Ontdek de Fascinerende Wereld van UFO's en UAP's: Jouw Bron voor Onthullende Informatie!
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België: Het Kloppend Hart van UFO-onderzoek
In België is BUFON (Belgisch UFO-Netwerk) dé autoriteit op het gebied van UFO-onderzoek. Voor betrouwbare en objectieve informatie over deze intrigerende fenomenen, bezoek je zeker onze Facebook-pagina en deze blog. Maar dat is nog niet alles! Ontdek ook het Belgisch UFO-meldpunt en Caelestia, twee organisaties die diepgaand onderzoek verrichten, al zijn ze soms kritisch of sceptisch.
Nederland: Een Schat aan Informatie
Voor onze Nederlandse buren is er de schitterende website www.ufowijzer.nl, beheerd door Paul Harmans. Deze site biedt een schat aan informatie en artikelen die je niet wilt missen!
Internationaal: MUFON - De Wereldwijde Autoriteit
Neem ook een kijkje bij MUFON (Mutual UFO Network Inc.), een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in de VS en wereldwijd. MUFON is toegewijd aan de wetenschappelijke en analytische studie van het UFO-fenomeen, en hun maandelijkse tijdschrift, The MUFON UFO-Journal, is een must-read voor elke UFO-enthousiasteling. Bezoek hun website op www.mufon.com voor meer informatie.
Samenwerking en Toekomstvisie
Sinds 1 februari 2020 is Pieter niet alleen ex-president van BUFON, maar ook de voormalige nationale directeur van MUFON in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Dit creëert een sterke samenwerking met de Franse MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP, wat ons in staat stelt om nog meer waardevolle inzichten te delen.
Let op: Nepprofielen en Nieuwe Groeperingen
Pas op voor een nieuwe groepering die zich ook BUFON noemt, maar geen enkele connectie heeft met onze gevestigde organisatie. Hoewel zij de naam geregistreerd hebben, kunnen ze het rijke verleden en de expertise van onze groep niet evenaren. We wensen hen veel succes, maar we blijven de autoriteit in UFO-onderzoek!
Blijf Op De Hoogte!
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Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
Flitsende UFO gezien in Parijs. Hoe kan het dat deze UFO ook in deze andere verre landen gezien werd?
UFO-jagers maken melding van oplichtende objecten die in de lucht boven Frankrijk, China en Australië zijn gespot.
Beelden uit de buurt van de Franse hoofdstad Parijs tonen felle lichten in de lucht en een sigaarvormig, knipperend object.
Enkele jaren terug werd een soortgelijke UFO waargenomen, zo blijkt. In 2010 werd een belangrijke luchthaven in China gesloten vanwege een onbekend vliegend object.
Omgeleid
Het platte, sigaarvormige object zweefde een tijdje rond boven een luchthaven in Binnen-Mongolië en verdween uiteindelijk plots.
Een aantal vluchten werd omgeleid omdat de luchtverkeersleiding bang was dat het anders tot een botsing met de UFO zou komen.
Verband
In juli 2010 ging de internationale luchthaven Hangzhou Xiaoshan ook al dicht nadat een vreemd object op de radar was verschenen. Ook vanaf de grond werd het knipperende object waargenomen.
Er zou in 2013 een soortgelijke UFO-waarneming zijn gedaan in Gold Coast in Australië. Is er misschien een verband tussen de waarnemingen?
DE ORANJE EN/OF WITTE BOLLEN ZIJN WEER TERUG ( VIDEO )
De laatste jaren zijn er door talloze mensen overal ter wereld oranje/witte bollen waargenomen die dikwijls in formaties door de lucht vliegen.
Een kenmerk is altijd dat ze geen geluid maken en hoewel het enige tijd vrij stil is geweest rondom deze objecten, duiken ze nu weer op.
Door de jaren heen hebben wij talloze meldingen ontvangen en ook artikelen geschreven over de mysterieuze oranje of soms witte bollen die mensen in de lucht waarnemen.
Het zijn niet echt de bekende UFO’s, dat wil zeggen een soort platte schijf met een koepel en ook zijn het niet de ook vaak voorkomende sigaarvormige.
Het zijn gewoon mysterieuze bollen die soms alleen worden waargenomen en soms in bepaalde formaties, maar altijd zonder geluid.
Misschien is er een reden dat er het afgelopen jaar relatief weinig meldingen zijn geweest van dit fenomeen, maar ze zijn in ieder geval nu weer terug en enkele dagen geleden waargenomen in Canada.
De getuige heeft het voorval aangemeld bij Mufon onder nummer 83517 en omschrijft de waarneming als volgt:
Op donderdag 27 april 2017 reed ik rond half acht ’s avonds met mijn drie dochters naar huis in West Kelowna in Brits Columbia in Canada.
Opeen zei mijn 6-jarige dochter: “Papa, wat zijn dat voor flikkerende lichten in de lucht?”.
Ik reed in zuidwestelijke richting en ik keek naar links toen ik verschillende (ongeveer zes) flitsende lichten zag die als het ware rond dansten in de lucht. Eerst had ik geen idee wat het was, maar dacht dat het misschien vuurpijlen waren of zelfs militaire vliegtuigen die bezig waren met een oefening.
Maar, omdat ik in de Okanagan vallei woon en er helemaal geen luchtmachtbasis in dat gebied is, wist ik dat we niet te maken hadden met een conventioneel militair toestel.
De objecten die ik waarnam, waren helemaal stil. Foor de manier waarop ze door de lucht bewogen, besefte ik dat wat ik zag niet een normaal of gemakkelijk te verklaren gebeurtenis was en hoogstwaarschijnlijk buitenaards.
Ik stopte snel langs de kant van de weg, greep mijn telefoon en ging naar buiten om de lichten te filmen. Toen merkte ik dat er plotseling een tweede groep (ongeveer vier of vijf) lichten verscheen, onder de eerste groep.
Het leek alsof deze lager vlogen bij het Okanagan meer voordat ze omhoog gingen en zich bij de eerste groep voegden. Deze twee groepen vormden samen twee verschillende formaties en gingen verder in oostelijke richting naar Kelowna.
Ik had mijn camera ingezoomd op beide groepen en bleef filmen toen ze wegvlogen. Of, tenminste, dat dacht ik. Na ongeveer 20 tot 30 seconden van “opnemen”, besefte ik dat ik de opname knop niet had ingedrukt. Ik deed dit alsnog en kon nog inzoomen op de objecten terwijl ze wegvlogen voor nog ongeveer 30 seconden voordat ze uit het zicht verdwenen.
Alhoewel het vroeg in de avond was en de zon aan het ondergaan was, was er nog steeds voldoende daglicht buiten. De objecten waren heel erg fel in de lucht. Ik ben er absoluut zeker van dat het geen vliegtuigen waren of wat voor soort vogels dan ook.
Toen ik de objecten voor het eerst zag, bevonden ze zich onder het wolkendek en lager dan de toppen van de bergen. De tweede groep scheen nog lager te vliegen in de vallei in de buurt van het meer.
Ik zou wat ik zag, willen omschrijven als oranje gloeiende bollen, omdat ik niet duidelijke lijnen kon waarnemen van een metalen object of iets dergelijks. Alleen maar lichten.
De objecten die ik zag maakten geen geluid.
Ook boven ons land zijn dit soort objecten regelmatig waargenomen, maar ook hier is het de laatste tijd relatief rustig geweest, althans wij hebben er weinig van gemerkt in de vorm van meldingen of berichten.
"Omstreeks 23.15-23.30 uur gisteravond, thuis, maandag 8 juli, was ik buiten een luchtje aan het scheppen. Naar de lucht kijkend zag ik een onverklaarbaar verschijnsel. Iets wat ik nog nooit eerder zo heb meegemaakt. Ik heb op het punt gestaan om de buren er bij te halen, maar vond het te laat om ze nog te storen.
Het betrof een serie helder verlichte objecten, constant licht, kleur geel-oranje, die zich met grote snelheid in een baan van Noord naar Zuid bewogen. Ik schat enkele tientallen stuks.
Ze bewogen zich met een constante snelheid in een strak formatieverband, dat onderweg qua verband en snelheid niet waarneembaar veranderde. De onderlinge afstand was naar ik schat een tot een paar honderd meter, de hoogte schat ik op 1 tot 2 km. De formatie was niet in lijn maar zat binnen een baan van enkele honderden meters. De eerste objecten waren al aan de Zuidelijke kant uit zicht verdwenen, terwijl nieuwe nog enige tijd vanaf de Noordkant in zicht kwamen.
Het was donker en een heldere, onbewolkte hemel. Het geheel voltrok zich in absolute stilte. Geen enkel motorgeluid was te horen. Het fenomeen duurde minuten lang.
Ik heb geen foto's genomen omdat de geloofwaardigheid ervan even discutabel is als mijn verhaal. Bovendien hechtte ik meer aan de analyse er naar kijkend dan aan de fotografische opname. Gezien de duisternis was er buiten het lichtverschijnsel eigenlijk niets te zien. De doorsnee van de lichtvlek per object was optisch 2-3 centimeter, wat op die hoogte een object van een aantal meters in doorsnede zou moeten betreffen. Een fenomeen als afgeleide van laserbeams lijkt me onmogelijk.
Ik heb verder verschillende mogelijkheden figuurlijk tegen het licht gehouden, maar kan er geen sluitende verklaring voor vinden. Wat er als optie over blijft is raadselachtig. Intussen heb ik de politie gebeld om te kijken of er andere meldingen waren. Bovendien heb ik het Radarcentrum in Nieuw Millingen van de Luchtmacht, dat in het kader van luchtverdediging 7 dagen per week, 24 uur per dag het NL luchtruim bewaakt, gebeld. In beide gevallen was er geen bevestiging van waarnemingen of meldingen hunnerzijds".
Is het inderdaad stil geworden in het Nederlandse luchtruim voor wat betreft oranje en/of witte bollen? Laat het ons weten.
Alien expert and private investigator D Sims discusses his latest work attempting to track down Men in Black (MIBs). He also attempts to uncover the truth behind abductions, alien implants and DNA.
Sims shared details of an encounter with an alien as well as his own abduction experiences, expounding on how the last event involved negative entities. These beings purportedly find their human subjects via neural imprints and often abduct people from the same family tree, he explained, stating that his son is also an abduction victim.
A witness in London had taken photos of a UFO that seemed to have been tailing a commercial airline.
A British witness at London reported watching and photographing multiple objects that appeared to be following an aircraft, according to testimony in Case 82822 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Witness image.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness was in the Fulham section of London walking to a café when the incident occurred.
“I looked up and saw a star-like object about seven aircraft widths to the left of the passenger aircraft,” the witness stated.“Then noticed several lights to the right of the aircraft. As I looked up: about 7, 12 and 15 aircraft widths to the right. They followed the aircraft and continued to follow it, keeping the same relative distance, as it banked gently toward a more northerly path.”
Cropped and enlarged witness image.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness first thought the objects were balloons.
“At first I thought they were balloons reflecting bright sunlight. I’ve seen some rarely. But these lights remained at a constant speed, had a smooth direction and all turned relative to each other, and at same distance from each other. Also, they seemed to emit a constant light and not reflect it, whereas balloons change intensity as they tilt relative to me/observer and the sun. The aircraft wasn’t landing at a London airport, those are only a few thousand feet above observer-point and the aircraft had a vapor trail and I should imagine it was over 15-20,000 feet above me. Aircraft and light were obscured by city housing then.”
Cropped and enlarged witness image.
(Credit: MUFON)
MUFON Great Britain is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity.
Here is a great capture of a UFO shooting past the Mars Curiosity Rover. The UFO is long and and well lit up from one of the Mars moons. At least, it looks like a moon, except for the beam of light coming from it. The UFO passes just below it and the sunlight bouncing off the moon hits the UFO. Rovers don't lie, they just record what they see and transmit to Earth. They have no feelings, no emotions, no reservations, just pure tech. Terrific find by Streetcap1.
Scott C. Waring
Streetcap1 states:
There is a whole batch of these but only one shows the ufos.
Small Dark Disk Appears Over Mexico City During Sunset, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: March 5, 2017
Location of sighting: Mexico City, Mexico
This dark disk was seen over Mexico city two months back. The disk is very dark, which could be because the sun on the other side of it. These dark UFOs have been seen before. Once back in 2010 a professor at a university here in Taiwan took a similar photo of a craft, motorcycle size, dark that was holding position near a power line. (Click here to view that post).
This is a awesome capture, but I really wish the person had tried to hold the video more still, but it must have been far away, because the farther the object is, the harder it is to hold it in the view finder without jiggling the camera.
UFO-crash Roswell veranderde de hele wereld zonder dat we het wisten. Wat weet deze expert ons te vertellen?
Berichten over neergestorte buitenaardse schepen werden na de vreemde gebeurtenissen bij Roswell in 1947 snel onder het tapijt geveegd.
Ingewijden begonnen zich uit te spreken en boden ons een glimp in de schimmige wereld van geheimhouding en doofpotten.
De Amerikaanse onderzoeksjournaliste Linda Moulton Howe kwam erachter dat er in de jaren veertig nog meer UFO’s zijn gecrasht in Amerika.
Drie crashplekken
In het programma Truth Hunter op Gaia vertelt ze dat ze in de jaren zeventig met dit onderwerp in aanraking kwam toen ze onderzoek deed naar gevallen van veeverminking.
Een sheriff en andere politieagenten zeiden tegen haar dat ‘de daders wezens uit de ruimte waren’.
Over het Roswellincident zegt ze: “We weten nu dat er tijdens een onweersbui in de nacht van 3 op 4 juli 1947 drie onbekende objecten op de radar verschenen, waarna drie crashplekken gemeld werden.”
Lichamen
In een rapport uit 1952 van Majestic 12, een geheime commissie samengesteld door president Truman, valt te lezen dat er vijf lichamen zijn geborgen bij de crash.
