Grote opwinding onder astronomen: aardachtige planeet ontdekt met aardachtige temperaturen (en die planeet bevindt zich ook nog eens vrij dichtbij)

Vivian Lammerse

De planeet heeft een geschatte oppervlaktetemperatuur van slechts 42 graden Celsius en bevindt zich op ongeveer dezelfde afstand als het bekende TRAPPIST-1 systeem.

Al jaren speuren astronomen het universum af naar planeten die mogelijk leven kunnen ondersteunen of op zijn minst bewoonbaar zijn, in de hoop werelden te vinden die op de aarde lijken. En een nieuwe ontdekking heeft nu voor grote opwinding gezorgd. Op zo’n 40 lichtjaar afstand zijn onderzoekers namelijk op de veelbelovende planeet Gliese 12 b gestuit. Zou dit de planeet kunnen zijn waar we al zo lang naar op zoek zijn?

Gliese 12 b
De mogelijk bewoonbare planeet Gliese 12 b draait elke 12,8 dagen om zijn moederster. Qua grootte is de exoplaneet vergelijkbaar met Venus, wat betekent dat hij slechts iets kleiner is dan de aarde. Daarnaast heeft deze aardachtige planeet ook nog eens een aardachtige temperatuur. Zo wordt de oppervlaktetemperatuur geschat op 42 graden Celsius. Hiermee is hij iets warmer dan de aarde, maar opvallend koeler dan de meeste van de ongeveer 5.000 tot nu toe ontdekte exoplaneten. De ontdekking van deze ‘exo-Venus’, is vandaag gepubliceerd in de Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Exo-Venus
Onderzoekers kwamen de veelbelovende planeet op het spoor met behulp van planetenjager TESS, die al heel wat exoplaneten aan het licht heeft gebracht. En onderzoekers zijn enthousiast. “We hebben de dichtstbijzijnde, gematigde wereld ter grootte van de aarde tot nu toe ontdekt,” benadrukt onderzoeker Masayuki Kuzuhara. “Hoewel we nog niet weten of Gliese 12 b een atmosfeer heeft, beschouwen we ‘m als een ‘exo-Venus’. Het heeft een vergelijkbare grootte en ontvangt een vergelijkbare hoeveelheid energie van zijn ster als onze buurplaneet in ons eigen zonnestelsel.”

Atmosfeer
Om er echter zeker van te zijn dat de planeet leefbaar is, is het van cruciaal belang om te bepalen of er wel of geen atmosfeer aanwezig is. Het is mogelijk dat de planeet een atmosfeer heeft die vergelijkbaar is met die van de aarde. Deze kan echter ook meer lijken op die van Venus, waar een omvangrijk broeikaseffect ervoor zorgde dat het oppervlak een verzengende 400 graden Celsius bereikte. Een andere mogelijkheid is dat de planeet geen atmosfeer heeft. Of misschien heeft ie wel een soort atmosfeer die we nog niet in ons eigen zonnestelsel hebben gezien. Het is erg belangrijk om hierop een antwoord te krijgen omdat het ons zal vertellen of Gliese 12 b temperaturen kan handhaven die geschikt zijn voor vloeibaar water – en mogelijk leven – op het oppervlak.

Moederster
Om dit te achterhalen, is ook de moederster relevant. De moederster van Gliese 12 b is een koele rode dwergster genaamd Gliese 12, die zich zoals gezegd op bijna 40 lichtjaar afstand van de aarde bevindt, in het sterrenbeeld Vissen. De ster is ongeveer 27 procent zo groot als onze zon en heeft een oppervlaktetemperatuur van ongeveer 60 procent van die van onze zon. Over rode dwergsterren is echter bekend dat het ‘opvliegende’ sterren zijn, die vaak magnetisch actief zijn. Dit resulteert in frequente, krachtige uitbarstingen, waardoor een mogelijk rondom cirkelende planeet van zijn atmosfeer wordt ontdaan. Toch lijkt Gliese 12 b er beter vanaf te komen. Analyses hebben namelijk aangetoond dat Gliese 12 geen tekenen vertoont van dergelijk extreem gedrag. Dit verhoogt de hoop dat de potentiële atmosfeer van Gliese 12 b nog steeds intact is.

Oppervlaktetemperatuur

Daarnaast is de afstand tussen Gliese 12 en de nieuw ontdekte planeet slechts 7 procent van de afstand tussen de aarde en de zon. Hierdoor ontvangt Gliese 12 b 1,6 keer meer energie van zijn ster dan de aarde van de zon, en ongeveer 85 procent van de hoeveelheid die Venus ontvangt. Dit verschil in de hoeveelheid zonnestraling die de planeet ontvangt, is van groot belang omdat het aangeeft dat de oppervlaktetemperatuur sterk wordt beïnvloed door de atmosferische omstandigheden. Voor je beeldvorming: de geschatte oppervlaktetemperatuur van Gliese 12 b is 42 graden Celsius, terwijl de gemiddelde oppervlaktetemperatuur van de aarde 15 graden Celsius bedraagt. “Atmosferen houden warmte vast en kunnen, afhankelijk van hun samenstelling, de werkelijke oppervlaktetemperatuur aanzienlijk beïnvloeden,” legt onderzoeker Shishir Dholakia uit.

Aarde en Venus
Het onderzoek naar Gliese 12 b heeft overigens niet alleen betrekking op de leefbaarheid van deze planeet. Het helpt ons ook om meer te weten te komen over waarom de aarde en Venus, die in veel opzichten erg op elkaar lijken, toch zo’n andere weg zijn ingeslagen. “Omdat Gliese 12 b een vergelijkbare hoeveelheid licht ontvangt als de aarde en Venus van de zon, kan het ons ook helpen om het verschil tussen deze twee planeten in ons eigen zonnestelsel te verklaren en te begrijpen,” aldus Dholakia. Dit kan waardevolle inzichten bieden in de atmosferische processen die de leefbaarheid van planeten beïnvloeden. Terwijl de aarde bewoonbaar is, is Venus dat niet, voornamelijk vanwege het volledige verlies van water. “Gliese 12 b, met een temperatuur tussen die van de aarde en Venus in, kan ons helpen begrijpen hoe planeten bewoonbaar worden, vooral door te kijken naar welke atmosfeer het heeft,” vertelt mede-auteur Larissa Palethorpe.

Onderzoek naar de veelbelovende exo-Venus gaat onverminderd door. Want het idee dat deze planeet mogelijk leefbaar is, prikkelt de verbeelding van menig astronoom. Gliese 12 b is zeker niet de eerste aardachtige exoplaneet die is ontdekt, maar volgens NASA zijn er maar een paar van zulke werelden die de moeite van nader onderzoek waard zijn. De volgende stap is om de krachtige ruimtetelescoop James Webb op Gliese 12 b te richten. Uiteindelijk hopen onderzoekers te achterhalen of deze planeet al dan geen atmosfeer herbergt. “Gliese 12 b vertegenwoordigt een van de beste doelen om te bestuderen of aardachtige planeten die om koele sterren draaien hun atmosferen kunnen behouden,” zegt Dholakia. “Dit is een cruciale stap om ons begrip van de bewoonbaarheid van planeten in ons sterrenstelsel te bevorderen.”

De dichtstbijzijnde aardachtige exoplaneet – en mogelijk de bekendste – is Proxima Centauri b (afgebeeld in een artist's impression), die slechts vier lichtjaar verwijderd is. Omdat het echter geen wereld is die zich verplaatst, moeten we er nog veel over leren, inclusief de vraag of er een atmosfeer is en het potentieel om leven te herbergen.
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24-05-2024 om 17:33 geschreven door peter  

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24-05-2024 om 17:17 geschreven door peter  

Infrared telescopes are also well-suited to observing planets as they form. Dense environments like protoplanetary disks are opaque to most light, but infrared light can reveal what’s going on in these planet-forming environments. The dust absorbs light, then emits it in the infrared, and also scatters it. That confounds optical telescopes, but infrared telescopes like SALTUS are designed to deal with it.

