.
Yet these were a good thing, Libby Jackson, who worked in Mission Control for a module on the International Space Station, tells Metro.
‘Until you have got all the way down to zero, it might not happen,’ she says of the 10-second countdown to launch.
‘You don’t believe it until you get into those final seconds.’
The head of space at the Science Museum in London adds that, as nail-biting as the countdown was, it’s just the start of the 10-day mission.
‘It’s 10 minutes up into space. That all has to go to plan, right? You want the crew to be safe. You want the rocket to work well.’
One of the things that has gone right so far is the unfolding of Orion’s solar arrays. Jackson says: ‘If you don’t deploy the solar panels, you have no mission, because you need the power.’
Don’t get too attached to the 2,600,000kg orange rocket, though. The core stage, crammed with engines, is already somewhere in the Atlantic.
At nearly 1,381 miles above the surface, the upper stage of the rocket fired to shove the Orion into an elliptical orbit around Earth so it won’t fall back.
This will set the record for the farthest that people have travelled from Earth while still swinging around the planet.
But that record will only last about 13 hours, when the second stage will fire once again on the rocket’s second lap around the planet tomorrow.
The Orion is where the four spacefarers will spend the next 10 days (Picture: PA)
This will push the crew into what Nasa calls ‘high-Earth orbit’, or about 43,730 miles above your head, before the second stage is discarded.
From then on, it’ll just be four people floating inside the Orion.
On April 6, the spacecraft will swoop around the moon’s far side, also called the dark side, so astronauts can observe parts of the lunar surface never seen by humans before.
Just a day later, the team will return to Earth by using the moon’s gravity to fling itself, a process called ‘free return’, which will take four days.
The Orion will smash into the Earth’s rough atmosphere at about 25,000mph, withstanding temperatures of 2,760°C, and splash down just off the coast of San Diego on April 10.
The crew’s destination is our nearest celestial neighbour (Picture: AP)
‘If everyone has done their homework, they will go into space, go to the moon and just come back,’ Jackson says.
‘But everything has been well prepared and well checked out and well tested. No one launches a mission expecting it to fail.’
Why are we bothering to go to the moon?
Compared to discussions about migrating to Mars or discovering life on faraway worlds, visiting our closest neighbour might sound mundane.
But there’s a great deal we don’t know about this big grey rock – including how it even formed, which could help us understand how we came to be.
Dr Megan Argo, a reader in astrophysics at the University of Lancashire, tells Metro: ‘The moon has fascinated humans for thousands of years, appearing constant yet ever-changing in our skies and helping track time and seasons.
‘Every culture has developed its own stories and traditions around it.’
‘This means its rocks and potential water deposits act as an archive, offering insights into planetary formation that we simply can’t access on Earth,’ Dr Argo says.
By getting up close to the moon, space officials can think of ways to get people even further into the cosmos.
Scientists have long been intrigued by an enormous potato-shaped asteroid, dubbed 16 Psyche, that they suspect to be teeming with metal — and therefore potentially worth a ludicrous amount of money to future asteroid mining operations.
The 173-mile object, which orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, features two enormous crater-like depressions, which researchers say could be closely related to its still largely unknown origin story.
In a new paper published in the journal JGR Planets, an international team of researchers tried to get to the bottom of one of the key questions regarding 16 Psyche that remains unanswered. Is it a core of a planetesimal, a billions-of-years-old building block of a planet, in which case it would have a “large metallic core buried under rocks,” or is it a “homogeneous mixture of iron and rock?”
Put differently, could 16 Psyche be the ancient exposed remains of a planetary core whose crust and mantle were blown off, or is it a separate primordial lump of far less dense and potentially riddled-with-holes rock that either started out metal-rich or became blended with metal after colliding with other asteroids?
While the latest paper doesn’t necessarily exclude any of these possibilities — its simulations support both hypotheses — the goal was to know what to look out for once NASA’s mission to the space rock, which launched in October 2023, arrives roughly three and a half years from now.
Once there, the spacecraft could finally allow us to solve the mystery surrounding 16 Psyche’s history once and for all. As Universe Today points out, 16 Psyche’s size makes it far more approachable than the thousands of miles we’d have to drill into the Earth. (So far, we’ve only made it around 0.2 percent of the way to our own planet’s center.)
For their paper, the researchers took into consideration 16 Psyche’s unusual dented shape, previous findings that concluded it may be teeming with metal material, and its porosity.