Twee lichamen werden gevonden in een zwaarbeschadigde ontsnappingscapsule, de resterende drie op enige afstand van de capsule.
Een andere overheidsgroep, de Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit, schreef in een rapport dat er ‘andere lichamen waren gevonden die eruitzagen alsof ze waren ontleed als een kikker’.
Resten van dieren
In één van de gecrashte vaartuigen zijn naar verluidt resten van dieren gevonden, aldus de groep.
De schepen crashten bij Roswell, even ten zuiden van Socorro en het derde object kwam neer in het reservaat van de Mescalero.
In zijn boek MO41: The Bombshell Before Roswell schrijft Paul Blake Smith dat al in 1941, zes jaar voor het Roswellincident, een UFO was gecrasht in Amerika, vlak bij Cape Girardeau.
Geheim
Het leger zou toen drie identieke lichamen geborgen hebben ‘van wezens die niet van deze planeet kwamen’.
In een Amerikaans overheidsdocument valt te lezen dat de atoombom is voortgekomen uit de technologie die tijdens die crash is buitgemaakt.
“Dat betekent dat presidenten Roosevelt en Truman al tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, nog vóór de Roswell-crash, wisten van een buitenaardse aanwezigheid,” aldus Howe.
Gigantische cover-up rond ultrageheim ruimteprogramma. Hebben wij andere planeten gekoloniseerd?
De Anunnaki kwamen zo’n 430.000 jaar geleden naar de aarde om te zoeken naar goud, zegt de Zuid-Afrikaanse schrijver en politicus Michael Tellinger in het programma Secret Space Program op Gaia.
Deze ‘luchtgoden’ zouden volgens Soemerische teksten de mens hebben gemaakt om te helpen het goud uit de bodem te halen.
Door de jaren heen zijn er vele vreemde schedels opgegraven. Zo deed de Amerikaanse schrijver Lloyd Pye onderzoek naar wat hij de Starchild skull noemde. Hij claimde dat de schedel toebehoorde aan een buitenaardse hybride.
Geheim ruimteprogramma
Veel culturen kennen verhalen over de luchtgoden. Zo denken de Dogon uit Mali dat hun voorouders van Sirius komen. Ook de Aboriginals en Azteken spraken van de ‘goden uit de lucht’.
Experts stellen dat aliens nog altijd hier zijn en dat er een geheim ruimteprogramma is waar de meeste mensen geen weet van hebben.
Laura Eisenhower, de achterkleindochter van president Dwight Eisenhower, claimt dat er al bases op Mars zijn.
De Amerikaanse sergeant Clifford Stone heeft openlijk gezegd dat hij naar locaties werd gestuurd waar onbekende vaartuigen waren neergestort.
Solar Warden
“Wij zagen lichamen van entiteiten die niet op deze planeet waren geboren,” verklaarde Stone, die toevoegde dat hij ook levende aliens heeft gezien.
William Tompkins onthulde dat hij voor vliegtuigbouwer Douglas ruimteschepen voor de Amerikaanse marine moest ontwerpen. Dit project werd Solar Warden genoemd.
De grotere schepen hadden een omvang van één tot zes kilometer, verklaarde Tompkins.
Slot en grendel
Deze ruimteschepen werden volgens hem in de jaren zeventig daadwerkelijk gebouwd in een ondergrondse installatie in Utah.
Al deze technologieën worden achter slot en grendel bewaard zodat de rest van de wereld ze niet kan ontwikkelen, legde schrijver en onderzoeker Richard Dolan uit.
Komt Amerikaanse president met alien disclosure? Deze 3 gebeurtenissen lijken hierop te wijzen
De Amerikaanse overheid staat mogelijk op het punt de wereld te vertellen dat intelligente aliens bestaan en hier op aarde zijn. Dat zegt althans een doorgewinterde Amerikaanse lobbyist.
Steve Bassett probeert de Amerikaanse overheid al 20 jaar lang zo ver te krijgen om de waarheid over buitenaards bezoek naar buiten te brengen.
Hij is in Washington de enige geregistreerde lobbyist die zich met dit onderwerp bezighoudt. In een interview met de Daily Express zegt hij dat disclosure wel eens voor de deur zou kunnen staan.
Drie gebeurtenissen
Complottheoretici stellen dat informatie over aliens al sinds juli 1947, toen een vliegende schotel neerkwam bij Roswell, wordt achtergehouden.
Er zouden in het vaartuig onder meer lichamen van buitenaardsen zijn gevonden, die vervolgens werden overgebracht naar een topgeheime legerbasis.
Volgens Bassett zijn er onlangs drie gebeurtenissen geweest waaruit blijkt dat we warm worden gemaakt voor het buitenaardse.
Pentagon
“Tom DeLonge, de zanger van Blink-182, zei op Coast to Coast AM Radio dat het Pentagon hem had benaderd om hem te helpen informatie naar buiten te brengen,” zei Bassett.
DeLonge zei dat hij een adviescommissie van 10 mensen had samengesteld die hem gingen helpen de benodigde informatie te krijgen.
Later bleek uit gelekte e-mails dat DeLonge hierover contact had met Hillary Clintons campagnemanager John Podesta.
Bereid
De tweede gebeurtenis vond plaats op de dag na Trumps overwinning. “Ik kreeg een anonieme sms, maar ik denk wel te weten wie hem stuurde,” zei Bassett.
“In de sms stond dat er mensen binnen het ministerie van Defensie zijn die bereid zijn mee te werken als iemand hen benadert, als de minister hen benadert,” voegde hij toe.
Tot slot gaf de CIA twee dagen voordat Trump het Witte Huis betrok 13,5 miljoen documenten vrij over paranormale verschijnselen en UFO-waarnemingen.
Opvolger
Bassett zag dit als de laatste poging om het nieuws naar buiten te brengen voor Trumps inauguratie.
Hij denkt echter niet dat Trump de geschikte kandidaat is om het ‘waarheidsembargo’ te doorbreken.
De lobbyist denkt dat president Trump zal worden afgezet en dat zijn opvolger de aankondiging gaat doen.
GROTE LANGWERPIGE UFO MET FELLE LICHTSTRAAL BOVEN VERSCHILLENDE LANDEN ( VIDEO )
Wanneer er ergens iets gebeurt, dan kan je dat nog altijd aan het toeval toeschrijven of denken dat het misschien wel niet echt is.
Als er echter grote sigaarvormige UFO's te zien zijn met felle lichten die richting aarde schijnen in Frankrijk, China en Australië, dan lijkt het toch iets meer te zijn dan toeval.
Een populair Youtube kanaal zoals de jonge Tyler heeft met zijn Secureteam, krijgt ook automatisch veel tips binnen van kijkers.
Eén van afgelopen week die hij binnenkreeg was van een kijker die een bijzondere filmopname had van een UFO boven Frankrijk.
De korte film lijkt op een scene uit een Hollywood film, waarbij de aliens proberen contact te zoeken met de mensheid.
Meerdere UFO’s die laag boven de grond zweven, waarvan één een cilindervorm heeft en met geregelde tussenpozen een felle lichtstraal op de aarde laat schijnen.
Het ziet er als volgt uit:
Er is verder weinig bekend over waar deze opname is gemaakt en Tyler begon zich al af te vragen of hier misschien sprake was van een vervalsing, tot hij ging spitten in zijn eigen archief.
En daar kwam hij nog een tweetal gevallen tegen, waar vergelijkbare UFO’s werden waargenomen.
Het meest recente voorval van de twee speelde zich af aan de Goldcoast van Australië, waar een aan een huis gemonteerde webcam in november 2013 heel bijzondere beelden maakte van een UFO zoals je in de volgende afbeeldingen kunt zien.
Ook hier een laagvliegende langwerpig type die een felle lichtstraal op de aarde laat schijnen.
De opname is gemaakt door een webcam en dus is het vrij zeker dat deze echt is.
Dan iets verder terug in de tijd naar 7 juli 2010 toen het vliegverkeer op het Chinese vliegveld van Xiaoshan onverwacht werd stil gelegd. Dit naar aanleiding van de bemanning van een vliegtuig dat daar wilde landen die tegen negen uur ’s avonds een object waarnamen en dit meldden aan de verkeersleiding.
Deze handelde onmiddellijk en alle vertrekkende vluchten werden tegengehouden en binnenkomende verwezen naar alternatieve vliegvelden.
Dit duurde alles bij elkaar een uur, maar de reacties waren overweldigend en er brak een levendige discussie los over wat het geweest zou kunnen zijn.
Het was niet alleen de bemanning van een vliegtuig die vreemde objecten waarnam, ook burgers hadden een UFO gefotografeerd.
Ook hier weer sigaarvormige UFO’s die een felle lichtstraal richting aarde sturen, alsof ze willen zien waar ze terechtgekomen zijn.
In de onderstaande video gaat Tyler nog wat dieper in op het verhaal en zijn er ook bewegende beelden van de UFO boven Frankrijk.
UFO sighting? Video purportedly showing massive light over Paris raises questions
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Beam me up, Jean Paul!
A new video has appeared of what was claimed to be a cigar-shaped ship hovering over Paris, France, which UFO watchers say is potentially the same object spotted over China and Australia several years ago.
It is unclear if the object -- which the video shows beaming light down on the ground -- is a hoax. The video was posted to YouTube by Secureteam10, a conspiracy channel that often posts UFO sightings.
Tyler Glockner, who runs Secureteam10, said on the video that he was unable to find the original recording of the video and wondererd aloud whether it could be a hoax.
Mysterious ‘alien spaceship’ spotted firing beams of light at Earth sparks UFO fears
Eerie lights caught hovering above French capital spark comparisons with other sightings
By Patrick Knox
WEIRD footage has emerged that appears to show a strange flashing “UFO” above Paris.
It apparently captures a bizarre cigar-shaped object radiating beams of light – and experts are linking the sighting to others previously seen over China and Australia.
SECURETEAM10,
The cigar shape object seems to omit a beam intermittently
SECURETEAM10,
Two other balls of light then appear next to it
Mystery surrounds what the object is and until an explanation is given it remains an unidentified flying object (UFO).
The footage was posted on YouTube by Secureteam10, a well-known conspiracy channel that posts supposed UFO sightings.
In the video, Tyler Glockner, who runs Secureteam10 explains he was emailed the footage.
But he said the sender did not have much information on it, except that it was recorded near Paris last week.
Mr Glockner said: “I’ve done a bit of digging since I received it and haven’t been able to find a copy of the original video.
“So I don’t know, it could be a full blown hoax.”
SECURETEAM10
A similar spectacle was allegedly filmed above Xiaoshan Airport in China
SECURETEAM10
The sighting in Australia also involved a similar shaped UFO
Secureteam10 have drawn comparisons between the sighting over Paris and previous sightings in China and Australia.
In 2010, a similar cigar-shaped object was seen near Xiaoshan airport in China that caused the airport to shut down.
Then there was the sighting in the Gold Coast of Australia in early 2014.
Mr Glockner said: “Again we see what looks like a very similar UFO, hovering over the beach, in an eerie display, that truly makes the hairs on my neck stand up.”
Crop Circle With Hidden Message In Wiltshire, UK Found On May 4, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of discovery: Wiltshire, UK
Location of discovery: May 4, 2017
Its thought that crop formations have meaning in them, and that if we can decode them, a very important and life changing message would be found. That each formation is a different message and that these messages may build on themselves, meaning each crop circle may be a part of the next crop circle message.
Scott C. Waring
Video states:
New 2017 Crop Circle at Willoughby Hedge, near Mere reported 4th May. Interesting design and there are mounds and a long barrow in the area, but too far away to catch on the camera. There was one last year in the field next to this. Please do not enter formation as it will damage the oil-seed rape.
Glowing UFO Seen Over British Columbia, Canada On April 27, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: April 27, 2017 Location of sighting: British Columbia, Canada Source: MUFON As you can see, these four orbs are not individual craft, but area actually moving together, keeping the space between perfect...as if they were the propulsions engines of the ship. I believe this is just one ship that is cloaked, but the engines are visible due to the climate and the night setting in. Scott C. Waring Video states:
On Thursday April 27, 2017 at approximately 7:30 pm in West Kelowna, British Columbia, I was traveling home with my 3 daughters. My 6-year-old daughter said 'Daddy, what are those flashing lights in the sky?' I was traveling in the southwest direction and I looked up to my left and I noticed several (approximately 6) flashing lights up in the sky that appeared to flashing and what I would describe as dancing in the sky. At first, I wasn't sure what to make of them. I thought they were some sort of flares or even military aircraft doing some sort of exercise. But since I live in the Okanagan valley and there is no Air Force bases in the area, I knew they were not any of conventional military aircraft. The objects that I was observing were absolutely silent. Given the way these objects were moving in the sky, I then realized that what I was witnessing was not a normal or easily explainable occurrence and was most likely Extra-Terrestrial in nature. I quickly pulled off to the side of the road and grabbed my phone got out of my vehicle to start video recording the lights.
Amazing footage: Flashing orbs over West Kelowna, Canada 27-Apr-2017
This interesting footage of a multiple objects flying across the sky above West Kelowna in BC, Canada was filmed on 27th April 2017.
Witness report:
On Thursday April 27, 2017 at approximately 7:30 pm in West Kelowna, British Columbia, I was travelling home with my 3 daughters. My 6 year old daughter said “Daddy, what are those flashing lights in the sky?” I was travelling in the southwest direction and I looked up to my left and I noticed several (approximatley 6) flashing lights up in the sky that appeared to flashing and what I would describe as dancing in the sky. At first I wasn’t sure what to make of them. I thought they were some sort of flares or even military aircraft doing some sort of exercise. But since I live in the Okanagan valley and there is no Air Force bases in the area, I knew they were not any of conventional military aircraft. The objects that I was observing were absolutely silent. Given the way these object were moving in the sky, I then realized that what I was witnessing was not a normal or easily explainable occurrence and was most likely Extra Terrestrial in nature.
