This US Airman Claimed To See Top Secret NASA Photos Of Giant Alien Moon Base On Far Side

The disclosure has probably been going on for some time, but most of us have been oblivious to it. Bill Nelson, the administrator of NASA, made the most startling claims about extraterrestrial visitors. He thinks there is intelligent life beyond Earth, on worlds that might be just as sophisticated and well-organized as ours. Mr. Nelson expressed his hope that some of the unexplained UFO sightings are not evidence of an “adversary here on earth.” He suggested that it is more likely that these sightings are evidence of life existing on other planets.

NASA conspirators/whistleblowers have a full assurance that the US space agency has been covering the evidence of UFOs since the first Apollo mission. Donna Hare claimed to have worked for NASA contractor Philco Ford in the early 1970s. She had a high-security clearance to walk into NASA’s photo lab and other departments.

During the Disclosure Project press conference, Hare revealed that NASA covered up and eliminated space anomalies such as UFOs from satellite photos. Hare has got several awards in space programs. She dedicated most of her time as a technical illustrator to space programs. She created lunar maps, and landing slides and had been working for 15 years as a sub-contractor for NASA.

Former NASA scientist Robin Brett, who was among the first people to study and direct research on moon rocks said: “It seems easier to explain the non-existence of the Moon than its existence.” Besides, according to scientists, the Moon is older than the Earth by nearly 800,000 years, which raises a lot of questions.

Former US Air Force Sergeant Karl Wolfe, who died in a bike accident in 2018, was another person who shared a story similar to Donna Hare. He also had top-secret clearance and worked at Langley Air Force base in Virginia, the USA. He worked as a precision electronics photograph repairer for NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Project. One day, he was taken into a lab by another worker who showed him a photo of artificial buildings at the lunar base. These photos had been taken prior to the Apollo landing in 1969.

“…At any rate, I was in a color lab one day when my boss, Staff Sergeant Taylor, came over to me and said that they were having a problem with some equipment on the base and it was the first lunar orbiter program, where they had a mission to pretty much locate the first landing sites for the 1969 lunar mission for the astronauts.

So he said they were having some problems with equipment over there. it was similar equipment to what we had- it was computerized contact printing equipment. He wanted to know if I would go over and take a look at it. He said to me, It’s an NSA facility. At the time, I didn’t know what the NSA was – I was pretty naive.

I thought he said NASA. So in my mind, for a long time, I thought it was a NASA facility that I had gone to, but I remembered him saying NSA and converting it in my own mind to NASA…”

Wolfe claimed that one day, when NSA photographic equipment failed, he was asked to assist them with the important repair work that was needed to keep the machines on the job. He was the only person who was readily available at the time and was trained in the type of equipment that had failed. This was really a coincidence. In the regular course of events, he would be breaking protocol by entering NSA territory.

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The level of his security clearance was enhanced, and as a result, he was allowed to even enter the extremely secure laboratory. Wolfe’s heart was pounding when he entered the here-to-fore forbidden hangar on that particular day, and he was astounded to witness the frenzied activity in

Wolfe had expected that only people with the American citizenship would be in the NASA lab, but he was surprised to see a large number of people with guest name tags and obviously from other countries present on this particular day. This led him to believe that those people had traveled from their home countries for some event that required their temporary presence.

Concerning the outcome of his mission, he experienced feelings of dread. Whatever it was that required his presence, it was of the utmost significance. Someone had informed him that the relevant equipment was located in a nearby dark room.

When he was first carried into the chamber, the only thing that greeted him was the red glow of a safety light. However, after a time, he was able to make out the form of one airman who manned the area even though it was dark.

Wolfe was aware that in order to fix the image processing equipment, it would first need to be removed, and he was also aware that the diagnostics on this kind of equipment would take some time to complete.

Quickly, arrangements were made for the camera equipment to be moved to a safer place so Wolfe could start the long process of figuring out what was wrong. While Wolfe was waiting for his ride, he started talking to the other airman. Wolfe asked very carefully why NASA work was being done at Langley instead of at NASA’s headquarters in Houston.

After that, he was informed that all of the NASA picture data was transferred to Langley, where it was upgraded and transformed into finished photographs, which were then analyzed by various parts of the armed forces. Wolfe was given some insight by the attendant of the dark chamber as to the nature of the enigma surrounding the situation.

