Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.
This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld In België had je vooral BUFON of het Belgisch UFO-Netwerk, dat zich met UFO's bezighoudt. BEZOEK DUS ZEKER VOOR ALLE OBJECTIEVE INFORMATIE , enkel nog beschikbaar via Facebook en deze blog.
Verder heb je ook het Belgisch-Ufo-meldpunt en Caelestia, die prachtig, doch ZEER kritisch werk leveren, ja soms zelfs héél sceptisch...
Voor Nederland kan je de mooie site www.ufowijzer.nl bezoeken van Paul Harmans. Een mooie site met veel informatie en artikels.
MUFON of het Mutual UFO Network Inc is een Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in alle USA-staten en diverse landen.
MUFON's mission is the analytical and scientific investigation of the UFO- Phenomenon for the benefit of humanity...
Je kan ook hun site bekijken onder www.mufon.com.
Ze geven een maandelijks tijdschrift uit, namelijk The MUFON UFO-Journal.
Since 02/01/2020 is Pieter ex-president (=voorzitter) of BUFON, but also ex-National Director MUFON / Flanders and the Netherlands. We work together with the French MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP.
ER IS EEN NIEUWE GROEPERING DIE ZICH BUFON NOEMT, MAAR DIE HEBBEN NIETS MET ONZE GROEP TE MAKEN. DEZE COLLEGA'S GEBRUIKEN DE NAAM BUFON VOOR HUN SITE... Ik wens hen veel succes met de verdere uitbouw van hun groep. Zij kunnen de naam BUFON wel geregistreerd hebben, maar het rijke verleden van BUFON kunnen ze niet wegnemen...
19-01-2023
Filer’s Files Jan.15 2023 - Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs - PART I
Marina del Rey, California Small 10-inch UAP/UFOs
Filer’s Files Jan.15 2023 - Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs - PART I
Major George A. Filer III ret. USAF
New Jersey State Director
MUFON Eastern Region Director
Www.nationalUFOcenter.com.
“George Filer”: mentioned in an influential paper by John Doull
In special reports, this week’s files cover: Admiral Fahrney UFOs are Entering Earth at High Speed, Hidden Photos of Ancient Antarctica City Discovered, Robert Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs, Numerous Explosive Sunspots, and Greska Carbon 60. And December 2022 MUFON Sightings
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Texas.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Scotland, and England in the United Kingdom.
The purpose of these files is to report the UFO eyewitness and photo/video evidence that occurs on a daily basis around the world and in space. These Files assume that extraterrestrial intelligent life not only exists, but my hypothesis is that the over a thousand UFOs reported each month represent technologically advanced spacecraft conducting surveillance of Earth. I personally became interested in UFOs when London Control ordered me to intercept one over England while flying for the US Air Force. Under Project Blue Book, the US Air Force investigated UFOs and we continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFOs are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
Special Projects
Admiral Fahrney UFOs are Entering Earth at High Speed
Admiral Delmer S. Fahrne
Retired Rear Admiral Delmer S. Fahrney, once head of the Navy’s guided missile program, said reliable reports indicate that “there are objects coming into our atmosphere at very high speeds. Fahrney told a news conference that “no agency in this country or Russia is able to duplicate at this time the speeds and accelerations which radar and observers indicate these flying objects are able to achieve. On January 16, 1957 – the day after NICAP’s Board of Governors met for the first time – Board Chairman Delmer S. Fahrney called a press conference. News media all over the country quoted his statements identifying him as one of the few “top brasses” to speak out in defense of UFOs.
WASHINGTON AP – Retired Rear Adm. Delmer S. Fahrney said he has talked with a number of scientists and engineers who reported seeing strange flying objects. He added, “There are signs that intelligence directs such objects because of the way they fly. They are not entirely actuated by automatic equipment.” He said, “By the way they change position in formations and override each other would indicate that their motion involves a tremendous amount of technology of which we have no knowledge,and that their development must have taken a long period of time.” Thanks to NICAP
Navy Admiral Delmar S. Fahrney, former head of the Navy’s guided-missile program, the statement was printed in New York Times, on January 17, 1957
“Reliable reports indicate there are objects coming into our atmosphere at very high speeds and controlled by thinking intelligence’s.”
Retired Rear Adm. Delmer S. Fahrney said he has talked with a number of scientists and engineers who reported seeing strange flying objects. He added, “There are signs that intelligence directs such objects because of the way they fly. They are not entirely actuated by automatic equipment.” He said, “By the way they change position in formations and override each other would indicate that their motion involves a tremendous amount of technology of which we have no knowledge, and that their development must have taken a long period of time.”
“There are objects coming into our atmosphere at very high speeds… No agency in this country or Russia is able to duplicate at this time the speeds and accelerations which radars and observers indicate these flying objects are able to achieve….
On January 16, 1957 – the day after the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP’s) Board of Governors met for the first time – Board Chairman Delmer S. Fahrney called a press conference. News media all over the country quoted his statements identifying him as one of the few “top brass” to speak out in defense of UFOs.
We absolutely know that many high ranking Navy officers were interested in the phenomenon. Roscoe Hillenkoetter himself joined NICAP and was willing to speak very publicly and to congress about the goodness of what NICAP was doing and that UFOs seemed to be a real but non-terrestrial mystery. He was far from alone.
Office of Naval Research chief Admiral Calvin Bolster apparently believed the same, although Keyhoe and Fahrney were never able to get him to come out publicly with a statement. Several other Navy officers were NICAP members and Keyhoe occasionally got “leaks” from Navy people who obviously disliked USAF policy.
There were many in the Navy sympathetic to research on the phenomenon and impatient with their rival service. One of these “conversations” which resulted in a massive “leak” was reported by Keyhoe in his 1960 book.
In “FLYING SAUCERS: Top Secret,” Keyhoe described a meeting with two naval officers which had been arranged “by an old classmate [from the Naval Academy] of mine”. The meeting was in 1958, just after Dick Hall arrived at NICAP, and Keyhoe discussed the content of it with Dick. Using aliases, he described a meeting with a Navy Captain and a Commander in their office and quite “private.” The officers danced about to begin with asking Keyhoe all manner of probing questions–as it turned out they were trying to get him to betray confidential sources of information to see if he could be trusted not to breach such confidentialities. Keyhoe passed the test, though not until wondering for a moment if these guys were setting him up for something. [Because of his good friend who had arranged this, he didn’t think that it could possibly be such a set-up and was patient].
Ultimately the officers were convinced and began telling him of “hidden” cases from naval personnel. Keyhoe was told that they had been keeping a “log” of these things. They were keeping it [on naval sightings only] “with the Admiral’s consent.” So, who was the “Admiral”? Normally that would mean THE Admiral, Chief of Naval Operations, Arleigh A. Burke. It appears the Chief of Staff of the Navy was interested in someone keeping track of UFOs? We can assume like the Air Force their personnel were tracking UFOs. My contacts claim UFOs were often seen and tracked underwater moving at high speeds at over a hundred knots. They were also seen departing and entering the water. Thanks to NICAP
Commander Graham Bethune VIP Pilot
A friend of mine Commander Bethune a pilot for Navy VIPs often flew Admiral Fahrney to Wright Patterson Air Force Base where he claimed some alien craft were kept.
Commander Graham Bethune the pilot for the Navy Brass had his own sighting of a huge UFO over the Atlantic and claims he flew Admirals to various crash sites and became friendly with Admiral Fahrney and frequently flew him to Wright Patterson AFB to consult with Air Force personnel concerning UFOs.
Graham told me he had flown the Secretary of the Navy Kimball, and was what you would call a VIP Plane Commander in the Flag Division, which flew most of the high-ranking officers and civilians out of Washington, D.C. Several of these officials told him what they had also seen UFOs. For example, there were two craft flying together out in the Pacific. And a bright disc came up beside one of them and stayed with them for a while and flew around them. He often flew Admiral Fahrney and other officers to Wright Patterson Air Force Base for meetings with Air Force personnel regarding extraterrestrials. Commander Bethune stated, “I parked our plane on the flight line near a corrugated metal hanger where Admiral Fahrney indicated a UFO was parked.” Every time my boss and I would go by there he couldn’t understand why I was not interested in going in and looking at what was behind the metal wall back there. And he told me basically that they had a craft (UFO) back there. And he told me they also had ET bodies there in caskets with Plexiglas you could see through. Fahrney told Bethune, “The policy of secrecy was a big mistake. The Navy became primary researchers for the government while the Air Force took most the heat from the news media.”
From discussions that he had had with Admiral Forney he learned he was convinced that craft from other planets were visiting us.
Nazi UFO Haunebu Mark III
They frequently met an Air Force Colonel Harold Watson who later was promoted to Major General. He was the Commander of Foreign Technology Division and personally recovered numerous advanced Nazi aircraft at the close of World War II. He let them look at Nazi and ET files. Colonel Watson worked closely with Admiral Fahrney and showed him what they had there including the advanced Nazi aircraft, ET craft and bodies, Fahrney couldn’t understand why Commander Bethune wasn’t interested in seeing them. Interestingly later, Bethune became quite interested in UFOs and was unhappy he didn’t take advantage of the offers. He knows there were ET craft and bodies at Wright Patterson AFB but never admitted to seeing them there. Thanks to Graham Bethune.
Recently, UFO hunters made two seemingly unrelated discoveries that immediately got added to the portfolio evidencing the signs of a strange alien or ancient presence on our planet. Scientists speculate that 10,000 years ago the massive ice sheets were melting creating an ocean surrounded by ice. A giant wall of ice suddenly broke perhaps caused by a meteor and the water poured into the Atlantic suddenly raising the ocean by some 30 feet. The controversial images were obtained through Google Maps, revealing two enormous underwater structures that conventional science cannot explain. The face of the Earth is shaped by processes like erosion and accretion and what was once standing tall might now rest covered by the watery abyss. And since our planet is mostly covered with water, just imagine what things still lay unseen, hidden from our curious, collective gaze.
Possible Underwater Gulf of California , Mexico Base
The first underwater edifice was spotted on July 15 by YouTube user MEXICOGEEK just off the coast of the Gulf of California and conspiracy theorists are already calling the remains of a massive alien city. Measuring over 70 miles in length, the strange structure looks like it was constructed with geometric patterns in mind. Its symmetry and straight lines stretching for tens of miles seem to rule out any natural formation, favoring the intelligently designed hypothesis.
UFO Sightings Daily’s Scott C. Waring believes this alien base is connected to all the UFO sightings coming out of Mexico and the entire Central and South America. “This base is huge and it’s no wonder why we hear about so many UFO sightings over Mexico,” he writes. “This base is just 45 miles away from the Mexican coast. The chances of this being an intelligently made structure… I put that at 100 percent.”