A team of astronomers from the USA and Europe has joined the chorus calling for a new infrared space telescope. It’s tentatively called SALTUS, the Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies. In a new paper, the astronomers outline the science case for SALTUS.

“The SALTUS Probe mission will provide a powerful far-infrared (far-IR) pointed space observatory to explore our cosmic origins and the possibility of life elsewhere,” write the authors of the new paper.

The paper is titled “Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies (SALTUS): Science Overview.” Gordon Chin from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is the lead author. It’s in pre-print at arxiv.org.

If built, SALTUS will be different from the powerful JWST. The JWST has four instruments that cover an infrared frequency range from 600 to 28,500 nanometers, or 0.6 to 28.5 microns, which is from the near-infrared (NIR) to the mid-infrared (MIR). SALTUS would cover 34 to 660 ?m, which is in the far-infrared (FIR). SALTUS’ range is unavailable to any current observatory, space or ground-based.

Infrared telescopes need to be kept cool. They use sunshades and cryogenic coolers to keep temperatures down and IR light detectable. The longer the wave of infrared light, the cooler the sensor needs to be. Sunshades are passive and cool the primary mirror, but the instruments require active cryogenic cooling, and those systems have a limited lifetime that restricts mission length. In SALTUS’s case, the baseline mission length is five years.

During those five years, SALTUS will make use of its 14-meter primary mirror and its pair of instruments to open a “powerful window to the Universe through which we can explore our cosmic origins,” according to the paper’s authors.

The two instruments are the SAFARI-Lite spectrometer (SALTUS Far-Infrared Lite) and HiRX (High-Resolution receiver.) Using these instruments, SALTUS will complement the observing capabilities of the JWST and ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array.

Its aperture is so large that it’ll be the only Far-IR observatory with arcsec-scale spatial resolution. One arcsecond is defined as the ability to show two posts standing 4.8mm apart from 1km away as separate posts. “This will permit an unmasking of the true nature of the cold Universe, which holds the answers to many of the questions concerning our cosmic origins,” the authors write.

SALTUS has a unique design among space telescopes. It features an inflatable primary mirror, which is new to space telescopes but has been proven during decades of use in ground-based telecommunications. A two-layer sunshield will keep the inflatable mirror cool.

SALTUS large aperture will provide high sensitivity and is aimed at a couple of foundational questions.

How does habitability develop while planets are forming? To address this question, SALTUS will trace carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in 1,000 different protoplanetary disks. It has the power to recognize numerous molecular and atomic species and different lattice modes of ice and some minerals. No existing telescope has this capability.

Habitability, as far as we understand it, revolves around water. Water begins its journey in the same molecular clouds where stars form. SALTUS will follow water’s journey from molecular cloud to protoplanetary disks to icy planetesimals and comets that deliver water to planets like Earth. A key part of SALTUS’s work will be deriving deuterium/hydrogen ratios.

How do galaxies form and evolve? SALTUS will measure how galaxies form and acquire more mass. It’ll measure heavy elements and interstellar dust from the Universe’s first galaxies to today. The telescope will also probe the co-evolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes (SMBHs.)

Tracking the rapid evolution of dust grains in galaxies in the Universe’s first billion years is part of understanding galaxy formation and evolution. SALTUS can do that by observing PAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and their spectral lines. Some PAH spectral lines are very faint but entirely visible to SALTUS.

There’s a causal link between star formation and active galactic nuclei (AGN) that influences galaxy growth and evolution. But the two phenomena take place on wildly different spatial scales, and the phase that links them together is obscured by dust. SALTUS’s high resolution and sensitive far-IR spectroscopy will give astronomers a clearer view of AGN and how they shape galaxies.

SALTUS would be placed into a Sun-Earth Halo L2 orbit. Its maximum distance from Earth would be 1.8 million km (1.12 million miles). That orbit would give the telescope two continuous 20º viewing zones around the ecliptic poles, resulting in full sky coverage every six months.

The SALTUS concept is designed in response to the 2020 Decadal Survey and NASA’s Astrophysical Roadmap. It’s a direct response to NASA’s 2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) solicitation. The questions it’ll help answer come directly from those works.

“SALTUS has both the sensitivity and spatial resolution to address not just the open science questions of the year 2023 but, more importantly, the unknown questions that will be raised in the 2030s,” the authors write in their summary. “SALTUS is forward-leaning and well-suited to serving the current and future needs of the astronomical community.”

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24-05-2024 om 16:11 geschreven door peter  

Now that it has arrived, the camera undergoes several months of testing in the observatory’s white room. After that, it goes on the Simonyi Survey Telescope, with its newly-coated 8.4-meter mirror and 3.4-meter secondary mirror.

About the Vera Rubin Observatory

This unique observatory is named after astronomer Vera C. Rubin. Her work focused on the mysterious “dark matter” that seems to permeate the Universe. Along with her team, she studied dozens of galaxies to understand what was influencing their motions. It turned out to be dark matter. The search for dark matter and its existence throughout the Universe is one of the main goals of the observatory that now bears her name.

Understanding the distribution of dark matter is where the LSST Camera will come in handy. For one thing, it will spend a decade taking images of the sky each night, performing a massive survey that will provide a complete image of the visible sky every 3-4 mights. Each area it images will be about the size of 40 full moons and the survey will take advantage of the 8.4-meter telescope moving quickly between imaging positions. In full operation, the Observatory will deliver a 500-petabyte set of images and data products about the sky.

Not only will the Rubin Observatory perform this unprecedented survey in very high resolution, but will also track objects that change in brightness—called “transients.” That includes supernovae, variable stars, mergers of dense objects such as neutron stars or black holes, and other quickly changing events and objects. In addition, it will track asteroids and other objects that wander through the Solar System.

The formation and evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy is another research area for telescope users. Rubin should be able to track stellar streams throughout the Galaxy and chart their paths. That information could give precious insight into just how our Galaxy formed and how stars from cannibalized galaxies move through it.

What’s Next for Vera Rubin Observatory and the LSST Camera

Once the LSST Camera got delivered to the Cerro Pachón site, technicians moved it into an immense white room. That’s a controlled environment that protects the instrument while they work to get it ready for installation on the telescope. They inspected the camera and downloaded data about the “ride” from the U.S. to Chile from all the instruments attached to it. “Our goal was to make sure the camera not only survived, but arrived in perfect condition,” said Kevin Reil, Observatory Scientist at Rubin. “Initial indications—including the data collected by the data loggers, accelerometers, and shock sensors—suggest we were successful.”

The observatory is still in the final stages of construction. The telescope is in place, and other instruments and infrastructure are being finalized. It should all be ready for “first light” and the beginning of science operations sometime in 2025. Between now and then, more parts of the telescope and its mirrors should be installed, and there will be tests of various other instruments both on and off the sky as scientists get ready to start using Rubin next year. Once observations begin, astronomers using Rubin could discover around 17 billion stars and ~20 billion galaxies in the distant Universe.

For More Information

• LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration
  Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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24-05-2024 om 15:56 geschreven door peter  

Terrifying Encounters with the Men in Black: UFO Silencers Unveiled

For decades, stories have circulated about mysterious men in dark suits who intimidate witnesses and suppress reports of unexplained aerial phenomena. These tales have inspired numerous conspiracy theories and fictional works. But who are the real Men in Black (MIB)?

The Origins of the Men in Black

The earliest reports of the Men in Black trace back to Albert Bender in the 1950s. Bender, who ran a UFO mailing list called Outer Space Review, claimed that three men in dark suits with glowing eyes visited him, demanding telepathically that he stop publishing his UFO newsletter. Bender complied, abruptly ending his publications. This incident marked the beginning of the MIB mythos.

Other researchers, such as Gray Barker and John Keel, expanded on Bender’s account. Barker’s book “They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers” introduced the idea of MIB as UFO silencers. Keel’s writings, particularly in “The Mothman Prophecies,” further solidified the MIB image, depicting them as paranormal entities with spectral qualities.