“Large impact basins or craters excavate deep into the asteroid, which gives clues about what its interior is made of,” said first author and University of Arizona doctoral candidate Namya Baijal in a statement. “By simulating the formation of one of its largest craters, we were able to make testable predictions for Psyche’s overall composition when the spacecraft arrives.”
“One of our main findings was that the porosity — the amount of empty space inside the asteroid — plays a significant role in how these craters form,” she added. “Porosity is often ignored because it’s difficult to include in models, but our simulations show it can strongly affect the impact process and shape of craters left behind.”
A more porous asteroid would theoretically feature deeper and steeper-sided craters on its surface. The researchers are hoping that close-up observations by NASA’s Psyche mission could allow them to determine its porosity and therefore infer if its interior is metal clad in rock, or a more homogenous mix of both.
To explain their line of thinking, the researchers used the unusual metaphor of an abandoned pizza parlor.
“The cooks have long left, but you can look at what’s left behind — the ovens, scraps of dough, the toppings — and make inferences about how the pizzas were made,” said coauthor and University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory professor Erik Asphaug in a statement. “We can’t get to the cores of Earth or Mars or Venus, but maybe we can get to the core of an early asteroid.”
The team came up with two possible interior structures.
“One is a layered structure with a metallic core and a thin, rocky mantle, which likely formed if a violent collision stripped away the outer layers,” Baijal explained. “The other is a uniform mixture of metal and silicate, created by a more catastrophic impact that mixed everything together, like some metal-rich meteorites found on Earth.”
By simulating a series of asteroid belt collisions with objects of varying sizes, they tried to reproduce the known dimensions of 16 Psyche’s craters.
“We found that an impactor about three miles across would create a crater of the right dimensions,” Baijal said. “The crater’s formation is consistent with both scenarios of Psyche’s makeup.”
In short, while we’re only inching closer to answering the question of whether 16 Psyche is the ancient remains of a planetary core, we’ll be ready when NASA’s mission gets there.
“When the spacecraft arrives at Psyche in a few years, the geochemists, geologists and modelers on the team will all be looking at the same object and trying to interpret what we see,” said Asphaug.
In the early morning hours of April 3, 1975, shortly after a violent thunderstorm swept through southeastern North Carolina, police officers in the town of Lumberton began reporting something unusual in the sky.
At first, it appeared to be a strange light near a local water tower. But within minutes, multiple officers on patrol began describing the same object—seen from different locations across the town.
What followed over the next several days would become one of the most unusual law-enforcement UFO cases in the region. According to reports later compiled by investigators with the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), more than thirty law enforcement officers across a seven-county area reported observing a large, silent craft between April 3 and April 9, 1975.
Despite being miles apart, witnesses consistently described the same object: a V-shaped craft lined with red and red-green lights, sometimes accompanied by bright white spotlights, maneuvering silently across the night sky.
The First Police Sightings
The first reports came shortly after 1:45 a.m. on April 3, when three Lumberton patrolmen—Phil Stanton, P.H. Atkinson, and Neil McCormick—noticed a strange light near a water tower behind Lumberton High School while patrolling near Highways 211 and 101.
Officer Atkinson initially assumed the object might be a helicopter. But as the officers watched, the light moved across the sky in a wide arc. When they drove toward Fayetteville Road to get a closer look, the object abruptly vanished from view.
Atkinson later described the light moving across the sky before suddenly disappearing. As he recalled in later interviews, “It just went out.”
Within minutes, other officers began calling in similar sightings from different parts of the area.
As reports began pouring into the Robeson County Sheriff’s Department, dispatchers noticed something striking: witnesses who were miles apart described the same configuration of lights and the same unusual flight behavior.
The object was typically described as V-shaped or triangular, with rows of colored lights along its edges and one or more bright white beams that resembled spotlights.
Even more puzzling to observers was what they did not hear.
Despite appearing to fly at relatively low altitude and, in some cases, directly overhead, the craft was consistently described as completely silent. One officer reportedly remarked that the object passed overhead “without a sound.”
A Multi-County Wave
Over the next several nights, reports spread beyond Lumberton itself.
Officers and residents across seven counties in southeastern North Carolina reported seeing the same unusual craft moving across the region. In many cases, officers who responded to civilian reports observed the object themselves.