It’s interesting to note the similarity between the structure’s arrangement and that of an airport’s landing strips when viewed from above. However, the sheer size of the tubular structures that make up the underwater network means they must have served a different purpose. It is unfortunate that we might never know what that purpose was, but unless the scientific community decides to investigate the matter in a thorough, transparent way, we’ll remain clueless. Coordinates for the underwater base are here.
North of the coast of Venezuela,
The second place of interest can be found north of the coast of Venezuela, halfway between Curacao and Puerto Rico (Coordinates here). It has an even stranger, more discrepant architecture consisting of zigzag lines and an f in the center. In terms of size, it is just as massive as the one from the Gulf of California, measuring approximately 90 miles from tip to tip. But the strangest characteristic has to be its shape. What geological processes could have produced such an odd contour, exhibiting symmetry, straight lines and 90-degree angles? Is it even reasonable to comfortably assume this underwater structure is natural?
‘A another set of structural artifacts resting just 50 miles northeast of the Venezuela anomaly (coordinates). Due to its proximity, this secondary irregularity appears to be connected to the first one. Images suggest it is composed of a string of rectangular structures spread across the ocean floor in a straight line. to be made.
The enigma of USOs or unidentified submerged objects likely indicate that UFOs and USOs are the same craft, which have been spotted entering or exiting aquatic environments. The bottom of the ocean or lakes is an ideal place to build bases since UFOs are capable of traversing cosmic distances surviving the pressure of the oceanic depths seems an easy task.
USO surfacing in Arctic Ocean
So if Earth’s seas and oceans are harboring otherworldly visitors, or an underwater civilization could these anomalies be still operational? If so, they could be responsible for the numerous UFO sightings reported on or around the American continents. These places would make a great starting point in our search for alien life here on Earth. Even if they were operational a long time ago and have since been deserted, compelling evidence could still be found.
If the structures are artificial but were not made by aliens, the mystery shifts but retains its intensity. Our current technological level wouldn’t allow us to build such complex underwater constructions, meaning that whoever built them was far more advanced than we are. Both of the areas where the anomalies were discovered have been submerged for millions of years and the dynamics of the seabed would have erased all signs of their existence had they been built before the area was covered with water. In the end, no-one can say for sure what these structures are and, until someone goes on an underwater expedition James Cameron style, the puzzle will remain unanswered.
Air Intelligence Division Study No. 203 with the help of the Office of Naval Intelligence was well aware of the phenomenon’s marine nature. This document links the Office of Naval Intelligence to association with the study of the UFO phenomenon and was not strictly an Air Force operation. The naval UFO experience may be more involved than the Air Force?
Recent reports by UFO researchers suggest there is an ongoing Navy effort to destroy any evidence linking the Navy to the UFO phenomenon. UFO researchers report UFO sightings are being edited out of ship’s logs, which confirms a considerable naval sensitivity to the phenomenon and naval archives in Seacaus, New Jersey appear to have been purposely sabotaged. Documents are missing and files have purposely been mixed chronologically thwarting researchers attempts to do meaningful research at this facility.
Sonar operator Account -British Track USO
One of Ivan Sanderson’s sources stated that no less than 13 British craft recorded in their logs that their sonar’s had tracked this object at high speed underwater. Allegedly, the unknown target continued to be tracked for four days as it maneuvered down to depths of 27,000 feet! Nothing of known earthly origin can travel underwater at such speeds or maneuver at such depths. The fastest nuclear subs can attain 45 knots (52 miles per hour) and dive to around 3,000 feet. –
It is unfortunate that more than 21 years elapsed before the Preston case reached the attention of a UFO investigator. We have here yet another example of government UFO secrecy at work–this time a foreign nation, Great Britain. Largely due to his apprehension over potential repercussions if he revealed his experience,
Clarkson writes, “ Former President Donald J. Trump developed the “Space Force,”. After telling an audience at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that “space is a war fighting domain,” Trump tossed off the idea “that “we may even have a space force.” Also the Air Force announced that the 200 man National Space Defense Center will operate 24 hours seven days a week to protect US satellites. It appears offensive forces would be needed conduct combat operations to protect the satellites. The following stories may show what in space.
Hidden Photos of Ancient Antarctica City Discovered
Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO, (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) (aged 43), was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910–1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82° and discovered the Antarctic
Sir Peter Scott. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO, (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910–1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82° degrees and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located.
Images apparently taken by Captain Robert Falcon Scott Crew,
Thank you … The Exposure Report https://www.bitchute.com/video/6HwGUdt2K5Xa/ the way out is SOUTH !! BEYOND THE ICE we got to get out of here …ITS TIME FOR THE TRUTH OF THIS “WORLD” A NEW EXODUS ! “on the infinite plain First published at 07:39 UTC on December 2nd, 2022.
Race to the Pole
They reached Antarctica in January, a few weeks later than planned. The early months of the expedition were spent laying depots and taking smaller scientific expeditions. Roald Amundsen‘s Norwegian Expedition was camped not far off, and Scott’s group felt the pressure to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Scott’s path to the South Pole took a different route than Amundsen’s, as seen in the map above. After enduring months of bitter cold and blizzards, Scott and the four men he’d chosen to make the full trek arrived at the pole. There they found Amundsen’s flag and a letter dated December 14, 1911. The Norwegian team had beat them to the South Pole to claim the first discovery of the South Pole prize. In 1941 British Commandoes Reported Flying Saucers, submarines, and Fortification’s at the German Neuschwabenland, officially known as Queen Maud Land that was directly across Antarctic where German bases were established, and another ancient city existed. The finding of tree fossils proved Antarctic was once a mild climate.
‘Editor’s Note:It is possible Antarctic is the Atlantis, Plato was describing when it was a warmer temperature. Roughly 12,900 years ago, massive global cooling kicked in abruptly, along with the end of the line for some 35 different mammal species, including the mammoth. They are also running scared of the date Plato gave for the final destruction of Atlantis, 9000 years before his time, “beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Strait of Gibraltar)”, “larger than Libya and Asia put together, surrounded by the true ocean.”. This is hardly the description of Santorini in the Aegean Sea! Many writers of antiquity look back to Atlantis as a once great civilization which lost its way and was destroyed by natural disaster. The soil was rich, the engineers technically accomplished, the architecture extravagant with baths, harbor installations, and barracks. The central plain outside the city had canals and a magnificent irrigation system. Atlantis had kings and a civil administration, as well as an organized military.
Robert Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs
Pharmacist Dr.Robert Shiepe
Robert Shiepe is the discovery and creator of a new subliminal photography that makes it possible to find and record unknown, fast small moving objects. Robert Shiepe (pictured with his cameras above) lives in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles. In 2017, he noticed some new unusual flying activity by the Army, Coast Guard and LA Police (LAPD choppers). He has recorded and documented over 4000 videos. The authorities are now and have been chasing an uncatchable drone approximately the size of a football. These drones are nearly invisible to the human eye (too fast) but not to the camera. For obvious reasons, this story is not yet in the news. He has personally given this information to the echelon of Aviation and the intelligence community and SETI and the Air Force.
Robert Shiepe, Pharmacist, is inventor and founder of the first mail order pharmacy in the United States in 1986.
These small drone-like objects here and now will be referred to as ”Dragons” because their silhouette resembles that of a ‘dragon fly’. These dragons have been chased by many agencies, over 3000 sorties. These dragons are also being recorded by at least three ocean vessels and have been recorded in Marina del Rey and north to Venice beach.
Small 10-inch UAP/UFOs
‘Robert Shiepe is the discovery and creator of a new subliminal photography that makes it possible to find and record unknown, fast small moving objects. These unknown small drones were first recorded Feb. 2018; however, I do have video that goes back to 2015. These small drone-like objects here and now will be referred to as ”Dragons” because their silhouette resembles that of a ‘dragon fly’. These dragons have been chased by many agencies, over 3000 sorties. These dragons are also being recorded by at least three ocean vessels and have been recorded in Marina del Rey and a little norht Venice beach.*
Shiepe Videos from 1500 feet high from Marina Overlooking Ocean
Shiepe claims they are extremely hard to detect and record. My intellectual property has made this ”work product” videos possible. These copper / brass tone dragons are about 10 inch in diameter. Their speed is about 1300 mph , to 2,000 mph. When dragons fly, there is a plasma like discharge that looks like wings on a dragon fly. My guess is that they are using highly advance super-conductors that can tolerate extreme high volts. The army and police often chase these UAP / dragons to the jetty rocks in Marina del Rey. I think these dragons refuel with helium from the ocean, this is one reason why they can turn orange. Hot helium plasma is orange.
It is my hope that this new information / technology will motivate the young new students to become smarter scientist. This new discovery will be my legacy to humanity. This information is going to be electronically stored with the Writers Guild of America West Registry and the U.S. Patent office. They will be a custodian of this information.
The wings resemble insect wings but do not flap. The wings are often oriented vertically to the ground. They do not have feathers like birds.
Shiepe lives in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles. In 2017 , I noticed some new unusual flying activity by the Army, Coast Guard and Police (LAPD choppers) . I have recorded and documented over 4000 videos. The authorities are now and have been chasing a uncatchable drone about 10 inch in diameter. These drones are invisible to the human eye but not to the camera. For obvious reasons this story is not yet in the news. I have personally given this information to the echelon of Aviation and the intelligence community and SETI and the Air Force. Robert Shiepe is a link to about 250 interpolations. they say a picture is worth a 1000 words. you pick and decide, I trust your judgment.
UAPs often sit on Electric Lines and Likely take power from Lines
Dragon UAP on Electric Wires
Of course it is exactly hard to say why these UAP’s are flying in Marina del Rey. ever since 1960 and probably in many other places/. This area has been a hotspot for UFOs, especially on June 15 1992 there were over 100 UAP’s that came out of the ocean at night in front of thousands of witnesses in Malibu.
Alleged Underwater Bases in Pacific Ocean
The UAPs are often seen entering and coming out of the Pacific Ocean. I am also considering the possibility that these new UAP’s are flying in front of my camera and Marina del Rey because of my past research with UFO’s. these UAP’s tend to fly by whenever I ask them to when I am recording. It is my hope that with the help of many other professional researchers that we will find answers to this mystery. I am open to all questions regarding these UAP’s.
Alleged Underwater Bases in Pacific Ocean
The UAPs are often seen entering and coming out of the Pacific Ocean. I am also considering the possibility that these new UAP’s are flying in front of my camera and Marina del Rey because of my past research with UFO’s. these UAP’s tend to fly by whenever I ask them to when I am recording. It is my hope that with the help of many other professional researchers that we will find answers to this mystery. I am open to all questions regarding these UAP’s.