Modern Encounters with the Men in Black

The phenomenon isn’t just historical. Reports of MIB encounters continue into the present day. These modern accounts often feature two types of MIB: the extraterrestrial variety with telepathic abilities and glowing eyes, and the more mundane but equally intimidating government operatives.

Katie Page shared her personal experience from her childhood on a Rocky Mountain ranch in Colorado. Her family experienced a series of strange events, including cattle mutilations and mysterious orbs. During a power outage, an electronic voice warned them to remain silent about their experiences, a chilling encounter reminiscent of traditional MIB intimidation tactics.

Micah Hanks, an experienced UFO researcher, also highlighted the persistence of MIB encounters. He mentioned the famous 2004 USS Nimitz incident, where individuals in plain clothes or unmarked flight suits confiscated radar data after pilots reported a UFO sighting. This suggests that government agents might still be actively involved in suppressing UFO information.

The Men in Black in Popular Culture

The MIB have become iconic figures in popular culture, thanks in part to the “Men in Black” film series. These movies portray the MIB as protectors of Earth who erase witnesses’ memories to maintain secrecy. While entertaining, this depiction contrasts sharply with the more sinister and threatening MIB described in real-life accounts.

Other media, such as “The X-Files,” also explore the MIB theme. Characters like the cigarette-smoking man represent the darker side of government secrecy and intimidation, blending fiction with the unsettling reality reported by many witnesses.

Government Involvement and Suppression

There is substantial evidence suggesting that government agencies have played a role in the MIB phenomenon. Historical incidents, such as the alleged involvement of mysterious figures following the Roswell crash, support this notion. Additionally, cases like the strange disappearance of Dr. Herbert Hopkins, who was visited by a bizarre MIB after investigating a UFO case, further fuel these suspicions.

The Psychological and Sociological Impact

The MIB phenomenon raises intriguing questions about government secrecy, the nature of UFO encounters, and the power of myth. The persistence of MIB reports, despite the lack of concrete evidence, suggests a deep psychological and sociological impact. These stories tap into fears of surveillance and control, reflecting broader anxieties about government transparency and the unknown.

VIDEO:

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Whether viewed as government agents, extraterrestrial beings, or mythic figures, the Men in Black continue to captivate and terrify. Their enigmatic presence in UFO lore underscores the ongoing mystery and fascination with unexplained phenomena. As researchers like Katie Page and Micah Hanks continue to explore these encounters, the true nature of the Men in Black remains an open question, challenging our understanding of reality and the limits of human knowledge.

In revisiting these terrifying encounters with UAP silencers, we are reminded that the line between fact and fiction is often blurred, and the search for truth in the realm of UFOs is as compelling as ever.

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24-05-2024 om 14:58 geschreven door peter  

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

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By Tom Norton

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

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

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

The Claim

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

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

The Facts

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Ruling

Needs Context

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

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

Bibhu Dev Misra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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23-05-2024 om 16:10 geschreven door peter  

Meest gedetailleerde Maanatlas ooit gepubliceerd: het zal door China worden gebruikt voor toekomstige missies

Door Janine

Hoewel er al tientallen jaren geen menselijke missies meer zijn geweest, staat de maan altijd centraal in dromen over ruimteverkenning. Verschillende landen hebben sondes gestuurd om onze satelliet in een baan om de aarde of direct op het oppervlak te bestuderen. Onlangs ging de Chinese Academie van Wetenschappen echter een stap verder en publiceerde de meest gedetailleerde Maanatlas ooit. Laten we eens kijken hoe het mogelijk was om dit resultaat te bereiken, en waarom.

Een monumentale prestatie

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Pogingen om een gedetailleerde atlas van het maanoppervlak te maken zijn zeker niet nieuw. Er bestaan wel kaarten van de maan, zelfs vrij recente, maar die zijn gebaseerd op gegevens van de Apollo-missies van de NASA in de jaren ’60 en ’70. Modern onderzoek heeft meer actuele en nauwkeurige gegevens nodig en daarom werkt de Chinese Academie van Wetenschappen al 10 jaar aan een nieuwe Maanatlas. Met als doel om er de meest gedetailleerde ooit van te maken.

Na tien jaar werk en de betrokkenheid van meer dan 100 onderzoekers heeft de CAS een ongekende geologische kaart van de maan met een hoge resolutie gepubliceerd. De atlas is gemaakt op een schaal van 1:2.500.000 en geeft experts de mogelijkheid om het maanoppervlak gedetailleerder dan ooit te bestuderen. Voor alle duidelijkheid: eerdere atlassen hadden een schaal van 1:500.000.000: het is niet te vergelijken

Onthullingen van de nieuwe Maanatlas

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Het is duidelijk dat de samenstelling van de Maanatlas, de meest gedetailleerde ooit, perfect past bij de nieuwe interesse van China in onze satelliet. De geologische kaart geeft een gedetailleerd overzicht van meer dan 12 duizend kraters, 81 bekkens en 17 soorten maangesteenten, samen met andere geologische informatie. Dit zijn gegevens die zullen worden gebruikt voor toekomstige verkenningen, al dan niet door mensen, en ook om te beslissen waar het binnenkort te bouwen International Lunar Research Station zal worden gebouwd. Een van de verantwoordelijken voor het project is Ross Mitchell, een geofysicus bij de Chinese Academie van Wetenschappen, die commentaar geeft op de nieuwe Maanatlas:

Elke vraag in de geologie begint met het bekijken van een geologische kaart. Bijdragen aan de maanwetenschap is voor China ook een belangrijke manier om zijn mogelijke rol als wetenschappelijke macht in de komende decennia te bevestigen.

Groeiende Chinese belangstelling voor de maan

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Mitchells woorden, maar ook de Maanatlas zelf, passen in een veel breder plaatje waarin China een actieve speler is op het gebied van maanverkenning. De eerste menselijke missies, gepland voor de nabije toekomst, zijn bijvoorbeeld bedoeld om een geavanceerd surveillancesysteem te testen. Tegelijkertijd is de Chang'e 6-missie al van start gegaan, die tot doel heeft om:

• te landen op de verborgen kant van de maan;
• mineraalmonsters van het oppervlak te nemen
• de monsters terug te brengen naar de aarde voor onderzoek.

Hoe je het ook bekijkt, de verkenning van de Maan is zojuist een nieuwe fase ingegaan waarin de verschillende ruimtevaartorganisaties intenties, middelen en resultaten met elkaar vergelijken. Naast het Skynet-systeem en de Chang'e 6-missie heeft de Chinese Academie van Wetenschappen de wereld zojuist de meest gedetailleerde Maanatlas ooit gegeven. Een hoogtepunt van 10 jaar onderzoek, maar ook een startpunt voor toekomstige verkenningen die we ons nog niet kunnen voorstellen.

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23-05-2024 om 15:47 geschreven door peter  

Demanding the Truth: Rep. Tim Burchett’s Fight for UFO Disclosure

In a recent interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, passionately advocated for the declassification of all federal documents related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as UFOs. As the chair of the UAP Caucus Committee, Burchett’s stance is rooted in a firm belief that the American public has a right to know the truth about these mysterious occurrences and how the government is handling them.

The Call for Transparency

Burchett’s push for transparency is not without reason. He points to compelling evidence from credible sources, including military pilots, who have reported close encounters with UAPs. One such incident involved an object that came within 14 feet of a pilot’s canopy. Despite these alarming reports, many government departments continue to deny the existence of UAPs while simultaneously funding related projects with millions of taxpayer dollars.

The congressman underscores the discrepancy between the government’s public stance and its financial allocations. “Our federal government, many departments tell us they don’t exist yet they’re still being funded tens of millions of dollars,” Burchett remarked, highlighting the need for accountability in how these funds are used.

Legislative Challenges

Introducing a bill to declassify UAP documents is just the beginning of a complex legislative journey. Burchett acknowledges that getting the bill to the floor for a vote, and ultimately passed, involves navigating a maze of political hurdles. However, he remains optimistic, citing commitments from key figures such as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Chairman Comer, who have assured a fair hearing and process for the bill.

Burchett is prepared to face opposition head-on. “Let them vote against it because if they vote against it, what have they got to hide?” he challenges, urging transparency and accountability from his fellow lawmakers.

