Earth's vital signs are flashing red: Seven of nine key systems have been breached – as scientists warn 'we're rapidly running out of time'

By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR

Earth's life support systems are failing, scientists have warned – as seven out of nine planetary boundaries have now been breached.

A new report, called Planetary Health Check 2026, was written by more than 60 international scientists and assesses the state of our planet's health.

They analysed a range of measures including climate change, ocean acidification, stratospheric ozone depletion, land system changes and biosphere integrity.

Four are in the 'high–risk' red zone and three are in the 'increasing–risk' yellow zone – while only two remain in the 'safe' green zone.

'The impact of transgressing planetary boundaries are becoming increasingly clear all around us,' the report reads.

'Results published in the last year show that climate change is progressing faster than previously expected, causing unprecedented heatwaves on land and in the ocean and fuelling destructive extreme weather events.

'Tropical coral reefs have experienced their most severe mass bleaching event to date, a shutdown of the main Atlantic overturning circulation is now considered a credible risk even under low– to medium emission scenarios, and major Antarctic ice masses may have already begun their slide into the ocean.

'With seven out of nine boundaries transgressed, we have pushed Earth outside of its Safe Operating Space – meaning that we are turning Earth from a safe home into one full of hazards that threaten people across the world.'

Seven out of Earth's nine 'life support' systems have been breached, the Planetary Health Check report warned

Experts warned we have 'pushed Earth out of its Safe Operating Space', turning our planet into 'one full of hazards'

According to the report, the red zone indicates that 'severe, irreversible damage to key planetary functions' has become likely.

It reveals that climate change is in this category, meaning immediate action must be taken to prevent locking in permanent changes.

It also sounds the alarm over the 'introduction of novel entities', referring to the release of man–made substances including plastic, synthetic chemicals, pesticides and other pollutants.

Biochemical flows are likewise in the red, indicating the severe disruption of nature's nutrient cycles.

The Earth's biosphere is also in the danger zone, meaning there has been a significant loss of the species, ecosystems and ecological functions that sustain life on our planet.

Life support systems that are currently in the yellow zone are Earth's freshwater systems, our land use and the acidification of the ocean.

The only two measures still in the green zone are stratospheric ozone depletion – the thinning of the ozone layer – and atmospheric aerosol loading, which refers to airborne particles that influence climate, rainfall patterns and human health.

Boundaries that now sit in the dangerous 'red zone' include climate change, the introduction of novel entities, biochemical flows and the biosphere

This map shows the most impactful extreme weather events between April 2025 and April 2026. Most can be attributed to climate change

Specific ecosystems highlighted in the report include the Amazon rainforest, which is close to passing a critical threshold.

'If it crosses its tipping point, up to 70 per cent of the Amazon forest could transition from lush rainforest to dry tropical savanna,' lead author Professor Carlos Nobre, from the University of Sao Paulo, wrote.

'[This would] release hundreds of billions of tons of carbon dioxide, irretrievably losing myriad species, and diminishing Earth's natural heritage.

'The resulting impacts would extend far beyond the Amazon itself, with serious implications for climate stability, food and water security, and human health around the world, such as an increased risk of epidemics.

'Besides an ecological catastrophe, losing the Amazon would be a moral injury: a sign that we had allowed one of Earth's great living worlds to disappear under our care.'

The report also specifically mentions the sea floor, which is being damaged by bottom trawling and faces the developing threat of deep–sea mining.

Scientists warned the outlook has worsened since last year, as pressure on several key life support systems continues to grow. 

Specific ecosystems highlighted in the report include the Amazon rainforest, which is close to passing a critical threshold

The report, compiled by the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab, also warns that efforts to tackle climate change will fail unless nature is protected and restored.

Scientists said forests, wetlands and other ecosystems currently absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide, but these natural carbon sinks are showing signs of weakening as environmental damage worsens.

Researchers also raised concerns about chemical pollution, warning that microplastics, PFAS 'forever chemicals' and thousands of other synthetic substances are being released into the environment faster than their impacts can be properly understood.

Despite the bleak outlook, the report says there is still hope.

'The science is clear: We have pushed the planet far beyond its Safe Operating Space,' it concludes.

'Despite some positive developments, our current efforts are far from sufficient. The window of opportunity to act and avoid irreversible change is narrowing – but it is still open.

'Through urgent and decisive action, we can change our trajectory towards sustainability. Returning to the Safe Operating Space is the defining task for a stable and liveable future.'

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The 10 freakiest UFO sightings in Michigan history

Ancient Alien Skull On Mars, With Cranium 3X Longer Than Peru Alien Mummy Skulls, UFO UAP Sighting News.

 

Date of discovery: Sept 29, 2026

Location of discovery: Mars SOL 0123

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You know me, have to search the Mars photos for anomalies. I just love doing it. Like some people love watching sports on TV, I just love shifting through photos to learn more, understand more and hopefully come out understanding something new about aliens. The only option to this is sitting on the sofa at home waiting for the US gov to release something actually good, but thats never going to happen. So, its up to us, Joe Public to get out there and find the truth. 

 

I love this elongated cranium skull I found today. It has the longest cranium I have ever found before. If this is a sculpture and not a real fossil (can't discount the possibility) then it was probably made to celebrate the intelligence of some noble or important leader of the species. Yes, I find faces, but yes, I hold a masters degree in counseling and understand the difference from real and imaginary. Don't believe the CIA propaganda about finding faces...they rely on controlling the publics way of thinking. Do they control you?