Wolfe was told that new, better pictures had shown structures on the surface of the Moon’s dark side that were both surprising and clear. Structures that could not have been made by natural means like meteors or ancient collisions between other celestial bodies. The structures were created by intelligent beings. “We discovered,” the airman said, “a base of the back side of the Moon.”

Wolfe was obviously stunned by this extraordinary disclosure. He remembers literally “shaking” trying to take in the enormity of what he had been told. Seeing Wolfe’s disbelief, the dark room attendant continued: “Yes, a base on the dark side of the Moon.”

Although the attendant had not explicitly stated that the structures were not created by inhabitants of Earth, it appeared obvious. Wolfe was still in awe as he looked down at the photos he was attempting to visualize in his mind. As he stooped beneath the red-glowing lamp, he saw something that so few would ever see. He was able to discern geometric shapes that were well-organized and planned. Most noticeable to him were what looked exactly like radar antennas, very similar to what one could see on Earth.

There was no longer any question in Wolfe’s mind as to the reason behind the peculiar assortment of investigators and scientists that were present at this location on this particular day. They had traveled to the moon in order to view and investigate the structures that he was currently staring at, which were built on the moon by intelligent beings.

He might be detained or worse. He only wanted to complete his task, get out of there, and leave things alone. Wolfe carried on the task at hand, putting the memories of that day to the back of his mind, and continued living his life. Wolfe, however, was haunted by the images he saw that day for many years to come.

After he left the active service, his security clearance prohibited him from leaving the United States for five years, and he was sworn to keep what he had seen to himself. Before he finally informed anyone about that remarkable day, it would be thirty years.
The 74-year-old Sgt. Wolfe was killed after being hit by a trailer while cycling in Lansing, New York. Wolfe was rushed to Cayuga Medical Center where he later died from the injuries sustained in the crash.

Wolfe was not the only whistleblower whose death seems mysterious. Former U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Robert Orel Dean claimed that when he worked for NATO in France, he read a document titled “The Assessment” in the 1960s. According to him, the document contained information about “photos of dead aliens, crashed UFOs and reports by military pilots and scientists.” Coincidently, he died a week before Wolfe’s death in 2018.

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02-01-2024 om 00:35 geschreven door peter  

The abduction of Betty Andreasson Luca is considered to be one of the most documented cases in the history of Ufology. The woman from Massachusetts experienced multiple abductions, and her case is widely studied by UFO researchers. It became popular after the publication of the best-selling novel “The Andreasson Affair,” which came out in the late 1970s. She attended many radio shows and TV interviews where she discussed her encounter with grey aliens and even drew sketches of the incident.

Betty Andreasson was born on January 7, 1937, to Waino and Eva Aho. She went to school in Westminster and Gardner MA and had a great interest in art since childhood, which later became her passion. Betty married twice and with her first husband, she gave birth to seven children. She met her second husband Bob Luca in 1977.

According to the official reports, on the evening of January 25, 1967, Betty was at home with her seven children and parents. At around 6:30 p.m., she was busy in the kitchen when the lights in the house started blinking strangely. Soon after it, the kitchen’s window was hit by a reddish light beam, and the whole house went out of electricity. The children got terrified with the scene and Betty tried to calm them down. Her father looked out to find the source of the light and saw five strange-looking humanoid creatures walking right towards the house. Before he could understand the situation, the beings walked inside the house through the door which put the whole family in a state of shock.

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One creature went to Betty’s father while the other four came to her, and one of them started talking with her telepathically. The one who was made telepathic contact with Betty was about 5 feet tall, while others were shorter than him. The description by the witnesses was similar to the modern illustration of grey aliens. They had only slits on their mouth, three fingers in one hand, and wore a blue-colored one-piece suit.

Betty was frightened but at the same time, she felt calm by the friendly nature of the beings. They did not harm any member of the family and even released her daughter from a state of unawareness. Then she was taken outside and boarded on their saucer-shaped craft with a small dome that was standing in the backyard. After that, the ship went up in the air and merged with the mothership where Betty went through medical tests and was under the effects of strange equipment. Later, she was taken to some strange place where she felt much pain which, according to her, was a “spiritual experience.”