Ongoing UAP Encounters

According to Burchett, encounters with UAPs are not a thing of the past. He receives frequent reports and briefings from pilots and former intelligence agents, reinforcing his suspicions about the continuous nature of these phenomena. “I’ve been briefed by pilots, and former intelligence agents have confirmed many of my suspicions about this,” he shared, emphasizing the need for public awareness and government disclosure.

One of Burchett’s primary concerns is the outsourcing of UAP-related projects to private corporations. These companies operate under government contracts that often lack transparency, making it difficult for the public to obtain information through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

Government Secrecy and Accountability

Burchett criticizes the government’s history of secrecy, particularly its practice of issuing heavily redacted reports. He calls for a comprehensive audit to determine how taxpayer money is being spent on UAP research and recovery efforts. “Our own Pentagon has not passed an audit in the history of audit,” Burchett points out, questioning the accountability of a department that cannot account for a substantial portion of its budget.

The congressman’s plea is straightforward: provide the public with unfiltered information. He argues that knowing the truth about UAPs will not alter personal beliefs but will enhance understanding of the phenomena and the government’s role in investigating them. “It’s not about little green men or flying saucers. It’s about where we stand and what we are spending our money on.”

• https://youtu.be/cOsGpYhVir0

Rep. Tim Burchett’s call for the declassification of UAP documents is a plea for transparency and government accountability. By bringing these documents to light, he aims to dispel myths and provide the public with the truth they deserve. As the debate continues, Burchett’s efforts highlight a critical need for openness in government operations, especially concerning phenomena that captivate public interest and raise significant questions about our understanding of the universe.

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23-05-2024 om 15:23 geschreven door peter  

The authors of a new paper examine that question. The paper is “Detectability of Solar Panels as a Technosignature,” and it’ll be published in The Astrophysical Journal. The lead author is Ravi Kopparapu from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

In their paper, the authors assess the detectability of silicon-based solar panels on an Earth-like habitable zone planet. “Silicon-based photovoltaic cells have high reflectance in the UV-VIS and in the near-IR, within the wavelength range of a space-based flagship mission concept like the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO),” the authors write. The HWO would search for and image Earth-like worlds in habitable zones. There’s no timeline for the mission, but the 2020 Decadal Survey recommended the telescope be built. This research looks ahead to the mission or one like it sometime in the future.

Naturally, the authors make a number of assumptions about a hypothetical ETI using solar power. They assume that an ETI is using large-scale photovoltaics (PVs) based on silicon and that their planet orbits a Sun-like star. Silicon PVs are cost-effective to produce, and they are well-suited to harness the energy from a Sun-like star.

Kopparapu and his co-authors aren’t the first to suggest that silicon PVs could constitute a technosignature. In a 2017 paper, Avi Loeb and Manasvi Lingam from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics wrote that silicon-based PVs create an artificial edge in their spectra. This edge is similar to the ‘red edge‘ detectable in Earth’s vegetation when viewed from space but shifted to shorter wavelengths. “Future observations of reflected light from exoplanets would be able to detect both natural and artificial edges photometrically if a significant fraction of the planet’s surface is covered by vegetation or photovoltaic arrays, respectively,” Lingam and Loeb wrote.

“The “edge” refers to the noticeable increase in the reflectance of the material under consideration when a reflected light spectrum is taken of the planet,” the authors of the new research explain. Satellites monitor the red edge on Earth to observe agricultural crops, and the same could apply to sensing PVs on other worlds.

While Lingam and Loeb suggested the possibility, Kopparapu and his co-authors dug deeper. They point out that we could generate enough energy for our needs (as of 2022) if only 2.4% of the Earth’s surface was covered in silicon-based PVs. The 2.4% number is only accurate if the chosen location is optimized. For Earth, that means the Sahara Desert, and something similar may be true on an alien world.

The authors explain, “This region is both close to the equator, where a comparatively greater amount of solar energy would be available throughout the year, and has minimal cloud coverage.”

The authors also work with a 23% land coverage number. This number reflects previous research showing that for a projected maximum human population of 10 billion people, 23% land coverage would provide a high standard of living for everyone. They also use it as an upper limit because anything beyond that seems highly unlikely and would have negative consequences. On Earth, the entire continent of Africa is about 23% of the surface.

The authors’ calculations show that an 8-meter telescope similar to the HWO would not detect an Earth-like exoplanet with 2.4% of its surface covered with PVs.

f an ETI covered 23% of its surface with energy-harvesting PVs, would that be detectable? It would be difficult to untangle the planet’s light from the star’s light and would require hundreds of hours of observation time to reach an acceptable Signal-to-Noise (S/N) ratio.

“Because we have chosen the 0.34 ?m–0.52?m range to calculate the impact of silicon panels on the reflectance spectra, the difference between a planet with and without silicon is not markedly different, even with 23% land cover,” the authors explain.

Technological progress adds another wrinkle to these numbers. As PV technology advances, an ETI would cover less of its planet’s surface area to generate the same amount of energy, making detection even more difficult.

Solar energy is expanding rapidly on Earth. Each year, more individual homes, businesses, and institutions implement solar arrays. Those might not constitute technosignatures, but individual installations aren’t the only thing growing.

China built a vast solar power plant called the Gonghe Photovoltaic Project in its sparsely populated Qinghai Province. It generates 3182 MW. India has the Bhadla Solar Park (2,245 MW) in the Thar Desert. Saudi Arabia has built several new solar plants and intends to build more. Other innovative solar projects are announced regularly.

But will we realistically ever cover 2.4% of our planet in solar arrays? Will we need to? There are many questions.

Generating solar power in the heat of the Sahara Desert is challenging. The extreme heat reduces efficiency. Building the infrastructure required to deliver the energy to population centres is also another challenge. Then consider that silicon-based PVs may not be the end point in solar panel development. Perovskite-based PVs hold a lot of promise to outperform silicon. They’re more efficient than silicon, and researchers frequently break energy records with them (in laboratories.) Would perovskite PVs create the same “edge” in a planet’s spectra?

The authors didn’t consider specific technological advances like perovskite because it’s beyond the scope of their paper.

The bottom line is that silicon-based solar arrays on a planetary surface are unlikely to create an easily detectable technosignature. “Assuming an 8-meter HWO-like telescope, focusing on the reflection edge in the UV-VIS, and considering varying land coverage of solar panels on an Earth-like exoplanet that match the present and projected energy needs, we estimate that several hundreds of hours of observation time is needed to reach a SNR of ~5 for a high land coverage of ~23%,” the authors write.

The authors also wonder what this means for the Kardashev Scale and things like Dyson Spheres. In that paradigm, ETIs require more and more energy and eventually build a mega engineering project that harvests all of the energy available from their star. A Dyson Sphere would create a powerful technosignature, and astronomers are already looking for them.

But if the numbers in this research are correct, we may never see one because they’re not needed.

“We find that, even with significant population growth, the energy needs of human civilization would be several orders of magnitude below the energy threshold for a Kardashev Type I civilization or a Dyson sphere/swarm which harnesses the energy of a star,” they conclude. “This line of inquiry reexamines the utility of such concepts and potentially addresses one crucial aspect of the Fermi paradox: We have not discovered any large-scale engineering yet, conceivably because advanced technologies may not need them.”

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23-05-2024 om 01:43 geschreven door peter  

Einstein, teleportatie en het raadselachtige 'Philadelphia Experiment'

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Einstein, teleportatie en het raadselachtige 'Philadelphia Experiment'
Geloof je in buitenaards leven? Denk je dat tijdreizen een mogelijkheid is? Als jouw antwoorden op beide vragen 'nee' is, lees dan verder over deze vermeende gebeurtenis in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het is huiveringwekkend!

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Vragen zonder antwoorden
Het universum verbergt veel mysteries. Een daarvan is of er intelligent leven aanwezig. Het volgende verhaal suggereert dat dit inderdaad het geval is en onthult daarnaast dingen die nog angstaanjagender zijn.