Many UAPs Swarm around Various Flying Aircraft
Edirne’s Note, These UAPs are conducting some sort of reconnaissance activities. I have seen similar flying objects form into a 25 foot disk. Thanks to Bruce Cornet for information and connecting to Dr. Robert Shiepe
Camera Info
Video Camera Panasonic HC-X1000-K, Night Vision, Anti-Shake, Time Lapse, Video Capture Resolution 4K; Image Stabilization, Optical Zoom 20, ‘Leica Dicomar 20x Optical Zoom Lens Switchable between NTSC and PAL Individual Focus, Zoom & Iris Lens Rings Power O.I.S, & Hybrid O.I.S., 0.45″ EVF / 3.5″ LCD Touch Screen Records MP4, MOV, AVCHD to SDXC Card, Simultaneous/Relay/Background Recording Wi-Fi / NFC Connectivity
Also remember that all objects flying over 150 feet elevation will get tagged by these UAP’s,
Numerous Explosive Sunspots
Typical Solar Flare with Strange Object Near by
EVERY SUNSPOT WANTS TO FLARE: It seems like every spot on the sun wants to flare. In the past week alone, three different sunspots have produced the largest X-flares, and even more are crackling with M-class flares. With unstable sunspots scattered across the face of the sun, the chance of a geo-effective flare today is greater than 70%. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text. With the heavy activity of the sun given at the beginning of this year is part of solar cycle 25 reaching its maximum?
I think it is more likely to be the first half of 2024. The two hemispheres are much closer to in phase this time compared to the last cycle, and it will be interesting to see if we get a single peak roughly halfway between the two peaks of the last cycle. Also, if the hemispheres’ last cycle had been in phase, then the peak would have been 140 instead of 116. Judging by the latitude of the polar crown filaments, we’re not there yet for at least another 1-2 years. Solar flares bouncing a slight energy have caused computer and power problems on Earth. While Earth’s magnetic field prevents widespread death from solar radiation, a direct hit of Earth from the Sun Flare could cause massive problems. The sheer electromagnetic power of a flare could disrupt power grids, internet connections, and other communication devices and computers on Earth, resulting in chaos and potentially even death.
COMET ZTF AT PERIHELION:Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) hasn’t been this hot in 50,000 years. Today, Jan. 12th, the comet makes its closest approach to the sun (perihelion) only 1.1 AU away. Solar heat has turned it into an easy target for backyard telescopes:
TWO YEARS OF SUNSPOTS: On almost every clear day in Santiago, Chile, Patricio Leon takes a picture of the sun. Lately, he’s noticed a lot more sunspots. To illustrate the change, he stacked hundreds of images from 2021 and 2022:’
2021——–Sun Spots——— 2022
“This composite includes 110 solar images captured in 2021 and 159 in 2022,” says Leon. “Nearly all days with major sunspots are present. Although this is not a scientific controlled study, variables such as cloudy days and holiday interruptions tend to even out in the large number of observations. The disparity between the two years agrees well with developing Solar Cycle 25.” Recent airline delays may have been caused by computer problem related to a solar flare.
December 2022 MUFON Sightings - Statistical Report
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Filer’s Files Jan.15 2023 - Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs - PART II
Marina del Rey, California Small 10-inch UAP/UFOs
Filer’s Files Jan.15 2023 - Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs - PART II
Major George A. Filer III ret. USAF
New Jersey State Director
MUFON Eastern Region Director
Www.nationalUFOcenter.com.
“George Filer”: mentioned in an influential paper by John Doull
In special reports, this week’s files cover: Admiral Fahrney UFOs are Entering Earth at High Speed, Hidden Photos of Ancient Antarctica City Discovered, Robert Shiepe Discovered Tiny UAP/UFOs, Numerous Explosive Sunspots, and Greska Carbon 60. And December 2022 MUFON Sightings
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Texas.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Scotland, and England in the United Kingdom.
The purpose of these files is to report the UFO eyewitness and photo/video evidence that occurs on a daily basis around the world and in space. These Files assume that extraterrestrial intelligent life not only exists, but my hypothesis is that the over a thousand UFOs reported each month represent technologically advanced spacecraft conducting surveillance of Earth. I personally became interested in UFOs when London Control ordered me to intercept one over England while flying for the US Air Force. Under Project Blue Book, the US Air Force investigated UFOs and we continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFOs are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
Strange Craft
The True Story of an Air Force Intelligence Officer and Flyers Life with UFOs
U.S. Air Force Major George Filer belongs to the generation of pilots and aviators who first became aware of the strange aircraft showing up in the Earth’s atmosphere after World War II. These men – military professionals who flew planes, served as radar operators and air traffic controllers at airfields around the world – began to whisper amongst themselves about encounters with suspected extraterrestrial aircraft.
During secret debriefings at U.S. bases, pilots and air crew told their commanders of seeing UFOs off their plane’s wings. Award-winning investigative author John Guerra spent four years interviewing Filer, a decorated intelligence officer.
From objects in the skies over Cold War Europe to a UFOs over during the Cuban Missile Crisis to lights over the DMZ in Vietnam Filer leaves nothing out about his Air Force UFO encounters,
Filer’s most memorable case – the shooting of an alien at Fort Dix Army Base in 1978 – is fully recounted for the first time in this book. As a member of the Disclosure Project, military experts, astronauts, and scientists urge the U.S. government to release all it knows about UFOs to the public.
Filer describes his UFO encounters in this incredible book, by John L. Guerra.
Ferndale on December 25, 2022, I snapped photos with my iPhone 13 Pro using the Pro Cam App. Telephoto Camera. When I saw the photo at 9:30 pm, there were 2 strange lights. and strange dream that night.
Florida Lights
Anna Maria Island on May 20, 2022, I just bought a new phone that I was testing an incredible zoom across the bay to the bridge hit by a tanker. Nearby I see a disc hovering over the water and five people said it was UFO!
Georgia Lights
Lithoniaon December 17, 2022, 3-5 orange lights that moved east was hovering in one spot for a long period of time.
Indiana Object
Greentown on September 16 , 2022. my veterans reunion, I took over 100 pictures using my Canon T6 with 75 -300 telephoto lens during process I saw black CR2 format. I’ve seen this type of fuzzy photos before and I know they can be fixed.
Nevada Plane
Las Vegas on December 25, 2022, as recording an airplane I caught what I did not see in a dark, solid craft flying straight across from mid right side of screen towards left.. I’ve been seeing crafts all my life,.
New Jersey Craft
Egg Harbor TWPon November 4, 2018, my mother driving at night with me I noticed a huge black craft flying \ over top of us low and down English Creek Ave The vehicle had no wings, and was a huge black, metallic rectangle, increased speed and disappeared. Depiction of sighting.
Stocktonon December 4, 2022, at 12:47 pm, I was hearing a very loud military jet fly by, I noticed a strange concave light and then the B2 stealth bomber appears for a fly over in Philly for a football game. The bomber flew off and for ten minutes I watched this light stop and then fly away.
North Carolina Object
Longviewon January 5, 2023, my wife and her cousin were taking our son to school when they spotted this object blinking in the sky. It hovered in place for around 3 minutes then vanished.
Texas Objects’
Eustace on December 18, 2022, I was outside my house setting up my telescope when I looked up and saw two circular objects hovering and then they suddenly bolted off
San Antonio on December 26, 2022, at 5:30 PM, I witnessed 4 objects falling from the sky at a high rate of speed. They were flying straight down and after 8 minutes they just disappeared. A witness said that he had seen 3 or 4 others falling earlier in the day.
Worldwide UFO Sightings
Australia Lights
Melbourne on December 31, 2022, I saw these green and red lights shaped like a disc and it was hovering with flashing lights and then in descended and aces ended and hovered again for another 5 minutes with glowing red.
Canada Object
Bedford on January 12, 2023, I was having a cigarette and seen this star shaped object , it then seemed to flash red and blue lights, not continuously , at random. It did change locations by the end of it.
France Object near Jupiter
Guignyon December 16, 2022, I followed some objects around Jupiter for about ten days and there were all kinds of vehicles near the moons and Jupiter. I have been investigating this phenomenon for 2 and a half years and I do not understand why it does not take more space in the media. when it is a real phenomenon.
La grand combeon January 6, 2023, two evenings in a row remained stationary from 00:30 am to 4:30 am… I also have a video that I showed to the gendarmerie of the Grand Combe, but that I am not sending you..
Italy Object
Rowon December 6, 2022, I was taking three pictures of Vatican one photo displays a UFO,.I Did not see with naked eye when taking photo. Is the photo legitimate or if some other phenomena?
Mexico Light
Uaymitun on March 17, 2022, two cylinder craft seemed to move slower, and in a different of a recognizable passenger jet, and trails were much shorter than jet’s trail. They rotated slightly/
Scotland Lights
Glasgow on January 1, 2023, I noticed a red flashing light two green lights in the sky As I walked past it with the dog it did not move. I could make out some sort of triangular shape with the green light. my mum who lived fairly close but she couldn’t see it. I got a fright, as it was lower for a second and then disappeared.
UK/England Lights
Trowbridge on August 19, 2022, we saw bright red lights, they multiplied in the sky. They were swirling around and left a ‘glittery’ trail. the lights started to split and then re-join and swirl around without stop we it was a UAP. The lights steadily got spectacular brighter flying at the same speed for a long time.
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UFO with Cloud Trail Over Hoofddorp, Netherlands On Jan 17, 2023, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO with Cloud Trail Over Hoofddorp, Netherlands On Jan 17, 2023, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Jan 17, 2023 Location of sighting: Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Hey check this out. Here is a sighting recorded in Netherlands two days ago and a dark object was seen in the sky leaving a contrail-like cloud behind it. The sky was overcast and easy for it to hide, but it still stood out well. From the looks of it, it appears to be the size of city bus and yet, its just sitting there, as if waiting for something. I wish we had more footage of this. It looks like it came from an underground base, made its way to apoint where it will sit, but I have a feeling it pointed areas each had a single ball of light that lights up when it powers up for shooting away. Seen such things before in other reports. Fantastic capture.
Scott C. Waring - Taiwan
Eyewitness states:
While driving I saw on my window side (co-driver). A small cloud emerged. So I was dumbfounded then that dark wisp came out of the cloud this lasted about 30 seconds and then it was gone.
Coincidental or not but the analysis of Suspicious0bservers is comparable with some of Baba Vanga's predictions, that a big astronomical event will occur as Earth's orbit will change and as a result of this event, it could have catastrophic consequences on Earth as well as the Earth will be hit by an unprecedented solar storm on a scale the world has never before seen.
Unidentified flying objects spotted in Texas? Discover the mysterious lights that left experts stumped and have people questioning if it’s proof of a UFO or just a mystery in our latest article.