Investigators later noted that witnesses consistently described similar characteristics, including a large V-shaped craft, rows of red and red-green lights, bright white spotlights directed toward the ground, sudden turns and hovering movements, and the absence of any audible engine or rotor noise.
These similarities appeared in reports from witnesses who often had no contact with each other at the time of observation.
Key Events During the Sightings Wave
April 3, ~1:45 a.m. – Three Lumberton police officers observe a strange light moving near a water tower behind Lumberton High School.
Soon after, additional officers across the area began reporting a similarly described object moving through the sky.
Following nights (April 3–9) – Sightings are reported across multiple counties in southeastern North Carolina. Officers sometimes respond to civilian calls and then observe the object themselves.
Early April – A United Press International (UPI) story about the sightings circulates nationally, drawing attention from journalists and UFO investigators.
Shortly afterward, reporter and investigator Lee Speigel travels to the region to interview witnesses and examine the case firsthand.
Speigel’s Investigation — and His Own Sighting
When journalist and UFO investigator Lee Speigel first learned of the Lumberton sightings through a UPI news release, he initially assumed the case might have a conventional explanation.
Accompanied by a reporter from the National Star, Speigel traveled to North Carolina to investigate the reports personally. Flying into Fayetteville, about forty miles north of Lumberton, he looked down at the landscape where the sightings had been occurring.
From the air, he could see miles of swamps, rivers, farmland, and forests stretching toward the Atlantic coast—a remote, sparsely populated region.
He approached the case with the expectation that a logical explanation would likely emerge once he spoke with witnesses and examined the circumstances. But during his visit, Speigel himself reported witnessing the object.
While observing the sky with local officers during the investigation, he saw what appeared to be the same unusual craft reported throughout the region. The object moved silently across the sky, displaying multiple lights and a shape that appeared structured rather than star-like.
According to his account, the craft maneuvered in ways that seemed inconsistent with ordinary aircraft. Watching the object move through the sky, Spiegel later wrote, made it far more difficult to dismiss the officers’ reports as simple misidentifications.
What had begun as a journalistic investigation had unexpectedly placed him among the witnesses.
The sightings eventually drew the attention of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the astronomer who had served as scientific consultant to the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book and who later founded the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS).
Researchers working with CUFOS, including investigator Jennie Zeidman, compiled witness interviews, timelines, maps, and news coverage into what became known as The Lumberton Report.
Despite the large number of witnesses and the consistency of their descriptions, no definitive explanation was identified.
Possible explanations, including helicopters, aircraft, or astronomical objects, were considered, but none appeared to fully account for the reported characteristics, particularly the silent operation and abrupt maneuverability described by observers.
Nearly fifty years later, the Lumberton sightings remain a relatively little-known but notable case in UFO research—one involving dozens of trained law enforcement witnesses reporting the same unusual craft across multiple counties over several nights.
As with many UFO cases from the era before widespread video recording and satellite tracking, the evidence ultimately rests on eyewitness testimony. Yet the consistency of those accounts and the involvement of so many police officers continue to make the 1975 Lumberton UFO wave one of the more intriguing law-enforcement UFO cases in the historical record.
The final journey Jesus took to the cross remains one of the most studied and sacred paths in history.
Now, a researcher has reconstructed what he believes were Christ's last movements through Jerusalem in the days leading up to his crucifixion.
The map, based on Bible scripture and archaeological evidence, traces key locations tied to the final week of Jesus' life, now known as Holy Week.
The journey begins at the Temple Mount, where Jesus is said to have taught daily and, according to the Book of Matthew 21:12–17, 'cleansed the temple' of merchants and money changers seven days before his death.
According to the Bible, this happened when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time before his crucifixion, signifying a symbolic cleansing of the 'house of God' right before his own sacrifice.
Jesus then partakes in the Last Supper in the Upper Room, located in the southern part of the Old City of Jerusalem on Mount Zion, followed by his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane and a trial appearance in front of the ancient Roman government north of Bethlehem.
His passage through Jerusalem ends with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, claimed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, and the Garden Tomb where his body was said to have been placed.
Scholars have proposed that the journey began late Thursday evening and finished with Jesus' death on Friday.
Jesus' journey begins at the the Temple Mount located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Bible says he was there a week before his death
The map was created by theologian and author John Walsh, who highlighted the first spot as the Temple Mount located in the Old City of Jerusalem.
This site is considered one of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam, and is central to the Christian Gospels.
It currently features a 35-acre platform built by King Herod, who was the Roman-appointed king of Judaea and ruled from 37 to 4BC.
