UFO Seen In Video Over New York City’s LaGuardia Airport

KAY SMYTHE - NEWS AND COMMENTARY WRITER

NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield interviewed a woman Wednesday who took a video of a UFO over New York City’s LaGuardia airport.

Michelle Reyes was flying into LaGuardia airport over NYC with her daughter when she saw something outside the window while taking a video on her phone, according to her interview on “Banfield.” Out of seemingly nowhere, a flat-ish cylindrical object bursts through the frame and flies — with seemingly no means of propulsion — through the skies and out over the city.

Reyes didn’t say specifically when she captured the footage. But the timing of it is sort of the smallest issue.

“Whatever it was, it was definitely outside the plane and it was flying on its own and it was really, really fast,” Banfield explained. The exact size of the UFO is unclear, though it looks more than big enough to bust a hole through a plane.

Reyes also noted this significant safety concern and sent the video to the Federal Aviation Administration but apparently never heard back.

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While there are a lot of UFO videos that force me into a place of skepticism, this one is really weird. Like, extra weird. Whatever that thing is, it’s moving faster than any drone I’ve ever seen. It sort of looks like a flying robot vacuum cleaner.

Enigma Labs analyzed the footage to confirm its authenticity. The company told NewsNation that they found no evidence of Reyes having faked the footage. Whatever that thing is, it seems that it is really there. And that is kind of freaky.

The FAA did not immediately reply to requests for comment from the Daily Caller.

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26-04-2024 om 17:45 geschreven door peter  

• Sub has expansive 'bubble-like' window giving amazing views for paying guests
• READ MORE: Luxury super sub can hold 20 people underwater for four weeks

By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE 

James Bond memorably escaped beneath the waves aboard his adapted Lotus Esprit in the 1977 film 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. 

But an incredible new submersible shaped like a UFO looks even outside the capabilities of MI6's Q branch. 

The Triton 660 AVA has an expansive transparent 'bubble'-like' window that makes passengers feel at one with the ocean's depths.

While diving up to 656 feet (200 metres) below the water's surface, guests can enjoy dinner, share a bottle of champagne or even get married. 

However, with an eye-watering purchase price of $6.3 million (£5 million), the 660 AVA doesn't come cheap. 

Triton says the sub can be quickly reconfigured between dives, and can offer a variety of dive activities, including dining or cocktail dives, spa treatments, or even subsea gaming experiences

The Triton 660/9 AVA has been launched as the ultimate vessel for deep sea sightseeing according to maker Triton

The sub has been created by Florida-based firm Triton, perhaps best known for making the DSV Limiting Factor, a deep sea submarine that collided with the wreck of RMS Titanic in 2019. 

The company says on its website that its new 660 AVA provides 'entertainment-focused underwater experiences'.

The sub can be quickly reconfigured between dives and can offer a variety of dive activities, including dining or cocktail dives, spa treatments, subsea gaming experiences or even weddings. 

It describes the sub as 'the world’s most intimate place to tie the knot'. 

'Operators can take advantage of this space to provide never-before-possible experiences that will surprise and delight discerning guests, even when not sailing near a prime dive site,' it says. 

'These singular, expansive spaces afford you considerable flexibility to curate experiences hitherto unimaginable in a submersible, from cocktails and casinos to weddings and private dining.'

The intimate space comes with comfortable leather seating and even in-built mood lighting and a surround-sound audio system, so guests can enjoy music to match the deep sea.  

According to Triton, the sub's expansive window uses a patent-pending mix of acrylics, allowing strong but 'transparent hulls in new and irregular geometries'

It has been specifically designed for the cruise and hospitality sectors, with the ability to dive 656 feet (200 metres) below the surface

The craft has echoes of James Bond’s sea-diving Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me, above, also known as Wet Nellie (pictured)

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According to Triton, the sub's expansive window uses a patent-pending mix of acrylics, allowing strong but 'transparent hulls in new and irregular geometries'. 

'A Triton AVA submersible typically offers two to three times the usable volume of traditional spherical hulls – space that can be used to create amazing experiences,' the firm adds. 

Triton 660 AVA also comes with a new and improved controller to operate the sub, called the Hammerhead. 

Working in tandem with the cockpit, the Hammerhead allows the submersible to be controlled wirelessly from any seat inside the cabin. 

So the pilot could move around the submersible while still operating it, or may even hand control of the submersible to a guest.

If this sounds too similar to the adapted PlayStation controller used to navigate the doomed Titan last June, everything about Triton's new vehicle has been apparently designed with safety in mind.  

According to the firm, each 660 AVA submersible comprises of thousands of constituent components, each of which is reviewed and tested to ensure it complies with requirements for certification by a third party. 

Florida-based Triton say their craft has been specifically designed for the cruise and hospitality sectors

 The Triton DSV Limiting Factor from Florida-based company Triton Submarines, which collided with the starboard hull breach of the Titanic wreck

Patrick Lahey, CEO and co-founder of Triton, said: 'There is a stark difference between the experimental aberration made by OceanGate and the thoughtfully designed and carefully engineered products created by legitimate builders like Triton.

'Fortunately, this message has been conveyed in the media and people now understand this important distinction. 

'Certified and accredited subs, like those Triton manufacture have a 40-year track record of perfect safety. 

'Certified subs are magical machines that allow people to safely visit and explore a part of our world they simply couldn’t see any other way.'

The privately-owned submersible Titan, created and operated by another US firm called OceanGate, suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' on the way to visit the wreck of RMS Titanic.

The five men on board died instantly, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who had described a deep sea trip aboard Titan as 'safer than crossing the street'.

Titanic director James Cameron, who's renowned for his own deep-sea exploration missions, has said Titan had 'three potential failure points' and indicated that its 'Achilles heel' was the carbon fiber hull.

A luxury yacht that's perfect for high-flyers! Incredible 242ft yacht uses a foil system to 'fly' across the water – but it will set you back £70 MILLION 

A luxury 242ft-long yacht has not only been designed to take you on the high seas but also to 'fly' above the water - as long as you have a spare £70 million.

The impressive design concept called the Plectrum was released by the Rome-based Lazzarini Design Studio.

Built out of dry carbon fibres that make it extra light, it uses a foil system so it can rise above the waves and glide along the water at up to 75 knots (86mph). 

Italian creators at the Lazzarini Design Studio released images of their latest concept yacht called the Plectrum

(pictured)

At the moment, the yacht remains a concept boat with no set date to arrive on to the market. 

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26-04-2024 om 16:54 geschreven door peter  

Angel Kenmore called the police after he and his family came face-to-face with what they described as 10ft tall 'demon creature' aliens in their back garden last year

Officers from the Metro Las Vegas Police Department were sent to the scene, and bodycam footage showed a strange bluey-green ball of light zipping through the night's sky that same night. The police received a second call 39 minutes after the first, with another resident claiming there were two unknown beings in his garden.

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Bodycam footage showed a strange bluey-green ball of light zipping through the night's sky 

(Image: Inside Edition)

Speaking to NewsNation, Angel has opened up about how he has been plagued with paranoia since the spooky encounter. He also recalled what he saw in more detail.

"We were in the backyard, and then, out of nowhere, we just saw a big light fall down," he said. "[It] basically crashed in the backyard. And a couple of seconds later, I saw the big giant creature in front of me.