In September 2018, a group of friends in Tomball, Texas were astounded by mysterious lights in the sky. Three teardrop-shaped glowing objects appeared to be hovering in a deliberate, coordinated motion. Nick Daily, one of the friends who witnessed the event, stated that they would circle around in formation and then come back to a triangle formation, describing the experience as “incredible”. He also stated that, as an ex-military member, he had never seen anything like it.
According to author and journalist Alexis Brooks, this is far from the first time mysterious lights have been spotted in Texas. In April 2022, similar lights were seen in the town of Kyle, Texas. These lights had an orange glow and local officials were unable to provide an explanation.
The lights in Tomball have also been described as “phasing”, where the craft change their atomic structure so that they appear to be dematerializing and rematerializing. This has led some to speculate that the lights were UFOs.
To get to the bottom of the incident, video forensic expert Michael Primeau and aviation expert Tim McMillan were consulted. Primeau determined that the footage appeared to be authentic and that no known file signatures were identified. McMillan stated that the movements of the lights were not consistent with fixed-wing aircraft and that they were too close to be conventional aircraft.
Astronomer and video effects editor Marc D’Antonio was also consulted. While he could not provide a definitive explanation for the lights, he did note that the incident in Tomball was alone reported UFO sighting in Texas. In fact, one of the first reported UFO incidents in Texas was on April 17, 1897, when a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas, with claims of an alien pilot found dead inside.
The question remains: were the lights in Tomball proof of a UFO or just a mystery the size of the Lone Star State? The experts can only provide their analysis of the footage, but it is up to the viewer to come to their own conclusion.
UFOs in Germany: The unsolved mystery of the Greifswald incident
UFOs in Germany: The unsolved mystery of the Greifswald incident
Uncover the unsolved mystery of the Greifswald UFO incident of 1990. Witness accounts & theories analyzed in search of proof of intelligent life from other worlds.
On August 24, 1990, a group of UFO researchers set out on a journey from Xanten to Usedom to investigate a mysterious incident involving unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in Greifswald. The incident had occurred a few weeks prior and had generated a lot of buzz in the local community, with many people claiming to have seen strange lights in the sky. The researchers were determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and find out what had really happened.
The first stop on their journey was Ahlbeck, a small town on the island of Usedom. This is where one of the most well-known witnesses of the incident, Jens Hollard, lived. Hollard had been sitting in a beer garden with his girlfriend on the night of the incident and had seen something that he couldn’t explain. The researchers met with Hollard and listened intently as he recounted his experience.
“I was sitting here with my girlfriend, enjoying a beer and the nice weather, when I saw something strange in the sky,” said Hollard. “At first, I thought it was an airplane, but it was moving in ways that I had never seen before. It was moving up and down, and it seemed to change shape. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
Hollard went on to describe how the object had appeared to be made up of several smaller lights that were all moving together in unison. He said that it was difficult to tell how far away the object was, but it seemed to be moving very quickly. He also mentioned that he had heard no sound coming from the object.
The researchers asked Hollard if he had any idea what the object could have been. He shook his head and said, “I have no idea. I’m not a UFO fanatic or anything like that, but this is definitely something that I’ve never seen before. It’s definitely not a normal aircraft.”
The researchers thanked Hollard for his time and set out to interview other witnesses. The next stop was the town of Greifswald, where they met with Kettmann, another witness of the incident. Kettmann had been in the town square on the night of the incident and had seen a chain of bright lights in the sky.
“It was amazing,” said Kettmann. “The whole square was full of people looking up at the sky. The lights were just hanging there, not moving. They were like glowing orbs. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
Kettmann went on to say that the lights had been visible for several hours, which he found to be unusual. He said that military flares typically only last for a few minutes, but these lights had been visible for much longer. He also mentioned that he had heard no sound coming from the lights.
The researchers thanked Kettmann for his time and set out to investigate further. They spoke with several other witnesses and examined the area where the lights had been seen. They also searched for any possible physical evidence, such as debris or burn marks on the ground. However, they were unable to find any concrete evidence that could explain the incident.
Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the researchers were convinced that something strange and unexplained had occurred in Greifswald on August 24, 1990. The accounts of the witnesses were too consistent and detailed to be dismissed as mere hoaxes or hallucinations. The researchers continued to investigate the incident, hoping to find definitive proof of intelligent life from other worlds.
The Greifswald UFO incident remains a mystery to this day. The researchers never found any concrete evidence that could explain the incident, but the accounts of the witnesses and their detailed descriptions of the event are intriguing and leave open the possibility of something truly mysterious and unexplained. The incident has been studied by UFO researchers and enthusiasts for decades, and it continues to generate interest and speculation.
One theory that has been put forward to explain the incident is that the lights were some kind of military experiment or test. However, this theory has been debunked by the fact that no military exercises were taking place in the area at the time and that the lights were visible for several hours, which is much longer than the typical duration of a military flare.
Another theory is that the lights were some kind of natural phenomenon, such as a meteor shower or a display of the Northern Lights. However, this theory is also unlikely, as the lights were seen in a specific location and were moving in a coordinated fashion, which is not characteristic of a meteor shower or aurora.
Despite the lack of a clear explanation, the Greifswald UFO incident remains one of the most intriguing and well-documented UFO sightings in recent history. The researchers involved in the investigation continue to search for answers, and the hope remains that one day they will find the ultimate proof that intelligent life from other worlds exists.
In conclusion, the mysterious lights of the Greifswald UFO incident, August 24, 1990, are still unsolved till today, it is still a topic for discussion for UFO enthusiasts and researchers. The detailed accounts of the witnesses and the lack of any concrete evidence make it a mysterious and intriguing event that leaves open the possibility of the existence of intelligent life from other worlds.
Nikola Tesla Was Quick to Decode THIS Secret About The Great Pyramids and They Silenced Him. The Egyptian pyramid is one of the most mysterious structures on this planet. No one knows when they were built, how they were built, who built them, and most importantly: why were they built? In today’s video, we will take you on a journey across time to find out what secrets do the pyramids hold that baffled even the mind of the great Nikola Tesla, and how he was so close to replicating it to create free energy for the whole world.
NASA Reveals New Telescope That Will Change Everything!
NASA Reveals New Telescope That Will Change Everything!
Last Video: What Life Inside The SpaceX Starship Will Be Like!
This is straight out of Teilhard de Chardin's works. He was a Jesuit priest/scientist and proponent of evolution, heavily involved with anthropology, evolution, etc. I did my MA thesis on his works and process theology and how it intersects with science. He spoke a lot about the Omega Point as the end of evolution and the development of the noosphere.
Scientists Find New Way To Control Quantum Computers
Today we’ll talk about climate engineering, quantum computers, how to tell a nuclear bomb from TNT, what an atom really looks like, random keys from cosmic rays, who is filing the most patents and on what, climate labels for food, a tractor beam that didn’t quite live up to my expectations. And of course, the telephone will ring.
SpaceX launches Starlink batch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, nails landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 51 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 19, 2023.
Full Story:https://www.space.com/spacex-launch-s... The first stage of the rocket landed on the 'Of Course I Still Love You' droneship in the Pacific Ocean shortly after separation.
Credit: SpaceX
Elon Musk declared SpaceX Starship factory to build five Megarockets in 2023 SHOCKED others...
Rockets are some of the most complex creations ever achieved by humanity. Lots of math, chemistry, physics, engineering tolerances - you name it. Yet, Elon Musk just declared SpaceX Starship factory to build up to five Megarockets in 2023 which is really SHOCKING all the others! But can this plan come true? Analyze everything about this in today's episode of Alpha Tech:
On January 14, Elon Musk shared the company has plans to build “about five full stacks” of Starship in 2023. This is certainly a bold plan. Let's talk about the Starship scale:
The launch vehicle is undergoing development at the Starbase facility located in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Starship is composed of two stages, a spacecraft that is propelled to orbit by a Super Heavy rocket powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor V2 engines. Impressively, when fully stacked, it is 390-feet-high which is taller than the U.S. Statue of Liberty. Starship is destined to become the world’s most powerful fully-reusable rocket.
According to Musk, SpaceX aims to build “about five full stacks” this year, translating to five flightworthy Starships and five Super Heavy boosters.
In 2022, SpaceX finished Booster 7 and built Booster 8, Booster 9, and most of the Booster 10. Booster 8 was almost immediately relegated to the retirement yard. Booster 9, featuring some significant design changes, completed a limited amount of proof testing and returned to the factory in early January – likely for Raptor engine installation. The fate of Booster 10 is unclear, but it stands as a prime example of how fast SpaceX can actually build massive Starship hardware when conditions are right. SpaceX began stacking B10 in late October 2022 and the vehicle is just two stacks away from full height three months later. Elon Musk declared SpaceX Starship factory to build five Megarockets in 2023 SHOCKED others..
The NEWEST photos from James Webb | High Point Scientific
Today, the James Webb Space Telescope has officially been active for 6 months. Let's look at some of the outstanding photos it's captured so far. Which one is your favorite?
This NASA Telescope Just Revealed That Two Huge Objects Just Formed In The Center Of The Milky Way!
Underwater UFO: Is This Proof of Alien Deep Sea Creatures?
Mysterious objects have been spotted in our oceans for centuries, but this footage seems to show something out of this world. Could this be proof of alien life? Are Deep Sea Creatures Aliens? UFOLOGY #23
Rare Archaeological Discoveries
Triton, The Moon That Was A Dwarf Planet
Triton, The moon that was a Dwarf Planet
When you look at Triton and beyond, it doesn’t look like any of the other known systems. It is among some known Satellites which have many geysers, erupting liquid nitrogen five miles in the sky. The atmosphere is also freezing, with temperatures ranging from -235 to -210 degrees Celsius. Triton is one of the most strong moons in our Solar System. Neptune’s Satellites are dominated mainly by its moon to such an extent that it almost kicked some of Neptune’s moon out of their orbit.
Neptune has 14 known Satellites, the most massive of which is Triton. Neptune's Triton is the seventh-largest moon in the Solar System and the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit. It was discovered in 1846 by British astronomer William Lassell, who named it after the Greek god of the sea, Triton. It is also Neptune’s first moon to be discovered. With a surface temperature of only 38 Kelvin, the satellite is one of the coldest objects in the Solar System, only second to Uranus. It is an exciting and mysterious world, and its exploration will yield many interesting discoveries. It has been researched extensively since its discovery. - - "If You happen to see any content that is yours, and we didn't give credit in the right manner please let us know at Lorenzovareseaziendale@gmail.com and we will correct it immediately"
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Scientists and publishing specialists are concerned that the increasing sophistication of chatbots could undermine research integrity and accuracy.
Credit: Ted Hsu/Alamy
An artificial-intelligence (AI) chatbot can write such convincing fake research-paper abstracts that scientists are often unable to spot them, according to a preprint posted on the bioRxiv server in late December1. Researchers are divided over the implications for science.