The Temple Mount is now a walled compound with the Dome of the Rock to the north and the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the south.
The Dome of the Rock is believed to be the location where Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son, Ismail.
And for Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to Al-Aqsa during the Night Journey, and then on to heaven.
The map, however, places a temple there that Jesus taught at every day.
The Bible says Jesus entered the structure, seeing people betting, making loans and selling goods. He then flipped tables and drove them out of the temple.
The Last Supper - Jesus' final meal with his apostles before being crucified - is believed to have taken one to three days before the crucifixion
The Cenacle stands in the Old City of Jerusalem on Mount Zion, which is located above the southern gate
Within that same week, it was believed the Last Supper was held in the Upper Room in the southern part of the Old City of Jerusalem on Mount Zion.
Jesus and his disciples traveled about one mile from the temple to the Upper Room, which would have taken between 20 and 30 minutes.
The Last Supper - Jesus' final meal with his apostles before being crucified - is believed to have taken place one to three days before the crucifixion.
The Upper Room, also known as the Cenacle, was originally a prayer room that could house more than 120 people.
The room is briefly described in the Book of Luke 22:11-13 when Jesus requested a large, furnished upper room where he and his disciples could eat their Passover meal.
The Cenacle stands in the Old City of Jerusalem on Mount Zion, which is located above the southern gate and was constructed with large, branching columns that supported a vaulted ceiling and a sloping red roof that is still there today.
The next stop was likely the Garden of Gethsemane, which researchers estimate is roughly half a mile from the location of the Upper Room.
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a ritual bath , dating back to the time of Jesus, at Gethsemane in 2020. The garden is said to have been where Jesus was arrest before being sentenced to death
The Garden of Gethsemane sits outside the city walls. Luke 22:39 states that Jesus and his disciples walked the path following the Last Supper.
Experts speculated that if the group was looking to avoid guards in the city, 'they would have skirted the southern wall which overlooks the valley of Hinnom, the garbage dump of the city where the fires were constantly burning the refuse from the populace of the urban area.'
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a ritual bath, dating back to the time of Jesus, at Gethsemane in 2020.
They suggested the bath may have been used to cleanse workers before they operated an oil press in the garden, and by those climbing the hill to pray.
The Bible states that it was in the garden where Jesus was betrayed by Judas and arrested.
According to the map, Roman soldiers took Jesus to the House of Caiaphas, which experts have estimated would have been a 40-minute walk from the garden.
There is a debate within Christianity as to where Jesus was buried. Some believe it was the Garden Tomb, while others suggest it was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (pictured)
Depending on the exact route and pace, the path would have involved ascending from the Kidron Valley up to Mount Zion.
The House of Caiaphas is a biblical site in Jerusalem that is believed to be the location where Jesus was accused of blasphemy against God.
From there, Jesus was brought to Herod's Palace, which once stood against the western city wall.
The journey would likely take about a 30-minute walk due to the hilly terrain of Jerusalem.
Herod's Palace was also the site of the praetorium, where Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death.
According to the Bible, Jesus was forced to carry a massive, wooden cross through the city to Golgotha, or Calvary, about 2,650 feet away.
Scholars have proposed that the journey began late Thursday evening and finished with Jesus' death on Friday
The Bible does not specify how long Jesus carried the cross, but theologians have estimated it took him at least three hours to make the journey.
According to the Bible, Jesus was crucified at a location called Golgotha, or Calvary.
The site is now known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which Christians believe stands on the site of Jesus' crucifixion. The church was built in 326AD.
Following the crucifixion, Jesus is said to have been laid to rest in a rock tomb about 300 feet away from Calvary.
While many believe the Church of the Holy Sepulchre sits upon his grave, others suggest he was laid to rest inside the Garden Tomb, which is outside the Old City walls, near the Damascus Gate.
Christian tradition says Jesus' body was laid on a slab cut from a limestone cave after his crucifixion by the Romans more than two thousand years ago.
The burial slab was enclosed in a structure known as the Edicule – a word derived from the Latin term aedicule, meaning 'little house.'
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The video documented more than 100 shafts clustered around the site in the northwest corner of the plateau, near the western cemetery of Giza, a region historically filled with burial shafts and ancient tomb complexes.
The renewed interest follows claims by researcher Filippo Biondi last week that scans detected a large anomaly deep beneath the mound, which he believes may be a long-lost sphinx.