Later that night, Betty returned home at 10:40 p.m. and found her family still in a frozen state, where one of the aliens was watching them in her absence. Then the family was put to bed by the beings and the aliens left. What’s more, she forgot about her abduction until undergoing hypnotherapy in later years.

Betty said in some of her interviews that the creatures were angelic in nature but not biblical. She is a religious person, had only some school education and did not understand much about UFOs. Only after this bizarre experience, she understood that whatever she had experienced that night was much like a UFO abduction

In 1975, Dr. Allen J Hynek posted an ad in the newspaper to learn more about the abduction experiences and asked help from common people. Betty answered his ad by sending a letter, but it was rejected due to its unusual details. It was only in 1977 when her case was deeply investigated by the experts including a solar physicist, an electronics engineer, an aerospace engineer, a telecommunications specialist, and a UFO investigator.

Her case was first investigated by Jules Vaillancourt, a Mutual UFO Network investigator in 1977. He said: “What I found most amazing about Betty was her ability to draw. The detail of the (space) craft and the beings she drew under hypnosis were such that it really made me believe there was something to this.”

He also added that the detective who had given a psychological stress evaluation to Betty and her daughter believed in her story. She even spoke the language of aliens under hypnosis. Her case investigation continued for 12 months where she and her daughter had gone through hypnosis sessions, lie detector tests, and a psychiatric interview. Both mother and daughter passed them with a genuine reaction. Author and UFO researcher Raymond E. Fowler wrote five books on her UFO experiences that include the famous “The Andreasson Affair” series.

During one of her hypnotic regression sessions, she remembered one of the early abductions that occurred to her in childhood. It took place in 1950 when she was taken from her home into a spacecraft as usual. But this time, the craft was flying toward an ocean or sea. She was terrified that the craft would crash into the water. But the ship submerged into the water and entered into a kind of tunnel. Betty could see everything underwater, as the place was filled with light. What she said next under hypnosis is so bizarre that even gave a chill to Fowler.

She saw people from all eras, different races, encased in the glass container. Fowler called it “The Museum of Time.” Betty said that people in the container were in old-fashioned clothes, and there were uncountable cubicles with humans inside at that underwater base.

Fowler wrote that when he listened to her one of the regression session recordings, his mind blew up as he found it difficult to believe. “A cold chill coursed through my body when Betty was describing people and animals enclosed in glassy cubicles in an icy cavern.”

Betty traveled a lot across the country, attending numerous TV interviews and radio shows and lecturing about her UFO experiences. She and her husband Bob Luca had been unsettled for many years until 1995 when they moved to Virginia. They lived in VA for 5 years and then moved to Florida. Shed died on March 18, 2022.

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References:

• https://www.thegardnernews.com/news/20181023/local-halloween-lore-andreasson-affair
• https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/alien_andreasson.htm
• https://www.expandedperspectives.com/the-andreasson-affair/
• https://www.ufocasebook.com/Andreasson.html
• https://www.jar-magazine.com/encounters/103-are-undersea-bases-used-for-alien-abductions

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02-01-2024 om 00:00 geschreven door peter  

500-Year-Old Manuscript Describes 3-Stage Space Rockets And Talk About Flights To Moon

By Vicky Verma

Some researchers believe that there was once a highly developed culture on Earth. But as a result of unknown circumstances, civilization was destroyed. This is evidenced by archaeological finds that cannot be explained from the scientific point of view of modern society. There is a theory that in the past, our planet was visited by alien representatives who shared their knowledge and technologies with people, so maybe they donated incredible technologies thousands of years ago, but then these technologies brought humanity to the brink of extinction.

Some people claim that our ancestors used so advanced technologies that in our time, it is difficult to imagine them. But some of the modern technologies may have been borrowed from the past, although almost no one knows about it. You may have heard of the ancient nuclear war hypothesis or ancient flying vehicles, which can also be found in ancient texts. It is said that our ancestors could even move in space and had knowledge about the universe that surpasses all modern knowledge.

A 450-page manuscript was examined in 1963 by Romanian engineer Doru Todericiu in Sibiu’s national archive (former Hermannstadt). Todericiu examined the manuscript’s scientific and technological substance before classifying it as a work on various artillery and ballistics difficulties, despite the fact that it had previously been known as such. He learned that Conrad Haas, the author of the manuscript’s third section, had written about some amazing concepts related to rocketry.