"It was moving and breathing. It was p*ssed off, like it wanted to do something looking at me." He described this first being as growling "like a dog".

Angel and his family's account of events hasn't changed since last year, despite people questioning them and accusing them of being hoaxers. He added: "They can think whatever they want. If I was doing it for fame, I would be on YouTube, making videos. I made no money off this. I don't need money. It was a really bad and traumatising experience."

He did share a video following the crash, explaining how the family had seen two beings in the garden. They were described as tall, thin and around 8ft to 10ft tall.

Inside Edition previously revealed how each member of the family drew a picture of what they'd seen. Angel's dad described the beings as "not human" with "green-grey" skin as well as antennas, large eyes and teeth.

26-04-2024 om 16:27 geschreven door peter  

Ship Leaving Sun, 10X Bigger than Earth! April 15, 2024, UFO Sighting News.

26-04-2024 om 16:14 geschreven door peter  

The Enigmatic Encounter: The Stavropol Territory UFO Incident

In the vast expanses of the Russian countryside, nestled within the Stavropol Territory, lies a story that has etched itself into the annals of UFO lore. The summer of 1948 witnessed an event that would challenge the boundaries of belief and skepticism: The Stavropol Territory UFO Incident – an episode involving the abduction of a young boy and a startling message from aliens. This incident not only captivates with its narrative but also poses profound questions about our place in the universe and the existence of extraterrestrial life.

A Day Unlike Any Other

The day began innocuously for three children tending to a herd of cows. Amidst the pastoral serenity, the boy decided to rest, only to be jolted awake by a sharp whistle. What unfolded next was an encounter that defied explanation: a silver object, akin to a colossal inverted plate, landed on three supports. From this otherworldly vessel emerged three tall, slender humanoid beings clad in tight silver suits. Despite the boy’s terror, he found himself paralyzed, unable to resist as he was led into the craft.

A Glimpse Beyond Earth

Inside, the boy encountered a scene of both wonder and horror. The spacecraft housed other beings – humans and a bear – imprisoned within cages. This bizarre menagerie of Earth’s inhabitants, observed by their alien captors, painted a surreal picture. The narrative took a darker turn as the boy witnessed a fellow human subjected to a ghastly dissection, an act the aliens later described as a study, under the chilling effect of paralysis.

An Escape and a Revelation

The story reached a critical juncture when the boy and another captive, Alexander, a mining engineer, attempted an escape. Their fleeting taste of freedom led them through the bowels of the ship, past sleeping aliens and into the heart of the spacecraft’s engine room. Yet, their escape was short-lived. Recaptured, they were subjected to a telepathic interrogation, revealing the aliens’ motivation: a concern for humanity’s use of atomic energy and a desperate need for radioactive materials, scarce in their world.

A Message for Mankind

The aliens’ message was clear: humanity’s reckless use of atomic energy not only endangered itself but also attracted the attention of distant civilizations. This encounter, while harrowing for the boy, carried a broader implication for humanity, suggesting a cosmic interconnectivity and the need for stewardship of our planet and its resources.

The Aftermath

The boy was returned to Earth, bearing the physical and psychological scars of his ordeal. For years, the memory of the incident eluded him until it was recovered through hypnosis, leaving him in a state of shock and fear. The encounter’s veracity remains a topic of debate, yet it stands as a testament to the enduring human fascination with the unknown and the possibility of life beyond our world.

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26-04-2024 om 16:06 geschreven door peter  

David Bowie was right - there are spiders on Mars! European Space Agency's spacecrafts snap mysterious arachnid shapes on the Red Planet 

• Although not actual spiders, 'araneiforms' are dark cracks in the Martian soil
• READ MORE: Mars has two miles of water buried at its equator, experts say

By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE 

David Bowie famously christened his backing band 'The Spiders from Mars' in the early 1970s.

But the rock legend surely had no idea that this describes a real phenomenon on our neighbouring red planet. 

Although not actual spiders, 'araneiforms' are dark cracks in the Martian soil, completely different to anything on Earth. 

Clustered around Mars' south pole, they're known as 'spiders from Mars' because they have a distinctive arachnid-like shape.  

New images from two European Space Agency probes – the Mars Express and the Trace Gas Orbiter – show the curious formations in incredible detail. 

In this new Mars Express image, small, dark features known as 'spiders' can be seen on the surface. These form as carbon dioxide gas warms up in sunlight and breaks through slabs of overlying ice

A slice of the Martian surface is shown here, captured by ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. A rounded segment of an eroded crater basin is visible to the right. Note the numerous dark spots with tendrils that are eerily reminiscent of spiders. These are visible in large numbers to the left, and scattered irregularly across the rest of the image

The scientific name for these features – 'araneiforms' – literally means 'shaped like a spider' in Latin. 

They form when spring sunshine falls on layers of frozen carbon dioxide (CO2) on the planet's surface. 

The sunlight causes CO2 ice at the bottom of the solid layer to turn into gas, which subsequently builds up and bursts upwards through slabs of overlying ice. 

The emerging jets of gas, laden with dark dust, shatters through layers of ice up to three feet (one metre) thick before falling back down and settling on the surface. 

This creates characteristic 'spider-shaped' dark spots of between 150 feet and 3,000 feet across that can be seen in space probe images. 

'The carbon dioxide jet process that forms 'spiders' is a completely un-Earthly phenomenon,' said Dr Meg Schwamb, astronomer at Queen's University Belfast.

'The jet process is linked to the Martian seasons and is returning carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.' 

'By studying these spiders and jets we're learning more about how Mars differs from Earth.' 

According to Dr Schwamb, the only other body suspected of having these jets is Neptune's moon Triton, which is known to be geologically active. 

David Bowie played with his backing band the Spiders from Mars during the Ziggy Stardust era (1972). The singer recruited the band but named them after a line in his song 'Ziggy Stardust'

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, with a 'near-dead' dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. This image of the planet was acquired using the Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, November 10, 2023

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Araneiforms were first observed more than 20 years ago, but it was only in 2021 that astronomers proved how exactly they form.

The researchers at Trinity College Dublin recreated the Martian process in the lab by lowering and lifting blocks of frozen CO2 onto beds of gravel. 

Experiments showed that the spider patterns are carved by the direct conversion of dry ice from solid to gas, known as 'sublimation'.  

Such a process occurs on Mars because the planet has an atmosphere comprised mostly of CO2 – around 95 per cent. 

On Earth, meanwhile, only about 0.04 per cent of the atmosphere is CO2; instead the majority is made up of nitrogen (78 per cent) and oxygen (20 per cent). 

According to the ESA, araneiforms are especially clustered at the outskirts of a part of Mars nicknamed Inca City. 

More formally known as Angustus Labyrinthus, Inca City was discovered in 1972 by NASA's Mariner 9 probe – the same year Bowie and the Spiders from Mars released their landmark album. 

Mars is shown here in tones of brown and tan. To the left, two key features can be seen - a raised network of linear, grid-like ridges and walls known as Inca City, and a scattering of dark spots that indicate the presence of features known as 'spiders'

David Bowie performs with The Spiders From Mars on the first night of the Ziggy Stardust Tour at Borough Assembly Hall in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on January 29, 1972. From left, Trevor Bolder, David Bowie, Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey and Mick Ronson

Bowie recruited the band but gave them a new name, taken from a line in his song 'Ziggy Stardust' which features on the album. 