The footage, released by independent researcher Trevor Grassi of the Archaeological Rescue Foundation, captured dozens of square shafts carved into bedrock, many reportedly extending deep underground but filled primarily with sand.
Grassi, who has spent nearly two decades researching Giza, said the video shows him physically walking along the perimeter of the mound, passing shaft after shaft cut directly into the limestone, some only about three feet across, while others measure roughly eight feet wide.
He said the unusually dense concentration of shafts surrounding the mound raises new questions about what may lie beneath the surface.
The footage is among the first to document the full perimeter of the site, offering what supporters of a second sphinx described as critical context for the ongoing debate.
While no definitive proof of a second sphinx has been discovered, researchers say the location warrants further investigation, given the number of openings and the underground anomaly previously detected at the site.
The video documented more than 100 shafts clustered around the site, which supporters believe could conceal underground structures
The video documented more than 100 shafts clustered around the site, which supporters believe could conceal underground structures
In the video, the camera follows a walking path along the northern edge of the mound, revealing what Grassi described as 'endless shafts all over the place going straight down, all blocked with sand.'
Grassi emphasized that many of the shafts seen in the footage appear to extend more than 100 feet underground, noting that he had personally lowered equipment into several openings to measure their depth.
Biondi took the world by storm last week during his appearance on the Matt Beall Limitless podcast, where he claimed to have scanned a mound of solidified sand on the surface, which he believes sits above the proposed second sphinx.
Using satellite radar technology capable of detecting subtle ground vibrations, Biondi said the data points to a massive structure concealed beneath a 180-foot-high mound of hardened sand, which he described as composed of solidified sand rather than natural bedrock.
Preliminary scans show vertical shafts and passageways strikingly similar to those already found beneath the original Sphinx, with dense vertical lines believed to represent the solid walls of underground shafts rather than empty voids.
'We are very confident to announce this… we have a confidence of about 80 percent,' said Biondi.
However, Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s former minister of antiquities, has dismissed similar claims in the past, saying the areas around the pyramids and the Sphinx have been extensively studied and excavated over decades without uncovering evidence of a second monument.
Grassi spent 12 years studying under independent researcher John Anthony West, who helped popularize the controversial theory that erosion patterns on the Great Sphinx were caused by ancient rainfall, suggesting the monument could be thousands of years older than traditionally believed.
Biondi took the world by storm last week during his appearance on the Matt Beall Limitless podcast, where he claimed to have scanned a mound of solidified sand on the surface, which he believes is above the second sphinx
Grassi emphasized that many of the shafts (bottom right) seen in the footage appear to extend more than 100 feet underground, noting that he had personally lowered equipment into several openings to measure their depth
Grassi was able to look past the gated opens in some of the shafts
He first traveled to Egypt in 2018, joining geologist Robert Schoch, who worked alongside West on the erosion theory, and he is now investigating Biondi's claims.
'You've got a hundred of them within 100 meters [328 feet] right there,' Grassi said in the footage, arguing that such a concentration makes it unlikely they are isolated burial chambers.
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former minister of antiquities, has dismissed similar claims, saying the areas around the pyramids and the Sphinx have been extensively studied for decades without revealing evidence of a second monument.
The theory of a second Sphinx at Giza is not new, as Egyptologist Bassam El Shammaa first proposed the idea in 2007, based on ancient pyramid texts, including the Dream Stele that Biondi also used to state his case.
The Dream Stele, positioned between the paws of the Great Sphinx, appears to depict two sphinx figures.
'If you look at all the temples, if you look at all the architecture and the way that everything in Egypt is set up, there are always two obelisks,' said Grassi in a YouTube video.
'There are always two statues. There are always two sphinxes. There's always a perfect balance.
Biondi claimed that the red line labeled 'A' leads to a possible second sphinx
Archival photographs from the 1900s appeared to show the area without the sand pile, indicating that it may have formed as a spoil heap, sand removed from nearby excavations and deposited in a central location
'There are always the two brain hemispheres, the two rising sun and setting sun. Everything is balanced in Egypt, and this is central as a tenet of the Egyptian religion.'
The mound itself is positioned along what researchers describe as a mirrored alignment across the plateau, extending from the known Sphinx through a central axis between the two largest pyramids.
The footage focuses heavily on the large number of shafts surrounding the mound.
Many of the openings appear only a few feet across, while others are significantly wider and cut deep into the limestone bedrock.