I quickly pulled off to the side of the road and grabbed my phoned got out of my vehicle to start video recording the lights. Thats when I noticed a second group of (approximatley 4 or 5) that suddenly appeared below the first group. They looked like they were flying closer to Okanagan Lake before the flew upward to join the first group. The two groups formed two separate formations and proceeded to fly eastward towards Kelowna. I had my camera zoomed in and locked on both groups and continued to record them as they were flying away. Or so I thought. After approximately 20-30 seconds of “recording”, I realized that I didn’t actually hit the record button on my phone. I quickly hit the record button and was able to zoom in on the luminous objects as they were flying away. I was able to record the lights, (which were flying in two groups, one approximately 6, the other approximately 4) for about 30 seconds until they essentially were out of sight.
Important points: although it was early evening and the sun was starting to set, there was still plenty of daylight outside. These objects were extremely bright in sky. I am absolutely certain they were neither airplanes of any type or birds. the objects appeared to be well below the clouds when I first noticed them as well as below the tops of the mountains. The second group of lights appeared tore flying lower in the valley near the lake although it did not occur to me at first but what I witnessed I would describe as orange glowing orbs since I did not observe any sort of metallic craft with any visible lines. Only lights the objects that I observed were absolutely silent.
British Witness Spots UFOs Following Passenger Aircraft
The witness thought of balloons reflecting bright sunlight for a moment, but the UFOs remained at a constant speed, moved with direction and turned relative to each other while maintaining the same distance from each other. The witness also noticed that the mysterious aerial objects seemed to emit a constant light and not reflect it. They explained that balloons would change intensity upon tilting relative to the observer and the sun.
The witness stated that the aircraft did not land at a London airport. They estimated the plane, which had a vapor trail, to be over 15,000-20,000 feet above the ground. Great Britain MUFON is investigating the case, which is filed under Case 82822 in the witness reporting database.
So-Called Apocalyptic Fireball Caught On Videos From Different Locations
The sight of a flaming ball falling from the sky has made some viewers baffled and frightened. Two videos recorded from two separate places caught an apparent the same sight of what seemed like a massive fireball.
Taken in Louisiana on April 29, the first video shows what looks like a falling object from the sky having a huge trail of smoke behind.
The second video, which then uploaded on the same night, was recorded from neighbouring state of Texas. It also shows a large UFO falling to the ground with a bright reddish colour around it and a huge trail behind.
Both videos show a seemingly burning fire falling out of the sky or a bomb coming down to the Earth’s surface.
Some UFO hunters suggest it could be an unusual weather phenomenon or a downed satellite.
Other commenters joked about the two videos saying they show Superman from Krypton coming down to Earth.
Others described the incident as alarming as it involved an apocalyptic fireball streaking across the sky above the two states in the U.S. As of posting time, no official explanation yet as to what caused such thing to happen. One user commented that how come the thing considered apocalyptic as it never made a big headline moments after both videos circulated online.
Ohio witness encounters hovering sphere at tree level
An Ohio witness at Sagamore Hills Township reported driving toward an unknown light and discovered a hovering sphere just above the tree line, according to testimony in Case 83449 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness first saw an unusual light in the sky and drove toward it along Chaffee Road in Sagamore Hills Township, Ohio.
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The witness was driving home from a gym at 9:30 p.m. on April 30, 2017, when the incident began.
“For some reason, I passed up my street, continued down a main road looking for somewhere to turn around, when a light caught my eye,” the witness stated.“I assumed it was a plane, but upon further inspection I realized it wasn’t.”
The witness discovered a sphere hovering at the tree top level. Pictured: Chaffee Road in Sagamore Hills Township, Ohio.
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The witness continued driving toward the light.
“I parked my car in the middle of a side road where either a saucer or possibly a sphere was hovering above the tree line. It stood hovering for a few minutes, silently may I add, and then darted incredibly quickly(as in hundreds of miles per hour) down the tree line, instantaneously changed direction back to its original location and then shot up into the sky and out of sight.”
The witness was amazed.
The object moved away at incredible speed. Pictured: Chaffee Road in Sagamore Hills Township, Ohio.
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“I have tried incredibly hard to think of what else it could have been, but I just can’t disprove what I saw. I then sat in my car, dumbstruck, for minutes until returning home. For those who want to look up a map, the road is called Chaffee Road.”
Ohio MUFON Field Investigator Scott Miller is investigating.
Sagamore Hills Township is one of nine townships in Summit County, Ohio, population 9,340. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Image: NASA; A. Mellinger/Central Michigan University; T. Linden/University of Chicago
Count up all the stuff in a galaxy and you should have a pretty good understanding of how much light is being emitted. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for our own Milky Way. Our galaxy’s got a source of extra gamma rays, the highest-energy light, right in its center. And scientists don’t know where all that energy’s coming from.
We’ve known about the gamma ray excess since 2009, and groups using the Fermi Large Area Telescope, the main instrument on a gamma ray telescope orbiting the Earth, continue to spot it. Could the light be coming from dark matter? Aliens? After some modeling, scientists think they’ve got the answer: Pulsars, incredibly dense, rapidly-spinning cores of ancient stars that shoot beams of radiation out like lighthouses. (And, sorry, I’m not talking about fast radio bursts, as cool and mysterious as they may be.)
To figure out what could be causing the eerie gamma glow, the researchers needed a more accurate model of unresolved portions of the galaxy. So, they made a list of 400 objects in the center of the galaxy that could be contributing to the anomaly, then whittled that list down to 66 pulsar candidates. They put this updated data back into their computer simulation, and it seemed to account for the the excess radiation.
“From our findings, there should be this population of pulsars in the galactic bulge around the galactic center,” study author Mattia di Mauro from the from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University told Gizmodo. “These should explain the [excess] energy.”
Artwork: NASA/CXC/University of Massachusetts/D. Wang et al.; Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
This model might seem to be the most accurate interpretation for the unusual gamma ray light, but there are caveats—for one, the paper was posted on the arXiv server as a preprint, meaning other scientists haven’t had a chance to give input yet. Additionally, said di Mauro, the researchers determined which of their 400 sources were actually pulsars using gamma rays. It’s much easier to determine whether a pulsar is really a pulsar with a radio telescope, though, so the team will make those radio measurements next in order to verify their findings.
As for the other theories, the researchers also tested whether or not the excess could have come from long sought-after dark matter particles, a popular prior theory. Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that seems to account for 80 percent of the measured gravity of the universe—but according to the new model, it wasn’t the source of this mysterious light.
We keep figuring out what dark matter isn’t until we figure out what it is.
“In our paper... we find that if we use dark matter as an interpretation, the distribution of pulsar-like sources is not consistent with what we have in the real sky.”
One researcher who wasn’t involved with the story found the rejection of dark matter exciting. “We all want dark matter to be there but I like that there’s a systematic and careful analysis, asking if there are more astrophysical sources we weren’t good enough at finding before,” Renée Hlo¸ek, Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Toronto told Gizmodo. “I don’t think dark matter’s dead, yet but I’m glad astrophysics is being counted on more to explain these anomalies.”
After all, that’s what science is about, she said. “We keep figuring out what dark matter isn’t until we figure out what it is.”
Coming Soon? Scientists Discuss Potential Breakthroughs in Alien-Life Search
By Sheyna Gifford, Astrobiology Magazine
Artist's illustration of the surface of Proxima b, an Earth-sized, potentially habitable world that orbits the nearby M-dwarf star Proxima Centauri.
Credit: M. Kornmesser/ESO
It was a good week for astrobiology. Within days of NASA’s announcement that the necessary ingredients for life likely exist in the Saturn moon Enceladus' subsurface ocean, scientists gathered at Stanford University to discuss discovering life outside the solar system.
Noting how "the search for life in the universe has been transformed from speculation to a data-driven science," speakers like Stanford physicist Peter Michelson offered detailed plans for finding life on exoplanets.
Over the course of two days on April 20-21, dozens of scientists attending the Breakthrough Discuss conference contemplated options for exploring planets in other star systems. These options include using a new generation of powerful telescopes for long-distance observations, as well as advancing a first-of-its-kind technology to visit other star systems — all within the next generation. [10 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life]
What these strategies have in common is a focus on observing habitable-zone planets in our local stellar neighborhood. In this neighborhood alone, within 30 light-years or so of our solar system, astrobiologists have already identified several potentially Earth-like exoplanets and dozens of systems that may harbor Earth-like worlds.
These exoplanets, identified by the effects they have on their parent star, are rocky and roughly the same size and density as Earth. They orbit their stars at a distance that would allow liquid water to exist on the surface, given the right atmospheric conditions. There is, however, at least one major difference between our planet and these potentially-habitable exoplanets: They aren't circling stars like our sun.
The diagram shows how new technology developed at Caltech will help astronomers search for molecular bio-signatures on exoplanets. Coronagraphs block a star's light, making orbiting planets easier to see. High-resolution spectrometers would help further isolate a planet's light, and could reveal molecules in the planet's atmosphere.
Credit: Caltech/IPAC-TMT
On the spectrum of stars, our sun is what's known as a yellow dwarf. It's bright, and not terribly large compared to the largest stars in our galaxy. Yet, even middling stars like our sun aren't all that common. Our local stellar neighborhood — and probably the universe as a whole — is filled with many more low-mass stars. There are 20 yellow dwarf stars like our sun nearby and 250 M-dwarfs, a variety of star so small and dim that, despite their abundance, they can't be seen with the naked eye. Over the last three to four years, every single low-mass star we've studied appears to have at least one planet. Usually, they have more than one.
"How common are planets orbiting low-mass stars? Very common indeed," Courtney Dressing, an astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley, said during a presentation at the conference. "For a typical M-dwarf, there tends to be 2.5 planets. One in four of the stars has a planet the same size and temperature as Earth in the habitable zone."
Dressing's point was that, given the number of M-dwarfs in the local region, there should be at least 60 potentially Earth-like planets in habitable zones within 32 or so light-years from here, and perhaps many more. To date, most of our exoplanet data comes from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which has focused its search for planets on large M-dwarf stars. In the near future, when the small and medium-sized M-dwarfs are studied, we may discover that closer to one in three stars have an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone.
Apart from their abundance, these low-mass stars offer other advantages to researchers who study potentially habitable exoplanets. M-dwarf planets have tight orbits around their stars because the habitable zones are close in, giving scientists opportunities to view their transits every few weeks. It is during these transits, when the exoplanets pass in front of their stars, that we have the best opportunity to study their atmospheres for signs of life. [5 Bold Claims of Alien Life]
Artist's impression of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which is scheduled to launch in 2018.
Credit: NASA
Many conference attendees, including Mercedes López-Morales from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, explained how we will be surveying the atmospheres of the closest habitable-zone planets for signs of life dwelling on the surface or in an ocean. "We're going to look for oxygen," she said.
Because the rise of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere corresponded with the appearance of life, we frequently use that particular molecule as a marker for the presence of life elsewhere. Also, oxygen likes to interact with other chemicals. If we discover a planet where oxygen is still hanging around in the atmosphere, something, possibly life, is actively making it. So, the search for life will focus on elements and molecules like hydrogen, oxygen, and methane. However, as López-Morales explained, there is a downside to this approach.
"A planet's atmosphere is only 1 percent the size of the planet," she said. "The size of the signal is tiny. You need to collect at least one trillion photons to be very certain that you are truly looking at oxygen."
The good news is that a new generation of telescopes designed for planetary exploration and astrobiology will soon be coming online to help us gather those photons. Around this time next year, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will be getting ready for launch. During its two-year mission, TESS will survey 200,000 stars, including the brighter ones in our local systems.
The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile, slated to be operational by 2022, will have a resolving power 10 times greater than NASA's famous Hubble Space Telescope. The GMT will feature a device called the G-CLEF spectrograph, which will be able to see molecules like oxygen in far-off planetary atmospheres. Finally, when the ground-based European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) opens in 2024, it will have more light-gathering-power than all of Earth's current 8- to 10-meter telescopes combined. Astrobiologists are counting on these large telescopes coming online between now and 2024 to identify the prime candidates to look for oxygen and life in our stellar neighborhood.
Even as we anticipate a treasure trove of atmospheric data from these missions, scientists are discovering species that live quite happily without oxygen, light, and other features that we used to believe were required for life. These discoveries highlight how atmospheric biosignatures like oxygen are an imperfect, if tantalizing, way to look for life from afar. The question then becomes: Could there be there another way to look for extraterrestrial life beyond studying exoplanet atmospheres?
Ideally, to definitively identify life on other worlds, we would visit nearby planets like Proxima b, only 4 light-years away, either in person or with a spacecraft. This is the goal of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative. Announced a little more than a year ago, Starshot’s goal, according to its founder, is to "literally reach the stars in our lifetimes." The plan to accomplish this feat involves launching a fleet of very small spacecraft. Starshot will then accelerate these craft to about 20 percent the speed of light using powerful ground-based lasers. This strategy should allow scientists and engineers to slash the time, cost, and weight required to gain an up-close look at planets around other stars, project representatives have said.
"The goal is to fly a probe very close to a planet and figure out if it has life," said theorist Avi Loeb, chair of Harvard University's astronomy department. "What is the color of the planet? Is it green? Does it have vegetation? Is it blue, are there oceans? Or is it desert-like?" [Laser-Sailing to Exoplanets: Images of the Breakthrough Starshot Concept]
At the conference, NASA engineer Ruslan Belikov premiered simulations of what an exoplanet might look like from Starshot's point of view. Even if the craft were moving at 90 percent the speed of light, the onboard cameras should still be able to pick up signs of large oceans, clouds and land masses that an exoplanet might have, Belikov said.