“I am very worried,” says Sandra Wachter, who studies technology and regulation at the University of Oxford, UK, and was not involved in the research. “If we’re now in a situation where the experts are not able to determine what’s true or not, we lose the middleman that we desperately need to guide us through complicated topics,” she adds.
The chatbot, ChatGPT, creates realistic and intelligent-sounding text in response to user prompts. It is a ‘large language model’, a system based on neural networks that learn to perform a task by digesting huge amounts of existing human-generated text. Software company OpenAI, based in San Francisco, California, released the tool on 30 November, and it is free to use.
Since its release, researchers have been grappling with the ethical issues surrounding its use, because much of its output can be difficult to distinguish from human-written text. Scientists have published a preprint2 and an editorial3 written by ChatGPT. Now, a group led by Catherine Gao at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, has used ChatGPT to generate artificial research-paper abstracts to test whether scientists can spot them.
The researchers asked the chatbot to write 50 medical-research abstracts based on a selection published in JAMA, The New England Journal of Medicine, The BMJ, The Lancet and Nature Medicine. They then compared these with the original abstracts by running them through a plagiarism detector and an AI-output detector, and they asked a group of medical researchers to spot the fabricated abstracts.
Under the radar
The ChatGPT-generated abstracts sailed through the plagiarism checker: the median originality score was 100%, which indicates that no plagiarism was detected. The AI-output detector spotted 66% the generated abstracts. But the human reviewers didn't do much better: they correctly identified only 68% of the generated abstracts and 86% of the genuine abstracts. They incorrectly identified 32% of the generated abstracts as being real and 14% of the genuine abstracts as being generated.
“ChatGPT writes believable scientific abstracts,” say Gao and colleagues in the preprint. “The boundaries of ethical and acceptable use of large language models to help scientific writing remain to be determined.”
Wachter says that, if scientists can’t determine whether research is true, there could be “dire consequences”. As well as being problematic for researchers, who could be pulled down flawed routes of investigation, because the research they are reading has been fabricated, there are “implications for society at large because scientific research plays such a huge role in our society”. For example, it could mean that research-informed policy decisions are incorrect, she adds.
But Arvind Narayanan, a computer scientist at Princeton University in New Jersey, says: “It is unlikely that any serious scientist will use ChatGPT to generate abstracts.” He adds that whether generated abstracts can be detected is “irrelevant”. “The question is whether the tool can generate an abstract that is accurate and compelling. It can’t, and so the upside of using ChatGPT is minuscule, and the downside is significant,” he says.
Irene Solaiman, who researches the social impact of AI at Hugging Face, an AI company with headquarters in New York and Paris, has fears about any reliance on large language models for scientific thinking. “These models are trained on past information and social and scientific progress can often come from thinking, or being open to thinking, differently from the past,” she adds.
The authors suggest that those evaluating scientific communications, such as research papers and conference proceedings, should put policies in place to stamp out the use of AI-generated texts. If institutions choose to allow use of the technology in certain cases, they should establish clear rules around disclosure. Earlier this month, the Fortieth International Conference on Machine Learning, a large AI conference that will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in July, announced that it has banned papers written by ChatGPT and other AI language tools.
Solaiman adds that in fields where fake information can endanger people’s safety, such as medicine, journals may have to take a more rigorous approach to verifying information as accurate.
Narayanan says that the solutions to these issues should not focus on the chatbot itself, “but rather the perverse incentives that lead to this behaviour, such as universities conducting hiring and promotion reviews by counting papers with no regard to their quality or impact”.
Nature613, 423 (2023)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00056-7
References
Gao, C. A. et al. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.23.521610 (2022).
A laser beam (green) shoots into the sky alongside the 124-metre-high telecommunications tower on Säntis mountain in the Swiss Alps.
Credit: TRUMPF/Martin Stollberg
A rapidly firing laser can divert lightning strikes, scientists have shown for the first time in real-world experiments1. The work suggests that laser beams could be used as lightning rods to protect infrastructure, although perhaps not any time soon.
“The achievement is impressive given that the scientific community has been working hard along this objective for more than 20 years,” says Stelios Tzortzakis, a laser physicist at the University of Crete, Greece, who was not involved in the research. “If it’s useful or not, only time can say.”
Metal lightning rods are commonly used to divert lightning strikes and safely dissipate their charge. But the rods’ size is limited, meaning that so, too, is the area they protect.
Physicists have wondered whether lasers could enhance protection, because they can reach higher into the sky than a physical structure and can point in any direction. But despite successful laboratory demonstrations, researchers have never before succeeded in field campaigns, says Tzortzakis.
Bolt from the blue
To change that, a group of roughly 25 researchers set up the Laser Lightning Rod project, which trialled a specially created €2 million (US$2 million) high-power laser in the Swiss Alps. The scientists placed the laser next to the Säntis telecommunications tower, which is hit frequently by lightning. “This is one of those projects that everyone was waiting for the results of,” says Valentina Shumakova, a laser physicist at the University of Vienna.
A sufficiently intense laser beam can create a conductive path for lightning to travel down, just as a metal wire can. Physicists think that it does this by shifting the properties of air so that the beam focuses into a thin, intense filament. This rapidly heats the air, reducing its density and creating a favourable path for lightning. “It’s like drilling a hole through the air with the laser,” says Aurélien Houard, a physicist at the Laboratory of Applied Optics in Paris, who led the project.
Rather than try to divert lightning from the tower, the Säntis experiments were designed to show that the laser could guide a strike’s path through the structure’s lightning rod. In future use, similar beams would guide strikes away from sensitive installations and onto a distant lightning rod, says Houard.
Guided lightning
Over 10 weeks of observation, the team spotted the laser channelling 4 lightning events during 6 hours of thunderstorms. A high-speed camera clearly showed one strike following the straight line of the laser beam, rather than taking a branching path.
“For 100% of the strikes where the laser was present, we measured an effect of the laser,” says Houard. But Tzortzakis notes that the laser was also active for many hours without channelling strikes. This suggests that although the laser diverted lightning, it did not force thunderclouds to discharge, which would be a better protection strategy, he says.
The latest effort succeeded where others had failed, says Tzortzakis, because previous attempt had used a laser that fired just a few pulses per second. This team used a specialist laser that fires 1,000 high-energy pulses per second, which would have boosted its chance of intercepting the lightning.
However, the fact that the project’s laser is one of a kind is also its biggest limitation, because it will take time to shrink the system and make it cheaper and more practical, says Houard.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00080-7
References
Houard, A. et al. Nature Photon. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01139-z (2023).
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You’re Looking at a Map of the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
Colour shows the polarized microwave emission measured by QUIJOTE. The pattern of lines superposed shows the direction of the magnetic field lines. Credit: The QUIJOTE Collaboration.
You’re Looking at a Map of the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
Using telescopes that study the sky in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers have successfully mapped the structure of the magnetic field of the Milky Way galaxy. While magnetic fields are difficult to measure in space, an international team of astronomers used the Teide Observatory on Tenerife in the Canary Islands to conduct 10 years of observations.
The Teide Observatory. Credit: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
The team’s collaboration, called QUIJOTE (Q-U-I JOint TEnerife) used two 2.5 m diameter telescopes, to observe the sky in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Learning more about our galaxy’s magnetic field can provide information about star formation, cosmic rays, and many other astrophysical processes.
The team said their work complements data gathered by previous space missions dedicated to the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), the fossil radiation left behind by the Big Bang, which gave a detailed insight into the early history of the cosmos.
“These new maps give a detailed description in a new frequency range, from 10 to 40 GHz, complementing those from space missions such as Planck and WMAP,” said José Alberto Rubiño, lead scientist of the QUIJOTE Collaboration, in a press release. “We have characterized the synchrotron emission from our Galaxy with unprecedented accuracy. This radiation is the result of the emission by charged particles moving at velocities close to that of light within the Galactic magnetic field. These maps, the result of almost 9,000 hours of observation, are a unique tool for studying magnetism in the universe.”
The magnetic field of our Milky Way Galaxy as seen by ESA’s Planck satellite. Credit: ESA and the Planck Collaboration.
The work on this mapping project started in 2012, and the team has now published a series of 6 scientific papers that provide the most accurate description to date of the polarization of the emission of the Milky Way at microwave wavelengths. Polarization is a “property of transverse waves such as light waves that specifies the direction of the oscillations of the waves and signifies the presence of a magnetic field,” the team explained.
With the new maps, astronomers not only have more detailed information about the structure of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, but their findings also is helping to understand the energetic processes which took place close to the birth of the Universe.
The polarized microwave emission measured by QUIJOTE. The pattern of lines superposed shows the direction of the magnetic field lines. Credit: The QUIJOTE Collaboration.
“Scientific evidence suggests that the Universe went through a phase of rapid expansion, called inflation, a fraction of a second after the Big Bang,” said Rubiño. “If this is correct, we would expect to find some observable consequences when we study the polarization of the cosmic microwave background. Measuring those expected features is difficult, because they are small in amplitude, but also because they are less bright than the polarized emission from our own galaxy. However, if we finally measure them, we will have indirect information of the physical conditions in the very early stages of our Universe, when the energy scales were much higher than those that we can access or study from the ground. This has enormous implications for our understanding of fundamental physics.”
The new maps from QUIJOTE have also provided new data for studying a recently detected excess of microwave emission from the center of our Galaxy. The origin of this emission is currently unknown, but it could be connected to the decay processes of dark matter particles.
Additionally, the data from the QUIJOTE collaboration allows scientists to study over 700 sources of emission in radio and microwaves, of both Galactic and extragalactic origin, meaning that the data is helping scientists to decipher signals coming from beyond our galaxy, including the cosmic microwave background radiation.
“One of the most interesting results we have found is that the polarized synchrotron emission from our Galaxy is much more variable than had been thought” said Elena de la Hoz, a researcher at the Instituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA). “The results we have obtained are a reference to help future experiments make reliable detections of the CMB signal.
Below are links to the 6 papers published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society:
Team van Belgische geologe vindt ruim 500 meteorieten op Antarctica, pronkstuk weegt bijna 8 kilo
Een wetenschappelijk team onder leiding van een Belgische geologe heeft in enkele weken tijd meer dan 500 meteorieten gevonden op Antarctica. Een exemplaar van 7,6 kilogram vormt het paradepaardje. Normaal gezien weegt zo’n stukje ruimtepuin tussen de 50 en 100 gram.
Als een meteoriet op Belgische bodem valt, is het per definitie zoeken naar een speld in een hooiberg. Op het witte oppervlak van Antarctica wordt zo’n expeditie echter plots kinderspel. Vandaar dat er nu al verschillende jaren door wetenschappelijke teams een ‘meteorietenjacht’ gehouden wordt.