According to Grassi, many of the shafts are currently filled with sand deposited during earlier excavations.
He argued that the sheer number of shafts packed tightly together suggests they may function as ventilation or access points for a larger underground network rather than isolated tombs.
Biondi is part of the team that claimed to have uncovered enormous shafts below the Great Sphinx
'When you have this many shafts concentrated like this, it's really got to be light and ventilation shafts for a massive tunnel system,' he said.
Historical images referenced in the footage suggested the mound itself may not have existed before the early 20th century.
Archival photographs from the 1900s appeared to show the area without the sand pile, indicating that it may have formed as a spoil heap, sand removed from nearby excavations and deposited in a central location.
Grassi argued that this detail strengthens the possibility that buried features could exist beneath the mound, since spoil piles sometimes accumulate above previously excavated areas.
'All we have to do is pull some sand out of there, and we'll know if they connect straight into this,' he said, adding that clearing sand from existing shafts would be non-invasive and would not require drilling into the site.
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The shocking things 10 days in space does to the human body: As NASA's Artemis II astronauts prepare to blast off to the moon, experts reveal how they'll be ravaged by the void
Four astronauts are about to embark on a10–day voyage to the moon and back– but what will spending 240 hours in space do to their bodies?
An expert has revealed the shocking health hazards they will face on their 685,000–mile (1.1 million km) journey, from motion sickness to 'chicken legs'.
While Artemis II is considered a short–term mission, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch can still expect to contend with a series of issues.
Dr Irene Di Giulio, from the Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences at King's College London, said the duration of the mission means the long–term health risks are 'significantly reduced' compared to those who spend months on the International Space Station (ISS).
However, these astronauts will still be exposed to high levels of radiation that can trigger nausea.
'Space motion sickness could also be experienced as the body needs a few days to adapt. Meanwhile acute fluid shift from the lower part of the body to the head may cause discomfort and swelling,' she said.
'Sleep disturbances due to a sudden change in the light–darkness cycle and the use of artificial lighting may be experienced.
'And mental stress and isolation, especially given the mission demands and living in an enclosed environment, may affect performance.'
Astronauts who spend significant amounts of time in space can expect to experience a raft of health issues
Last year, shocking before–and–after images showed the damage that nine gruelling months in space had on astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Both experienced weight loss and muscle atrophy and appeared significantly older when they finally returned to Earth.
However, it's unlikely the Artemis II astronauts will experience such a major decline in their muscle and bone health.
'The impact on muscles and bones seen in longer missions may be less apparent, because they typically require a longer exposure to altered gravity,' Dr Di Giulio explained.
'However, bone loss and muscle deconditioning can begin within just a few days, as demonstrated during NASA Space Shuttle missions, which were often seven to 14 days in duration.
'These effects therefore remain relevant for Artemis II and highlight the importance of performing in–flight exercise to counter the loss in bone and muscle.'
She said activities the astronauts perform before, during and after the mission can help mitigate the effects.
While space motion sickness can be reduced through training and the use of medication, muscle deconditioning can be counteracted with on–board exercise and sleep disturbances can be reduced by maintaining a structured schedule and controlled lighting.
After nine gruelling months in space, Suni Williams (pictured) and Butch Wilmore finally returned to Earth. But shocking before–and–after images show the damage that their unintended stay in space has caused
Although low–gravity, stress and lack of sleep lead to cognitive decline while astronauts are in space, research has shown that these symptoms abate back on Earth
What 10 days in space could do to the human body
Radiation: Could cause nausea and sickness.
Microgravity: May trigger motion sickness for the first few days, as well as muscle deterioration.
Fluid shifts: Could cause 'chicken legs' and 'baby feet' as fluid moves upwards to the head. This can also lead to swelling and headaches.
Sleep disturbances: Bright lights could mean sleep quality declines, leading to slower cognitive processing.
Mental stress: Triggered by isolation and the nature of the mission.
During the mission, the crew will test every system on the Orion spacecraft and collect biological data to understand the health effects of deep–space travel on the body.
This will help inform future missions, including long–distance travel to Mars.
'The Artemis II mission is the first step towards moon landing and then establishing a long–term presence on the moon,' Dr Di Giulio said.
'There are a number of challenges that need to be addressed to minimise and mitigate the effect of the space environment on the human body.
'While Artemis II is short, it provides critical data that feeds directly into planning for longer–duration cis–lunar missions and sustained lunar presence.'