As araneiforms were not known about 50 years ago, Bowie actually took inspiration from another source – a UFO sighting in October 1954. 

An Italian stadium crowd thought they had witnessed Martian spacecraft that cast off a thin filament material – hypothesised to be webs from migrating spiders. 

Meanwhile, title of one of Bowie's most famous hits – 'Life on Mars' from 1971 – was allegedly inspired by intense media coverage of the race to reach the planet between the US and the Soviet Union. 

As for whether there's life on Mars, scientists generally think the answer is likely no largely because of its lack of atmosphere and freezing temperatures. 

The possibility that there was life on Mars is more promising, as it's thought the planet was once covered with a lush liquid ocean. 

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25-04-2024 om 23:48 geschreven door peter  

• A woman claimed she saw a 'flying cylinder' in the skies over New York City
•  Michelle Reyes was flying in a passenger plane when she spotted the object
• READ MORE:  UFO spotted shooting  over Texas during the solar eclipse

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A woman has claimed that she witnessed a possible UFO while flying in a passenger airplane over New York City.

Michelle Reyes shared the video online, which she capture from the window seat, showing a 'flying cylinder' whizz by as she traveled over LaGuardia Airport.

She told NewsNation that she observed the black object moving at high speeds - much faster than the airplane - and that another passenger had also witnessed it.

A UFO expert analyzed the clip, determining no evidence that the video was fake or a hoax - but some have suggested the object was a drone. 

Michelle Reyes spoke NewsMax 's Ashleigh Banfield about the mysterious object she spotted while flying over New York City

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'The first thing I did was email the FAA to let them know what I saw,' Reyes told NewsMax's Ashleigh Banfield, noting she has yet to receive a response.

She also sent the footage to Enigma Labs and the National UFO database.

Reyes also shared the clip with her father, a former member of the US Navy, who speculated the object could be a drone - but he said the close proximity to the airplane was very surprising.

Ben Hansen, who hosts Discovery's UFO Witness, appeared on NewsNation to weigh in on what could have been captured in the video.

'I found no evidence that she faked this or hoaxed it,' said Hansen.

'I didn't from the beginning, but we had to run it through the proper data analysis.

She told NewsNation that she observed the black object moving at high speeds - much faster than the airplane - and that another passenger had also witnessed it

'It's there, it's very clear, which is unusual.'

He continued to suggest that the object was not that far from the airplane.

Viewers of the video had suggested it was nothing more than an insect caught on camera, but Hansen noted that the airplane had to be flying at more than 200 miles per hour because it had recently taken off from the airport.

'It passes at a seventh of a second and is present in five frames of the video,' he explained.

Reyes also told NewsNation that another passenger had also noticed the object.

'It's a little nerve-wracking that someone else saw what I saw,' she said. 

Reyes had shared the video on her social media last month, but it appeared to have been 'stolen' and reposted by others as if they were her friend.

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25-04-2024 om 23:32 geschreven door peter  

UFO-spotting Las Vegas teen traumatized by eight-foot-tall 'demon creature' he claims he saw in his backyard

• Angel Kenmore, 17, spoke out about the mysterious encounter on April 30, 2023
• The Las Vegas teenager said he has since been traumatized and paranoid 
• Kenmore and his family have stood by their account despite numerous threats

By DOLORES CHANG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A Las Vegas teenager who claimed to have witnessed an 'eight-foot-tall demon creature with big shiny eyes' in his backyard last year said he was traumatized by the close encounter.

Angel Kenmore, 17, spoke out about the mysterious incident that he says took place on April 30, 2023, offering additional details about the 'giant creature' that he believes may have been a 'demon.'

Kenmore described the experience as 'traumatizing,' and he has since been plagued by paranoia, struggling to make sense of what he saw and constantly replaying the eerie encounter in his mind

'We were in the backyard, and then, out of nowhere, we just saw a big light fall down,' he said in an interview with NewsNation.

'[It] basically crashed in the backyard. And a couple of seconds later, I saw the big giant creature in front of me,' he added.

The frightening encounter with the 'non-human being' prompted Kenmore to call 911. Bodycam footage shows a strange blue ball of light flashing across the sky at about 11:50 pm on April 30 

The frightening encounter with the 'non-human being' prompted Kenmore to call 911, and officers with the Metro Las Vegas Police Department were dispatched. 

Bodycam footage shows a strange blue ball of light flashing across the sky at about 11:50 pm on April 30. 

Approximately 39 minutes after the first call, another resident dialed 911, saying that there were two unknown entities in his backyard after he saw an object fall from the sky.

In the latest interview, Kenmore said he remembered the creature was growling in his backyard, 'like a dog.' 

'It was moving and breathing. It was pissed off, like it wanted to do something looking at me.' Kenmore said. 

At the moment, he felt the supernatural being had control over his body, as he said, 'I couldn't move.'

Despite facing numerous threats and questionings, Kenmore and his family have remained steadfast in their account of the experience from last year. 

'They can think whatever they want. If I was doing it for fame, I would be on YouTube, making videos.' 

'I made no money off this. I don't need money. It was a really bad and traumatizing experience.' 

In a YouTube video posted last year, Kenmore presented details about the alleged 'UFO crash' and the creatures that he called '100 percent not human.' 

'I hear something fall from the sky. I turn around. The only thing I see is a big light falling from the sky, and moments later I feel a big impact and a bang,' he said.  

In his video, Kenmore also revealed new ring camera footage, allegedly from a neighbors security camera, which clearly shows a bright light with the sound of a massive bang.

Kenmore described the experience as 'traumatizing,' and he has since been plagued by paranoia, struggling to make sense of what he saw and constantly replaying the eerie encounter in his mind

Officers with the Metro Las Vegas Police Department were dispatched to Kenmore's backyard

In a YouTube video posted last year, Kenmore presented details about the alleged ' UFO crash' and the creatures that he called '100 percent not human' 

'When that happened, the only thing I can see in the backyard is a tall creature. Probably around eight, ten feet tall. Very thin,' he further added.

'So, I call my dad. He went to backyard, and he saw the same creature I saw. He told me to go inside the house. At this point, we're all freaking out me and my family.'

Kenmore described the figure he supposedly saw as a 'tall, skinny, lengthy creature, and greyish green in color.'

'When I looked at it in the eyes, my body just froze. like the same experience of having sleep paralysis.' 

'I'm staring at him and I'm looking at his whole body and he has weird looking feet and a big face and eyes and you could see a big mouth,' he added.

'I could hear his loud deep breathing and I could see his stomach moving. He would just stare at me, seconds later I could start moving again. That's when I called 911,' he said, before playing the previously shared police call.

His video, posted June 8, has already reached nearly a million views and more than 10,000 comments - with many skeptical of his story, while other thanking him for sharing the experience. 

The clip, called 'I had aliens in my backyard part 1' is the first video on his YouTube account 'Angle las vegas.'

While he hasn't yet shared a part two, in a short video posted last month, Kenmore said that he would be revealing more about 'the crazy experience' in his backyard. 

With two nearby Air Force Bases - Creech and Nellis - there is a theory that a piece of aircraft may be behind the crash. 

An 8 News NOW report which originally broke the story, shared the theory but the Air Forces Bases have denied being involved. 

The report also mentions a possible equipment malfunction, which the government collects.   