The hope is that, someday, by combining laser acceleration of these very small craft with cameras and other sensors, we might finally be able to take a firsthand look at habitable-zone planets circling nearby stars, and, in so doing, perhaps definitively find life elsewhere in the universe. Combining data from our new generation of very large telescopes with atmospheric observations of nearby exoplanets around M-dwarfs may help us choose the best targets for small Starshot craft to fly by.
"We are going to be the generation that is remembered for finding exoplanets. That's a fact," López-Morales said. "Are we going to be also the generation that will be remembered as the first ones who found life on those planets?"
That, indeed, would be the breakthrough of a lifetime.
Stephen Hawking adjusted his doomsday timer for Earth, slashing 900 years from his initial 1,000-year estimate. According to the famous physicist, humanity has a century left to evacuate the planet and become multi-planetary species.
ESCAPING EARTH
Over the past century or so, humanity has accomplished a great deal of innovation. We learned to fly (at least with the help of airplanes), built huge machines, cured diseases, and developed computers, the Internet, and smart devices. At the same time, we’ve caused our fair share of destruction, too: in the form of several wars — two of which were world wars — and, of interest as of late, man-made climate change. Now, renowned physicist Stephen Hawking thinks we have 100 years left before doomsday — and we need to get off Earth long before that comes to pass.
This isn’t the first time Hawking has given a doomsday prediction. In recent years, he’s warned about how super artificial intelligence (AI) would end humankind and how contacting extraterrestrial life would go bonkers for humanity. Then in November of last year, he said we have 1,000 years to leave Earth. Now, he’s cut it down to 100 — leaving us to wonder just how bad the past six months have been. They’d arguably have to have been pretty bad for Hawking to drastically cut our time on Earth by 900 years in one fell swoop.
The details of Hawking’s latest doomsday warning will be featured in a new BBC documentary airing on June 15 called Expedition New Earth, where he suggests that humanity needs to be a multi-planetary species within the next century in order to survive.
OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED
Hawking explains that humankind’s days on Earth are already numbered because of climate change, asteroid strikes, epidemics, and overpopulation. The only way to survive? We need to change planets, and fast. A lot could happen in 100 years, and we’ve proven that we’re capable of discovering and developing many things within a century. But could we really go multi-planetary in that timeframe?
A team out of Beijing, China has developed and built another giant robot that it wants to enter in the upcoming robot battle set for August.
The Monkey King can fight on all fours or standing on two legs while holding a staff.
The upcoming MegaBots battle was just delivered a surprise twist with another giant bot looking to square up in the ring. What was originally a two titan grudge match for the ages now has the potential of becoming a three-way death match rife with black blood and twisted metal.
This new contender hails from Beijing’s Greatmetal and goes by the name of Monkey King. This behemoth sets itself apart from the competition with its ability to fight both on all fours and bipedally. Even more, it can wield a staff while fighting on its hind legs.
The Monkey King could go up against the Mk. III from the U.S. or Japan’s KURATAS. The original plan was for the American and Japanese bots to square off sometime in August. And, while a three-way melee sounds incredible, it might be more likely that the champion from the planned fight in August would earn the right to go toe-to-toe with royalty in a more tournament-style match.
This could be the start of a brand new sports league combining the brains of robotics with all the muscle of pro-sports. Stay tuned for updates on the exact date and time of the first brawl as well as any more hints as to whether or not the Monkey King will be joining the fray.
If Aliens Visit, Don't Expect a Hollywood Ending, Ridley Scott Warns
By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer
Ridley Scott directs a scene from his new film, "Alien: Covenant," opening in the U.S. on May 19.
Credit: 20th Century Fox
Film director Ridley Scott, who delights in terrifying moviegoers with his cinematic blend of horror and science fiction, suggested in a recent interview that the scary prospect of belligerent invading aliens might transcend the realm of sci-fi. According to Scott, hundreds of alien species are "out there" on distant worlds, and Earth's inhabitants should prepare for the worst if they ever decide to visit our planet.
One scientist, though, says that Scott's information about such hostile, and abundant, aliens is off-base and unsupported.
Scott told Agence France-Presse (AFP) about his belief in "superior beings," while fielding questions about his latest movie, "Alien: Covenant," opening in theaters in the U.S. on May 19. He warned that any extraterrestrial travelers who are technologically advanced enough to show up on our doorstep would likely be very intelligent and very hostile. And unlike the scenarios that dominate movies — if we go toe-to-toe with these invaders, we probably won't be the victors, he said.
In the interview, Scott explained that "the experts" estimate there are "between 100 and 200 entities" on other planets, following what could be a similar evolutionary path to ours. And if they get here first, our best bet would be to "run for it," AFP reported.
The possibility of intelligent, technologically adept alien life has intrigued science-fiction writers and readers since the French writer Voltaire published his short story "Micromégas" in 1752, describing two extraterrestrial visitors to Earth — one from the planet Saturn and one from a planet orbiting the star Sirius.
Scott has made his own contributions to the genre, most notably with his string of "Alien" movies, which imagine a highly adaptable and morphologically flexible alien species. The so-called xenomorphs breed quickly and are ruthlessly efficient at overpowering humans, either swiftly dismembering them or cultivating them as hosts for their young — luckily, in isolated locations that are far from our home planet.
But though Scott is a skilled sci-fi yarn-spinner, his assessment of real-world alien threats could use a script doctor, according to Seth Shostak, senior astronomer with the SETI Institute, a research institution dedicated to the search for communication signals produced by intelligent extraterrestrial life.
To begin with, Scott's "expert" estimate of 100 to 200 "entities" is entirely unsubstantiated, Shostak told Live Science.
"We have absolutely no data that would tell you what that number might be," he said.
In fact, estimates based on data about known planets and galaxies suggest that the actual number of intelligent extraterrestrial life forms could, in fact, be significantly higher. With approximately 1 trillion planets in our galaxy alone, and about 2 trillion more galaxies, that adds up to…well, it's a lot of planets, Shostak said. [Why Do We Imagine Aliens as 'Little Green Men'?]
To narrow the search a bit, scientists could start by just looking at the trillion planets in our own galaxy, he said. Only a fraction of those planets might be capable of supporting life — perhaps 1 in 10. And maybe only 1 in 1,000 could produce and support life more complex than bacteria, he said.
That gives us about a billion planets in our galaxy that might harbor some type of intelligent life. But over time, life on many of those planets could have already waxed and waned — self-destructed or been wiped out. Perhaps only one planet in a million of those intelligent-life-harboring worlds still support life capable of contacting humans. That adds up to about 1,000 planets that could potentially hold intelligent, extraterrestrial species, Shostak told Live Science.
However, if a planet is more than 70 light-years from Earth, it hasn't yet received any radio signals from us. Its residents, no matter how technologically adept, wouldn't know humans exist yet. Even if long-distance observations of Earth told them we had oxygen in our atmosphere — and thereby some form of life — they'd be very unlikely to travel all this way to look at what might amount to just a lot of bacteria, Shostak added.
Neither would extraterrestrials be likely to invade our solar system merely to steal our resources, he said. If a civilization is advanced enough that they've exhausted all the resources of their entire star system — every planet, moon and asteroid — and are all out of natural materials, they're probably at a stage where they could create what they needed from simpler materials in their own backyard, rather than traveling across the galaxy for a very limited supply, Shostak said.
It's equally unlikely they'd be showing up because they thought humans would make an excellent addition to their diet, he said.
"To do that, they would have to know that we had something interesting within our bodies that they could metabolize, and their body chemistry would probably be very different from ours," Shostak said.
But Scott did get one thing right: If extraterrestrials are capable of building spacecraft that can transport them to our planet, they certainly would be technologically "superior" to people, Shostak said. And if he saw a spaceship suddenly appear, Shostak admitted that he'd probably do as Scott suggested — and just "run for it."
Spherical Drone Display Looks Like 360-Degree Flying Screen
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer
The drone is surrounded by eight curved LED strips that spin rapidly during flight, creating the illusion of a spherical screen.
Credit: NTT DOCOMO
Forget plane-pulled banners ― there may be a new way to advertise in the sky.
The Japanese telecom company NTT DOCOMO recently revealed what it claims is the "world's first spherical drone display." Although it appears to be a solid, globe-shaped screen while in flight, the display is actually an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, or drone) inside a spherical frame with curved LED strips. The LEDs spin rapidly during flight, creating the illusion of a spherical screen. The drone display was showcased April 29-30 during the Niconico Chokaigi conference, a festival of Japan's internet culture.
Though the technology is not yet ready for commercial use, the company said it should be available by March 2019. These flying screens could be used for advertisements during a sporting event, or to display information at a concert, according to DOCOMO. [Photos from Above: 8 Cool Camera-Carrying Drones]
"Going forward, the company will explore potential entertainment and messaging solutions for event venues, including stadiums and concert halls," company officials wrote in a statement. Previously, it was challenging to equip a drone with a spherical display because it interfered with the airflow of the drone's propellers, according to DOCOMO. In addition, the display's weight tended to drag down the aircraft. The telecom company solved these issues by using a mostly hollow display, which allows for better airflow and is lightweight.
The spherical frame surrounding the drone has a maximum diameter of about 35 inches (88 centimeters), and the display measures 144 pixels high by 136 pixels wide. The entire device, drone and display, weighs just 7.5 pounds (3.4 kilograms). Since it's relatively small and light, the drone display is highly maneuverable and, according to DOCOMO, could be operated virtually anywhere.
A mysterious new video has emerged which conspiracy theorists believe may show a UFO in the sky over France.
An unusual cigar-shaped object, which radiates beams of light, was spotted near Paris, and experts believe it resembles objects previously seen over China and Australia.
It is unclear what the object is, and the uploader has admitted that it could be a 'full blown hoax.'
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A mysterious new video has emerged which conspiracy theorists believe may show a UFO in the sky over France
SIGHTINGS IN CHINA AND AUSTRALIA
In a follow-up video, Secureteam10 drew comparisons between the sighting over Paris and previous sightings in China and Australia.
In 2010, a similar cigar-shaped object was spotted in the sky over an airport in China that caused the airport to shut down.
A news report by ABC news claimed that the strange sighting caused the Xiaoshan Airport to 'stop operations' on July 7, 2010.
Tyler Glockner, who runs the site, also referred back to a previous UFO sighting over the Gold Coast of Australia in early 2014.
He said: 'Again we see what looks like a very similar UFO, hovering over the beach, in an eerie display, that truly makes the hairs on my neck stand up.'
The footage was posted on YouTube by Secureteam10, a well-known conspiracy channel that regularly posts supposed UFO sightings.
In the video, Tyler Glockner, who runs Secureteam10 explains that the footage was sent to him in an email, and that the sender did not have much information on it, other than the fact that it was recorded near Paris within the last week.
Mr Glockner said: 'I've done a bit of digging since I received it, and haven't been able to find a copy of the original video.
'So I don't know, it could be a full blown hoax.'
Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual, told MailOnline: 'It is always a danger sign when a video or picture of a UFO is from an anonymous source with little supporting information or eyewitness testimony.
'In this case it is a video from "France", which isn't very helpful.'
The unusual cigar-shaped object, which radiates beams of light, was spotted near Paris, and experts believe it resembles objects previously spotted over China and Australia
In a follow-up video, Secureteam10 drew comparisons between the sighting over Paris and previous sightings in China and Australia.
In 2010, a similar cigar-shaped object was spotted in the sky over an airport in China that caused the airport to shut down.
A news report by ABC news claimed that the strange sighting caused the Xiaoshan Airport to 'stop operations' on July 7, 2010.
LINKS BETWEEN CONSPIRACY, NARCISSISM AND SELF-ESTEEM
Over the course of three online-based studies, researchers at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and these psychological traits.
The results showed that those people who rated highly on the narcissism scale and who had low self-esteem were more likely to be conspiracy believers.
However, while low self-esteem, narcissism and belief in conspiracies are strongly linked, it is not clear that one - or a combination - causes the other.
But it hints at an interesting new angle to the world of conspiracy and those who reinforce belief.
Mr Glockner said: 'This looks like the exact same UFO.'
'It's undeniable that this is either the exact same craft, or something similar to it.'
Mr Glockner also referred back to a previous UFO sighting over the Gold Coast of Australia in early 2014.
He said: 'Again we see what looks like a very similar UFO, hovering over the beach, in an eerie display, that truly makes the hairs on my neck stand up.'
While it is unclear what the objects are, Mr Glockner is optimistic that we will soon find out.
He added: 'At least with these two other UFO sightings we are corroborating the Paris sighting much more.
In 2010, a similar cigar-shaped object was spotted in the sky over an airport in China that caused the airport to shut down
A news report by ABC news claimed that the strange sighting caused the Xiaoshan Airport to 'stop operations' on July 7, 2010
'I am definitely starting to lean towards us truly having a bonafide, smoking-gun UFO sighting here.'
But Mr Watson is not so convinced.
He added: 'Secureteam 10 link it to a 2010 UFO story from China, that is one big leap of the imagination for most of us but is very easy for the UFO obsessed Secureteam who have a loose grip on reality.
'To me, the French images look like they were filmed through a window and are reflecting lights inside the room; as they are just lights it is hard to say without further evidence.
'As for the Chinese UFO of 2010, this has a few mundane explanations, some say it was a private aircraft or the launch of a DF-21 missile fired at the Gobi desert.'
The conspiracy theorist also referred back to a previous UFO sighting over the Gold Coast of Australia in early 2014
In the video talking about the previous sightings over Australia, Tyler Glockner from Secureteam10 said: 'Again we see what looks like a very similar UFO, hovering over the beach, in an eerie display, that truly makes the hairs on my neck stand up'
Een planetair stelsel rond de ster Epsilon Eridani, op nauwelijks 10,5 lichtjaar van ons, vertoont gelijkenissen met ons zonnestelsel. Dat heeft het Amerikaanse ruimtevaartbureau NASA kunnen constateren op basis van waarnemingen met de SOFIA-telescoop aan boord van een vliegtuig.