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Context
Het is 1943 en de Verenigde Staten zijn volop verwikkeld in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

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Experiment
Volgens het boek 'The Expanding Case for the UFO' van Morris K. Jessup (een aan de University of Michigan opgeleide astronoom) heeft de Amerikaanse marine een experiment uitgevoerd dat bekend zou worden als het 'Philadelphia Experiment'.

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Teleportatie
Het verhaal gaat dat het de Amerikanen gelukt is om een marineschip, de USS Eldridge, te laten verdwijnen.

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Hoe gebeurde het?
Verondersteld wordt dat het schip, gemeerd in de stad Philadelphia, in een flits licht, met haar bemanning en al, aan boord spoorloos verdween.

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Waar ging het naartoe?
Er wordt gezegd dat de USS Eldridge werd geteleporteerd naar een marinebasis in Norfolk, in de staat Virginia.

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Getuigen
Vermeend getuige van het incident was marinier Carl Allen. Hij beweerde eveneens te hebben gezien dat enkele bemanningsleden dood waren, versmolten met de scheepsromp.

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Alle informatie verwijderen
De overlevenden van het experiment zouden naar een psychische inrichting zijn gestuurd.

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Gehersenspoeld
Ze zeggen dat de bemanningsleden zijn gehersenspoeld zodat ze het incident zouden vergeten.

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EInstein's onderzoek
Volgens het History Channel, ontwikkelde Albert Einstein een project van voor het Amerikaanse leger dat het fenomeen zou kunnen verklaren.

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Einstein's onderzoek
Volgens zijn unificatietheorie ('theorie van alles'), zou een elektromagnetisch apparaat hiervoor verantwoordelijk kunnen zijn. De VS wilde oceaan kunnen oversteken zonder dat het door de vijandelijke schepen waargenomen zou worden.

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Onzichtbaar
Volgens het History Channel, zou Einstein een experiment hebben ontwikkeld waarbij een sterk elektromagnetisch veld werd geïnstalleerd op het schip dat het 'onzichtbaar' zou maken voor radars en mijnen. Maar beweerd wordt dat het experiment een heel ander effect had.

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Brieven
Carl Allen wilde zijn ervaringen niet voor zich houden en schreef naar de astronoom Morris K. Jessup.

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Nieuwe onderzoeken
Morris K. Jessup was gefascineerd door de verhalen en begon zijn eigen onderzoeken waarin hij wat verrassende dingen te weten kwam.

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Mysterieuze dood
Maar voordat hij deze vermeende vondsten kon doen, werd hij dood gevonden in zijn auto.

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Doodsoorzaak
De officiële doodsoorzaak was zelfmoord maar sommigen beweren dat hij is vermoord. Zou dit waar kunnen zijn?

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Revelation
Maar in 1969 probeerde Carl Allen een einde te maken aan de speculaties door publiekelijk te verkondigen dat het allemaal bedrog was.

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Onthulling
Deze onthulling werd gedaan in de burelen van de Aerial Phenomena Research Organization van Arizona.

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Film
De film 'The Philadelphia Experiment' is gebaseerd op het verhaal en werd uitgebracht in 1984. Jaren later zou de film opnieuw voor controverse zorgen.

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Getuigenis
Alfred Bielek kwam met nieuwe getuigenverklaringen en claimde dat de film hem zijn ervaringen tijdens het experiment opnieuw deed beleven. Volgens hem werden ze niet alleen naar een andere plek geteleporteerd, maar hebben ze ook door de tijd gereisd.

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Buitenaards leven
Door de ophoping van zoveel energie zou er volgens Bielek een doorgangsportaal in de ruimte zijn ontstaan door welke UFO's naar onze planeet zouden kunnen komen.

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Bewijs?
Alfred Bielek ging zelfs verder en zei dat de Amerikaanse marine hier niet alleen weet van had, maar dat het eveneens een buitenaards wezen gevangen had weten te nemen.

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Verre van voorbij
Zij die niet in deze samenzweringstheorie geloven wijzen op objectieve feiten die het weerspreken. Voor hen die er wel in geloven, zijn de antwoorden op het marineschip zelf te vinden.

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Verslagen
Volgens de verslagen is er geen buitengewone activiteit waargenomen en er is ook geen document dat kan bevestigen dat het schip in Norfolk is aangemeerd.

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Onzichtbaarheid
Er zijn gevorderde wetenschappelijke onderzoeken gedaan naar onzichtbaarheid die geen directe relatie hebben tot de theorie van Einstein.

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Vliegtuigen
Volgens wetenschappers kunnen vliegtuigen onzichtbaar gemaakt worden voor radars, maar niet voor licht

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Mening
Wat denk jij ervan? Geloof je erin of denk je dat het gewoon bedrog was?

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23-05-2024 om 00:00 geschreven door peter  

Wat je nog niet weet over het einde der tijden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"This is a global phenomenon. It is affecting other countries, not just the United States.”

COLONEL KARL NEIL

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He gave a quick rundown of his career for the many financial professionals in attendance at the event.

"I worked on Space Command, I commanded a satellite ground station war traced to the joint Chiefs. I spent time at Wright Patterson, the Army sent me for Masters in Strategic Studies, I ended up at Bell Labs.

"Ended at Lockheed Missiles and Space, I went to Northrop Grumman, I ran Strategic Tech in Defence, three letter agencies, Deputy CTO and Vice President of a number of firms.

"Stayed in military and commanded at every grade level through brigade. Ended up at Army Future’s Command and the UAP task Force.”

Colonel Nell gave reasons why the presence of non-human intelligence is not admitted openly by Government. He also questioned why people would be surprised.

"Very high level folks with access to the information have come out now and said the same thing. People in a position to know are telling you the same thing.

"What is so unusual? There is billions of stars in the galaxy.

"There are six basic reasons. National security. Lack of a plan. Potential societal disruption. The possibility of non-public agreement. Misdeeds and covering that up. Basic organizational intransigence.

"National security supersedes all the others. A responsible leader would be irresponsible to come forward without a plan.”

The Colonel gave reasons why the public deserve to know exactly what is going on.

“Three reasons trump the other six. Moral right. The nature of reality is not Government information.

"Government exists for and by the people. People have a right to know the world we live. The pursuit of happiness requires this knowledge.

"Misdeeds need to be remedied.

"Societal advance. More brain trust needs to be brought into this topic to improve society.

"Anyone paying attention realizes UAP are real, they are not ours and not our adversaries. The Pentagon already said that. That shoe already dropped.

"If the President says it’s NHI, that will precipitate questions the Goverment is not ready to answer, with potential negative effects on society.

"All these civilisations in the past have failed and never to return. Highly civilised and advanced.

"Yet they failed due to stresses they could not address.

"Our society today is similarly fractured. Fragile. It mirrors this scenario, for a responsible decision maker that is a factor.”

Mr Nell spoke about the possibility of humans being confronted with the reality of religious beliefs, and the possibility of a threat facing humans.

"Pose the question, if you are confronted with the reality of the metaphysical; an angel, a messenger from God.

"That will be a sea state change in your dealing with reality. its one thing to believe, another to know.

"It has the potential have an analogous affect on society.

"The universe is governed by conservation laws. Conservation rules. This reality forces a Darwinian competition in order to survive.

"It’s naive to expect altruism (from NHI) unless you get to a state of post scarcity. Where there is no physical needs we are encumbered with in this universe.

"It’s the economics of the future which will determine whether there is co-operation, competition or symbiosis.

"To assume malintent or complete altruism is somewhat naive.

"This is a global phenomenon. It is affecting other countries, not just the United States. Organized religion has a say. This is an all planet problem.”

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22-05-2024 om 21:41 geschreven door peter  

Air Force Sergeant Recalls Encounter With UFO ‘The Size Of A Walmart’ And ‘Four Beings’

For obvious reasons, military bases and installations, especially nuclear weapons bases, are hot spots for UFO sightings.

However, most of those UFO sightings don’t result in actual encounters with the craft, or whoever is controlling them.

Which is exactly what happened in the case of United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Mario Woods, who was with the USAF Security Police in 1977.