The Sibiu manuscript does not fit into the present history, so it draws increased attention. There aren’t many details available concerning Conrad Haas’s life. He was born not far from Vienna in Dornbach. He worked for the Imperial court of Vienna as an artillery guard and commissioned officer. He most likely traveled to Transylvania in 1551 with Imperial forces to fulfill this role, when he took the position of chief of the artillery camp at the Hermannstadt arsenal.

He penned the manuscript between 1529 and 1569, and it appears to contain, among other things, the earliest explanation of the multistage rocket’s basic operating principle. He talks about bundling rockets, stabilizing fins, and employing liquid fuel as well as describing and showing two and three-stage rockets.

The Sibiu manuscript is written in German. Many people believe that it was written using some even more ancient texts. The manuscript texts describe in detail the principles of rocketry, and there are also drawings of models of space three-stage rocket. The document contains a description of technologies for combining fireworks with weapons and even the construction of a hang glider, as well as instructions for creating fuel mixtures as liquid rocket fuel.

What’s more, there are references to flights to the moon. According to researchers from Romania, the manuscript contains stories about a man who was able to get to the Earth’s satellite due to a unique flying machine. There are also descriptions of prehistoric fuel, which consisted of several rare elements. The rockets of this type were later launched at Cape Kennedy and used by cosmonauts in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.

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It looks like this chronicler visited the future world. The handwritten text of Sibiu is quite long as it consists of 450 pages. It is known that the Sibiu manuscript is genuine and the experts do not doubt this, but they are in no hurry to comment on the contents of this text.

It could be claimed that this case is just science fiction if researchers of anticity did not find other strange texts and technologies. In addition, multiple artifacts found by archaeologists confirm that our ancestors were much more civilized than modern historians imagine. Manuscripts such as Sibiu have the potential to change the way people think about our history.

It remains a mystery whether Haas succeeded in using his designs and bringing them to life. However, there are people who claim that a rocket was launched in Sibiu in 1550. It is believed that Conrad Haas created the first rocket. According to Haas, it took him more than 25 years to develop a unique aircraft. The biggest challenge, in this case, was the search for a fuel that would be sufficient to lift it into the air.

The main focus of the paper is the fuel issue. In addition to the conventional powder components of saltpeter, sulfur, and coal, Haas also used “brandy”, with the help of which the thrust development of the rockets was to be increased: “Again, take a little crushed powder and pour in enough brandy to make a little dough. Then take it and paint the little chamber (= rocket chamber) together with the little hole (= ignition hole) on the rocket by heart.” Haas also tried and used other “fuels” – significantly, the missile’s purpose dictated the particular fuel combination.

In summary, one can say that the following developmental solutions and developments can be attributed to Conrad Haas:

• Multistage and cluster rocket
• Arrangement of fuel sets in stage rockets
• Use of different fuel mixtures depending on the rocket type, performance, area of ​​application and design
• Use of liquid fuel
• delta-shaped stabilizing fins
• Anticipating the idea of ​​the modern spaceship

Although Conrad Haas designed weapons to kill, he secretly believed in basic human values. His basic humanistic attitude is particularly clear from the following statement: “But my advice is more peace and no war, leave the rifles under the roof, so the bullet won’t be fired, the powder won’t be burned wet, so the prince kept his money, the gun master his life; that is the advice Conrad Haas does.”

The technical characteristics of the rocket are similar to those of modern vehicles. It was made of wooden parts covered with a layer of special stone dust, which was supposed to protect the body from burning when rubbed against the air. Contemporaries note that in the 16th century, researchers did not know the intricacies of physical processes in the air, which is why scientists could receive information from aliens.

In addition, from his youth, he was engaged in research on ancient writings found in the territory of modern Egypt. A mission to the Moon could take place in 1550. But there is no documentary evidence to support all these claims.

Lady Sala Shabazz, the founder of the Black Inventions Museum who passed away on March 28, 2002 said once: “… Unfortunately, the individuals who are commissioned to write textbooks many times exhibited prejudice and omitted other historical information. In an effort to cover large spans of time, they have briefed history and left out so many other important facts and that’s something that many people have not been aware of.”