Van de ster was al bekend dat er een (gasvormige) planeet rondcirkelt met ongeveer dezelfde massa als onze Jupiter. De planeet ligt ook op dezelfde afstand van die ster als onze reuzenplaneet ten opzichte van de zon.
De Epsilon Eridani heeft een "puinschijf" van materiaal dat overgebleven is van onderlinge botsingen van kleinere hemellichamen. Ons eigen zonnestelsel kent ook twee dergelijke puingordels: de planetoïdengordel binnen de baan van Jupiter en de Kuipergordel buiten de baan van Neptunus.
Uit de SOFIA-metingen blijkt dat de puinschijf van Epsilon Eridani ook uit twee delen bestaat: één binnen de baan van de Jupiterachtige planeet en één erbuiten. In het gat tussen beide zouden zich dan planeten kunnen bevinden.
Ander universum ontdekt? Lees hier wat ze met deze studie gevonden hebben
De ‘koude plek’ in de kosmische achtergrondstraling wordt niet veroorzaakt door een groot leeg gebied in het universum, ook wel ‘grote leegte’ genoemd.
Dat stelt een internationaal onderzoeksteam dat wordt geleid door de Durham University in Groot-Brittannië.
Gedacht wordt dat de kosmische achtergrondstraling een overblijfsel is van de oerknal. Deze straling bestrijkt de volledige hemel en heeft een gemiddelde temperatuur van 2,73 graden boven het absolute nulpunt.
Botsing
Er zijn echter ook warmere en koudere plekken. De ‘koude plek’ is een fractie kouder dan zijn omgeving.
Men dacht eerder dat de lagere temperatuur van dit miljoenen lichtjaren grote gebied werd veroorzaakt door een tekort aan sterrenstelsels, maar dat blijkt nu niet het geval.
Het blijft onduidelijk waardoor de koude plek wel wordt veroorzaakt. Een mogelijke exotische verklaring is dat hij het gevolg is van een botsing tussen ons heelal en een ander heelal.
Multiversum
“De meest spannende van deze exotische verklaringen is misschien wel dat de koude plek is veroorzaakt door een botsing tussen ons universum en een ander universum,” zei hoofdonderzoeker Tom Shanks.
“Als uit verdere analyse van de gegevens blijkt dat dit het geval is dan kan de koude plek mogelijk worden gezien als het eerste bewijs voor het multiversum – dat er miljarden andere universa zoals het onze bestaan,” voegde hij toe.
Nu blijkt dat de koude plek niet kan worden verklaard door een grote leegte, denken de onderzoekers meer in de richting van dit soort ongewone verklaringen.
A NASA spacecraft has captured a recording of eerie sounds from a strange ‘void’ between Saturn and its rings.
What’s surprised the scientists is how quiet it is – with the spacecraft detecting barely any dust as it travelled through the gap between Saturn and its rings.
Scientists used the craft’s sensors to measure dust in the area – then converted the data of dust particles hitting the sensors into a crackling, whooshing sound.
‘It was a bit disorienting – we weren’t hearing what we expected to hear,’ said William Kurth, leader of the RPWS team at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
‘I’ve listened to our data from the first dive several times and I can probably count on my hands the number of dust particle impacts I hear.’
Cassini came within about 1,900 miles of Saturn’s cloud tops (where the air pressure is 1 bar – comparable to the atmospheric pressure of Earth at sea level) and within about 200 miles of the innermost visible edge of the rings.
The gap between the rings and the top of Saturn’s atmosphere is about 1,500 miles wide – and the spaceship zipped through at 77,000mph relative to the planet.
While mission managers were confident Cassini would pass through the gap successfully, they took extra precautions with this first dive, as the region had never been explored.
‘No spacecraft has ever been this close to Saturn before. We could only rely on predictions, based on our experience with Saturn’s other rings, of what we thought this gap between the rings and Saturn would be like,’ said Cassini Project Manager Earl Maize of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
This robot constructs buildings from moon dust, ice and dirt
MIT researchers have designed a system that can 3-D print the basic structure of an entire building. The system consists of a tracked vehicle that carries a large industrial robotic arm, which has a smaller, precision-motion robotic arm at its end. Image courtesy Steven Keating, Julian Leland, Levi Cai, and Neri Oxman/Mediated Matter Group.
Image courtesy of Steven Keating
A new robot designed by a research affiliate at MIT can digitally construct buildings out of local materials ranging from ice to dirt to moon dust.
Why it matters: The Digital Construction Platform (DCP) is revolutionizing construction by proving that new technology can source local energy and materials to autonomously manufacture buildings — all while adapting to local conditions. This is particularly helpful in disaster relief situations and hazardous environments.
How it works: DCP is basically a giant, solar-powered, four-ton robotic arm (that you'd typically see on an assembly line) that sits atop tank tracks. It zips around collecting data about its surroundings, like radiation levels and topography, using the sensors in its technology. The arm has a nozzle that can mix various local, viscous materials and spray them to create structures.µ
The timing: Because of the DCP's solar panels, it can operate for eight hours after one charge. It can be powered up and ready to go in just minutes.
The results: The DCP constructed a 50-foot wide dome from stock-insulating foam spray in 13.5 hours.
Who it could replace: This robot could change architects' jobs by replacing contractors who would typically do things like wiring or HVAC before the building construction could begin.
One fun thing: Steven Keating, the DCP's creator, wrote that the technology would aid in "autonomous construction systems" for use in "extraterrestrial exploration," like building things from ice on Mars. "We've shown how we could do [it]," Keating told Fast Company. "And NASA is very excited to use ice for printing on Mars because ice absorbs a lot of cosmic radiation."
A new book posits that alien encounters would be far more benign than they appear in the movies; Arrival, above, is more realistic than mostCourtesy Paramount Pictures and Hybride Technologies
When the Martians first land on Earth in the 1996 sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks!, for a moment it appears all will be fine. "We come in peace," says their leader, as the music swells and a dove soars overhead. Seconds later the Martian pulls out a laser gun and opens fire on a crowd of human onlookers. Yet another blockbuster alien invasion has begun.
That's Hollywood, of course. But the melodrama underscores one of humanity's most widely held fears: that if and when we do encounter extraterrestrial beings, they will wreak all kinds of havoc, much as they do in the movies.
Or will they? For his new book, Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili asked a series of experts to explore how humans might actually make contact with aliens. The possibility is not as far-fetched as it once seemed: since NASA launched its Kepler mission in 2009, researchers have discovered thousands of new planets and "revolutionized our concept of how many habitable worlds could exist," writes astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol in one of the book's essays.
But while Hollywood suggests we should expect to battle their inhabitants, science tells a different story. Here, five popular alien myths that Aliens debunks.
MYTH NO. 1: Aliens would eat us
Movies like The Blob and Critters imagine aliens harvesting humans for food, an unpleasant prospect. But it doesn't track with the science of nutrition, writes astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell. In order for aliens to get nourishment from eating us, their bodies would have to be capable of processing our molecules (like amino acids and sugars). And that requires having a similar biochemistry--a long shot for a species that hails from a different world.
MYTH NO. 2: Aliens would breed with us
Both of this summer's extraterrestrial blockbusters, Alien: Covenant and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, involve human-alien hybrids. But given that we can't even reproduce with our nearest evolutionary relative, the chimpanzee, it's "overwhelmingly improbable" we could do so with aliens, according to Dartnell.
MYTH NO. 3: Aliens would look like us
Human evolution depended on so many unique and unpredictable factors, it's near impossible that an extraterrestrial species would have human-like features, like the aliens in The Day the Earth Stood Still and Star Trek. It's far likelier, writes neuroscientist Anil Seth, that they'd be as different as the octopus, "our very own terrestrial alien," which has a high level of intelligence, a decentralized nervous system and an alternative style of consciousness.
MYTH NO. 4: Aliens would be "living" creatures
Even restrained films like Arrival get this one wrong, according to some scientists. Should aliens contact us, cosmologist Martin Rees believes we will hear not from fellow organic creatures, but from the robots they produced, who can, in theory, live forever.
MYTH NO. 5: Aliens would steal our water and metal
The aliens in Independence Day famously arrive to strip Earth of its resources. But again, that logic doesn't add up, writes Dartnell. Most of our metal is in the Earth's core, not its crust; asteroids would be far better targets for mining. And icy moons, like Jupiter's Europa, would be easier places to stock up on water. They're uninhabited, and they don't have Earth's strong gravitational pull.
So if aliens aren't interested in harvesting our lands or our bodies, why would they make co ntact? Dartnell suspects a purer motive: curiosity. "If aliens did come to Earth," he writes, it would probably be "as researchers: biologists, anthropologists, linguists, keen to understand the peculiar workings of life on Earth, to meet humanity and learn of our art, music, culture, languages, philosophies and religions."
Jody Pendarvis at his recently burglarized UFO Welcome Center. He suspects aliens aren't the ones whole stole his flatscreen Tv
BOWMAN -- For over two decades, the UFO Welcome Center hasn’t been burglarized. All of that changed recently and an unidentified earthling may be to blame.
On April 22, someone stole a 32-inch TV from the UFO Welcome Center.
Then on April 29, someone attempted to take a compact window air conditioning unit from the home of Jody Pendarvis, who owns the center. His home is only a few feet from the welcome center, which is located at 4004 Homestead Road.
Pendarvis built the UFO Welcome Center 23 years ago and hasn’t had any problems from earthlings or extraterrestrials.
He has good reason to believe an earthling is responsible for the burglary of the TV: the thief didn’t enter the welcome center from the top, he said.
The entrance into the welcome center is through a ramp door, which Pendarvis designed with two pulley cables on each side. An electric motor powers the ramp door to open and close.
Pendarvis said that someone tampered with the ramp door when it was up, then crawled into the welcome center and stole his 32-inch Emerson flatscreen TV.
Pendarvis reported the theft and attempted theft to the Bowman Police Department
Both of the cases remain active.
The first time Pendarvis saw a UFO was in May 1999 in Orangeburg, he said.
He’d constructed the UFO Welcome Center just five years prior.
“I didn’t believe in UFOs until 1999,” he said.
“I said, 'Oh no, they do exist!' " Pendarvis said of his sighting.
As for whether E.T.’s, space creatures or any unidentified flying objects are visiting the welcome center ... well, Pendarvis said that’s top secret information.
Pendarvis says next time he’s gone, “Maybe I’ll have E.T. watch the place.”
Will sending selfies to Jupiter moon get the attention of an E.T.?
LOUIS SAHAGUN
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A long camera exposure captures guests staring at twinkling stars and a giant laser beam pointing to Europa, Jupiter's moon.
Emcee Tom O'Key seemed giddy as dozens of guests filed into an outdoor theatre in this Mojave Desert town on a recent Saturday night to learn about an icy moon of Jupiter and take a stab at connecting with whatever - or whomever - may be living there.
"We're sending selfies to Europa here tonight, folks," O'Key told those who had gathered in the Joshua Tree Astronomy Arts Theater. "Take a moment to reach out to the cosmos and say, 'We here on Earth care.'"
Sponsored by the Southern California Desert Video Astronomers, the public program featured a documentary, 3-D holographic projections, views through telescopes and what was believed to be the first opportunity to send video selfies to a moon of Jupiter that NASA scientists have identified as one of the likeliest homes of extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
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Zerrin Leckey, 9, sends a selfie message to Europa using a device designed to convert audio and visual images into flashes of laser light aimed at the moon.
Zerrin Leckey, 9, was among the first to take a few deep breaths, smile, then speak into the lens of a video camera connected to a device that converts audio and visual images into flashes of laser aimed at the moon - only 37 minutes away at light speed.
"Hi, Europa!" he said. "This is Zerrin on Earth. I'm turning 10."
Next up was Jean Mueller, 67, a retired telescope operator at the Palomar Observatory who has discovered more than 30 comets.
"I photographed everything in the sky except you, Europa," she said. "Now, I'm talking to you in person, and that's pretty nice."
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Guests line up near the ticket booth to enter the outdoor Astronomy Arts Theater for "Europa is Alive!"
The casual tone of these pioneering attempts at intergalactic communication was fine with O'Key, who didn't hesitate to note the limits of the technology in the astronomy club's "Europa is Alive!" event or "the giggle factor involved in all this."
It was O'Key, 63, a retired technical consultant in personal injury litigation cases, and Leonard Holmberg, 62, a retired developer of optics-based products, who put together the selfie-sender: "An instrument comprised of a video camera, a laptop computer, fiber-optics technology and a yellow laser that cost us about $400," O'Key said.
"We like to think we're bringing extraterrestrial adventure to everyday people," he said.
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Scientists have been searching the skies for signs of alien civilisations for decades, mostly based on the premise that they, like us, would use bursts of radio and laser light.
"Of course, we'd need the power of the sun to generate a coherent beam strong enough to hit Europa," Holmberg said. "But at least some of the photons in the transmissions we're sending are reaching their target. No doubt about it."
The project, Holmberg said, suggests how far technology has advanced since charismatic physicist Carl Sagan popularized the possibility of making contact with extraterrestrial life.
Sagan led a team that developed communications materials that were aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes launched in 1977 to make drive-by visits to planets in this solar system and then continue on to explore space. The packages included images of a nude man and woman and musical samplings, including Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode."
O'Key and Holmberg consider themselves "Saganites," inspired by NASA's recent announcement that Europa and Saturn's moon, Enceladus, harbor all the ingredients needed for life to evolve: heat, organic material and vast oceans of water capped by ice.
"What they're doing is fine with me," said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the nonprofit Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute based in Mountain View, Calif. "But it's fair to say we don't know if aliens are friendly, or if they even exist. If they do, will they be cute and cuddly like the one in the movie 'E.T.,' or will they be like the Kardashians?