Scott C. Waring

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Ames Impact Crater Previously Dated to the Ordovician Meteor Event

According to a statement, the impact crater that the researchers examined is buried beneath several layers of sedimentary strata. Dubbed the Ames impact structure, it is also a major producer of oil and gas.

Because it lies near a series of ancient meteor strikes across the North American continent that occurred roughly 467.5 million years ago, called the Ordovician Meteor event, scientists assumed Ames was a similar age. The researchers note that the frequency of impacts around this time has caused some to suggest that Earth may have once supported a Saturn-like ring of asteroid debris.

Before now, the site had been dated only from fossilized teeth of an ancient eel-like creature called a conodont discovered within the site’s rock. Since that date matched the Ordovician date, researchers considered the case closed.

Still, the research team behind the new effort said the conodont remains could have been “jumbled around” during a much later impact, creating the false correlation.

Zircon Crystals Reveal Violent Extinction Event 100 Million Years Later

Instead of relying on fossilized teeth, Danny Stockli, dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences and a co-author of the study, and colleagues employed a technique that examines the structure of zircon crystals found embedded in rocks at the site to determine when they formed.

Stockli said radiometric zircon U-Pb dating is the most accurate way to date events like major asteroid impacts in Earth’s history, since zircon microstructures can record the shock pressures of such violent events.

“These small crystals allow us to go back in time and learn about the major changes to Earth’s ancient landscapes,” Stockli explained.

After a zircon is impacted with an extreme force, it recrystallizes in what the team described as “a very specific way.” With some assistance from NASA, the researchers imaged the crystals collected from the Ames crater using cathodoluminescence and electron backscatter diffraction.

As hoped, the tests revealed that the zircon crystals were formed around 370 million years ago when a meteorite impacted the Ames area. The researchers said this date proves that the impact event that caused the now underground crater “could not have been part of the Ordovician Meteor Event.”

Instead, the new date, which is 100 million years later than the previously suspected event, lines up with the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event, which occurred about 372 million years ago. Like the impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, this event wiped out much of Earth’s marine life.

“No matter what technique we used, it was coming back to this younger signal,” explained the study’s lead author, Elizabeth Catlos, an associate professor at UT’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

“This is Where This Impact Belongs”

When discussing the significance of the findings, Catlos said the result takes “a major pawn out of the Ordovician Meteor Event” and places it into the Frasnian-Famennian event.

“This is where this impact belongs,” she said.

The researcher also noted the value of more accurate dating for mass extinction events or other large-scale events that can deform zircon crystals. Stockli echoed the sentiment, noting that the process could help date other sites and bring the Earth’s violent ancient past into clearer focus.

“It would be great to do this for more of the meteor impact sites across the continent so we could get a more accurate timeline for these major events,” they explained. 

• Christopher Plain has spent the last six years as Associate News Editor and Head Science Reporter at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his novels at plainfiction.com, or email him at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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The Sopranos writer and Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter will be teaming up with filmmaker and producer Dan Farah for the development of a new television series based on the former U.S. intelligence official who led the U.S. government’s investigations into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).

The series will be based on the forthcoming memoir Out of the Shadows, which offers a candid look at the career of Jay Stratton, the former official who led the U.S. government’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).

Stratton’s book, scheduled for publication in October by William Morrow, recounts his involvement with official investigations of UAP, the military’s term for what historically are known as unidentified flying objects or UFOs, and the bureaucratic hurdles he encountered while leading government efforts to resolve their nature and origin.

Winter will serve as an executive producer for the screen adaptation through Cold Front Productions, and Farah will also be an executive producer under Farah Films, according to Variety.  

Farah previously directed the documentary film The Age of Disclosure, which brought together more than thirty current and former U.S. officials who spoke on the record about the UAP issue, potential national security related to the phenomenon, and ongoing efforts to secure the release of information about it, which are believed to remain in the U.S. government’s possession. Farah also produced the documentary film The Phenomenon by director James Fox.

Along with the secretive world of U.S. government investigations into UAP, the forthcoming series will deal with the unusual intersection between Stratton’s classified work and his life at home, as detailed in his forthcoming memoir, where he describes how his family also reportedly experienced unusual events while he served in government.

Winter described Stratton’s story and the plans for a forthcoming series as a journey into the lesser-known world of U.S. government and UAP investigations. Farah compared the material to a high-stakes political thriller, with a central mystery that is accompanied by the personal toll placed on Stratton and his family, and lingering questions about the existence of non-human intelligence.

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“I believe this is Noah’s Ark; that’s why I’m putting the Durupinar site through the most rigorous testing possible,” explained the organization’s founder, Andrew Jones.

The research team’s announcement appeared in a press release issued by Jones’s organization, and the results of their findings have not undergone scientific peer review.

The announcement includes initial observations that the drilling did not encounter any limestone bedrock, which, according to Jones’s organization, challenges the mainstream scientific explanation that the site is simply a rock formation. The core drilling effort also experienced a broken bit, which the team said suggests the potential presence of ancient petrified wood instead of comparatively softer limestone.