NASA has previously identified five main hazards for human spaceflight – space radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity and closed or hostile environments.
In addition, the Apollo missions highlighted additional issues on the moon – dust and locomotion stability.
If humans are ever successful in setting up a base on the lunar surface, inhabitants would face levels of radiation exposure that would increase the risk of cancer, organ damage and nervous system impairment.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (left), Victor Glover (second left), Christina Koch (second right) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen (right)
Gravity on the moon is just one–sixth of that on Earth, which could trigger extensive muscle deconditioning, bone loss and changes in cardiovascular function that affects the brain and the eye.
Meanwhile lunar dust is sharp, fine and abrasive, which could potentially cause breathing difficulties as well as skin and eye irritation.
'To establish a long–term presence on the moon, medical autonomy will be crucial,' Dr Di Giulio said.
'Habitats must include diagnostic tools, medical supplies and crew training to treat injuries or illnesses independently.'
As part of their training for the Artemis II mission, the astronauts will have prepared for medical emergencies in space and learned first aid, CPR, wound care and how to use medical kits.
They will have trained to perform these procedures in simulated microgravity environments, such as underwater.
Artemis II: Key facts
Launch date: NASA initially identified three possible launch windows for Artemis II: From February 6 to February 11, from March 6 to March 11, and from April 1 to April 6. The space agency is now targeting the April window.
Mission objective:To complete a lunar flyby, passing the 'dark side' of the moon and test systems for a future lunar landing.
Total distance to travel: 685,000 miles (1.1 million km)
Mission duration: 10 days
Estimated total cost: $44billion (£32.5billion)
NASA Space Launch System rocket: $23.8billion (£17.6billion)
Aerial view of the Didé Ouest 1 iron reduction site following the 2018 excavation, showing an unusual deposit of used tuyères arranged in two semicircles. Credit: Camille Ollier
The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal provides new insights into the history of iron production in Africa. Despite decades of archaeological research, the origins of iron metallurgy in sub-Saharan Africa remain largely unclear. Yet this technological revolution—crucial for producing efficient agricultural tools—emerged there at least 3,000 years ago.
While investigating an archaeological site in eastern Senegal, an international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) uncovered exceptionally well-preserved remains of an ironworking workshop dating back to the 4th century BCE and used for nearly eight centuries. The discovery, published in African Archaeological Review, provides new insights into late prehistoric metallurgical practices in Africa.
In Europe, the Iron Age is generally dated from around 800 BCE to the end of the 1st century CE. However, these chronological frameworks vary widely across different regions of the world. The earliest evidence for iron production is thought to date to the 2nd millennium BCE in Anatolia—modern-day Turkey—and the Caucasus. This technique spread from there to Europe, but did it develop independently in Africa? The question remains open.
Excavations carried out by a team coordinated by UNIGE, in partnership with the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN) in Dakar, shed new light on the emergence of iron metallurgy in West Africa. At the site of Didé West 1 (DDW1), near the Falémé River valley in eastern Senegal, archaeologists uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved iron-smelting workshop in 2018 that was in use from the 4th century BCE to the 4th century CE. Its longevity is particularly striking, as such sites are typically used for only a few generations.
Credit: Anne Mayor
Well-preserved 'tuyères' and bloomery furnaces
The workshop consists of a large heap containing around a hundred tons of slag, a semicircular arrangement of about thirty used "tuyères"—clay pipes that channel air into the furnace—and 35 circular furnace bases, each approximately 30 cm deep. This iron and steel production was likely carried out on a small scale to meet local needs, particularly for the manufacture of agricultural tools.
"Thanks to its exceptional state of preservation, its age, the length of time it remained in use, and its distinctive technical features, this site is truly unique. It offers a rare opportunity to study the continuity and adaptation of an iron smelting technique over the long term," says Mélissa Morel, postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Archaeology of Africa & Anthropology (ARCAN) within the Biology Section of the Faculty of Science at UNIGE, and lead author of the article.
Documenting practices
Since 2012, the team has been studying both past and present techniques used by potters and blacksmiths in the Falémé Valley. The work of its members has identified several distinct ancient traditions of iron‑ore smelting. At DDW1, the spatial organization, furnace morphology and associated waste products point to the tradition known as FAL02. It is characterized by small circular furnaces topped with a removable chimney, as well as large clay "tuyères."