"In that case," he continued, "we should keep a low profile. You don't want your tombstone to read: I'm responsible for the obliteration of the human race."
Scientists have been searching the skies for signs of alien civilisations for decades, mostly based on the premise that they, like us, would use bursts of radio and laser light we might be able to hear or see.
The SETI Institute runs an array of radio telescopes designed to act as an enormous ear capable of scanning more than a million stars over 10 billion radio frequencies. It still has not detected any signal produced by someone else out there.
The Mars lander Phoenix, launched in 2007, carried recorded greetings. A year later, NASA beamed the Beatles' "Across the Universe" at the North Star, Polaris.
Tyler compares high resolution photos to show the similarities between the latest so-called UFO sighting in France with the sightings seven years ago in China.
He also claims a similar UFO sighting was captured over the Gold Coast, Australia.
He said: "I found an old shipwreck off Mexico… this one is huge!
"Its 138 meters across according to Google Ruler. The detail is outstanding.
"Oh, and by the way, it is a treasure - 138 metres of iron is roughly $10 million plus recycled.
"Let alone the other artefacts it must still have on it.
"It's not a freighter because it's thin along its ends, more like an old battle ship. I researched old sunken ships in the area there, but couldn't find any that match."
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Mr waring says he found another smaller ship and a fishing boat.
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It is not the first time Mr Waring has alleged to find mystery objects on Google Earth.
Well today I stumbled upon something thats not a UFO, but is still absolutely amazing due to its size.
Scott C Waring
Mr Waring said he found a second smaller ship of about 61 meters across that he estimated had a wooden hull, to the north west of the larger one.
He said: "It's on the same island as the first ship, but is on opposite side."
And to the south west of the larger one, he believes to have found the remains of a 12-metre long fishing boat.
So has Mr Waring found some undiscovered shipwrecks on Google Earth?
Sceptics would argue it could just be the effects of pareidolia, when the brain tricks the eyes into seeing familiar objects or shapes such as faces or animals in textures or patterns like clouds or rock surfaces.
I Found Two More Sunken Ships, This One Is 138 Meters, One 60 Meters Across, Mexico, Google Earth Map, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of discovery: May 4, 2017 Location of discovery: Costa Verde, Mexico Google Coordinates: 19°13'24.25"N 96° 2'57.04"W Google date settings at: 2/25/2013 (most clear view of it at this setting) Update: I also found a second ship that is 61 meters across and had a wooden hull. Its on the same island as the first ship, but is on opposite sides of the island and again, settings must be 2/25/2013 to see it or some times other dates it will not be visible. SCW Ok guys, you know me...always searchings for the hidden mysteries of life. Well today I stumbled upon something thats not a UFO, but is still absolutely amazing due to its size. I found an old shipwreck off Mexico, and you know I have reported others in the past, but this one is huge! Its 138 meters across according to Google Ruler. The detail is outstanding, but know this, if you are seeking it using my coordinates, PLEASE GO TO THE DATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GOOGLE MAP AND CLICK IT, THEN GO TO 2/25/2013. This method will give you the clearest view of the ship and its detail. Oh, and by the way, it is a treasure. 138 meters of iron is roughly 10+ million US dollars recycled. Let alone the other artifacts it must still have on it. Its not a freighter because its thin along its ends, more like an old battle ship. I researched old sunken ships in the area there, but couldn't find any that match. Just thought you guys would like to see it. Scott C. Waring
For decades, radio telescopes have scanned the skies, hoping for a signal from intelligent aliens in another solar system.
But could signs of extraterrestrial life be lurking a little closer to home?
One astronomer believes we should be looking harder for signs of ancient, extinct civilisations in our own solar systems – buried ‘technosignatures’ of aliens from millions of years ago.
Jason Wright told Gizmodo, ‘There is zero evidence for any prior indigenous technological civilizations. My paper asks, have we completely foreclosed the possibility, or is there a chance that there could be some evidence we overlooked?
‘If we have overlooked something and we find it in the future, what are the chances it could have come from a prior indigenous technological species versus an interstellar one?
Wright suggests that the evidence might buried under the surfaces of moons or asteroids in our own solar system.
He says, ‘While all geological records of prior indigenous technological species might be long destroyed, if the species were spacefaring there may be technological artifacts to be found throughout the Solar System.
Ancient aliens?
Soviet-born American writer Zecharia Sitchin wrote a hit 1976 book ‘The 12th Planet’ where he claimed there was an unseen planet in the Solar System – Nibiriu – which was inhabited by a race of ‘ancient aliens’.
The aliens, called the Annunaki, had created the human race.
Sitchin’s work remains in print and has a devoted following around the world.
Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual says, ‘Zecharia Sitchin claims that Nibiru collided with a planet called Tiamat that was situated between Mars and Jupiter. The result was the creation of the asteroid belt and planet Earth.’
‘Nibiru is populated by the Anunnaki, an advanced humanoid race, who visited Earth thousands of years to mine gold in Africa. As an outcome of needing workers to carry out these mining operations they used genetics to create Homo Sapiens.’
‘The popularity of these type of ideas makes it certain that every new discovery by our spaceships will be be minutely studied for any evidence of Nibiru, or any other similar body that might be populated by extraterrestrials.’
Residents living near the old water tower, right, on Wiley Hill reported seeing a UFO in 1973. The tower has since been torn down; the new tower can be seen on the left.
ELLWOOD CITY -- In the early 1970s, Unidentified Flying Objects were being spotted all over the United States, including several in the Ellwood City area.
On Dec. 6, 1973, The Ledger ran a story, "UFO Reports Abound," and interviewed a resident of Wiley Hill in neighboring North Sewickley Township, who refused to let her name be used because she was afraid she might be ridiculed for "seeing things."
The woman said the UFO kept coming closer and closer to the ground as she watched it, and she first knew something unusual was happening when her usually clear television picture became distorted.
Chuck Wehr, 49, of North Sewickley Township, said the woman was his mother, Helen Wehr, who died two years ago.
"After my father died, my mother gave me the yellowed Ledger clippings from 1973 and we talked about it. She asked me if I remembered the UFO and I did. I remember that it sounded loud to me like a freight train and I was terrified," Wehr said. "I remembered that it would be there and then suddenly it would disappear or be silent.
"My mother was always curious about the incident and yet didn't talk about it. She took pictures, but the camera was gone and she did not want to talk about what happened to the camera," he said.
Wehr said at the time of the incident they were living in the house nearest the green water tower on Wiley Hill.
On Dec. 12, 1973, The Ledger reported more sightings in the Wiley Hill area.
James Stoynoff of Ellport saw a red-and-blue flashing UFO shortly after 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in the area above the North Sewickley Presbyterian Church on Mercer Road near the Connoquenessing Country Club in North Sewickley. Stoynoff was driving west on Chapel Drive toward Ellwood City when he and his girlfriend, Patty Kelly, saw the UFO flying toward Christy's Plaza.
A similar sighting was reported by Mrs. Joseph Stabryla of Chewton who was visiting with relatives on Brown Road on Saturday evening. Stabryla said she had been playing cards with friends and saw the object in the area of Constitution Avenue and Treece Avenue on the way home.
Janna Hulick of Brown Road, and a number of Wiley Hill residents, reportedly watched the pulsating red-and-blue lights of the object, but some would not comment for fear of being ridiculed.
All of the reports received by The Ledger indicate that the object seemed to return to an area between the water tower on Wiley Hill and the Limestone Park area, currently Stiefel Park.
Nick Viccari, who lived on Rosanna Street, saw a red-and-blue blinking object hovering above the park area when he looked out his window in that direction, and he heard a sound like a distant train.
There were many other credible witnesses, including Ellwood City police officers Frank Zona and Robert Ramella, who saw the object hovering above the former U.S. Steel Corp. plant in Ellwood City.
One woman traveling with her 15-year-old daughter to Ellwood City reported spotting a "perfect triangle" in the sky along Ellwood-New Castle Road in Wayne Township. The woman described the object as having red-and-green lights flashing very rapidly around the edges and two white lights underneath. It approached rapidly and made a noise that sounded like a motor and then it was gone.
Dom Viccari of Ellwood City recalled that he saw a UFO sometime in the early 1970s when he was driving on Sixth Street heading toward the municipal building. As he approached the railroad tracks, he saw a bright light and wondered what it was.
"I continued up Sixth Street. I was trying to chase it and it headed toward Brighton Road and Stiefel Park and I lost it. I probably went to my job at The Ledger and told people about it," Viccari said.
More than 100 people, including state and Union Township police, reported seeing a UFO hover above the New Castle Airport on Nov. 3, 1973. It was described as a glowing, dome-shaped object. Observers told troopers that the object was different colors and changed from bright to dim and hovered there for an hour before it headed southwest toward Boardman, Ohio.
There were no explanations from government officials as to what the reported UFOs might have been.
Cheryl Costa, a Corning native who now lives in the Syracuse area, recently pored over UFO sighting data reported to two organizations from 2001 to 2015.
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Cheryl Costa’s interest in UFOs first developed in the Steuben County hills.
Now, the Corning native has taken her interest in the flying objects and compiled data from 15 years’ worth of reported sightings, turning her work into a resource for UFO researchers and enthusiasts.
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Costa and her wife, Linda Miller Costa, spent nights and weekends for 16 months putting together the UFO Sightings Desk Reference, which breaks down more than 121,000 sightings reported to two UFO reporting organizations between 2001 and 2015 — to the state and county level, by month and even by the shape of the spotted object. UFOs are reported to appear in the form of spheres, lights, fireballs, triangles and cigars, to name a few.
Costa, 65, a retired information security professional from the aerospace industry who now lives in the Syracuse area, says she has no proof of whether the sightings indicate life on other planets. But the sheer volume of reported sightings is proof to her that UFOs, at least, are indisputably real.
“People say, ‘Do you believe in UFOs?’" said Costa, a graduate of Corning East High School. "I just count them. I report what people say they saw.”
The objects have fascinated Costa since she was about 12 years old. She vividly remembers a trip home from visiting family in Savona in the 1960s when she spotted a strange object in the skies overhead — "a round ball, parked out there like a rock," she said.
Her mother pulled the car over and explained the object could simply be a balloon, or it could be "people from another world," she said. "I watched it for about 20 minutes, then we started driving again. I kept my eyes on it. It was like one of those starships in the movies — it just whizzed away and winked out."
Costa and her mother would read books on UFOs at the library. Later, she'd stay for several months at the home of a friend with his own collection of books on the subject. She casually followed online UFO forums.
But it wasn't until she read a 2012 report that sightings of the objects were declining that her interest peaked.
“That didn’t sound right to me,” said Costa, a veteran of the Navy and Air Force.
Initially, Costa looked at data from the Mutual UFO Network, which accepts sighting reports, to confirm her hunch. The number of sightings reported to MUFON, she said, "shoots up like a rocket. My first thought was, what memo didn't the UFOs get? They were supposed to be declining."
She began collecting data from MUFON and a second organization, the National UFO Reporting Center. Her curiosity evolved into a look at New York's data, down to the county level.
In July 2013, she began writing a blog on UFOs for the Syracuse New Times, where she discusses her findings and highlights witness accounts she's received from friends, strangers and families.
Most people she’s talked to about their sightings “are sincere. Most people are very level-headed. You can see it in their eyes," she said. "They’ll often say, 'We were just coming home from a movie; we were just coming home from dinner; I was out walking the dog.'"
The data reveal some interesting patterns, Costa said. New York has the sixth-highest number of reported sightings over the 15-year period, with 5,141 total reports.
5,141 UFO sightings in New York state were reported between 2001 and 2015, according to data compiled by Corning native Cheryl Costa.
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Locally, Broome County had 103 reported sightings over the 15-year period. Tompkins had 39, Chemung 31, Steuben 27, Tioga 22 and Schuyler 20.
But those numbers pale in comparison to the counties with the highest sightings, Costa said. With 554 reported sightings over 15 years, Suffolk County, on the eastern tip of Long Island, had the highest figure in the state. Manhattan (New York County) was second at 426 sightings, and Erie, Nassau and Monroe counties round out the top five.
Some have argued that the state's most populated areas have the most sightings, but Costa said population doesn't appear to be the only contributing factor. Sightings appear to be reported more frequently in the counties that border the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and Hudson River. Just over half of New York's sightings appear to have occurred around the state's waterways, Costa said.
Reports in New York also tend to skyrocket in July and August, when viewers are most likely to be outside, she said. In southern states, where it's typically warmer, no such spike exists. And more sightings tend to occur on weekends, according to Costa's figures.
Costa, who often speaks at UFO conferences, said the book is gaining traction in the community, particularly among serious researchers. Regardless of whether or not its readers believe in UFOs, Costa said she's hoping the data will start a conversation.
“It’s disclosure at a civilian level. Some people are really crass about it — ‘oh, you have no proof’. We do have data here," she said. “We have thousands and thousands of people reporting them and telling us what they are. Are they extraterrestrial craft? Couldn’t tell you. Interdimensional? Couldn’t tell you. But with high numbers of these things, anything is possible.”
Witness says deer noticed two hovering objects nearby
A California witness at Pioneer reported watching two objects the size of a pencil emitting light and hovering near deer just 10 feet off the ground, according to testimony in Case 82988 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Pioneer is about 60 miles southeast of Sacramento.
(Credit: Google)
The witness was in her living room doing housework when she noticed a pulsating light down the hill from her location.
“I looked and then looked again,” the witness stated. “I saw a pencil-like, definitely light-emitting ‘thing’ hovering. Then I noticed a second one, only it was pulsing slower. It was approximately 10 feet off the ground.”
The witness then noticed a wild deer looking up at the object, then grabbing a mouthful of food, then looking back up at the object.
“No rotor, no feet, no noise, definitely larger than a pencil, but pencil-like. The second object was moving around a tree, first one side,and then the other, almost like it was trying to hide.”