After future laboratory testing of the core drilling samples designed to provide further insight into the Noah’s Ark-shaped formation’s composition, the team is also planning to send a robot into the subterranean tunnels and chambers identified by previous site scans to search for more clues about its nature and origin.

Decades of Debate Surround ‘Noah’s Ark’ Site

The Durupınar formation is a 157-meter (515-foot) boat-shaped surface feature that first gained attention in 1959 when Turkish Army Capt. İlhan Durupınar spotted it.

Because of its unusual curved shape, some researchers have wondered whether the formation could potentially be the petrified remains of an ancient sea vessel. This, along with the formation’s location, which echoes beliefs about the alleged location where Noah’s Ark came to rest in the Old Testament, has led to speculations that the site could be the famed vessel built by Noah, as described in the book of Genesis.

Credit: Noah’s Ark Scans.

In 1988, an investigation to determine whether the ‘Noah’s Ark’ formation contained remains of petrified wood or limestone bedrock, as suggested by geologists, attempted to solve the faith-versus-science argument by drilling holes.

According to the Noah’s Ark Scans team, those holes extended to only “a fraction of the depth now being sampled,” offering limited value. Further, the samples in the earlier study were “corrupted” by water used to cool the drill bits, rendering tests inconclusive, according to Jones and his team.

Jones’s team, which includes U.S. Defense Scientist Dr. Khrosrow Bakthar, the inventor of the Bakthar Radar used to map much of the formation’s underground detail, has completed a months-long mapping effort at the site. The work includes the creation of three-dimensional models, collecting soil samples “inside and outside” the Noah’s Ark formation’s outline, and assembling an array of high-resolution surface imaging of the entire area. This work prepared the team for the core drilling effort.

Hints of ‘Decayed Wood’ and Organic Materials

According to a press release announcing the new work, core holes were drilled within the boat-shaped outline and in “control” locations well outside the formation’s area. These control samples offered a comparison set for future lab tests of samples collected within the outline of the Noah’s Ark site.

According to the team’s announcement, samples collected during the effort included “sequences of soil and sediment, intervals of organic-rich material, and cavities.”

“For the first time in history, we are performing an extensive, permitted deep core drilling survey inside and outside the Durupınar Noah’s Ark site, recovering samples from depths of up to 18 meters, nearly 60 feet,” Jones explained.

The researchers said the first samples include rich organic layers that could be evidence of ancient “decayed” wood. Jones, who describes himself as a believer in the historical veracity of the Noah’s Ark story, said the effort also revealed multiple hidden cavities, “including one filled with mud and water.”

One moment Jones highlighted from the work involved the ‘dry’ drilling system the team used, which does not rely on water. At one point, one of the drills suddenly stopped when the team “struck a layer so hard that the drill bit broke.” Jones said this occurred when the bit was 4-5 meters below the surface, and after the drilling system “had already penetrated the overlying material.”

“Whatever the core drill struck was harder than limestone — hard enough to break the bit,” Jones explained.

Team members said that the drill bit broke after hitting something harder than limestone.

Credit: Noah’s Ark Scans.

While lab tests will be needed to confirm the material’s composition, the researchers noted that if petrified wood from an ancient vessel caused the infamous formation, its harder-than-limestone status could explain the drill suddenly stopping.

“Petrified or highly mineralized wood [is] both a possibility we want to investigate through third-party lab testing,” Jones said.

Controversial Claims

Interpretations of the Durupınar formation as being purported physical evidence of events described in the Old Testament remain controversial. As previously reported by The Debrief, Jones and other team members of Noah’s Ark Scans have expressed views indicating that they already believe the Durupınar site represents the literal remains of the vessel ascribed to the Biblical character Noah, despite the ongoing investigations they are undertaking in an attempt to provide evidence for such beliefs.

Even some prominent young-Earth creationists have pushed back on Jones and his team’s claims. Ken Ham, the founder, CEO, and former president of the Christian apologetics organization Answers in Genesis, has criticized the group’s members for being “convinced of what this site likely was” before reviewing the results of geophysical surveys, arguing that the group’s findings fail to “objectively assess the raw geophysical data by canvassing other interpretations.”

To date, the research conducted by the Noah’s Ark Scans team has not been published in a formal scientific journal or undergone peer review, and has only been presented in press releases and on the organization’s website.

While the Noah’s Ark Scans team awaits the results of its most recent laboratory tests, the group has another exploration of the supposed Noah’s Ark site already planned. According to the team, this effort will follow up on earlier ground-penetrating radar scans that identified “linear features, right-angle intersections, layered anomalies, and elongated voids.” The researchers suggested these underground voids could be corridors to ‘chamber-like places,’ related to an ancient seagoing vessel.

Instead of more drilling, the team will deploy GOPHER, a custom-built robot named for the ‘gopher wood’ described in the book of Genesis. To explore the inner areas, GOPHER is equipped with a high-resolution camera that the team said is “designed to enter narrow borehole access points without opening large excavation trenches.”

“This is a major breakthrough in our ability to investigate what lies beneath this remarkable site,” explained Lauren Witzke, a Fundraiser for the Noah’s Ark Scans organization and self-described Christian activist, according to the group’s website.

Jones echoed those sentiments, noting that the team is “collecting physical samples for laboratory analysis, with more fieldwork planned next year.”