Another theory suggests that a meteor may have caused the streak in the night sky, with the American Meteor Society confirming 21 reported sightings of it stretching across California, Nevada, and Utah. 

'We're certain it was a meteor because of the duration of the event,' said Robert Lunsford, of the American Meteor Society. 

'Most everybody reported it lasted between two and five seconds, and that's much too fast to be a reentering satellite or a rocket,' he added.

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25-04-2024 om 23:10 geschreven door peter  

Mars Express Spots ‘Spiders’ at Outskirts of Martian ‘Inca City’

ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft have spotted the telltale traces of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars.

This image of the Martian Inca City was captured by the High Resolution Stereo Camera onboard ESA’s Mars Express orbiter on February 27, 2024.

Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin.

“Rather than being actual spiders, the Martian ‘spiders’ form when spring sunshine falls on layers of carbon dioxide deposited over the dark winter months,” members of the Mars Express team said.

“The sunlight causes carbon dioxide ice at the bottom of the layer to turn into gas, which subsequently builds up and breaks through slabs of overlying ice.”

“The gas bursts free in Martian springtime, dragging dark material up to the surface as it goes and shattering layers of ice up to a meter thick.”

“The emerging gas, laden with dark dust, shoots up through cracks in the ice in the form of tall fountains or geysers, before falling back down and settling on the surface.”

This creates dark spots of between 45 m and 1 km (148-3,280 feet) across.

This same process creates characteristic ‘spider-shaped’ patterns etched beneath the ice — and so these dark spots are a telltale sign that spiders may be lurking below.

“The dark spots can be seen all over the Mars Express image. However, most can be seen as small spots in the dark region to the left, which sits just at the outskirts of a part of Mars nicknamed Inca City,” the researchers said.

“The reason for this name is no mystery, with the linear, almost geometric network of ridges being reminiscent of Inca ruins.”

More formally known as Angustus Labyrinthus, Inca City was discovered in 1972 by NASA’s Mariner 9 probe.

“We’re still not sure exactly how Inca City formed. It could be that sand dunes have turned to stone over time,” the scientists said.

“Perhaps material such as magma or sand is seeping through fractured sheets of Martian rock. Or, the ridges could be ‘eskers,’ winding structures related to glaciers.”

“The ‘walls’ of Inca City appear to trace part of a large circle, 86 km (53.5 miles) in diameter.”

The researchers suspect that Inca City sits within a large crater that itself formed as a rock from space crashed into the planet’s surface.

“This impact likely caused faults to ripple through the surrounding plain, which were then filled with rising lava and have since worn away over time,” they said.

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25-04-2024 om 22:54 geschreven door peter  

UFO historian Michael Schratt joins Richard during the second half of this special episode, which was sparked by a powerful statement from Christopher Mellon on April 22. 

On his substack page, Mellon shared a redacted and annotated screenshot of an exchange he had on Signal with a senior government official from around 2020. This official discussed access to a U.S. alien technology recovery and exploitation program. 

The official also mentioned that progress was being made in accessing a classified program related to a UAP that landed in Kingman, Arizona, in the 1950s. In addition, he referred to the program's management, security controls, and the recovery process for landed or crashed UAPs. 

Finally, he mentioned a classified memo from the 1950s by a Secretary of the USAF as as still being in effect to maintain secrecy this matter. All of this is new information. Most importantly, it is supported by longstanding UFO research into the matter, an abundance of which is provided by Michael Schratt. 

We are talking about the 1953 UFO Kingman incident. 

The UFO flew through an experimental high powered radar range, and was forced to land South of Kingman. This craft was in perfect condition. 

A group of 40 people (15 specialists and 25 scientists) boarded a General Motors Model 3301 bus (with blackout windows) in Phoenix, and made a four hour trip to the site where the craft had come down. 

After arriving at the site the bus parked approximately 50 feet from the object, the team members were told that they were here to examine a secret Air Force vehicle that had come down. 

Not one but three UFOs came down at the same time. 

Over the course of a decade-long investigation, Historian and researcher Harry Drew meticulously sifting through archival materials, newspapers, and records, came to the conclusion that actually three unidentified crafts crashed near Kingman. 

One craft met its demise upon crashing into the mountainside near Kingman, igniting a fierce blaze. Another was discovered fully intact amidst the desert terrain, while the third craft endured a turbulent landing, scraping against rocky terrain before coming to rest near a small reservoir. 

Military personnel swiftly secured the crash sites, guarding them until a specialized recovery team could transport the unidentified crafts to a Nevada base. 

Drew asserts that his research not only illuminates the details of the crashes themselves but also unveils the covert operations involved in transporting the crafts to Nevada. The preservation of one of the machines, largely intact, offering a tantalizing glimpse into alien technology.

  

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25-04-2024 om 22:33 geschreven door peter  

In the vast and vibrant landscapes of Brazil, where the lush Amazon meets bustling metropolises, lies a narrative not just of natural wonders but of cosmic intrigue. Over the decades, Brazil has emerged as a fascinating chapter in the global anthology of UFO sightings, distinguishing itself with an official stance that marries curiosity with transparency. This tale is not merely about unidentified flying objects in the conventional sense but a profound journey into how a nation confronts the unknown.

A Night to Remember: The Official Night of the UFOs

The saga of UFOs in Brazil reached its zenith on a memorable night in May 1986, an event that would etch itself into the annals of ufology as “The Official Night of the UFOs.” On this extraordinary evening, the Brazilian Air Force found itself in an unprecedented pursuit of 21 unidentified flying objects. These were not fleeting shadows in the night sky but luminous entities, witnessed by hundreds across four states, their presence affirmed by both eye and radar

The response was swift and decisive. Lieutenant General Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima, then head of the Brazilian Air Force, mobilized five fighter jets in a daring attempt to intercept the mysterious visitors. Despite their efforts, the luminous objects eluded capture, demonstrating maneuvers and speeds beyond human comprehension. This event alone could fuel countless tales, but it was Brazil’s response that truly set it apart.

Transparency and Investigation: A Public Archive

In an era where UFO sightings are often shrouded in secrecy, Brazil took a path less traveled. The nation not only acknowledged these encounters but promised a detailed investigation. This commitment materialized in the form of a comprehensive report, eventually made accessible to all through the National Archives of Brazil. Herein lies the heart of Brazil’s unique approach: transparency. The archives, a repository of over 20,000 pages spanning reports, drawings, and even audio recordings from 1952 to 2016, stand as a testament to Brazil’s open-minded investigation into the 743 incidents recorded by its military.

SIOANI: Systematic Monitoring of the Unexplained

Amidst the backdrop of the Cold War and national curiosity, Brazil established the Unidentified Aerial Object Investigation System (SIOANI), under the leadership of Commander Gilberto Zani de Mello. From 1969 to 1972, this unit embarked on a systematic quest to understand the unexplained. Through interviews, sketches, and bulletins, SIOANI epitomized an organized approach to UFO phenomena, a rare endeavor within the military frameworks of the time.

Cultural Context and Global Recognition

Brazil’s engagement with the unexplained is not merely a governmental or military venture but deeply interwoven with the cultural fabric of the nation. A country where spirituality and the supernatural find a harmonious existence, Brazil’s open-mindedness towards UFOs mirrors its broader acceptance of the unknown and the unexplainable. This cultural backdrop, coupled with official endeavors like SIOANI and the public archives, positions Brazil as a pioneer in the global dialogue on UFOs.