The objects were hovering just 10 feet off the ground. Pictured: Pioneer, CA. (Credit: Google)
The witness said that she did not take a picture because there are a lot of trees and the object was small and would not have stood out in any picture.
“It was below me, but I knew if I went outside, it would have left when I opened the door and made noise. At first I thought it was something hanging from the tree, but the longer I watched, the more I realized that I was actually looking at a UFO.”
The witness described the objects.
“The main object (the one not hiding) pulsated light the entire length, but not the whole thing at once. It was like small lights all along the thing pulsing. Same for the other unit. The deer didn’t seem to be bothered much by the item, but it definitely knew it was there as it kept looking at it.”
The deer near the objects seemed to take notice to them, but continued to eat. Pictured: Pioneer,
CA. (Credit: Google)
The witness continued to watch.
“I was standing up, so I went to get a chair, and then watched for an additional 5 to 7 minutes. My phone rang. I went to answer it, and when I came back, both objects were gone. I know what I saw, and even though this might not be a large sighting, I wanted to report it as it was such an odd shape (to me) – one I wasn’t familiar with. I called my family to tell them what I saw, as we have been familiar with UFOs our entire lifetime. I wondered if these things were ‘monitoring’ the deer somehow. I’m sure they did not know I was watching. The rate of the pulse of light on the ‘main’ object varied, first fast, then slower, then fast again.”
Pioneer is in Amador County, California, population 1,094. MUFON California State Section Director Nancy Felipe is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
UFO Passes Over Active Volcano On Live Cam, April 30, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: April 30, 2017 Location of sighting: Popocatepetl, Mexico Here is another UFO flying over a volcano in Mexico last week. The UFO is flying extremely close to the open mouth of the active volcano, which would rule out any jet. Also the camera would catch the detail of the jets wings if it were a jet. No passenger jet would fly over an active volcano, let alone low and close to one. This object was round and moving slow. Awesome video of a real extraterrestrial craft. Scott C. Waring
Dark UFO Over Brooklyn, New York On May 3, 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: May 3, 2017 Location of sighting: Brooklyn, New York, USA Source: MUFON #83501 Here is a UFO report of a rectangle shaped UFO over Brooklyn. Very strange shape to say the least, and the object seems to be studying the buildings below it. This one is semi-transparent, which means its cloak was vulnerable, probably due to the rising sun in early morning. Aliens frequently NY a lot. It was the famous Beetle John Lennon who said he saw a UFO from his balcony in his penthouse apartment back in Aug 23, 1974. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
A very large size, gray color object hover without any noice over Brooklyn. I personally don't know what it could be. I had a good 15 minutes sharp view of the object. I was trying to be rational but find no answer. Unfortunately the video footage doesn't give back the ratio of the object. Much larger than a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter. I have photos captured also and after zooming I saw the object have colors and lights. Date 03-05-17 Brooklyn 8am
'Excess' Gamma-Rays Likely Not Sign of Dark Matter After All
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
An excess of gamma-rays coming from the center of the Milky Way is likely due to a population of rapidly spinning, very dense and highly magnetized neutron stars, called pulsars, a new study suggests.
Credit: NASA/CXC/University of Massachusetts/D. Wang et al.; Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
A promising lead about the nature of elusive dark matter may have just dried up.
A mysterious abundance of gamma-rays — the highest-energy light in the universe — at the Milky Way's center is likely being produced by fast-spinning stellar corpses called pulsars, rather than bits of dark matter slamming into each other, a new study suggests.
"Our study shows that we don’t need dark matter to understand the gamma-ray emissions of our galaxy,” co-author Mattia Di Mauro, from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) in California, said in a statement. [The Hunt for Dark Matter: Images and Photos]
"Instead, we have identified a population of pulsars in the region around the galactic center, which sheds new light on the formation history of the Milky Way," added Di Mauro, who led the analysis for the Fermi LAT Collaboration. This is a group of researchers who used the Large Area Telescope on NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to study the galaxy's gamma-ray glow.
Though dark matter apparently neither emits nor absorbs light (hence the name), astronomers know the stuff exists; they have observed its gravity affecting the "normal" matter we can see and touch. Indeed, such work suggests that dark matter makes up about 85 percent of the material universe.
However, scientists still don't know what the mysterious stuff is. One leading hypothesis holds that dark matter is composed mostly of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). Theoretical physicists think that WIMPs generate gamma-rays when they interact with each other, either via direct annihilation or the production of a fast-decaying secondary particle.
So it was exciting when, several years ago, Fermi spotted an "excess" of gamma-rays near the Milky Way's core that astronomers said could not be explained by traditional sources such as pulsars. Process of elimination seemed to indicate that dark matter — in the form of WIMPs — was responsible.
The researchers behind such studies stressed at the time that this interpretation was tentative and in need of backing by other observations.
Pulsars the culprit?
Such confirmation has yet to materialize.
"Two recent studies by teams in the U.S. and the Netherlands have shown that the gamma-ray excess at the galactic center is speckled, not smooth as we would expect for a dark matter signal," KIPAC's Eric Charles, who contributed to the new analysis, said in the same statement.
"Those results suggest the speckles may be due to point sources that we can't see as individual sources with the LAT because the density of gamma-ray sources is very high and the diffuse glow is brightest at the galactic center," Charles added.
The new study further supports this idea, linking the speckled signal to pulsars.
"Considering that about 70 percent of all [gamma-ray] point sources in the Milky Way are pulsars, they were the most likely candidates," Di Mauro said. "But we used one of their physical properties to come to our conclusion. Pulsars have very distinct spectra — that is, their emissions vary in a specific way with the energy of the gamma-rays they emit. Using the shape of these spectra, we were able to model the glow of the galactic center correctly with a population of about 1,000 pulsars and without introducing processes that involve dark matter particles."
There are other reasons to doubt that the gamma-ray excess is being generated by dark matter, study team members said.
"If the signal were due to dark matter, we would expect to see it also at the centers of other galaxies," Seth Digel, head of KIPAC’s Fermi group, said in the same statement. "The signal should be particularly clear in dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. These galaxies have very few stars, typically don’t have pulsars and are held together because they have a lot of dark matter. However, we don't see any significant gamma-ray emissions from them."
The team plans to observe the Milky Way's center with radio telescopes, in an attempt to determine if the point sources there are emitting their light in pulses, as pulsars seem to do. (This is just an illusion, however. Pulsars emit light beams continuously in opposite directions; the light appears to flicker because pulsars spin, and their beams are therefore not always pointing at Earth.)
The new study has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal. You can read it for free at the online preprint site arXiv.org.
NASA Plans to Delay First SLS/Orion Mission to 2019
By Jeff Foust, SpaceNews Writer
NASA now expects the first Space Launch System flight, Exploration Mission 1, to slip to some time in 2019 regardless of whether or not it carries a crew.
Credit: NASA
WASHINGTON— NASA now expects the first launch of the Space Launch System to slip to 2019, regardless of any decision to put a crew on that mission, given ongoing issues with development of the launch vehicle and the Orion spacecraft.
Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administration for human exploration and operations, acknowledged the delay in a letter included in a U.S. Government Accountability Office report released April 27 that concluded that Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) would not meet its current November 2018 launch date.
"We agree with the GAO that maintaining a November 2018 launch readiness date is not in the best interest in the program, and we are in the process of establishing a new target in 2019," Gerstenmaier wrote in the letter, dated April 12 and included as an appendix in the GAO report. [Behind the Scenes Look: NASA's Orion Spacecraft (Video)]
Gerstenmaier said, in response to one recommendation in the GAO report, that NASA would develop a new launch readiness date by the end of September. "NASA is assessing the EM-1 schedule in light of a number of ongoing activities," he said, which include the tornado that damaged the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in February, disrupting work on the core stage of the SLS, and the ongoing development of the administration's fiscal year 2018 budget request.
The GAO, in its examination of progress NASA was making on EM-1 requested by Congress in the report accompanying the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill, had already concluded that the mission would not be ready for launch in late 2018 as planned. "With little to no schedule or cost reserves remaining as the programs finalize production and enter integration and testing activities, the EM-1 launch readiness date is in a precarious position," the report stated.
The GAO noted in the report progress made in the development of SLS, Orion and ground systems, but added that all faced serious challenges with little margin. "The magnitude of the schedule delays that the programs have experienced amid this progress, however, foreshadows a likely schedule slip for the November 2018 EM-1 launch readiness date," the report concluded.
One example is the delivery of the European-built service module for Orion, which is on the critical path for EM-1. Once scheduled for delivery in January, it has been delayed until at least August. Once delivered, the program requires 12 months of work to integrate it with the crew capsule and perform testing before delivering it to the Kennedy Space Center for final launch preparations.
"NASA officials stated that they would not be able to maintain a launch readiness date of November 2018 if Kennedy Space Center receives the Orion spacecraft after July 2018," the report noted. "As a result, the November 2018 launch readiness date is likely unachievable unless NASA identifies further mitigation steps to accommodate delays." The conclusion of the report added that the service module is now expected to be delivered in September, with the possibility of an additional two-month delay.
The report is the second in two weeks to conclude that delays in the SLS/Orion program were all but certain. An April 13 report by NASA's Office of Inspector General concluded that both EM-1 and EM-2, the first launch to carry a crew, faced schedule slips. "NASA's first exploration missions – EM-1 and EM-2 – face multiple technical challenges that will likely delay their launch," that report stated.
Delays in the EM-1 schedule don't take into account the possibility of placing a crew on that flight. NASA announced in February it was studying adding a crew to that mission. That report has been completed and briefed to both NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot and White House officials. The agency has not announced a decision, although one is expected by the time the White House releases its detailed fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, expected by mid-May.
One condition on that study, Gerstenmaier said in February, was that adding crew not delay EM-1 past the end of 2019. "I didn't want to go much beyond 2019," he said in a Feb. 24 briefing. "I felt that if we went much beyond 2019, then we might as well fly EM-2 and actually do the plan we're on."
That study had its origins in expected delays in EM-1. Chris Shank, who led the NASA transition team for the incoming Trump administration, said during a panel session at the Goddard Memorial Symposium March 8 that the study had its origins at a meeting where Gerstenmaier said the delivery of the Orion service module would likely be delayed.
"We asked, if given more time, if there are some additional things that you could do with the mission," he recalled. "This is genuinely a study on how to get the best bang for the buck."
This story was provided by SpaceNews, dedicated to covering all aspects of the space industry.
Gat tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen blijkt verrassend schoon te zijn
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Wetenschappers staan voor een raadsel: hoe kan het dat dit stukje ruimte vrijwel stofvrij is?
Ruimtesonde Cassini dook vorige week voor het eerst in het 2000 kilometer brede gat tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen. Onderzoekers hadden verwacht dat de sonde daarbij heel wat stofdeeltjes tegen zou komen. Om te voorkomen dat die deeltjes de ruimtesonde zouden beschadigen, werd de vier meter brede antenne van de sonde als schild gebruikt. Maar dat was niet nodig geweest, zo moet NASA nu concluderen.
Grote leegte “Het gebied tussen de ringen en Saturnus is blijkbaar een grote leegte,” stelt Cassini’s projectmanager Earl Maize. Slechts enkele keren botste een stofdeeltje op Cassini. En de weinige stofdeeltjes die Cassini ontmoette, waren bovendien klein: niet groter dan 1 micron (een duizendste deel van een millimeter).
DE FOTO’S
Bekijk hier de foto’s die Cassini maakte toen deze voor het eerst in het gat tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen dook.
Foto: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.
Een van de vele onbewerkte foto’s die gisteren is gemaakt. De atmosfeer van Saturnus ziet er in ieder geval spannend uit.
Nog een foto van de atmosfeer van Saturnus.
Veilig Blijkbaar is het gebied tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen veel veiliger dan gedacht. En dat is goed nieuws. Want NASA heeft nog 20 duikvluchten in het gat tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen gepland staan (exclusief de tweede duikvlucht die vanmorgen heeft plaatsgevonden). Vier van de 20 resterende duikvluchten voeren Cassini mee naar de binnenste randen van Saturnus’ ringen. Tijdens die duikvluchten zal Cassini wel wat stof tegenkomen en wordt de antenne sowieso ingezet om de sonde te beschermen.
Terwijl wetenschappers proberen te achterhalen hoe het kan dat het gebied tussen Saturnus en de stoffige ringen vrijwel stofvrij is, hult Cassini zich – net als tijdens de eerste duikvlucht – in radiostilte. Pas morgen worden de eerste onderzoeksgegevens en beelden die Cassini tijdens de duikvlucht van vanmorgen heeft gemaakt, naar de aarde verstuurd. En wat mogen we daarvan verwachten? Tijdens deze duikvlucht heeft Cassini de ogen gericht op de ringen van Saturnus. Ook bestudeert de sonde Rhea in de hoop meer te weten te komen over de samenstelling en structuur van het oppervlaktemateriaal van de maan.
Nieuw bewijs dat ster Epsilon Eridani meerdere puingordels bezit
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Het bevestigt dat dit stelsel – bestaande uit een ster en één planeet – heel wat overeenkomsten heeft met ons zonnestelsel.
Er is al aardig wat onderzoek gedaan naar Epsilon Eridani, een ster die op zo’n 10,5 lichtjaar afstand staat. Zo weten we inmiddels dat rond de ster zeker één planeet cirkelt: Epsilon Eridani b. Deze planeet heeft een massa die vergelijkbaar is met de massa van Jupiter. Ook weten we dat er veel overeenkomsten zijn tussen hoe onze zon er in haar kinderjaren uitzag en Epsilon Eridani. Dat laatste is ook de reden dat onderzoekers dit stelsel graag bestuderen: het is het dichtstbijzijnde planetaire stelsel rond een ster die lijkt op de jonge zon en dus de ultieme gelegenheid om meer te weten te komen over de wijze waarop planeten rond sterren zoals onze zon ontstaan.