“These current findings challenge claims that this is simply a natural shape made of limestone or bedrock,” Jones said, adding that these first investigations have “opened an entirely new chapter in the Noah’s Ark investigation.” 

• Christopher Plain has spent the last six years as Associate News Editor and Head Science Reporter at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his novels at plainfiction.com, or email him at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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Sky watchers Al Qantarat “66” and Masiel Salinas were observing the Hubble Space Telescope through a live stream when they noticed two massive, strangely shaped objects in deep space. They captured the objects for further examination. 

Object 1 — Solar-Sail-Like Object 

Background: Digitized Sky Survey 2 

Coordinates: +07 03 51.74, +59 05 53 

This object appears to have a large, unusual structure resembling a solar-sail spacecraft. Its shape and apparent dimensions make it difficult to immediately identify as a conventional astronomical object. 

Object 2 — Blue Cigar-Shaped Object 

Background: Digitized Sky Survey 2 

Coordinates: +07 03 51.74, +59 05 53.8 

This object appears blue and distinctly cigar-shaped. Its clearly defined contours give it an unusual, almost artificial appearance, raising the question of whether it could be something other than a naturally occurring astronomical phenomenon. 

These are certainly not the first reports of unidentified objects appearing in astronomical observations. Over the years, unusual objects have been reported in telescope imagery, space livestreams, Google Sky, and other publicly accessible astronomical databases. 

One frequently cited example involves amateur recordings of enormous UFOs observed near the Orion Nebula. In some of these recordings, the objects appear to change position, leading observers to suggest that they may be moving under some form of intelligent control. 

Could the two objects identified in the Hubble imagery represent something similar? 

If these objects were eventually proven to be artificial spacecraft, and especially if their movement could be demonstrated to be controlled rather than the result of an astronomical or observational effect, it would raise profound questions about the existence of advanced technology beyond Earth.

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The first face of mankind? Ancient human who lived 315,000 years ago is brought back to life in stunning digital reconstruction

By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR

It’s like coming face to face with a long-lost relative – 315,000 years after we last saw them.

Scientists have pieced together what one of the world’s first humans looked like, using fossil fragments to bring them to life in an amazing digital image.

The result – the ‘oldest know representation’ of our species – shows a dark-skinned man with long black hair and a bushy beard, complete with deep-set eyes, a wide nose and full lips.

The facial image was created from the remains of a body discovered by a miner working at a mineral extraction site in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco.

That find led to a dramatic revision to the history of human evolution, as it showed that Homo sapiens are at least 100,000 years older than previously thought.

And the latest breakthrough sheds new light on what our ancestors may have looked like in their earliest days.

‘The archaeological site of Jebel Irhoud houses the oldest fossils attributed to Homo sapiens, dated to approximately 315,000 years before present,’ the researchers‘ paper, published in the journal Heritage, reads.

‘This study presents a forensic facial approximation based on data from a three-dimensional composite skull derived from Layer 7 of the site.’

The reconstruction shows a dark-skinned man with long black hair and a bushy beard, complete with deep-set eyes, a wide nose and full lips

Scientists pieced together the ancient face from fossil fragments combined with state-of-the-art technology

By combining scans, photographs and video footage of the skull fragment known as Irhoud 1 with jawbone and tooth fossils unearthed nearby, the team created a 3D model of the skull

One reconstruction is a stripped-back scientific reconstruction in grayscale, highlighting the skull's underlying anatomy

When the skull was first unearthed in the 1960s, archaeologists thought it belonged to a Neanderthal and was around 40,000 years old. But in 2017, scientists determined that the skull was actually around 315,000 years old – and belonged to Homo sapiens.

By combining scans, photographs and video footage of the skull fragment – known as Irhoud 1 – with jawbone and tooth fossils unearthed nearby, researchers created a detailed 3D model of the skull.

They then used a modern human anatomical template, digitally adapting it to match the fossil's shape before adding estimated layers of muscle, fat and skin to put a face on the remains.

The process produced two versions of the face. One is a stripped-back scientific reconstruction in grayscale, highlighting the skull‘s underlying anatomy.

The other is a lifelike colour portrait complete with skin, hair and a beard, offering the public a striking glimpse of one of humanity‘s earliest known ancestors.

The study was led by 3D reconstruction expert Cícero Moraes, who is based in Brazil. The researchers stressed that the more lifelike reconstruction involved a degree of artistic licence.

Features such as skin colour, lighting, hairstyle and facial hair cannot be determined from the fossil remains themselves.

Instead, they were based on anthropological research into ancient and modern human populations, providing a plausible representation of what someone living in North Africa around 315,000 years ago may have looked like.

They also cautioned that the digital models do not show exactly what any one individual looked like, as the fossil fragments used to complete the reconstruction were likely to have been from several different people.

The team also consisted of researchers from Flinders University, the University of Pavia, the University of Lodz and Universiti Sains Malaysia. 

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SpaceX reached a historic milestone on Monday after sending the world's most powerful rocket into orbit.

But before Starship got there, viewers watching SpaceX’s livestream spotted something bizarre trailing behind the spacecraft in the darkness of space.

About seven minutes and 55 seconds into the test flight, social media users zeroed in on a narrow, slightly curved streak of pale blue light with a brighter white tip.

Many X users shared screenshots of the mysterious object, with one user saying it 'looks like a mothership' and 'bigger than a city.'