In recent years, the conversation around UFOs has gained momentum, with entities like NASA adopting methodologies to study unidentified anomalous phenomena. Brazil’s historical and ongoing efforts in this realm, underscored by its policy of transparency, offer valuable insights and set a precedent for global approaches to these mysteries.

Looking Up and Beyond

Brazil’s story in the context of UFO sightings is more than a series of isolated incidents; it’s a narrative about how a nation confronts the unknown with an open heart and mind. The Official Night of the UFOs, the establishment of SIOANI, and the accessibility of comprehensive archives illustrate a journey of curiosity, skepticism, and openness. As the world continues to look up at the skies with wonder and intrigue, Brazil’s bold approach to UFO sightings stands as a beacon of transparency, urging us to explore the unexplained with courage and openness.

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25-04-2024 om 21:54 geschreven door peter  

De mysterieuze stad die wetenschappers al jaren verbijstert

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De mysterieuze stad die wetenschappers al jaren verbijstert

In een afgelegen gebied van de westelijke Stille Oceaan ligt een verbluffend en spookachtig onopgelost mysterie: de ruïnes van de oude stad Nan Madol. Gelegen naast de oostelijke oever van het Micronesische eiland Pohnpei, bestaat deze ooit zo grote, prehistorische stad uit bijna 100 geometrisch gevormde kunstmatige stenen eilanden, en het is de enige oude stad die bovenop een koraalrif is gebouwd.

Niemand is zeker van de oorsprong, noch waarom iemand een stad zou willen bouwen op deze desolate plek. Rond de ruïnes hangt een zweem van mysterie, legendes en spookverhalen. Klik verder en ontdek deze vreemde

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Het Venetië van de Stille Oceaan
De ruïne bestaat uit 92 kunstmatige eilandjes gebouwd bovenop koraalriffen, die verbonden zijn door een netwerk van kanalen, waardoor het de bijnaam 'Venetië van de Stille Oceaan' heeft gekregen.

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De betekenis van de echte naam
'Nan Madol' betekent 'de ruimte ertussen', wat verwijst naar de kanalen. Echter doet het ook een beroep op de geschiedenis van de stad en de reputatie van het huisvesten van geesten.

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De hamvraag
Waarom zou iemand een stad bouwen in het midden van de oceaan, zo ver weg van een andere bekende beschaving?

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Een ding is zeker
Het is een technisch wonder, volledig gebouwd van gigantische basaltplaten in een tijd waarin gereedschappen zoals we die kennen, nog niet bestonden.

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Indrukwekkende schaal
De massieve basaltmuren zijn naar verluidt op sommige plaatsen 7,6 meter lang en 5 meter dik.

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Megalithische architectuur
Koolstofdatering geeft aan dat sommige van de structuren ongeveer 900 jaar oud zijn, maar de eilandjes zelf dateren nog verder terug: naar de 8e en 9e eeuw n.Chr.

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Mensen waren daar al eerder
Bewijs van de vroegste menselijke activiteit dateert volgens Atlas Obscura uit de eerste of tweede eeuw voor Christus. Er is weinig bekend over het oude ras dat het gebied bewoonde.

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Waar komt al dat basalt vandaan?
De basaltstenen zijn naar verluidt afkomstig van de andere kant van Pohnpei, van een vulkanische plug waar magma was uitgehard in de opening van een actieve vulkaan.

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Hoe werd het vervoerd?
Moderne archeologen hebben geen idee hoe de massieve stenen van de ene kant van Pohnpei naar de andere zijn verplaatst en vervolgens zo hoog zijn gestapeld, gezien de primitieve technologie die destijds beschikbaar zou zijn geweest.

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Het wedijvert met het werk van de piramides
De inspanning die nodig was om de megalithische structuren te bouwen, zou die van de Egyptische piramides hebben geëvenaard, aangezien de rotsen een geschat totaal gewicht hadden van 750.000 ton.

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Theorieën over transport
Experts hebben gesuggereerd dat vlotten kunnen zijn gebruikt om de enorme rotsen naar het rif te transporteren, maar hoe ze oorspronkelijk uit hun verre steengroeven werden getakeld of hoe ze tot die indrukwekkende structuren zijn gemaakt blijft tot op de dag van vandaag onduidelijk

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De locatie alleen al is verbijsterend
Waarom zou iemand een locatie zo ver van de bewoonde wereld kiezen, ergens op een koraalrif, om al die gigantische rotsen naar toe te slepen?

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De vreemde eilandjes
De 92 eilandjes lijken erg op elkaar en zijn geometrisch gevormd, maar niemand weet waarom

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Mythologie komt om de hoek kijken
Mythe vult de kloof, waar de wetenschap geen antwoord op weet. De Pohnpeiaanse legende zegt dat de stad werd gebouwd door twee tovenaarsbroers, Olisihpa en Olosohpa.

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Een plek voor aanbidding
De broers wilden een plek om een altaar te bouwen zodat ze Nahnisohn Sahpw, de god van de landbouw, konden aanbidden, wat enigszins ironisch is omdat de eilanden niet geschikt zijn voor landbouw.

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Hoe hebben ze de stenen verplaatst?
De legende zegt dat de broers rituelen uitvoerden en de hulp van een vliegende draak gebruikten om het massieve basalt te vervoeren, om daarmee de eilandjes van Nan Madol te creëren.

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Natuurlijk waren zij de heersers van de stad
Olosohpa werd uiteindelijk de eerste Saudeleur en markeerde het begin van een dynastie die tot ongeveer 1628 over Nan Madol regeerde.

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Tovenarij
De meeste inwoners van Pohnpei geloven naar verluidt nog steeds dat de oude stad het werk van tovenarij was, aangezien er geen andere levensvatbare theorie is opgedoken voor hoe mensen 750.000 ton basalt hebben verplaatst.

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Een heilige plek
Hoe het ook is ontstaan, het wordt erkend als een heilige plaats gesticht door de Saudeleur-dynastie, die ooit werd bevolkt door stamhoofden en priesters, evenals gewone mensen om hen te dienen. Afgebeeld is het graf van de Saudeleur-dynastie.

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Politieke zetel van macht
De Saudeleur-heersers gaven lokale stamhoofden het mandaat om in Nan Madol te verblijven, zodat ze hun activiteiten konden volgen en de controle konden behouden.

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Verschillende toepassingen voor de eilandjes
Hoewel de meeste eilandjes woonwijken waren, waren sommige speciaal gewijd aan voedselbereiding, kokosolieproductie of kanobouw.

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Het had een vrij aanzienlijke populatie
Er wordt geschat dat de bevolking van Nan Madol meer dan 1.000 bedroeg in een tijd dat de hele bevolking van Pohnpei amper 25.000 bereikte.

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Geen eten of water
De onderworpen inwoners moesten voedsel en water naar de stad brengen, omdat er geen middelen waren om gewassen te verbouwen of zoet water op het rif op te slaan.

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Een logistiek probleem om te overleven
Dit probleem heeft mogelijk geleid tot het verlaten van deze indrukwekkende stad.