De Belgische geologe Vinciane Debaille - verbonden aan de ULB - is niet aan haar proefstuk toe. Samen met haar medewerkers kamde ze al enkele keren een ijsvlakte op honderd kilometer van de Prinses Elisabethbasis uit. Nu was het uitkijken naar een nieuw gebied waar de schatten voor het oprapen zouden liggen.
“Prachtige kers op de taart”
“Er zijn plaatsen op Antarctica waar de beweging van het ijs en erosie zorgen voor een hogere concentratie aan meteorieten”, legt Debaille uit. Op basis van satellietbeelden en GPS-coördinaten werd vooraf bepaald waar de hoogste slaagkansen lagen. Het team kon daarbij ook gebruikmaken van de ervaring van Alain Hubert. De poolreiziger kent de regio goed en stippelde het beste traject uit.
Debaille en co kampeerden bij -10°C, legden tientallen kilometers af over sastrugis (door de wind verharde sneeuwduinen; nvdr) en leefden op het geluid van sneeuwscooters. “In het laatste uur van onze expeditie vonden we die meteoriet van 7,6 kilo. Een prachtige kers op de taart”, jubelt Debaille.
“Het object is afkomstig van de asteroïdengordel en plofte waarschijnlijk enkele tienduizenden jaren geleden neer in het Antarctische blauwe ijs”, vult VUB-onderzoeker Ryoga Maeda aan. Volgens hem gaat het om een ‘gewone chondriet’, de meteoriet bevat veel metaal.
18 kilogram
De verzamelde meteorieten moeten nu onder gecontroleerde omstandigheden in het laboratorium van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen ontdooien. “Daarna worden ze geanalyseerd op hun chemische samenstelling en worden ze ter beschikking gesteld van de wetenschappelijke gemeenschap voor verder onderzoek”, aldus Maeda.
In 2012 vonden landgenoten al eens een meteoriet van 18 kilogram. Die kolos staat nu tentoongesteld in het Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen in Brussel. Meteorieten geven een dieper inzicht op het ontstaan en de ontwikkeling van ons zonnestelsel.
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Newly Released US Government UFO Report Reveals Details
Newly Released US Government UFO Report Reveals Details
According to a report released by the Pentagon, the number of UFO sightings has increased significantly over the past couple of years. Many of these incidents can be attributed to weather phenomena or drones. However, around half of these sightings remain unexplained. The agency that monitors these sightings noted that further analysis is necessary.
According to CNN’s Kristen Fisher, the report revealed that the number of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) has increased significantly. In 2021, the DNI was not able to explain 144 incidents. This time around, the agency noted that there were over 300 new UAP sightings.
One of the most interesting findings of the report is that some of the UAPs exhibited unusual flight capabilities. It’s not clear if these are the results of advanced technology or foreign agents such as Russia or China. The US government has not officially stated its theory regarding the cause of these incidents.
The report provided a total of 163 explanations as to how these objects came into being. Most of these incidents were attributed to balloon-like structures or other similar objects. Some were also said to be caused by airborne clutter, such as debris and weather phenomena.
Members of Congress stated that the report sheds light on the various factors that contributed to the growing number of UAPs sightings, and it shows that the government is taking the issue seriously. However, they noted that the DNI and the Pentagon still need to provide more concrete answers regarding the nature of these objects.
Pilot David Hastings captures a photo of an unidentified flying object while flying over the Mojave Desert on September 9, 1985
Pilot David Hastings captures a photo of an unidentified flying object while flying over the Mojave Desert on September 9, 1985
On September 9, 1985, pilot David Hastings and his co-pilot were flying back to their home base after attending a convention in McAfee, New York. They had decided to fly during the day and had already made stops in Dayton and Albuquerque. As they were approaching the Mojave Desert, they encountered something unexpected.
According to Hastings, they suddenly saw something coming in their 12 o’clock at high speed. They were both convinced that they were going to have a mid-air collision and braced for impact. However, the object passed over them and they were left unharmed. The object left behind a large shadow that darkened the whole cockpit and the sky above them, but there was no sound or Shockwave.
The co-pilot and Hastings both had a strange sensation that something was still nearby, even though they couldn’t see anything. They felt that whatever it was, it was moving so fast that the human eye couldn’t register it in detail. They had the sensation that it was going up, but they couldn’t see anything.
Hastings and his co-pilot were left with many questions and no answers. They were both experienced pilots, and they couldn’t explain what they had seen. It was a mystery that still baffles them to this day.
In conclusion, on September 9, 1985, pilot David Hastings and his co-pilot had a close encounter with a UFO while flying over the Mojave Desert. The object passed over them and left behind a large shadow, but there was no sound or Shockwave. They both had a strange sensation that something was still nearby, even though they couldn’t see anything. The incident remains a mystery to this day.
SpaceX launches Space Force's 'Amelia Earhart' GPS satellite, nails landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the GPS III Space Vehicle 06 "Amelia Earhart" from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 18, 2023.
The first stage of the rocket landed on the 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' droneship in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after separation.
Credit: SpaceX
NASA Astronauts Spot Something Terrifying On The Moon
NASA Astronauts Spot Something Terrifying On The Moon. Something very strange happened during the Apollo 8 mission while the astronauts were on board the spacecraft. Something that even NASA cannot explain even till this day. A strange light, like fire, with smoke coming out of it.
Starship 25 Prepared for Engine Testing | SpaceX Boca Chica
Starship 25 was lifted onto Pad B, presumably for engine testing. Meanwhile Ship 22 was moved out of the Rocket Garden to be scrapped and a Starlink deployer aka Pez Dispenser mechanism was spotted being installed in Ship 30's payload section.
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Dark Curvature, Navigating the Oort Cloud, Future of Space Toilets | Q&A 207
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy separation is genius engineering just SHOCKED Scientists, unlike others...
It's been a few days since SpaceX's spectacular USSF-67 Falcon Heavy rocket launch, but the echoes of that launch are still covered through newspapers, websites, and forums around the world. This is because just under five years after its February 2018 debut, there had still never been a Falcon Heavy launch ‘jellyfish’ or ‘nebula.’ That thankfully changed on Sunday. Indeed, from start to finish, Sunday’s Falcon Heavy launch delivered spectacular moments, unlike the others. Find out everything about this in today's episode of Alpha Tech:
First and foremost, USSF-67 is an incredible success mission. On January 15th, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off for the second time in 75 days to launch another batch of US military payloads into orbits tens of thousands of kilometers above Earth’s surface.
Six and a half hours later, the US Space Systems Command (SSC) confirmed that Falcon Heavy had again completed the exceptionally difficult launch without issue. To deliver the USSF-67 mission’s payloads directly to geosynchronous orbit (GSO), the giant SpaceX rocket had to sacrifice one of its potentially reusable boosters and complete a complex six-hour ballet of rolls, burns, and spacecraft deployments. And for the second time in a row, Falcon Heavy did so without apparent issue.
In an SSC press release, Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, program executive officer for Assured Access to Space, said that the group “had another fantastic launch today on a Falcon Heavy.” He added that “while the launch itself was impressive,” he was “most proud of the fact that we placed important [national] capabilities into space.” SpaceX Falcon Heavy separation is genius engineering just SHOCKED Scientists, unlike others...
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The Proof Is Out There: UFO Crash Spotted in NASA Photo (Season 3)
A researcher finds evidence of a UFO crash in a NASA photo. See more in this clip from Season 3, “Aswang, Crashed on Mars, and Giant Wolves.”
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A Black Hole is Savoring its Meal, Feeding on the Same Star Over and Over Again
This illustration shows a glowing stream of material from a star, being devoured and torn to shreds by a supermassive black hole. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
A Black Hole is Savoring its Meal, Feeding on the Same Star Over and Over Again
Something extraordinary happens about every 10,000 to 100,000 years in galaxies like the Milky Way. An unwary star approaches the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the galaxy’s center and is torn apart by the SMBH’s overpowering gravity. Astronomers call the phenomenon a tidal disruption event(TDE.)
Usually, a TDE spells doom for the star as its gas is torn away into the black hole’s accretion ring, causing a bright flaring visible for hundreds of millions of light years. But researchers have found one black hole that’s playing with its food.
It’s difficult to fathom the powerful forces at work when an SMBH eats a star.
Our own Sun is massive and incorporates 99.86% of the mass in the Solar System. That gives it enormous gravitational power. Its reach extends from tiny, speedy Mercury, its nearest neighbour, all the way out to the Oort Cloud, the hypothesized home of icy long-period comets up to 200,000 astronomical units, or 3.2 light-years, away.
But SMBHs are so massive that the Sun barely registers in comparison. An SMBH’s gravitational force is so mighty that it seems to hold their entire galaxy together.
In a new study, a team of astronomers observed an SMBH in a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away as it ate a star. The SMBH has an inferred black hole mass greater than 50 million solar masses. That an object that massive can completely destroy a star, puny in comparison, is axiomatic.
This illustration depicts a star (in the foreground) experiencing spaghettification as it’s sucked in by a supermassive black hole (in the background) during a ‘tidal disruption event’.
This TDE is a result of what’s called aHills Capture. That’s when a binary star approaches a black hole, and gravity separates the once-bound pair of stars. One star becomes a hypervelocity star and is ejected from the galaxy’s central regions at a speed of about 1000 km/second.
But there’s no escape for the other star. It enters into an orbit around the black hole, and its fate is foretold. The black hole will eventually destroy it, even though that doesn’t happen instantly.
The fact that the star was once part of a binary pair explains how it keeps passing close enough to the black hole to be partially stripped without being destroyed. “Typically, tidally disrupted stars are on approximately parabolic orbits, which begs the question of how a partial TDE could yield a brightening,” the authors write in their paper. For an SMBH this size, and a star similar in mass to the Sun, the orbit should last about 1,000 years, much longer than the star at AT 2018fyk. “One can bind the partially disrupted star more tightly if the star was initially part of a binary system that was destroyed through Hills capture.”
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
But this TDE isn’t like most other TDEs. The light coming from the event shows that the star wasn’t completely destroyed, and that the black hole is taking repeated bites from it.
“…the assumption has been that when we see the aftermath of a close encounter between a star and a supermassive black hole, the outcome will be fatal for the star,”
“Until now, the assumption has been that when we see the aftermath of a close encounter between a star and a supermassive black hole, the outcome will be fatal for the star, that is, the star is completely destroyed,” Wevers said in a press release. “But contrary to all other TDEs we know of, when we pointed our telescopes to the same location again several years later, we found that it had re-brightened again. This led us to propose that rather than being fatal, part of the star survived the initial encounter and returned to the same location to be stripped of material once more, explaining the re-brightening phase.”