'I think we all just saw a UFO live-streamed,' one user shared. Another X user replied: 'I couldn't believe my eyes. I'm glad it wasn't just me that saw it.'

Others wondered whether the object was NASA's International Space Station, although the footage offers no way to judge its size or distance. 

While many users were baffled, Dean Scott chimed in, suggesting the streak was gas left behind by the Super Heavy booster as its engines shut down after separation and fired again for the return burn.

 In his view, it appeared to rise because Earth’s bright horizon had initially hidden it.

A mysterious object was seen by users tuning into SpaceX's livestream of its Starship launch on Monday

The object appeared as a narrow, slightly curved streak of pale blue light with a brighter white tip

One user replied to Scott: ‘I went back and saw the cloud before it “flattened.” You're absolutely right, thank you!’

The user appeared to be referring to an earlier frame, captured six minutes and 35 seconds after launch, that shows a small, fuzzy blue-white patch near Earth’s edge.

But Scott’s explanation did little to quiet the alien theories.

‘The Greys are making sure all is ok,’ one X user commented, referring to the gray humanoid beings common in UFO lore.

Others tagged Elon Musk, with one asking: ‘Hey Elon, is this Mothership?’ Several users declared it was ‘definitely aliens.’

Engineer Kyle Holl connected the sighting to another scare during the flight: the unexpected shutdown of one of Starship’s engines. 

‘Hmm, an engine out and then an alien battle cruiser uncloaks. Interesting,’ Holl posted.

Neither SpaceX or Musk have commented online about the mysterious object seen in the livestream. 

One user speculated that it was gas left behind by the Super Heavy booster as its engines shut down after separation, which others believe was seen about a minute prior (above, circled)

SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Monday morning for its first orbital mission 

The uncrewed Starship launched around 8.46am ET from SpaceX's Starbase complex along ​the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, and was scheduled for a 10-hour mission around the Earth.

However, SpaceX cut Starship’s flight short after an engine unexpectedly shut down during its climb to orbit.

Footage showed the 40-story Starship flip into position for a gentle splashdown at 11.58am ET, only to erupt in a huge fireball seconds after hitting the water.

SpaceX spokesperson Dan Huot said during the livestream: 'Starship has landed.

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'As you saw, not quite a soft splashdown as we had on the last one, but it's Starship in the water nonetheless.'

While the SpaceX team did not confirm Starship had exploded, onshore cameras captured the booster exploding near the middle.

Some have deemed the mission a 'complete failure,' but the goal was to send the massive rocket to orbit, and that is exactly what occurred on Monday.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman congratulated SpaceX on the successful launch, saying on X: 'Gorgeous launch, getting Ship to orbit and managing every step in a safe, responsible, and especially inspirational way.

'NASA, along with the rest of the interested public, is excited to help where we can and for Starship missions to become routine!'

Starship appeared to splash down as planned, but seconds later, a massive fireball erupted, sending pieces of the spacecraft flying.

While the ship made it to orbit, it exploded during splashdown 

After 13 test flights that never reached orbit, SpaceX was attempting to send Starship around Earth for the first time and bring it safely back down.

Success would have strengthened confidence that a modified version can be ready for NASA's planned Artemis moon landing in 2028.

It was not immediately clear whether the engine trouble and fiery splashdown would affect SpaceX’s preparations for the planned 2028 moon landing.

SpaceX ultimately wants Starship to flip upright and touch down in Texas, bringing crews home and allowing the spacecraft to fly again.

For now, its test flights end at sea, with no plans to recover the vehicle.

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Synopsis

Recently, numerous reports emerged from Tehran and Zahedan about sightings of a mysterious triangular object illuminated by bright lights. This has sparked online chatter about a potential clandestine craft known as the TR-3B Black Manta. Given former President Donald Trump's past remarks on advanced weaponry, public interest in secret military technologies has surged.

A screenshot from a viral video claiming to show the alleged TR-3B Black Manta triangular aircraft over Iran.

However, there is no credible evidence that the TR-3B Black Manta exists, let alone that it uses anti-gravity technology or was reverse-engineered from extraterrestrial spacecraft.

What was spotted over Iran?

One video circulating online reportedly showed a large, crescent- or triangular-shaped object with bright lights over Tehran, including the area near the Azadegan Expressway. Another video showed a cluster of lights moving across the night sky over Zahedan.

The footage quickly triggered speculation on social media that the objects could be the alleged TR-3B.

Another X user made a similar claim, writing that the alleged US-made TR-3B Black Manta had been seen in Argentina and Iran and was developed through reverse engineering of crashed UFOs.

There is, however, no publicly verified evidence supporting these claims.

What is the TR-3B Black Manta?

The TR-3B Black Manta is the name given online to an alleged secret US military aircraft. It is often described as a large triangular platform equipped with an advanced propulsion system that supposedly uses anti-gravity technology.

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UFO doomsday cult play When Prophecy Fails coming to Beacon

(Image: Christopher Bowen)

A THEATRE production about a UFO doomsday cult is coming to the Beacon Arts Centre.

Groupwork will present When Prophecy Fails at the venue on October 23 at 7.30pm.

The production is inspired by the true story of history’s first UFO doomsday cult.

It follows people who believe the apocalypse is near and prepare for salvation by flying saucer.