While Woods was on duty guarding the missile silos at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota in 1977, he says he was at a control center outside the main base when, he tells the Disclosure Team podcast, “I just happened to look to my east which in the direction of Ellsworth Air Force Base, about 55 miles away, and … I see this light in the sky.”

“I thought what is that? Is that a helicopter? is that a B-52 bomber? B52s sometimes fly these training sorties at night and they fly at low level right over the prairie,” Mario Woods continued. “They would be practicing an attack run somewhere, to go high to low and come in then come up into an area and disperse their ordinance.”

It wasn’t.

Shortly after seeing this, he and his team were alerted by a signal that something had penetrated the perimeter of the base.

He and another member of the Air Force drove until they were about a mile away from the UFO.

“You could see this pulsation … these orange, red and white colors,” Woods said. “It was the strangest thing.”

As they got even closer to the UFO, Woods said they realized that this object in the sky was “the size of a Walmart building, and as long as an aircraft carrier.”

“I’ve been on C5 Galaxies and flown from from Korea to the United States twice on one, there and back, so I know the size of those things,” he said.

“They are minuscule compared to this craft, I mean that’s just how big it was. There was no noise, but it was only sitting 10 feet off the ground.”

He claims the entire area was lit up “like standing in a welder’s light.”

And that was only the beginning of the weirdness he experienced that night.

Mario Woods also claimed that while near the UFO he felt as if he was being pulled out of his seat while at the same time feeling a force putting pressure on his chest.

That’s when he saw something that today would probably be considered to be like a drone. But this was 1977.

So, when “a ball about four to five times the size of a beach-ball appeared just a few inches above the hood” and “shot around like a ping pong ball” before flying off, he had no idea what he was seeing.

But wait, his story somehow gets even more troubling.

“I saw these four beings, three small and one tall, about 20 feet away,” he claimed. “They weren’t walking, but they were all just moving at the same time. coming toward me. The small one that was on the right side of the tall one had a a wand or some type of a rod with a yellow tip on it that glowed in a way that brought my attention to it.”

After feeling like the aliens spoke to him without actually being audible, he says the next thing he remembers is it being five hours later and his vehicle was parked on a dam 10 miles away from where he encountered the UFO.

“The strangest part about that is the vehicle was facing the only direction in which it could leave in, and there were no tire tracks coming in there,” he claimed.

He says that when returned to the base he told his story – minus the aliens, because he was worried about the reaction it would have caused – and was ordered to sign a non-disclosure document.

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22-05-2024 om 21:09 geschreven door peter  

Pluto’s Subsurface Ocean is 8% Denser than Seawater on Earth, Study Suggests

Planetary researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Lunar and Planetary Institute have used mathematical models and unprecedented high-resolution images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to take a closer look at the subsurface ocean that likely lies beneath Pluto’s thick shell of nitrogen, methane and water ice.

For many decades, planetary scientists assumed that Pluto could not support an ocean.

The surface temperature is about minus 220 degrees Celsius (minus 364 degrees Fahrenheit), a temperature so cold even gases like nitrogen and methane freeze solid. Water shouldn’t have a chance.

“Pluto is a small body,” said Alex Nguyen, a Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis.

“It should have lost almost all of its heat shortly after it was formed, so basic calculations would suggest that it’s frozen solid to its core.”

But in recent years, scientists have gathered evidence suggesting Pluto likely contains an ocean of liquid water beneath the ice.

That inference came from several lines of evidence, including Pluto’s cryovolcanoes that spew ice and water vapor.

“Although there is still some debate, it’s now generally accepted that Pluto has an ocean,” Nguyen said

The new study probes Pluto’s ocean in greater detail, even if it’s far too deep below the ice for planetary scientists to ever see.

Nguyen and his colleague, Dr. Patrick McGovern of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, created mathematical models to explain the cracks and bulges in the ice covering Pluto’s Sputnik Platina basin, the site of a meteor collision billions of years ago.

Their calculations suggest the ocean in this area exists beneath a shell of water ice 40 to 80 km (25-50 miles) thick, a blanket of protection that likely keeps the inner ocean from freezing solid.

They also calculated the likely density or salinity of the ocean based on the fractures in the ice above.

They estimate Pluto’s ocean is, at most, about 8% denser than seawater on Earth, or roughly the same as Utah’s Great Salt Lake. If you could somehow get to Pluto’s ocean, you could effortlessly float.

“This level of density would explain the abundance of fractures seen on the surface,” Nguyen said

“If the ocean was significantly less dense, the ice shell would collapse, creating many more fractures than actually observed. If the ocean was much denser, there would be fewer fractures.

“We estimated a sort of Goldilocks zone where the density and shell thickness is just right.”

Space agencies have no plans to return to Pluto any time soon, so many of its mysteries will remain for future generations of researchers.

“Whether it’s called a planet, a planetoid, or merely one of many objects in the outer reaches of the Solar System, it’s worth studying,” Nguyen said.

“From my perspective, it’s a planet.”

• The paper was published in the journal Icarus.
• P.J. McGovern & A.L. Nguyen. 2024. The role of Pluto’s ocean’s salinity in supporting nitrogen ice loads within the Sputnik Planitia basin. Icarus 412: 115968; doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.115968

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22-05-2024 om 20:59 geschreven door peter  

Pentagon UFO Cover-Up Exposed? An In-Depth Look at the Lehto Files Investigation

In a riveting episode of the Lehto Files, retired F-16 pilot Chris Lehto explores a controversial interview where noted skeptic Steven Greenstreet interrogates Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the former director of the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The crux of the interview revolves around Kirkpatrick’s denial of attending a 2018 Senate briefing on Skinwalker Ranch, despite photographic evidence and assertions from Brandon Fugal, the current owner of the ranch.

The Controversial Interview

Steven Greenstreet, known for his critical stance on UFO phenomena, questioned Dr. Kirkpatrick about his involvement with UFOs before 2022. Kirkpatrick asserted that he had no prior duties or interests in UFOs outside of casual movie-watching. However, Greenstreet challenged this claim by referencing a 2018 briefing that Kirkpatrick allegedly attended, where Skinwalker Ranch was the focus.

The Evidence

Photographic evidence and testimonies from Brandon Fugal indicate that Kirkpatrick not only attended but led the 2018 briefing on Skinwalker Ranch. This briefing, conducted with high-level Pentagon officials, directly contradicts Kirkpatrick’s statements. Fugal provided photos showing Kirkpatrick at the head of the table during the briefing, which he claimed lasted over two hours.

Kirkpatrick’s Response

When pressed by Greenstreet, Kirkpatrick admitted to attending a briefing at the request of the Senate Armed Services Committee but insisted it was unrelated to Skinwalker Ranch and was associated with research from the AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) and ASAP (Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program). He maintained that his role was as an independent, objective reviewer and that he was unaware the briefing specifically involved Skinwalker Ranch until later.

The Skeptic’s Perspective

Greenstreet has long argued that a group of “True Believers” within the Department of Defense (DoD) has been fabricating the narrative of UFOs and reverse engineering programs. Despite numerous whistleblowers, including David Grusch and Colonel Charles Halt, recounting firsthand experiences, Greenstreet remains unconvinced, believing these narratives are orchestrated by a select few.

Public and Community Reaction

The UFO community is divided in response to Kirkpatrick’s role and statements. Many are concerned about his credibility and objectivity as the director of AARO. His denial of attending a significant UFO-related briefing, despite evidence to the contrary, raises questions about his transparency and the potential for a cover-up.

The Need for Transparency

The episode underscores the importance of transparency and accountability in governmental UFO investigations. Kirkpatrick’s conflicting statements and the evidence provided by Fugal highlight the need for clear and honest communication from officials involved in UFO research. Public trust is paramount, and any perceived dishonesty can severely damage confidence in governmental investigations.

Chris Lehto’s Call for Civility

Chris Lehto emphasizes the need for civil discourse and cautions against personal attacks on Kirkpatrick or his family. The focus, he insists, should be on the evidence and the validity of arguments presented. Respectful and evidence-based discussions are crucial for progressing in the understanding of UFO phenomena.