The TDE is called AT 2018fyk (AT: Astrophysical Transient), and it’s a transient first discovered in 2018 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae. Different teams of scientists have been observing the event since its discovery, and this new research is a continuation of the attempt to understand it.
During a TDE, gas from a star falls toward a black hole. But it doesn’t fall directly into the hole. It accumulates on the accretion disk swirling around the SMBH. This heats the gas up, and it emits brilliant light. This event gives astronomers an opportunity to study the fascinating region around black holes as they’re briefly lit up.
But AT 2018fyk is different. Usually, a TDE consists of one jump in brightness as the star is destroyed. But not this one. Instead, it looks like the SMBH is stripping away the less dense outer layers of the star on each of its closest approaches, leaving a denser core unaffected.
This TDE is a result of what’s called a Hills Capture. That’s when a binary star approaches a black hole, and gravity separates the once-bound pair of stars. One star becomes a hypervelocity star and is ejected from the galaxy’s central regions at a speed of about 1000 km/second.
But there’s no escape for the other star. It enters into an orbit around the black hole, and its fate is foretold. The black hole will eventually destroy it, even though that doesn’t happen instantly.
The fact that the star was once part of a binary pair explains how it keeps passing close enough to the black hole to be partially stripped without being destroyed. “Typically, tidally disrupted stars are on approximately parabolic orbits, which begs the question of how a partial TDE could yield a brightening,” the authors write in their paper. For an SMBH this size, and a star similar in mass to the Sun, the orbit should last about 1,000 years, much longer than the star at AT 2018fyk. “One can bind the partially disrupted star more tightly if the star was initially part of a binary system that was destroyed through Hills capture.”
This illustration shows how the Hills Mechanism works. A binary star approaches an SMBH, and the powerful gravity splits the binary pair apart. One star is ejected from the galaxy as a hyper-velocity star. The other takes up a tight orbit around the SMBH. Image Credit: Warren R. Brown 2015/J. Guillochon.
In AT 2018fyk’s case, the black hole can’t quite destroy it all at once because even though the star is closely-bound to the SMBH, it doesn’t cross the tidal radius. The tidal radius is where the black hole’s gravity is stronger than the gravity holding the star together. Instead, about every 1200 days, the black hole gets another chance as the star makes its closest approach. It strips more of the star’s envelope away each time, forming the bright accretion disk around the SMBH. The evidence is in the light coming from the region. Our X-Ray and Ultraviolet /Optical telescopes can observe the light even though it’s hundreds of millions of light-years away.
A star that comes within the tidal-disruption radius RT of the supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy will be torn apart by the black hole’s gravity. Note that this image represents bound and unbound debris from common TDEs, not the exceptional AT 2018fyk in this study. Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Suvi Gezari.
When astronomers first spotted AT 2018fyk, they thought it was like any other TDE. But subsequent observations showed how complex the TDE is. It was bright in x-ray emissions for about 600 days, then darkened and became undetectable. The decline in luminosity was quick, whereas other TDEs show a gradual decline. The abrupt decline was when the stellar core returned to its closest approach.
“When the core returns to the black hole, it essentially steals all the gas away from the black hole via gravity, and as a result, there is no matter to accrete, and hence the system goes dark,” said study co-author Dheeraj Pasham, an astrophysicist at MIT.
But then, 600 days after the drop in x-ray emissions, the region was bright again. The researchers think this is when material shed from the star starts accreting again.
This figure from the study illustrates what’s happening at AT 2018fyk. (a) shows the disruption of the binary star by the Hills Mechanism at -600 days. (b) shows how unbound debris could explain the extended dark period at -300 days. (c) shows how streams of material trigger the accretion disk at day zero. (d) shows how a quasi-spherical flow of material onto the disk transitions between emission states at +300 days. (e) shows how the stellar remnant makes its next closest approach and cuts off the flow of mass to the accretion disk at +600 days. (f) shows how the stream accretes onto the disk again, triggering more luminosity at +1200 days. Image Credit: T. Wevers et al 2023 ApJL 942 L33
It’s difficult to determine how long this can go on and how many passes the star can make. The researchers estimate that up to 10% of the star’s mass is stripped away on each approach, but it could also be as low as 1%. The TDE is hundreds of millions of light-years away, so understanding and modelling the light is challenging. But if the 10% figure is correct, the star is already gone.
“If the mass loss is only at the 1% level, then we expect the star to survive for many more encounters, whereas if it is closer to 10%, the star may have already been destroyed,” said co-author Eric Coughlin, a physicist at Syracuse University.
Now that astronomers have spotted the unusual AT 2018fyk and come up with a theoretical explanation, it could explain other repeating flares in the heart of other galaxies. In fact, this research might entice researchers to revisit other flaring black holes for additional activity. Will repeated TDEs be more common than thought? Can they only result from binary stars and the Hills Mechanism?
An artist’s illustration of an eclipsing binary star as seen from the surface of an exoplanet. Binary stars are common; will we find more repeating tidal disruption events? Image Credit: NASA
“In the future, it is likely that more systems will be checked for late-time flares, especially now that this project puts forth a theoretical picture of the capture of the star through a dynamical exchange process and the ensuing repeated partial tidal disruption,” says Coughlin. “We’re hopeful this model can be used to infer the properties of distant supermassive black holes and gain an understanding of their ‘demographics,’ being the number of black holes within a given mass range, which is otherwise difficult to achieve directly.”
Some of what the team has come up with to explain the TDE is testable. That fact, combined with more observations of phenomenon like AT 2018fyk, could teach us a lot about the extreme environments around black holes and the physics of partial TDEs.
“This study outlines methodology to potentially predict the next snack times of supermassive black holes in external galaxies,” says Pasham. “If you think about it, it is pretty remarkable that we on Earth can align our telescopes to black holes millions of light years away to understand how they feed and grow.”
Area 51 is located in Nevada, just 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas. It is officially a United States Air Force facility, but is believed by many to be the home of the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The US Air Force acquired the site in 1955, but the CIA did not acknowledge its existence until 2013.
Despite its official purpose, many conspiracy theorists believe that the facility is used to store, examine, and reverse engineer crashed alien spacecraft, including material supposedly recovered from the 1950s Roswell crash. In 1989, Bob Lazar claimed that he worked at Area 51, where tests on aliens and their spacecraft were carried out in massive underground workstations connected by an underground railway. However, his claims were never confirmed by officials.
Google Maps’ Easter egg adds a playful touch to the mystery surrounding Area 51, and will likely continue to delight conspiracy theorists and UFO enthusiasts alike.
On this day in UFO history, a researcher in Yokohama, Japan captured a photograph of a metallic UFO flying above his house
On this day in UFO history, a researcher in Yokohama, Japan captured a photograph of a metallic UFO flying above his house
On January 17th, 1957, a UFO was captured on camera by UFO researcher Yusuke J. Matsumura at the Flying Saucer Research group in Japan. The UFO was estimated to be around 20 to 30 feet in diameter and was seen hovering for approximately one to two minutes at a height of 60-70 feet.
Matsumura, who was outside his residence in Yokohama at the time, reported that he was leaving his house to go to Tokyo when he saw a metallic flash just above his house. Quickly, he grabbed his Primoflex Automatic camera and was able to snap a picture of the object before it took off at an estimated Mach 152 in a 70-degree elevation.
The UFO was seen heading in the general direction of Tokyo Bay, southeast of Matsumura’s location. The incident took place at around 13 minutes to 10 in the morning and was reported by the witness to have occurred at 1687 Hama Isogo Ku Yokohama.
The incident, which was captured on camera by Japanese researcher Yasushi Matsumura, is regarded as one of the most credible sightings of UFOs in history. Experts have analyzed the photo and found no evidence of manipulation or tampering.
FINALLY! SpaceX is on the edge of Starship's first orbital launch attempt..
It's been over a year and a half since we've seen a prototype of SpaceX's next-gen Starship spacecraft fly, with its first flight with a Super Heavy rocket having been perpetually pushed back during that time. However, this is finally going to change soon as SpaceX's shiny Starship has now inched closer to leaving the atmosphere.
Find out everything about this in today's episode of Alpha Tech:
Elon Musk took to Twitter last Thursday morning to post a photo of Starship sitting atop its Super Heavy rocket, rising above the coastal fog in South Texas. The photo was arresting, and Musk appended a short comment: "Starship launch attempt soon." Soon, of course, is a relative word in spaceflight. But SpaceX also tweeted Jan. 12 that it was moving ahead with a final series of tests of its Starship vehicle and Super Heavy booster at its Starbase test site in Boca Chica, Texas. The company installed a Starship vehicle called Ship 24 on top of a Super Heavy booster designated Booster 7 on the launch pad there Jan. 9.
Now, see why March seems possible? Much work remains before Starship launches on Super Heavy, of course. The combined vehicle must undergo a wet dress rehearsal. Then the Starship's upper stage will be removed so that the Super Heavy rocket can undergo a full static fire test of its 33 Raptor engines.
In fact, the Starship team recently targeted a launch date of January 20, according to people familiar with the planning, but the date was postponed to conduct testing, which was delayed in part due to road repairs near the test site, one of the people said. The company is now targeting January 20 for what is known as a “static fire test” to make sure all 33 engines on the rocket function properly, the people said. FINALLY! SpaceX is on the edge of Starship's first orbital launch attempt...
The Proof Is Out There: "I Hope I Don't Get Taken" UFO HOVERS OVER OKLAHOMA HOME(Season 3)
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy boosters land in awesome drone view + launch time-lapse
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF-67 mission for the US Space Force on Jan. 15, 2023. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Ever since humanity discovered that there are other places outside of Earth, we've thought about leaving it. On this episode of What If we're going to do just that. But where would we go? Is building a ring world in space a possibility? Maybe terraforming Venus is our best option for a sustainable life. If we were to leave earth and create something like a ring world, where would we find the materials to do so? And if we lived on Venus, how different would it be from Earth? But before we blast off, why would we ever want to leave?
Even though the Arecibo Observatory collapsed a few years ago, it gathered mountains of data that astronomers are still studying. One of the largest data dumps is a collection of 191 Near-Earth Asteroids reviewed by Arecibo as they flew past our planet from December 2017 to December 2019. They were scanned using a delay-Doppler radar, which allowed astronomers to map the surfaces of the asteroids, revealing their rough overall shape with a resolution of 7.5 meters.
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Our Milky Way seems like a modern and mature galaxy formation evolution, resulting from billions of years of mergers from smaller dwarf galaxies. Astronomers have been surprised to discover that grand spiral galaxies were already there in the Universe just a few billion years after the Big Bang. The images were captured using JWST, revealing six spiral galaxies over 8.4 billion years old and two older than 11 billion years. This means they already had this structure less than 3 billion years after the Big Bang.