When reality challenges belief, the group faces a crisis on stage.

Tickets are available through the Beacon Arts Centre website or by calling 01475 723723.

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Mars Has a Warm Region Inside

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Ancient Structure Found On Earths Moon In Crater! UFO UAP Sighting News.

Date of discovery: Sept 28, 2026

Location of discovery: Moon

Source photo: 

• https://data.lroc.im-ldi.com/apollo/view?camera=P&image_name=AS15-P-0044

 

Guys I found this amazing structure at the center of a crater in this old NASA Apollo 15 panoramic photo. The structure is huge, about 1 mile across and has a large square entrance to it. Most people cannot adjust their eyes to black and white photos to see the detail, so if you really want to see but can't, then look at the photo for a few minutes. Take some time, let your eyes adjust. Also I this main photo is so over exposed with light that I had to add contrast to see these structures. This was not the only one I found, but its the only one I will report, because its takes a very trained eye to see what I see. Decades of research allows me to see the details better. So I just found the best one and shared it here. 

Scott C. Waring - UFO Sightings Daily 

 

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Egyptologists uncover 4,000-year-old tomb of the 'keeper of the king's secrets' – with a mysterious 'portal to the afterlife'

By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000–year–old tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt's most powerful officials – with a mysterious 'portal to the afterlife'.

The discovery was made at the Bubasteion Necropolis in Saqqara, one of Egypt's most important archaeological sites.

Hieroglyphs reveal the tomb belonged to a senior official named Sakhnetio-Btah, who lived during the time of the Old Kingdom.

Inscriptions identified him as the 'keeper of the king's secrets', highlighting his privileged access to the pharaoh's inner circle.

Despite the mysterious name, the title probably did not mean guarding hidden treasures or religious mysteries.

Experts believe it referred to a high-ranking official who handled confidential royal documents and decrees on behalf of an Old Kingdom pharaoh.

He also served as a royal chamberlain, a priest of the goddess Maat and supervisor of the royal library.

'The hieroglyphic inscriptions… helped to determine the name of the owner of the cemetery and the number of his titles, including the keeper of royal secrets, which reflect the high status he held in the administrative system of the ancient state,' Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said.

The tomb also includes the remains of a funerary chapel and a false door, which ancient Egyptians believed was a portal to the afterlife

Inscriptions reveal the tomb belonged to the 'keeper of the king's secrets', highlighting his privileged access to the pharaoh's inner circle

The tomb includes the remains of a funerary chapel and a false door – a symbolic niche which the ancient Egyptians believed was a magical threshold between the world of the living and the realm of the dead. 

Archaeologists also discovered a funerary ritual objects including an offering table, an offering slab and a purification basin.

Experts say finding the objects exactly where they were originally placed provides a rare glimpse into Old Kingdom funerary practices.

The dig also uncovered an interconnected network of burial shafts surrounding the tomb.

Inside were numerous human burials and large quantities of painted funerary cartonnage – a colourful papier-mache-like covering placed over a mummy, often decorated with images of Egyptian gods, hieroglyphics and scenes intended to protect the dead on their journey to the afterlife.

More than 100 ushabti figurines, which were intended to serve the dead in the afterlife, were also recovered.

Among the most spectacular finds were three stone sarcophagi discovered sealed and intact in their original positions.

Archaeologists also found a wooden falcon statue and a wide range of pottery vessels and other artefacts.

   

Archaeologists also discovered funerary ritual objects including an offering table, an offering slab and a purification basin (left) and an interconnected network of burial shafts surrounding the tomb (right)

Preliminary investigations suggest that some parts of the burial complex were looted by tomb robbers in ancient times.

Despite this, many of the surviving finds remain in remarkably good condition.

Researchers believe the discoveries will help them better understand how the site was reused over different periods of Egyptian history.

Excavations are continuing, with experts convinced that the vast necropolis still has many more secrets waiting to be uncovered.

Saqqara, where the tomb was found, is one of Egypt's most significant archaeological sites.

It is the home of Egypt's oldest pyramid – the step pyramid of Djoser – which was built around 4,700 years ago.

The site also contains thousands of tombs belonging to pharaohs, nobles, priests and high-ranking officials from multiple dynasties.

In recent years archaeologists at Saqqara have uncovered dozens of sealed coffins, extensive animal cemeteries, workshops used for mummification, and richly decorated burial shafts packed with statues and artefacts. 

These discoveries have transformed understanding of everyday religious life in ancient Egypt.

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Mysterious map found inside centuries-old Bible claims to pinpoint location of Eden

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By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Hidden within a 1599 Bible is a detailed map revealing where its creators believed the Garden of Eden may once have stood.

Titled The Situation of the Garden of Eden, it places the biblical paradise in Great Armenia, near mountains believed to represent Mount Ararat in present-day Turkey.

Discussing the map on her YouTube channel, Ashleys_AntiqueBibles said it appears to locate Eden near the source of the Euphrates at the mountain's base.

The map also labels Mesopotamia, Babylon, Havilah, the Arabian Desert, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.

Most importantly, it shows the Euphrates beginning among the mountains and flowing westward, while the Caspian Sea appears to the right, or east.

This layout places Eden near the mountainous headwaters rather than beneath the Caspian Sea, a location the host said she had proposed in earlier videos.

That interpretation draws on Genesis, which states that one river flowed out of Eden before dividing into the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates.