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Verschillende verhalen over hoe het eindigde
Er zijn veel verhalen over hoe het bewind van Saudeleur eindigde, maar ze schrijven het allemaal toe aan de legendarische krijger Isokelekel in de 15e eeuw, die naar verluidt een nieuw systeem van stamhoofddom implementeerde.

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Het wordt soms 'de spookstad' genoemd
Het mysterie van de oorsprong en het doel van de oude stad heeft natuurlijk heel wat legendes geïnspireerd over geesten. Sommigen zijn bang om te bezoeken, terwijl anderen juist voor de paranormale ervaring gaan.

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Geïnspireerde HP Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was een beroemde Amerikaanse schrijver wiens fictieve verzonken stad R'lyeh, te zien in zijn Cthulhu-mythos, blijkbaar was geïnspireerd door Nan Madol.

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'Roep van Cthulhu'
Zijn korte verhaal vermeldt het echte eiland Pohnpei en gebruikt de mythologie van Nan Madol in zijn beschrijving van 'De nachtmerrieachtige lijkstad van R'lyeh', die 'in onmetelijke eeuwen achter de geschiedenis werd gebouwd'.

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Het wordt nog maar net als 'beschermd gebied' behandeld
In 2016 werd Nan Madol toegevoegd aan de lijst van UNESCO-werelderfgoederen.

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Maar het wordt ook bedreigd
De ruïnes worden bedreigd door klimaatverandering, stijgende zeespiegels, oprukkende mangroven en het temperamentvolle weer in de Stille Oceaan, waardoor het ook een plaats krijgt op de Werelderfgoedlijst van bedreigde plekken.

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25-04-2024 om 21:39 geschreven door peter  

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25-04-2024 om 00:30 geschreven door peter  

US Congressman Says Revealing UFO Technology Is a Threat to Energy Sector: It Can Disrupt World Economy

A thought-provoking interview has recently been conducted between Project Unity host Jay Anderson and the U.S. Congressman Andy Ogles. The discussion focused on the implications of complete UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) disclosure. Anderson asked serious questions to Rep. Ogles about UFOs, revealing that the release of extraterrestrial technology could potentially disrupt the world economy and energy sector.

Rep. Andy Ogles spoke about the difficulty in gathering information due to the compartmentalization of special access projects, emphasizing the need for a methodical and persistent approach to uncover the truth. In the interview, he expressed his concern about UAPs operating in both military and commercial airspace, raising questions about the potential national security threats. He said, “I’m not going to assume I know what it may or may not be. What I do know is there’s a national security issue here.”

He considers various possibilities, including the involvement of experimental aircraft, joint ventures, or foreign adversaries. He emphasizes the importance of avoiding predetermined conclusions and encourages an open-minded investigation to determine the true nature of the UAP phenomenon.

When asked about his personal understanding of UAPs, Rep. Ogles talks about the hope that it might be advanced technology possessed by the United States. He says, “My hope would be… some new technology that we possess… puts us that next generation above our adversaries.” However, he acknowledges the mysterious aspects of UAPs, saying they seem to “defy physics.”

Rep. Ogles then considers the energy implications of the advanced propulsion technology displayed by UAPs. He wonders about the amount of energy needed for such rapid movements and how it could impact the energy sector.

He says, “That being said, these UAPs seem to defy physics. They seem to have some sort of propulsion technology that’s unknown to man as we understand it. So, what does that do to the energy sector? If there’s a new way of thinking about the amount of energy it takes to take a craft that’s hovering and suddenly it’s going Mach one in a matter of seconds – the human body can’t sustain that as we understand it, right? So that craft would have to have next-level technology to protect tissue, if you will, or it’s an unmanned type of craft. Again, there are just a lot of questions that have to be probed. But, if there is this propulsion technology out there and this energy capability out there, not only are we in a renaissance when it comes to aircraft, but we’re in a renaissance in terms of propulsion and energy production consumption. So, again, huge implications across the economic scale, both domestically and internationally.”

He mentions his inquiries in committee about the DOE (Department of Energy), suggesting it could be an ideal place to house top-secret technologies. He says, “If you’re going to house a top-secret Next Level technology, what better place to have it and house it than… nuclear facilities.”

“Everybody knows about Area 51. It’s a testing area… You’ve got this super top-secret, super secure facility that, again, would be ideal to have and to house some new technology, emerging technology that we want to fully master for ourselves and quite frankly control. Because again, as you look at that next generation of warfare, it’s not just tanks and planes. It’s drones. It’s unmanned aircraft. It’s economic. There’s a lot that’s about to happen as we go forward as a superpower and our competitive edge on the global stage.”

Later in the interview, Jay Anderson brings up Congressman Burchett’s positive impression of David Grusch’s testimony during classified briefings. Rep. Ogles says that credible sources have vouched for Grusch’s reliability. He suggests believing what Grusch said, thinking about it carefully, and not trying to say it is wrong without some good proof. Ogles says it is important to keep an open mind, focus on getting answers, and not to try finding faults without good reasons.

Rep. Ogles explains that it does not require unanimous congressional support but rather the speaker’s will to initiate action. He emphasizes the bipartisan interest in addressing the issue and expresses the need for a select committee to ensure transparency and accountability in the investigation. He, along with Congressman Burchett, acknowledges the likelihood of a multi-decade cover-up or compartmentalization due to the secretive nature of special access programs (SAPs) and classified information related to national security.

When asked about evidence suggesting reverse engineering or more exotic propositions, Rep. Ogles mentions the classification of such information and the need for careful consideration. He discusses questions about the origin of technology, whether it is our own creation or recovered from elsewhere, and the potential for reverse engineering.

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• US Congressmen Claim Bible Has ‘Pretty Clear’ Evidence of UFOs: Vatican Knows Aliens Are Here

Stephen Bassett, the only registered lobbyist of Washington and founder of Paradigm Research Group, shares the same UFO disclosure concerns that will pose serious implications for the world’s economy.

The PRG researchers claim they have known the reasons why the US authorities were hiding information about UFOs. According to them, disclosing UFO data would lead to the collapse of the entire world economy. Bassett added that all so-called “flying saucers” do not use oil, gasoline, gas, or coal. “They have a different energy system. Without a doubt, a much more complex and deep system based on anti-gravity,” he said.

“Some programs have been removed from the jurisdiction of the White House and Congress and are working somewhere very, very deep, in a ‘hidden mode,'” the researcher emphasized. “I assure you, when the head of state finally officially admits this fact and presents evidence, people will start to worry and want to know more.” But even if the economy stops developing in the current way, it will have new opportunities, Bassett believes.

During an interview with uInterview, he said that UFOs are not unidentified flying objects, as the acronym suggests, but rather alternative energy and propulsion devices. The technology behind UFOs was heavily studied by a team headed by Dr. Vannevar Bush in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and by 1954, they had developed what is known as “gravity control” and “zero-point energy.”

[Editor’s note] In January 2015, former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell sent an email to Podesta, asking him to have an urgent meeting to discuss Disclosure and Zero Point Energy (ZPE). He was concerned about the peace in space. Mitchell wrote: “My Catholic colleague Terri Mansfield will be there too, to bring us up to date on the Vatican’s awareness of ETI. Another colleague is working on a new Space Treaty, citing involvement with Russia and China. However, with Russia’s extreme interference in Ukraine, I believe we must pursue another route for peace in space and ZPE on Earth.” (Click here to read the full article)

However, Dr. Greer stated that the secrecy surrounding this technology went off the rails and became deeply entrenched in compartmented intelligence operations, even causing President Eisenhower to become frustrated with being denied information on the projects.