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The episode of the Lehto Files brings to light potential inconsistencies and controversies in the Pentagon’s handling of UFO investigations. The conflicting accounts surrounding Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick’s involvement in the 2018 briefing on Skinwalker Ranch call for greater transparency and accountability from those in positions of authority. By fostering objective and respectful discussions, the search for truth in UFO phenomena can continue with integrity and public trust.

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22-05-2024 om 20:48 geschreven door peter  

BY JACKSON CHEN

For so long, the idea of humanoid robots held the promise of taking care of boring tasks and letting us focus on more important things. Yet here we are, without a robot that helps simplify our lives like Rosey the Robot from The Jetsons.

Still, the technology behind robots has been advancing rapidly as of late, leading to bots that have impressive dexterity or AI reasoning. Most of these robots aren’t available to customers yet, but they reignite the hope that we’re closer to robot butlers who can achieve the holy grail — doing our laundry. Here are eight of the most exciting humanoid robots that you could see in your future homes.

1. Boston Dynamics Atlas

Perhaps one of the more popular names in robotics, Boston Dynamics recently gave its humanoid robot a serious makeover. The next-gen Atlas might not move like a human anymore, but the company says this improved range of movement opens it up for more applications. Boston Dynamics will first put its latest Atlas to test in Hyundai’s manufacturing plants.

2. Tesla Optimus

In Tesla’s latest video showing off its humanoid robot, Optimus handles precise tasks like sorting battery cells, with ease. Besides factory use, we can see Tesla’s bot running tests with sorting laundry, organizing shelves, and even walking around the office. Tesla will likely put Optimus to work in its manufacturing plants first, but its dexterity looks like it can take care of household chores too — well, sort of.

3. Figure 01

Unlike Atlas and Optimus, Figure leans on OpenAI and its ChatGPT model to add a realistic touch to its humanoid robot. As seen in this demo, Figure 01 can smoothly handle conversations with humans, while understanding tasks given to it. It can even make your coffee for you, even if it’s just pushing a button on a Keurig. Figure plans to use its robots in BMW’s manufacturing plant in South Carolina to start.

4. Unitree G1

With 43 joint motors, Unitree’s G1 gets up from the floor just as creepily as Boston Dynamics’ Atlas. However, it can also run up to 4.5 mph, solder wires with its three-pronged hand, and even make breakfast for you. Best of all, Unitree is positioning the G1 to be a more affordable option to the existing competition at $16,000.

5. Agility Digit

You may remember Agility’s Digit robot when it partnered with Ford back in 2020. The partnership for the five-foot, nine-inch humanoid robot seems to have fizzled, but Digit found a new home through Amazon. The company plans to use it at its warehouses, but Digit’s capabilities of carrying up to 35 pounds and reaching things as high as six feet could be just as useful at home.

6. Sanctuary AI Phoenix

You might not have heard of Phoenix yet, but Sanctuary AI is actually on the seventh generation of its humanoid robot. The latest upgrade improves the Phoenix’s range of motion in all of its arm joints and how fast it can learn new tasks, now taking less than 24 hours. Sanctuary AI already deployed its Phoenix with Canadian Tire Corporation, but its general-purpose design means it can be programmed for more than that.

7. Apptronik Apollo

These mostly faceless robots may feel like a weird inclusion at home, but Apptronik solves that with Apollo and its digital panels on its face and chest. This design allows it to communicate with its owner its battery percentage, what task it’s working on, and what’s next on its queue.

Apptronik wants the Apollo to be like the iPhone of the robot world since it has “user-friendly hardware” that’s meant to be added on with third-party applications. We’ll see it in action soon in Mercedes-Benz’s manufacturing plants.

8. Ubtech Walker S

Like Figure 01, Ubtech’s Walker S leans on Baidu’s Ernie AI to understand real-time interactions and requests. It can handle things like folding clothes, while even giving you fashion advice on what to pair something with. Nio already employed the Walker S on its EV production lines, where it can be seen handling specific tasks like checking seatbelt safety and installing car emblem logos.

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22-05-2024 om 20:30 geschreven door peter  

The most famous UFO sightings in the world

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The most famous UFO sightings in the world
Does extraterrestrial life exist? It's a mystery that intrigues us all. Despite huge advances in technological know-how, we are still no closer to proving that we are not alone, and there's no concrete evidence to suggest otherwise. But around the world, UFO sightings are reported with alarming regularity. So, should we believe in events like the notorious Roswell case, or dismiss outright the notion that we are being visited by beings from another planet?

Here is a list of the best-known cases of UFO sightings of recent times. Take a look and decide, is there something really out there?

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The Greifswald lights, German Democratic Republic
Thousands witnessed an organized formation of seven lights that hovered for 30 minutes in the night sky over the Greifswald nuclear power plant near Peenemünde, in 1990. Several witnesses, including a Russian nuclear physicist working at the station, managed to film the incident.

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The Greifswald lights, German Democratic Republic
The incident drew a skeptical response from many, though the fact the lights appeared to hang in the sky for half an hour could not be explained. One of the reasons given was that the lights were flares fired into the sky by the Russian or Polish navy. The reunification of Germany was due to take place six weeks later and some thought this was in some way a diplomatic protest to prevent or delay the union from taking place.

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The Warrenton sightings, South Africa
In 1994, a farmer claimed to have seen what he thought was a small, noisy air craft traveling at speed through the night sky alongside a larger 'mother ship.'

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The Warrenton sightings, South Africa
The noise the ship made was compared with that of a helicopter, or the engine of a Volkswagen beetle. Four other people witnessed the 1994 sighting, which was never properly explained.

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The Kolkata sighting, India
In 2007, a report carried in The Times Of India cited several witnesses claiming to have seen a flying object moving at high velocity through the skies over Kolkata. The sightings were reported between 3.30 am and 6.30 am.

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The Kolkata sighting, India
Those who witnessed the event affirmed that the object was able to alter its form, from a spherical shape something resembling a triangle. Specialists contacted by the Times of India could not explain the phenomenon.

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The Vancouver sighting, Canada
On February 20, 2011 several people in Vancouver reported seeing an object hovering in the sky that emitted green and red lights.

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The Vancouver sighting, Canada
However, after reviewing the footage, experts concluded that the UFO was in fact a kite fitted with LED lights.

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The Captain William Schaffner incident, North Sea
On September 9, 1970 Royal Air Force pilot William Schaffner was flying over the North Sea when he spotted a strange object ahead of his plane, hovering over the water in the North Sea. He decided to investigate, but a few minutes later radio communication with Captain Schaffner's aircraft was lost.

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The Captain William Schaffner incident, North Sea
Schaffner's plane was later found ditched in the sea. Oddly, the canopy was closed and there was no trace of the pilot. This remains one of the most intriguing of cases involving a so-called UFO, and as The Telegraph reported at the time, there seems no answer as to what might have happened other than the RAF captain was practicing night time low altitude target training when his aircraft inexplicably crashed.

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Incident of the Berwyn range, Wales
On the night of January 23, 1974 several villagers living in the mountainous region of Berwyn in northern Wales reported seeing bright lights in the sky accompanied for a while by a very loud noise.

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Incident of the Berwyn range, Wales
Despite the scare the incident provoked, it was subsequently dismissed as a UFO sighting after the British Ministry of Defense confirmed that a falling meteor created the light, and after hitting the ground produced the subsequent tremor, which measured 3.5 on the Richter scale—the noise heard by the villagers

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The Yenikent complex incident, Turkey
Throughout 2007, 2008, and 2009, a night watchman at the Yenikent complex called Yalcin Yalman was able to film on several occasions what many believe to be UFOs hovering in the skies over Turkey.

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The Yenikent complex incident, Turkey
The visual recordings, now considered one of the most compelling pieces of evidence that alien life exists beyond our world, have been confirmed as genuine and free of any manipulation.

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The Belgian wave of UFOs
The Belgian UFO wave was the term used to describe a series of sightings of unidentified flying objects that took place between November 1989 and April 1990 in Belgium. Thousands of people reported seeing various objects in the sky, triangular in shape with lights attached to the base.