Translated into modern geography, the map points to eastern Turkey, close to the borders of Armenia and Iran.

Titled The Situation of the Garden of Eden, the map places the biblical paradise in Great Armenia, near mountains believed to represent Mount Ararat in present-day Turkey

The antique Bible, known as the Geneva Bible, was produced by English Protestant scholars who fled England and took refuge in Switzerland. 

Historians estimate that as many as 360,000 copies were printed between 1560 and 1644. 

The Situation of the Garden of Eden map is a copy of one created by Protestant reformer John Calvin, first published in his 1554 commentary on Genesis to illustrate where he believed Eden had stood.

Genesis describes a river flowing through Eden before dividing into four branches.

Scholars generally agreed that two were the Tigris and Euphrates, while the Pishon and Gihon were often identified as the Ganges and Nile.

However, that interpretation created a major geographical problem because the four rivers do not meet.

Calvin proposed that the biblical term translated as 'headwaters' could refer to either the beginning or the mouth of a river, according to a pre-print study by Justine Angelique Walden, who previously taught history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

He therefore argued that the Pishon and Gihon were not separate rivers but names for the lower sections or outlets of the Tigris and Euphrates.

The antique Bible, known as the Geneva Bible, was produced by English Protestant scholars who fled England and took refuge in Switzerland

The Garden of Eden (Pictured) was described in the Book of Genesis as a paradise where the first humans, Adam and Eve, once walked before committing the first sin

By treating all four names as parts of the same river system, Calvin believed he had reconciled the biblical description with real-world geography.

His interpretation placed Eden firmly in Mesopotamia and presented it as a genuine earthly paradise that had existed before disappearing into history.

'Oddly, the Eden map showed the general location of Eden but did not specify the walled garden’s perimeter, and so ambiguously asserted both the presence of paradise as well as its absence,' Walden shared in her report.

'Eden had once been precisely locatable; now only traces of its existence, such as the four rivers, remained.' 

People have been actively searching for and theorizing about the location of the Garden of Eden for centuries, with every single one coming up empty.

A more recent investigation into the biblical paradise was released in 2025, when Mahmood Jawaid, a chemical engineer based in Texas, argued Eden was actually in Bahir Dar, a fertile region in northwestern Ethiopia near the southern end of Lake Tana, where the Blue Nile begins.

An American engineer proposed in 2025 that the Garden of Eden was located in Ethiopia due to the landscape and the Blue Nile that runs through the area

Jawaid based his research on a careful reading of both the Bible and the Quran, analyzing descriptions of Adam and Eve, the rivers and the garden itself.

The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, noted that the Blue Nile could correspond to the Biblical Gihon, and Lake Tana's outflows divide into multiple waterways, potentially forming the four rivers described in Genesis.

Early human evolution also played a role in this theory, proposing that Adam may have evolved from Homo habilis or a late form of Australopithecus in the East African Rift Valley near Olduvai Gorge, a region considered a cradle of humanity.

From there, Adam and Eve could have been 'placed' in the highlands of Bahir Dar, a paradise at a higher elevation, before descending, what the Quran describes as 'habata,' to settle in the Rift Valley.

This is because the region sits about 6,000 feet above sea level, boasting lush vegetation, abundant wildlife and the flowing Blue Nile, features that align with both the Biblical description of Eden's rivers and the Quranic concept of a garden on Earth.

'All clues point to Bahir Dar, near Lake Tana, a region of striking beauty, abundant vegetation, and the source of the Blue Nile, which fits the ancient description of Eden's rivers,' Jawaid wrote.

The Gihon, in particular, is said to encompass the land of Cush, an ancient term widely associated with Ethiopia.

Jawaid seized on that linguistic clue, arguing that the Gihon corresponds to the Blue Nile, which begins at Lake Tana before winding northward through Sudan to join the White Nile in Khartoum.

'Lake Tana fits the description of Eden perfectly,' he writes, noting that volcanic ridges enclose the surrounding highlands and feed multiple river systems.

In his reconstruction, Lake Tana itself represents Eden, while the Garden of Eden lies immediately to the south, around Bahir Dar, 'east of Eden' in biblical phrasing, where the river emerges from the lake.

The Book of Genesis discusses a 'flaming sword,' which God placed at the entrance of the garden to prevent humans from accessing the Tree of Life after Adam and Eve were banished.

The Tree of Life was a literal tree with fruit that would grant eternal life. After Adam and Eve sinned by eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they were expelled from Eden to prevent them from also eating the Tree of Life and living forever in their fallen state.

Jawaid's study suggested that the 'fiery flashing sword' could be represented by the volcanic ridges surrounding Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands.

'Considering that the valley is surrounded by historically active volcanoes, it is very much possible that the active volcanoes formed the flaming sword mentioned in the Bible,' he shared. 

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Ancient underwater city discovered 'near resting place of Noah's Ark' rewrites human history

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By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Deep in the murky waters of an ancient lake in Turkey lie mysterious ruins that researchers believe could be part of a forgotten city, rewriting human history. 

Divers have uncovered an enormous circular structure and a wall of interlocking stone blocks 75 feet below the surface of Lake Van.

Researcher Matthew LaCroix, who is part of the diving team, told the Daily Mail: ‘What we know of the underwater ruins may just be a tiny piece of something much larger.'