“The problem became to be, and this is what President Eisenhower warned us about, the secrecy became so enmeshed and compartmented in intelligence operations, that even he as president lost control over it,” Dr. Greer said.

He further stated: “One of our military witnesses, he was a young man working at the White House – which I’m looking at from my place here in Washington, he told us, Mr. Lubkin, who is an attorney, said that Eisenhower was very frustrated that he was being denied information on the projects controlling this issue. So the secrecy went off the rails into these unacknowledged special access projects.”

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24-04-2024 om 23:59 geschreven door peter  

Earth's weird 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa is a fragment blasted out of big moon crater

Kamo'oalewa, which means "an oscillating celestial object" in Hawaiian, was later found to orbit the sun in synchronization with Earth and is spinning extremely fast for an asteroid. These puzzling characteristics led scientists to investigate the quasi-moon's origins. In 2021, research revealed that Kamo'oalewa's composition is similar to rocks recovered from the moon, hinting at its lunar origin. The question was, Where exactly on the moon did it come from?

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• A 'quasi-moon' asteroid companion of Earth may actually be a moon relic

"Our major findings are that Kamo’oaelewa originated from the moon, and not from the asteroid belt, contrary to the majority of asteroids belonging to the NEO population," Patrick Michel, team member and senior researcher at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France's state research agency, told Space.com. 

"Like detectives, we used all known information regarding this Kamo‘oalewa and the lunar surface to derive a scenario for the origin of this object, starting from the impact that produced the Giordano Bruno crater," Michel said.

Robert Lea

Senior Writer

Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst.

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24-04-2024 om 17:04 geschreven door peter  

But one possible savior could be the private aerospace sector, whose biggest player is SpaceX.

WHAT’S GOING ON WITH MARS SAMPLE RETURN?

On our planet, the samples would reveal untold secrets about the big “if” in space science: Are we alone in the universe? Over the last several decades, robotic explorers have gleaned from the reddish landscape that life may have had the right conditions to flourish on the fourth rock from the Sun. Scientists might be able to prove this tantalizing possibility if they can get ahold of these rocks. The Voyager golden records, the myriad of international missions that have orbited Mars, and the host of upcoming missions to the possibly aquatic moons in the outer Solar System, would win an incredible endorsement.

Extending the mission timeline is what makes the most sense to preserve the MSR plan as it currently exists, Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the non-profit The Planetary Society, told The New York Times on Monday.

But NASA leadership does not want to wait until 2040. “That is unacceptable to wait that long. It’s the decade of the 2040s that we are going to be landing astronauts on Mars. It’s also unacceptable at $11 billion,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told reporters at a news conference on Monday.

NASA will ask for proposals from the private sector to find solutions that would offset costs and maintain the project’s integrity. In addition to that, NASA will develop “a revised plan that leverages innovation and proven technology,” according to their published announcement.

WHAT COULD PUT MARS SAMPLE RETURN BACK ON TRACK?

NASA has historically leveraged its partnerships with the private sector to save on costs. For its Artemis program, which marks NASA’s first major crewed return to the Moon since Apollo, the agency has already issued contracts for companies to launch instruments for studying the lunar environment in preparation for crews and has selected proposals for crewed Moon rovers.

MSR’s architecture shares some similarities with that of Artemis III, of which SpaceX will play a key role.

NASA is now building upon the success, and resolving issues, from 2022’s Artemis I mission. For Artemis II, four astronauts are currently in training to fly around the Moon and back as early as September 2025. Then on Artemis III, the program scales up in a whole new way.

SpaceX holds the contract to build the Starship human landing system for NASA, which would ferry astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface, and then carry them back up there.

The vehicle will reach the Moon before the four Artemis III astronauts set sail there, according to NASA. Soon after the Orion capsule arrives with the crew, it will rendezvous with the SpaceX lander, and two brave explorers will get onboard to become the first people to descend to and walk on the Moon’s surface since 1972. When the week of the surface expedition ends, Starship would ferry the duo up to meet the orbital Orion capsule, which would then exit the Moon’s environment and fly the crew back to Earth

Artemis III’s sequence resembles, in part, what must happen on Mars Sample Return. Titanium tubes containing the Red Planet samples would be placed on a spacecraft that could launch them into Martian orbit. Here, another spacecraft would jet off to Earth, carrying the samples to their new home.

“The challenges of getting off the surface of the Moon have been demonstrated already through the Apollo missions,” Dianne DeTurris, an aerospace engineer at California Polytechnic State University, tells Inverse in an email. “A vehicle got off the surface with people onboard successfully 6 times. The issues for getting on and off of Mars are similar, but the distance to travel to get there is much greater, and with that, there is a greater signal lag due to the time difference. Can it be done? Yes. Will it be done? Very likely. The technology exists already, it is just about finding a cost-effective way to execute the task.”

In February, Dreier wrote a column for The Planetary Society arguing that Starship likely wouldn’t come to MSR’s rescue. Among several reasons he cited, a November 2023 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Starship human landing system for Artemis III is running into delays.

“NASA remains responsible for its own destiny,” Dreier wrote. For now, MSR and the first modern human landing seem so close — but just out of reach.

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24-04-2024 om 16:46 geschreven door peter  

Voyager 1 Just Sent Its First Coherent Message Back to NASA In Months

A clever programming fix has cured the spacecraft's electronic aphasia.

BY KIONA SMITH

 

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“In the last decade, I have learned from Voyager that there is (almost) always a way around a problem, no matter how dire it is,” Voyager mission assurance manager Bruce Waggoner told Inverse in March. “You just have to think ‘outside the box’ when people tell you not to do so.”

FLIPPED BITS AND ELECTRONIC GIBBERISH

Back in November, a passing cosmic ray hit one of Voyager 1’s three onboard computers, and it “flipped a bit” (or altered a tiny unit of data) in the spacecraft’s Flight Data Subsystem. This unit of data happened to be a key piece of the code that tells Voyager 1 how to package up science and engineering data, including information about its own condition, before sending the message to Earth.

Like the robot version of a person recovering from a stroke, Voyager 1 could receive and understand messages from home, and it could gather data to send back. But when it tried to “speak,” its data came out as a gibberish of random 0s and 1s.

Engineers at NASA realized that to fix the problem, they needed to reprogram Voyager 1 with the correct code. However, there wasn’t enough data storage space on the Flight Data Subsystem computer to hold it all. The programmers had to split the code into sections, which could be tucked into Voyager 1’s computer wherever there was room. Then include instructions about where to find each one.

On April 18, Voyager 1’s team transmitted the new code to the distant spacecraft. Then they waited. It took 22.5 hours for the data, moving at the speed of light, to cross more than 15 billion miles of space to reach Voyager 1, and then it took another 22.5 hours for Voyager 1’s response to cross the vastness of space and reach NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But after a tense 45 hours, on April 20, the team downloaded Voyager 1’s message: a clear, understandable status update declaring that all was well with the intrepid space robot.

The Voyager 1 team will spend the next few weeks reworking the code that packages science data, and they expect Voyager 1 to return to sending back reports from the edge of the Solar System — ones its human operators can actually read.