The future of human space exploration depends on learning how to extract resources from asteroids. Unfortunately, the asteroids are far away from the places where we want to use them, like orbital space stations and lunar bases. What's the best way to get these resources back home? Solar sails don't require any onboard propellant, but they're slower, while chemical rockets can be quicker, but you have to expend propellant to move.
Engineers have proposed harvesting solar power from space and beaming it back to Earth. The idea has been around for decades. But nobody has ever tested it until now. A new technology demonstration satellite, Transporter 6, was just launched to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket. The satellite is equipped with solar panels and a microwave transmitter to send power to a ground station on Earth. If this prototype functions, scientists will know if it's possible to scale it up to an industrial level.
Keep your eyes on the sky over the next few weeks for your first chance to see a comet in 2023. Designated C3/2022 ZTF, the comet was first discovered in March 2022, and it has been getting closer to Earth and brightening. It's expected to reach its brightest point in early February, taking a path through the sky to bring it close to the Big Dipper and Cassiopea. Astronomers have calculated that it's on a 50,000-year orbit, so it's been eons since its last visit. It should look great in a pair of binoculars or a small telescope.
The terrible dust on Mars has claimed another victim. This time it's China's Zhurong rover, which was supposed to wake up from hibernation on December 26th. China's Nationational Space Administration has tried to reestablish communications with Zhurong, but they've been unsuccessful. The rover was put into hibernation six months ago to help it survive the Martian winter when temperatures get down to -100C. A regional dust storm also cloaked the area, reducing the energy it could use to keep its batteries operational.
NASA has released a fantastic hour-long timelapse that shows the Sun's activity over 133 continuous days. The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the images, which have been observing the Sun continuously since its launch in 2010. Each photo was taken 108 seconds apart in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength. Watch the video, and you can see the Sun rotating, with the twisting magnetic fields surrounding the sunspots on its surface. You can also see the occasional bright flare and coronal mass ejection.
Saturn's moon Enceladus has an icy outer shell surrounding a vast ocean of liquid water. Could there be life? It will be challenging to find out since you need to get through kilometers of ice to access the oceans and sample them for life. But Enceladus cryovolcanoes spew plumes of water ice into space. By flying through these plumes, a future mission could test them for organic chemicals or even life, finally answering the question if there's life anywhere else but Earth.
Astronomers can finally work with the mighty James Webb Space Telescope, but that doesn't mean they've forgotten about the Hubble Space Telescope. Here's a beautiful image of the globular cluster NGC 6355, located about 50,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus. The picture was taken by Hubble, which can collect a vast range of wavelengths of light, from near-infrared through visible to ultraviolet. Hubble's powerful optics allow it to resolve the individual stars in the cluster so astronomers can examine them.
Got a little extra time on your hands? Here's to keeping you busy. The European Southern Observatory has released a paper model of its Extremely Large Telescope. Although the actual telescope will measure almost 40 meters across and can see Earthlike planets orbiting sunlike stars, yours will be much smaller, made of paper, and can't make any observations at all. Still, it'll be fun, and you can learn more about the telescope as you craft yours out of paper.
By analyzing the composition of stars in a stellar cluster, astronomers can measure their related ages. The largest, hottest, bluest stars live short lives, exploding as supernovae, while the less massive stars sip away at their hydrogen for much longer, lasting billions of years. But astronomers have discovered a strange anomaly called "blue stragglers." These are seemingly young, hot stars surrounded by much older stars in a dense cluster. How could they have formed? One theory is that the blue stragglers result from stellar collisions, making old stars act new again.
The Milky Way measures about 130,000 light-years across, and the closest large galaxy, Andromeda, is about 2.5 million light-years away. The two galaxies are rushing toward each other, but it's expected that they'll take billions of years to merge. Except, it appears they're already starting to merge. New observations have shown that the most distant stars in the Milky Way in our galaxy's outer halo are halfway to Andromeda already. Andromeda is even larger than the Milky Way, so its stars are halfway to us. The merger has already begun.
This week the American Astronomical Society is meeting for the first time since the James Webb Space Telescope became operational, so there's been a mountain of Webb news. One remarkable story is this image of primordial galaxies captured by JWST. These galaxies are just a few thousand light-years across and have so much star formation they're heating the surrounding gas and dust, so it glows in the ultraviolet (redshifted to infrared after billions of years). Their structure matches newly discovered "green pea" galaxies, which have the same behavior and are much closer, and, therefore, easier to study.
The Universe is a place of extremes. For example, astronomers have discovered a nearby star hurling jets of material into space at an astonishing 500 km/s. The massive star is surrounded by a photoevaporative disk that produces an outflow focused into twin jets of material. The jets release microwave emissions detected by the ALMA telescope, allowing astronomers to map out their structure and measure speed.
How do we determine the velocities of objects in distant space? Can we use a laser a space engine on a spaceship? Can we find stars with rings? Is it possible to see the same star at different stages of its life? All this and more in this week's Q&A.
Want to build a time machine? No problem, all you need to do is make the entire Universe rotate. This is one of the implications of theories developed by the famous mathematician Kurt Gödel, who often worked with Einstein. He was investigating the implications of General Relativity and developed an artificial model of the Universe, which was rotating and contained only one ingredient: a negative cosmological constant that resists the centrifugal force of rotation to keep the Universe static. If you follow a path in this rotating Universe, you can end up in your past.
Last summer Nichelle Nichols passed away. She famously portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek, but she was also an activist and musician. A new foundation was created in her honor to continue her legacy of inspiration for women and people of color. The foundation was unveiled on December 28th, 2022, which would have been her 90th birthday.
When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft finally reached Pluto, we saw this fantastic world for the first time with enough resolution to see mountains and vast glaciers on its surface. It appears that Pluto also probably has an ocean of liquid water underneath a thick icy surface. Wherever we find water on Earth, we find life, so could there be life on Pluto? Maybe, but getting down through the ice to find it will challenge future generations.
Would you send an interstellar mission to another star system if you knew a future generation would have better technology and their probe would arrive before yours? The famous "Wait Calculation" shows that we can predict a point in the future when a spacecraft won't be overtaken by newer technology. It makes the most sense to wait until then. If we ever find a probe here in the Solar System, it might be the latest model, with older technology arriving later even though it was sent earlier.
The largest radio telescope in the world is the enormous Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China. During a recent survey, astronomers used the telescope to locate more than 500 new faint pulsars. During this survey, they recorded detailed spectral data that allowed them to study the structure of the Milky Way itself.
Mapping out all the space objects and understanding their orbits is the key to avoiding problems in orbit. What are the technical challenges and what's the current state of affairs? We're discussing it with Dr. Moriba Jah.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. That power has led to a string of observational successes: ancient galaxies, obscured star-forming regions, and an exoplanet atmosphere. Now the telescope has identified its first exoplanet, and it’s a rocky planet the same size as Earth.
Gravity pulls galaxies together into vast clusters. But they don't just fall into the center; they keep moving around. Astronomers are using gravitational lensing to study these enormous clusters, which slowly emerged over billions of years by attracting all the nearby galaxies. When galaxies fall into the gravitational well, they fall and back up again, like someone on a swing. Many galaxies in a cluster have already gone through the core and have the tidal bruises to show for it.
Wrap your mind around this idea. NASA is building a helicopter with a nuclear battery to explore Saturn's moon, Titan. No, you're not dreaming; this is an actual thing. The Titan Dragonfly is under construction but will fly to Saturn in 2027, arriving at the moon in 2034. NASA gave us an update, showing how engineers test its rotors in a wind tunnel to compare how they'll operate in the thick atmosphere on Titan. Dragonfly will eventually have 8 of these rotors, and the helicopter will be huge, measuring 4 meters by 4 meters.
Legendary astronomer John Mather is the mind behind the James Webb Space Telescope, detailing how a telescope could see the first galaxies forming at the beginning of the Universe. With Webb active and in space, Mather is working on other ideas for observatories that could push our knowledge even further. In a recent meeting, he talked about the Habitable Worlds Observatory that would go to the same destination as JWST, but unlike its predecessor, it would be designed for robotic servicing and upgrades.
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has located a second Earth-sized exoplanet in a star system. The newly-found planet is TOI 700-e, and TESS has already turned up three planets orbiting the star. This brings the total number of planets to four in the system, and it's starting to approach the number in the TRAPPIST-1 system. All the planets are tidally locked to the star, and two might be in the habitable zone, where liquid water might be present.
Astronomers have known about Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) for about 15 years. These blasts occur randomly across the Universe, rarely repeating, lasting for just a few milliseconds before fading away. Although the source of FRBs is still a mystery, astronomers have developed a technique to use these blasts to probe the structure of the Milky Way. A new observatory called the Deep Synoptic Array was explicitly built to search for FRBs. Through their analysis of how their emissions move through our galaxy, astronomers have discovered that the Milky Way has less matter than previously theorized.
When NASA sends humans back to the Moon with Artemis III, they'll land at the lunar south pole, helping to explore the area. This is where it's believed there are vast reservoirs of water ice in the permanently shadowed craters in the region. But this isn't the best place for a base. Instead, liquid oxygen will be extracted from the ice and piped farther away to a more hospitable location. A new NASA NIAC grant is investigating what it would take to install an oxygen pipeline on the Moon.
Although carbon dioxide emissions come from all aspects of modern society, there are specific polluters like power plants and factories that should be curbing their emissions. Satellite detection has gotten so precise that NASA satellites can pinpoint the exact locations of excessive CO2 emissions. Twin spacecraft called the Orbiting Carbon Observatories were able to home in on the world's fifth-largest coal-fired power plant as a test case, tracking its emissions and changes.
The Pentagon's task force on UFOs has released a new report, providing an update to their preliminary assessment of unexplained aerial phenomenon they first released in 2021. According to the latest info, there were 144 UAP sightings by the military between 2004 and 2021, and several hundred have been added in the last few years. As of August 30th, there were 510 UAP reports by the military. Of course, it doesn't mean we're under an alien invasion, just that there's a better network within the military to collect and centralize the sightings.
A new paper suggests that life has a way of making planets more habitable. Even if a world were marginal to begin with, once life gains a foothold, it'd immediately start changing the nature of the planet's atmosphere to improve its habitability. Researchers have suggested that this can extend the concept of a star's habitable zone due to the impact of life itself. Their term for this is the Gaian habitable zone.
This is a beautiful image of the nebula Sh2-54, located in the constellation Serpens. This is the same constellation that holds the famous Eagle Nebula and its pillars of creation. It's a star-forming region shrouded in thick dust, hiding many young stars from view. The European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope can see into the infrared, a wavelength that can pass through the dust, revealing this incredible view of the stellar nebula.
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