LaCroix believes the ruins are at least 11,700 years old and could date back as far as 40,000 years, based on geological estimates for the eruptions of near by  he said blocked the lake’s ancient outlet and submerged the structures.

The wall features three steps leading to the circular structure and seven levels of stonework rising more than eight feet from the lakebed. ‘I measured over 150 feet that this causeway continues,’ LaCroix said. ‘Over 150 feet, and it leads into the darkness.’

He believes the feature may lead to more buildings belonging to an undiscovered city concealed beneath the water. 

'You have a civilization that had the capabilities to build unbelievable stonework and temples,' LaCroix added. 'This shows that this lost chapter of human history not only created highly advanced things that are far beyond the capabilities of iron and bronze cultures of our time, but that the dating of it puts it in a time.'

Adding to the mystery, Lake Van lies southwest of Mount Ararat and the Durupınar formation, which some believe marks the final resting place of Noah’s Ark.

Divers have uncovered a wall of interlocking stone blocks 75 feet below the surface of Lake Van

The massive wall connects to the enormous circular structure (above)

Lake Van is located in the far eastern part of Turkey within the Eastern Anatolia region, close to the border with Iran. It sits roughly 90 miles from Mount Ararat, which some believe is the final resting place of Noah's Ark.

The surface area of the lake is about 1,450 square miles, making it the largest in the country. 

Turkish underwater filmmaker Tahsin Ceylan discovered the first ruins in 2017, while studying Lake Van's microbiolite formations and pearl mullet.

He stumbled upon a stone fortress flanked by circular temples with precisely carved masonry.

There was also a capstone engraved with a six-spoked 'Flower of Life' symbol, a motif used by numerous cultures for thousands of years.

Salin later teamed up with LaCroix for a dive in 2025, but it was not until the footage was reviewed this year that the massive stone wall was spotted.

While archaeologists confirm the structures exist, many attribute them to the Urartian period around 3,000 years ago, or even to the medieval era. 

But they have admitted that the site has yet to be fully studied or definitively dated.

Researcher Matthew LaCroix, who is part of the diving team, told the Daily Mail: ‘What we know of the underwater ruins may just be a tiny piece of something much larger'

Lake Van is located in the far eastern part of Turkey within the Eastern Anatolia region, close to the border with Iran

LaCroix, however, said the geological evidence told a different story. 

Scientists have long known that Lake Van once drained westward through an outlet that was later blocked by a series of massive eruptions from Mount Nemrut during the Pleistocene.

LaCroix, who discussed the Lake Van discoveries on his podcast,  explained that the Pleistocene ended 11,700 years ago, but experts have suggested that the major eruptions may have occurred as far back as 40,000 years.

'That means the ruins were built before,' he added.

Exploring the site is difficult because Lake Van has no outlet, leaving dissolved sediment suspended throughout the water and sharply limiting visibility.

The wall features three steps leading to the circular structure and seven levels of stonework rising more than eight feet from the lakebed

LaCroix said divers can generally see clearly only between approximately 5am and 11am before conditions deteriorate.

‘You only have a tiny window to even explore,’ he said.

He also clarified that he did not descend to the wall 75 feet below the surface. 

Instead, he spent only eight minutes at the circular ruin in approximately 30 feet of water while other divers recorded the surrounding stonework.

‘It’s a perfect circle,’ LaCroix said. ‘When you dive down from above, it’s a perfect circle.’

The two formations are separated by a considerable distance but lie within an underwater area that LaCroix said has been mapped across approximately one square kilometer.

Scientists have long known that the lake once had an outlet and was much smaller than it is today. This has led some researchers to suggest that the ancient civilization built a stunning city overlooking the lake

The diving team has also found fortress-like ruins on the lakebed

The causeway was not noticed during the dive. LaCroix said it emerged months later, after videographer Brandon Barnes uploaded footage taken behind the circular structure.

‘I’m like, oh my God, because they found something,’ he recalled.

The video appeared to show three steps rising toward the circular monument, followed by seven courses of stonework and the lengthy structure extending away from it.

LaCroix argued that the amount of labor involved makes it unlikely that the feature was constructed in isolation.

‘It can’t just go to nothing,’ he said. ‘There would have to be a major urban area that this was a nodal point that it went to.’

He added: ‘I have never been able to see it. It leads somewhere. We just don’t know where it leads.’

However, no stone from the ruins has been independently dated, and no archaeological excavation has established that the structures form a city.

The proposed age of between 11,700 and 40,000 years is LaCroix’s interpretation of geological research into the volcanic eruptions and changing boundaries of Lake Van, rather than a direct date obtained from the masonry.

LaCroix believes the causeway (above) leads to a massive city that was destroyed in a flood tens of thousands of years ago

Other researchers have suggested that at least some of the walls may be medieval, possibly incorporating older blocks produced by the Urartians, who controlled the region approximately 3,000 years ago.

LaCroix nevertheless believes the still water may have protected whatever remains below, preserving structures that would have been damaged by currents elsewhere.

‘It’s like it’s just sitting there, preserved, like waiting for humanity to discover it,’ he said.

Further dives, detailed sonar mapping and analysis by underwater archaeologists would be needed to determine whether the causeway is human-made, establish where it leads and reveal whether more structures remain hidden in the darkness.

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