Meanwhile, Voyager 2, a well-behaved space robot that hasn’t been in the news lately, is still cruising out of the Solar System on its own trajectory. NASA says it hopes to keep both missions gathering data and calling home until around 2035.

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24-04-2024 om 16:34 geschreven door peter  

Unveiling the Sky: A Closer Look at The UFOs of Soesterberg Documentary

In a world brimming with tales of the unknown, The UFOs of Soesterberg emerges as a beacon of rationality, casting a refreshing light on the enigmatic phenomenon of UFO sightings. Directed by Bram Roza, this documentary delves into a notable event in 1979, where military personnel in the Netherlands reported an unexplained aerial object. Unlike typical sensationalist narratives, Roza’s film stands out for its sober, scientific scrutiny, intertwined with a dash of dry humor, providing a compelling narrative that appeals to skeptics and believers alike.

Roza, with a background in documentary filmmaking, approaches the subject of UFOs with a unique blend of skepticism and open-mindedness. Through The UFOs of Soesterberg, he navigates the fine line between dismissing the unexplained and indulging in fantastical theories. His previous work, including the documentary about the Dutch horror movie The Johnsons, showcases his ability to engage audiences with intriguing subjects, making him a respected figure in the documentary filmmaking community.

What sets this documentary apart is not just its focus on a historical sighting by credible witnesses but also its commitment to demystifying the phenomenon. Roza’s methodical investigation, coupled with his initiative to set up a hotline for UFO sightings, exemplifies a dedication to uncovering the truth behind these mysterious occurrences. The film’s tagline, “Close Encounters of the Dutch Kind,” hints at the numerous sightings in the region, inviting viewers to explore the plausibility of each account.

The UFOs of Soesterberg refuses to offer easy answers or engage in speculation, treating its subjects—both the witnesses and the skeptics—with dignity and respect. The use of animations and drawings for re-enactments adds a visual richness to the documentary, steering clear of the talking-heads format that plagues many documentaries in this genre.

As the documentary tours the Netherlands, captivating audiences with sold-out screenings, it’s clear that Roza has struck a chord. His work not only provides a “glass of water for sane people” amidst the sea of sensationalism surrounding UFOs but also ignites a conversation about the importance of approaching the unexplained with both curiosity and critical thinking.

In the landscape of UFO-related content, The UFOs of Soesterberg stands as a testament to the power of documentary filmmaking that respects its subjects and its audience. Bram Roza’s work is a crucial addition to the discourse on UFO sightings, offering a balanced perspective that is sorely needed.

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24-04-2024 om 16:19 geschreven door peter  

Na reis van 8 miljard jaar bereikte het zonet onze aarde

Een enorme flits van radiogolven werd in 2022 aan de hemel van onze planeet gedetecteerd, en dit na een reis die maar liefst acht miljard jaar duurde. Dat blijkt uit een onlangs gepubliceerd wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Dit fenomeen, door wetenschappers een ‘snelle radio-uitbarsting’ genoemd, werd voor het eerst waargenomen in 2007 en blijft nog steeds grotendeels een mysterie.

Volgens een studie die op 19 oktober in het tijdschrift Science werd gepubliceerd, had geen van de eerder waargenomen ‘snelle radio-uitbarstingen’ (of FRB’s) een zo verre oorsprong of een kracht die vergelijkbaar is met deze die in 2022 werd bestudeerd door het ASKAP-radiotelescoopnetwerk, gevestigd in West Australië.

Ondanks de beperkte duur van slechts minder dan een milliseconde, zou deze explosie van elektromagnetische golven die acht miljard jaar geleden plaatsvond, volgens CNN een hoeveelheid energie hebben vrijgemaakt die equivalent is aan de energie die onze zon over een periode van dertig jaar heeft uitgestraald.

Sinds hun eerste detectie in 2007 zijn er ongeveer duizend FRB’s gesignaleerd, maar de precieze oorsprong van deze signalen blijft vaak onbekend. Voor de FRB die in 2022 werd gedetecteerd, gebruikten wetenschappers de European Very Large Telescope (VLT) vanuit de Atacama-woestijn in Chili. Ze slaagden erin de bron van de emissies te lokaliseren in een groep van twee of drie sterrenstelsels midden in het proces van fusie, interacties en vorming van nieuwe sterren.

Deze ontdekking lijkt de huidige theorieën te bevestigen dat snelle radio-uitbarstingen afkomstig zouden kunnen zijn van magnetars (een zeldzaam type neutronenster) of andere extreem energetische astronomische objecten die het gevolg zijn van exploderende sterren.

FRB's zijn van groot belang voor astronomen omdat hun onderzoek zou kunnen helpen bij het oplossen van andere mysteries van het universum, waaronder die van 'ontbrekende materie'.

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24-04-2024 om 15:59 geschreven door peter  

Asteroids have also been known to “photobomb” images acquired by Hubble of distant cosmic objects like UGC 12158 (see image above). By knowing Hubble’s position when it took exposures of asteroids and measuring the curvature of the streaks they leave, scientists can determine the asteroids’ distances and estimate the shapes of their orbits. The ability to do this with large samples allows astronomers to test theories about Main Asteroid Belt formation and evolution. As Martin said in a recent ESA Hubble press release:

“We are getting deeper into seeing the smaller population of main-belt asteroids. We were surprised to see such a large number of candidate objects. There was some hint that this population existed, but now we are confirming it with a random asteroid population sample obtained using the whole Hubble archive. This is important for providing insights into the evolutionary models of our Solar System.”

According to one widely accepted model, small asteroids are fragments of larger asteroids that have been colliding and grinding each other down over billions of years. A competing theory states that small bodies formed as they appear today billions of years ago and have not changed much since. However, astronomers can offer no plausible mechanism for why these smaller asteroids would not accumulate more dust from the circumstellar disk surrounding our Sun billions of years ago (from which the planets formed).

In addition, astronomers have known for some time that collisions would have left a certain signature that could be used to test the current Main Belt population. In 2019, astronomers from the European Science and Technology Centre (ESTEC) and the European Space Astronomy Center’s Science Data Center (ESDC) came together with the world’s largest and most popular citizen-science platform (Zooniverse) and Google to launch the citizen-science project Hubble Asteroid Hunter (HAH) to identify asteroids in archival Hubble data.

The HAH team comprised 11,482 citizen-science volunteers who perused 37,000 Hubble images spanning 19 years. After providing nearly two million identifications, the team was given a training set for an automated algorithm to identify asteroids based on machine learning. This yielded 1,701 asteroid trails, with 1,031 corresponding to previously uncatalogued asteroids – about 400 of which were below 1 km (~1090 ft) in size. Said Martin:

“Asteroid positions change with time, and therefore you cannot find them just by entering coordinates, because they might not be there at different times. As astronomers we don’t have time to go looking through all the asteroid images. So we got the idea to collaborate with more than 10,000 citizen-science volunteers to peruse the huge Hubble archives.”

This pioneering approach may be effectively applied to datasets accumulated by other asteroid-hunting observatories, such as NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Once the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has accumulated a large enough dataset, the same method could also be applied to its archival data. As a next step, the HAH project will examine the streaks of previously unknown asteroids to characterize their orbits, rotation periods, and other properties.

Further Reading:

• ESA Hubble, 
• Astronomy & Astrophysics

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23-04-2024 om 23:42 geschreven door peter