A key feature is that these "tuyères" do not have a single air outlet but multiple small openings connected to the main channel by perpendicular side ducts. This design allows air to be distributed to the bottom of the furnace. Another distinctive characteristic is the use of palm nut seeds as packing material at the base of the furnace—a practice not previously documented.
"Despite the very long period during which this workshop operated, this tradition remained remarkably stable, undergoing only minor technical adjustments. This continuity contrasts with other African metallurgical contexts and highlights the importance of understanding the technical and cultural choices made by early metallurgists in iron production," explains Anne Mayor, director of the ARCAN laboratory in the Biology Section of the Faculty of Science at UNIGE and senior lecturer and researcher at the Global Studies Institute, who led the project.
The team's research is continuing at other sites in Senegal to compare smelting practices and gain a better understanding of how ironworking techniques developed and spread. To date, only around a dozen sites dating to the first millennium BCE have been well documented and reliably dated across West Africa.
Ancient African Ironworking The Birthplace of Metallurgy
UAP Plasma Entities Evidence the Military Won't Release
Overview
On May 23, 2024, researcher Rhawn Gabriel Joseph, Ph.D., released a video titled “UFO‑UAP Plasmas in the Thermosphere: A Fourth Domain of Life.” In the presentation Joseph argues that a subset of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) observed by NASA’s space‑shuttle missions are not conventional debris or experimental hardware but living plasma‑based entities that occupy the Earth’s thermosphere. He frames these objects as a “fourth domain of life,” analogous to extremophiles that thrive in deep‑sea vents, but powered by electromagnetic energy rather than chemical metabolism.
Central Claims
Joseph’s thesis rests on three main observations. First, he describes intelligent‑like behavior—coordinated flight patterns, rapid acceleration, and what he interprets as predatory or mating displays. Second, he asserts that the objects are drawn to high‑energy events such as hurricanes and electromagnetic storms, allegedly feeding on the released energy. Third, he points to physical anomalies—trajectory changes, near‑light‑speed bursts, and abrupt decelerations near storms—that, in his view, cannot be explained by known space debris, ice crystals, or conventional aerodynamics. Joseph summarizes his position: “What we are seeing are self‑illuminating organisms that have evolved to exist where the atmosphere becomes a plasma sea.”
Evidence Cited
The video relies heavily on archival footage from several shuttle missions, most notably STS‑48, STS‑75 (the tether experiment), STS‑80, STS‑96, STS‑106, and STS‑115. Joseph highlights moments where bright, pulsating objects appear to interact with the shuttle or its tether, interpreting the behavior as “swarming” to harvest electrical currents. He references two articles he authored in the Journal of Modern Physics—“Extraterrestrial Life in the Thermosphere” and “Extraterrestrial Life: Plasmas”—and notes that flight‑path analysis was performed by Cary Martynuik. The presentation also classifies the observed shapes into three categories (sperm‑shaped “hunters,” donut‑shaped, and cone‑shaped) and speculates that they are non‑carbon‑based plasma structures lacking DNA.
NASA Transparency Allegations
Joseph alleges that NASA deliberately obscures these phenomena by inserting visual “noise” or “snow” into night‑time recordings and by shutting down camera feeds when objects approach the shuttle. He claims the agency’s actions are intended to hide evidence of a previously unknown biological ecosystem. NASA has not responded to these specific accusations, and no official documentation corroborates the existence of systematic footage manipulation. The agency’s public statements on UAPs emphasize ongoing data collection and analysis rather than concealment.
Scientific and Policy Context
While the video has generated discussion in fringe scientific circles, mainstream experts caution that the claims lack independent verification and have not undergone peer‑review beyond Joseph’s own publications. Astrobiologists note that plasma, by definition, consists of ionized gas rather than organized cellular structures, making the notion of a plasma‑based life form highly speculative. The U.S. Department of Defense’s recent UAP report and the establishment of the All‑Domain Anomaly Resolution Office underscore a broader governmental effort to assess aerial anomalies, but they stop short of endorsing biological interpretations. As one atmospheric physicist remarked, “Extraordinary observations require extraordinary evidence; without reproducible data, the plasma‑organism hypothesis remains an intriguing hypothesis, not a confirmed discovery.”
The discussion highlights a growing intersection between UAP investigations and astrobiology, prompting calls for rigorous, transparent research protocols that can separate genuine anomalous phenomena from misinterpretations of sensor artifacts
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