De stofschijf Eerder onderzoek heeft ook aangetoond dat rond Epsilon Eridani een stof- en puinschijf te vinden is. Dit puin kun je zien als bouwmateriaal dat over is gebleven nadat de ‘bouw’ van Epsilon Eridani b voltooid was. Het puin kan de vorm van gas of stof hebben, maar ook bestaan uit kleine rotsachtige en ijzige brokken. Dergelijk puin kan zich verzamelen in één brede stofschijf, maar ook verspreid zijn over meerdere smalle ringen. Onduidelijk was hoe dat precies bij Epsilon Eridani zat.
KOMT HET BEKEND VOOR?
Doet de naam Epsilon Eridani ergens een belletje rinkelen? Maar weet je even niet waarom? Misschien ken je de naam uit de televisieserie Babylon 5. Het gelijknamige ruimtestation dat in deze fictieve serie centraal staat, bevindt zich nabij deze ster.
Twee ringen Maar een nieuw onderzoek schept nu duidelijkheid. Wetenschappers hebben de ster Epsilon Eridani dit keer bestudeerd met behulp van het Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (kortweg SOFIA). En die waarnemingen tonen aan dat er zeker twee stofringen zijn. “We kunnen nu met veel zekerheid zeggen dat er een scheiding is tussen de binnenste en buitenste puingordel,” vertelt onderzoeker Massimo Marengo. “Dat gat is waarschijnlijk gecreëerd door planeten. We hebben die nog niet gedetecteerd, maar ik zou zeer verrast zijn als ze zich daar niet bevinden.” Mogelijk kunnen we deze planeten met de volgende generatie telescopen opsporen.
Veel overeenkomsten Dat Epsilon Eridani niet één brede, maar zeker twee smalle stofringen bezit, betekent dat dit planetaire systeem veel meer met ons zonnestelsel gemeen heeft dan gedacht. Ook ons zonnestelsel heeft immers twee puingordels: de planetoïdengordel en de Kuipergordel. Aan de rand van de binnenste planetoïdengordel vinden we Jupiter. Aan de buitenste rand van de planetoïdengordel van Epsilon Eridani vinden we Epsilon Eridani b (met een massa die vergelijkbaar is met die van Jupiter). Aan de rand van de Kuipergordel vinden we Neptunus. En deze studie wijst er sterk op dat aan de binnenste rand van de kometengordel van Epsilon Eridani ook een planeet te vinden is (zie ook de afbeelding hieronder). “Het is echt indrukwekkend dat Eri (Epsilon Eridani, red.), een veel jongere versie van ons zonnestelsel, net zo in elkaar steekt als het onze,” vindt onderzoeker Kate Su.
Afbeelding: NASA / JPL / Caltech / R. Hurt (SSC).
Door naar Epsilon Eridani te kijken, reizen we eigenlijk terug in de tijd: naar het tijdperk waarin onze eigen zon nog piepjong was. “We zien een glimp van het verleden van de aarde door in het heden een nabijgelegen jonge zon te bestuderen,” stelt Marengo.
Monsterachtige golf ontdekt in het Perseus-cluster
Caroline Kraaijvanger
De golf is miljarden jaren geleden ontstaan en 200.000 lichtjaar lang, oftewel ongeveer twee keer zo groot als onze Melkweg.
Het Perseus-cluster is een enorme groep sterrenstelsels die door de onderlinge zwaartekracht bij elkaar wordt gehouden. Het cluster is ongeveer 11 miljoen lichtjaar groot en staat op zo’n 240 miljoen lichtjaar afstand. Het grootste deel van de waarneembare materie in het cluster is superheet gas. Dit gas is zo heet dat het röntgenstraling afgeeft.
Golf Wetenschappers hebben het gas in het Perseus-cluster nu bestudeerd met behulp van röntgenobservatorium Chandra. Daarbij ontdekten ze allerlei structuren in het gas, waaronder een reusachtige golf.
Ontmoeting met een ander cluster Grote vraag is natuurlijk: hoe is die golf ontstaan? Om die vraag te kunnen beantwoorden, maakten de onderzoekers gebruik van simulaties. De simulatie die het dichtst bij de werkelijkheid in de buurt kwam, ging uit van een groot cluster met koud gas in het centrum en drie keer warmer gas daaromheen. Wanneer een kleiner cluster op geringe afstand van dit grote cluster langskwam, werd het gas in beweging gebracht. En doordat koud gas een andere snelheid heeft dan warm gas ontstaan golfbewegingen.
Onderzoekers noemen dat ook wel Kelvin-Helmholtz-golven. Dergelijke golven kunnen ontstaan in aardse oceanen, wolken en zelfs op de zon. Het exemplaar dat nu in het Perseus-cluster is ontstaan, is zeer waarschijnlijk echter de grootste Kelvin-Helmholtz-golf die ooit is geïdentificeerd.
De onderzoekers ontdekten verder dat de omvang van deze Kelvin-Helmholtz-golven sterk afhankelijk is van het magnetisch veld van een cluster. Als dat magnetisch veld heel zwak is, worden de golven groter. Is een magnetisch veld heel sterk, dan kunnen de golven helemaal niet ontstaan. Het betekent dat dergelijke golfachtige structuren in het gas van clusters meer kunnen vertellen over de sterkte van het magnetisch veld van deze clusters.
For those familiar with indie space game Stellaris, one of the key moments before encountering ancient intelligent life is finding traces of technology. While the game is a work of science fiction, the concept isn’t outlandish to those behind the real life search for extraterrestrial life (SETI). According to astronomer Jason Wright, discovering traces of advanced technology, termed technosignatures, from alien civilizations is just as important as looking for biosignatures. He outlines his theory in new paper published online, and while he doesn’t claim there’s existing, direct evidence of aliens, he does wonder if we’re just not looking hard enough – or for the right signs.
Contrary to what some have said, Wright’s paper isn’t saying that there’s already evidence pointing to an alien civilization that existed in the solar system before us. Instead, he merely asked whether we’ve exhausted all possible angles in our search for extraterrestrials.
“There is zero evidence for any prior indigenous technological civilizations,” Wright told Gizmodo. “My paper asks, have we completely foreclosed the possibility, or is there a chance that there could be some evidence we overlooked? [And] if we have overlooked something and we find it in the future, what are the chances it could have come from a prior indigenous technological species versus an interstellar one?”
Currently, the hunt for aliens is focused on finding even the smallest signs of life, or mechanisms that could support life (most notably, the presence of water). These are all good, of course, but Wright suggests that we might also start looking for technosignatures from ancient alien civilizations.
“A ‘technosignature’ is evidence of technology,” he said, which potential could have been left behind by some long-gone alien civilization. In his paper, he explained his point further: “We might conjecture that settlements or bases on [rocky moons or asteroids] would have been built beneath the surface for a variety of reasons, and so still be discoverable today.”
Image: NASA, JPL-Caltech
What Are We Really Searching For?
The discovery of a new planet — or even better, a new system in some near or distant galaxy — is always good news for alien hunters. Most recently, the TRAPPIST system presented some possibilities — albeit ones quickly dashed by the intensity of solar flares its planets experience. Another possible candidate is a huge, Earth-like planet dubbed super-Earth LHS 1140b. Inside our own solar system, the planetary satellites of Jupiter and Saturn — particularly Europa and Enceladus — tickle the imagination because of the presence of water. And where there is water, the chance of life is higher.
However, despite the odds seemingly in our favor, we really haven’t found any such example of alien life out there — yet. Fermi Paradox, yes? But, could it be that we’ve been looking at the wrong things? Or are we simply not looking hard enough?
Wright just wants us to explore all possible options: “While all geological records of prior indigenous [extraterrestrial] technological species might be long destroyed, if the species were spacefaring there may be technological artifacts to be found throughout the Solar system.”
What does a void sound like? (Insert the name of your least favorite cable news channel here.) Now that we’ve had our fun, NASA has provided us with the sound of an actual void and you’ll probably find it eerie, yet in most cases preferable to cable news.
On April 26th, the Cassini spacecraft passed between Saturn and its innermost ring and NASA engineers turned on a recording instrument. Believe it or not, they were hoping to capture the sounds of – cue Simon & Garfunkel – silence. Noise would be an indicator that the void isn’t an actual void but a corridor filled with dust or larger particles … and that would not be good for Cassini, which is scheduled to make many more passes through the area prior to its eventual death plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in September.
While not a deal-breaker – or in this case, a dive-breaker – an abundance of dust would force NASA engineers to turn the craft so that its 13-foot-wide antenna would shield instruments from a particle bombardment, since even tiny ones can wreak havoc on them and there’s no electronics store nor robotic repair person around to fix them.
As you can hear in the audio, the Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) instrument picked up something.
RPWS detected the hits of hundreds of ring particles per second when it crossed the ring plane just outside of Saturn’s main rings, but only detected a few pings on April 26.
Is that good or bad news? William Kurth, RPWS team leader at the University of Iowa, gave the answer.
It was a bit disorienting – we weren’t hearing what we expected to hear. I’ve listened to our data from the first dive several times and I can probably count on my hands the number of dust particle impacts I hear.
In other words, the so-called void is really void of dangerous — at least to Cassini — dust particles. The RPWS detected very few radio and plasma waves to convert into the sounds of pops and cracks that would indicate particles. That means Cassini gets the go-ahead to keep on diving like Greg Louganis going for the gold. Twenty more dives are scheduled, including one on May 2 whose results were not available as of this writing.
Project Manager Earl Maize listening to the sounds from Cassini
While the sounds — or lack of them — from Saturn will probably not inspire any songs, they’ve inspired NASA engineers to keep on analyzing the data to figure out why a planet with so much stuff orbiting it has a such a big circle of nothing inside the innermost ring. As Cassini Project Manager Earl Maize of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a press release:
The region between the rings and Saturn is ‘the big empty,’ apparently. Cassini will stay the course, while the scientists work on the mystery of why the dust level is much lower than expected.
The Big Empty … sounds like the perfect description for cable news.
Max Planck astrophysicist René Heller proposed a novel and innovative way to explore the stars.
Instead of just relying on the actual distance, Heller proposed using the light form a star to propel photon ships faster.
The bright lights could just draw you in
NASA, ESA, H. Bond (STScI), and M. Barstow (University of Leicester)
THE QUICKEST ROUTE
You’ve heard it said that the quickest route from point A to point B is the straightest path. Nowhere more does this apply than in space, where distances are measured by the direction that light travels, which is fairly straight. However, astrophysicist René Heller from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen, Germany thinks there’s more to interstellar travel than just a straight path.
Heller and his colleagues, in a recently published article, argued that traveling to a star isn’t just a function of distance, but also of how bright the star is. The concept is called a photogravitational assist. Simply put, the light emitted by a star powers photon or light sails (remember Count Dooku’s ship?) traveling in space.
Their calculations initially surprised Heller, he told New Scientist. However, the math is simple and sound: the time that it takes to travel to the nearest star is a function of distance divided by the square root of a star’s luminosity.
CHANGING OUR STELLAR TRAVEL SCHEDULE
Following these calculations, this means that we could get to Sirius faster than we could to any star in the Alpha Centauri system simply because it’s 18 times brighter, despite being twice as far as Proxima Centauri. We could reach Sirius in just 69 years, compared to the 140 years it would take to reach Proxima Centauri.
To do this, “We need a very light, solid, temperature-resistant, and highly reflective sail material that can span an area of several hundred meters squared,” Heller said. It could be graphene-based and coated by some metamaterial.
A similar effort by Breakthrough StarShot proposes using light sails to travel to Alpha Centauri. According to their calculations, it would take them only 20 years to make the journey. However, they only computed for a flyby mission that would last a couple of seconds, which wouldn’t allow them to observe that much. So, while it would present a unique and incredible opportunity to explore the Universe farther than we ever have before, it wouldn’t allow scientists to collect a lot of data.
In this case, Heller’s unusual route presents an advantage. “If this works out, then humanity can really go interstellar,” he said.
he Phoenix Lights incident 20 years ago is still seen as unexplained by some UFOers.
The National UFO reporting Centre (NUFORC) based in the US has been inundated with witness accounts about a series of UFO sightings on April 25 over parts of Florida.
Peter Davenport, NUFORC director, said: "Approximately a dozen high-quality sighting reports were submitted in rapid sequence by witnesses in multiple locations in Florida.
"Three adult witnesses in Largo reported having had a disc-shaped object descend out of nearby clouds, and hover briefly near their residence in the night sky.
"They report that the object suddenly darted back into the same area of the sky from which it had first come, disappearing again into the clouds."
The first report came from Bradenton at 8.40pm when three orange lights were seen in a triangle formation.
There were 11 further reports of odd airborne activity between 11pm, when at Jupiter, "something travelling in a straight line leaving a trail of fire or sparks" was seen for two to three minutes, and 1.47am, when, in Orlando, "eight spherical balls of light” emerged from the clouds.
The spectacle went on for three to four minutes when they "whipped back and forward across the sky in a straight line, then stopped and formed a circle and began to rotate around each other and form different shapes", according to a witness report.
Eight of the events took place in the 15 minutes between 11.45pm and midnight.
There was another sighting at 12.27am at Pinellas Park, when for 15 seconds, a "plane with a red blinking light seemed to be pulling what looked like a sparkler."
It reportedly went into a cloud and stayed stationary".
NUFORC says it usually receives just a fraction of actual UFO sightings, so expects many more people to have seen something and urges them to come forward.
The infamous Phoenix Lights incident happened on March 13 1997, when five lights were seen in a formation by thousands of people over three hours from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.
The sightings took place a cross a 300-mile area from Phoenix to Tucson.
It is considered one of the world's biggest ever mass UFO sightings, but was later blamed by officials as military flares at the time.
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