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The Belgian wave of UFOs
Despite the huge volume of sightings reported by the public at the time, no photographs or video footage was ever officially released to confirm the event. A photograph that emerged in 1990 and released to the press was later proved to be an altered image.

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The lights of Lubbock, Texas
Between August and September 1951, several unusual light formations were spotted in the skies above Lubbock, in Texas. Witnesses described seeing about 20 to 30 lights arranged in a 'V' pattern. The incident is one of the first in the United States reported as a UFO sighting.

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The lights of Lubbock, Texas
The same year the United States Air Force investigated the incident and concluded that the lights had been caused by a plover, a small wading bird. However, this bizarre explanation was later recounted by the USAF and no other reason was given.

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The Tehran incident, Iran
On September 19, 1976 Iranian military forces detected an unidentified flying object in the skies above the capital, Tehran.

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The Tehran incident, Iran
As two Iranian air force jets approached the mystery object the pilots lost radio communications with the ground. As they prepared to open fire on the UFO, their weapons systems also failed. It was only after leaving the vicinity of the strange craft that they resumed full control of their aircraft.

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The sighting by Jimmy Carter
In 1973, before he held office as the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, governor of the state of Georgia, reported seeing an unidentified flying object.

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The sighting by Jimmy Carter
The case only became public after Carter was in the White House. By the late 1970s, when he was no longer president, the US press used the sighting by Carter to open up a debate about UFO sightings.

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The São Paulo sightings, Brazil
In 1986, 20 UFOs appeared on Brazilian military forces radars. An air force jet was scrambled to intercept them but the objects eventually disappeared from screens.

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The São Paulo sightings, Brazil
Several conspiracy theories subsequently surfaced regarding the sightings, but the general consensus is that the 'objects' were in fact pieces of debris from the decommissioned Salyut-7 Soviet space station, disintegrating as it fell out of orbit and into the Earth's atmosphere.

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The 'Roswell Incident'
The 'Roswell Incident' continues to catch the imagination of the public and media around the world. In 1947, two men out hunting claimed to have seen US Army personnel recover an alien spacecraft from the desert near Roswell.

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The 'Roswell Incident'
The United States military denied any such incident occurred, and continues to do so today. The explanation offered by the authorities is that the army was engaged on a secret mission to recover a surveillance device.

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The case of Kenneth Arnold, Washington
In 1947, an American businessman named Kenneth Arnold claimed to have seen several disc-shaped objects flying over Mount Rainier, in Washington state.

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The case of Kenneth Arnold, Washington
The objects reported by Arnold were renamed 'flying saucers,' a description he subsequently popularized when recalling the incident.

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The lights of Rendlesham Forest, England
The Rendlesham Forest incident is the name given to a series of sightings that occurred in 1980 after a supposed landing of an unidentified flying object in Rendlesham Forest.

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The lights of Rendlesham Forest, England
The UK Ministry of Defense never considered the event a threat to national security. As such, the incident was never officially investigated.

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The Levelland case, Texas
In Levelland in 1967, the engines of several vehicles stopped working after drivers encountered a bright, egg-shaped object in the sky. The cars restarted after the mystery object disappeared.

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The Levelland case, Texas
A subsequent police investigation concluded that the engines were disabled as a result of an electrical storm. However, this explanation continues to be refuted by those who believe in UFOs and alien life-forms.

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22-05-2024 om 18:27 geschreven door peter  

Russian Scientist Found Manuscripts On UFOs & Ancient Aliens In Vatican Secret Archives

Throughout human history, some people possessed an immense amount of knowledge in various fields. A Russian man named Genrikh Mavrikiyevich Ludvig had a vast knowledge of ancient culture. He was an outstanding architect, engineer, and researcher in ancient languages. Ludvig was even compared to Leonardo da Vinci. He is apparently known for getting access to secret  Vatican archives and purportedly found information on ancient aliens.

Professor Ludvig’s story was first revealed by a very popular Russian newspaper “Sovershenno Sekretno” in 2011 in an article titled “Worlds of Professor Ludvig [English translation]” by Vladimir Kucharyants. The author described Ludvig as overweight, bald with a huge forehead and a Scandinavian beard. His blue bulging eyes looked very intent under thick gray eyebrows. He used to get in trouble with the Stalin regime many times, and the Soviet federal agency (NKVD) declared him as an agent of  the Vatican Vatican counterintelligence, sending him to concentration camps in 1938.

Kucharyants recalled Professor Ludvig’s first lecture in the 1960s that sounded interesting at first and then confusing for everyone by mixing linguistics, ancient and medieval history and architecture, plant symbolism, types of labyrinths, phenomena from the history of science. Though the author was Ludvig’s student and researched a lot about him, he is still unaware who Genrikh Ludvig really was: a phenomenal encyclopedist or a mystic. He wrote that after meeting with the professor his life changed, which allowed him to see the world from a different perspective.

Ludvig’s bizarre claims came from reading  Vatican secret archives (now known as  Vatican Apostolic Archive). It is fifty-three miles of shelving that holds 35,000 volumes of catalog and 12 centuries’ documents. The Archives are the stuff of historical legend. Documents at the repository are only released once they are at least 75 years old.

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During the 1920s, Professor Ludvig somehow granted access to  the Vatican Vatican library where he was able to read some bizarre ancient manuscripts that probably could change the course of humanity. He claimed to have come across numerous texts on ancient codes, alchemy, and strange things about UFOs and extraterrestrials who visited Earth in the ancient past.

According to him, he read texts which discussed the influence of aliens on the various ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, the Mayans, and the Mesopotamians. Subsequently, he began his research on the Maya civilization. Ludvig translated their symbols that turned out to be spaceships and spacesuits. He also found historical records of the use of nuclear weapons in ancient times and showed his photographs of the fortress walls of Babylon, melted by a monstrous temperature up to a height of one and a half meters.

Professor Ludvig was very interested in the Sumerian civilization and had great knowledge about it. It is not known from where Sumerians came to Mesopotamia but in the middle of the 4th millennium BC, a sudden and incredible transformation happened to them. They suddenly learned how to build cities and enclose them with strong walls, lay irrigation canals and create the world’s first complex irrigation systems. They invented the wheel and the writing system. At first, Sumerian writing was pictographic, that is, individual objects were depicted in the form of drawings. The oldest texts inscribed with such a letter date back to about 3200 BC.

He also discussed the esoteric meaning of pyramids in Egypt that, under certain ritual manipulations, generate an energy-informational exchange with the cosmic mind. He studied the Etruscan civilization and in particular, believed that images of angels in Christianity come from Etruscan culture.

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library.

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Professor Ludvig was no ordinary man. During World War II, he worked as an architect, design engineer, and inventor while being an inmate of the GULAG. From 1941 to 1943, he had 17 military inventions on his name. He is very well known among UFO researchers and ancient alien theorists. In 2016, Wikileaks revealed thousands of emails that were allegedly linked to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta. The emails unfolded secret information shared with Podesta about UFOs and ETs. In 2015, Podesta received emails from Astronaut Edgar Mitchell that expressed his concern about the weaponization of space and its impact on the ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence). According to this set of leaks,  the Vatican Vatican, one of the highest religious authorities in the world, knows about aliens.

Mitchell wrote: “My Catholic colleague Terri Mansfield will be there too, to bring us up to date on  the Vatican Vatican’s awareness of ETI. Another colleague is working on a new Space Treaty, citing involvement with Russia and China. However, with Russia’s extreme interference in Ukraine, I believe we must pursue another route for peace in space and ZPE on Earth.”

Still, due to less corroborating information available about Professor Ludvig, there has been some skepticism of his claims. Did he really gain access to the secret  Vatican archives and find all this amazing information?

References:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20121228013517/http://sovsekretno.ru/magazines/article/2924
• http://www.openminds.tv/russian-scientist-found-ufo-ancient-aliens-researcher/28381

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22-05-2024 om 01:37 geschreven door peter