The city of Sibiu is known to many of us because it is the birthplace of Hermann Oberth, considered to be one of three fathers of rocketry and modern astronautics. Additionally, there is a dedicated document (ID 19770026087) in the NASA archives about the Sibiu manuscript.

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01-01-2024 om 23:40 geschreven door peter  

Russian Navy Secret War With USOs Under Ocean & Encounter 

By Vicky Verma

Unidentified flying objects are no longer a myth. Their existence has been accepted at the official level. The US government along with NASA has started an investigation on UFOs. The governments are not only looking for them into the sky but the underwater anomalies have also become a big concern for the military.

While the US government has found no evidence to call UFOs alien spacecraft, in 2013, the Russian government classified several documents describing the meetings of Russian soldiers with underwater UFOs including humanoids.

During the Soviet era, it was restricted to talk about UFOs and USOs but when it got disintegrated, some files came up with shocking information about alien spacecraft. The declassified documents said that the Russian navy found these unidentified objects technologically superior to Earth vehicles.

One of the undated accounts was a Soviet nuclear submarine’s encounter with the formation of six alien spacecraft in the south of the Pacific ocean. At the depth of 260 meters, the six disc-like objects were moving towards the submarine at the speed of 426 km per hour. The crew could not escape their pursuit, and the commander ordered the crew to rise to the surface. The crew saw through the periscope that the objects came out of the water and took off at absurdly fast speed.

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The same incident was covered by the British UFO researcher named Philip Mantle in his book “Russia’s USO Secrets: Unidentified Submersible Objects in Russian and International Waters.”

According to former nuclear submarine commander Yury Beketov, many mysterious events also took place in the Bermuda Triangle region. The devices failed for no apparent reason. He believed that the UFOs were behind it.

“[In Translation]We have repeatedly observed that devices record the movement of material objects at an unimaginable speed. We measured some speeds – it is about 230 knots (400 km per hour). Such speed is difficult to create on the surface, only in the air. But there is gigantic resistance in the water. As if the laws of physics do not apply to these objects. There is only one conclusion: the creatures who created such material objects significantly surpass us in development” Beketov said.

Another Navy intelligence Captain Igor Barclay said that the Unidentified submerged objects were seen in the places where the Russian Navy and NATO fleet are concentrated. He said: “These are the Bahamas and Bermuda, Puerto Rico. Especially often UFOs are seen in the deepest region of the Atlantic – in the south of the Bermuda Triangle and in the Caribbean.”

Fishermen often talked about glowing light coming from the depth of Lake Baikal and people who went swimming in the lake were dragged by the unknown creaturs. There is also a myth associated with the lake, talking about water spirits or krakens. Lake Baikal is the largest and deepest freshwater lake with a depth of approx. 1642 meters.

The most interesting encounter of the Russian military occurred beneath Lake Baikal in 1982. Seven trained Russian navy divers claimed to have seen about 9 feet tall humanoids, 50 meters deep into the lake during a research mission. They were wearing tight silvery suits and spherical helmets on their heads. It was surprising for the divers to see them without any scuba gears, breathing underwater.

The divers decided to catch one of them but the entities reacted with the powerful force that propelled the entire group of divers up to the surface from the deep water. Due to the rapid decompression, three divers died while others got severely injured.

A former employee of the British Government’s Ministry of Defence Nick Pope said, “These strange humanoid figures were much bigger than human beings and appeared to be wearing a helmet of some sort.”

In 1959, the Soviet TU-104 Camel jet airliner was chased by a UFO while flying over Lake Baikal. “Before falling into the lake, the captain of the ship allegedly informed the dispatchers about an unidentified flying object moving in the sky. All those present in the control room at that time had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. And the people fishing at the lake nearby saw a flying saucer chasing the falling plane – it accompanied the aircraft until the latter fell to the water.”

After flying objects, now underwater objects have become a subject of investigation for the governments. If extraterrestrials exist, then the oceans are the best place to hide as they are still hard for humans to explore.

References:

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01-01-2024 om 22:12 geschreven door peter  

Amerikanen zetten nieuwe stap in hypersone raket-tech

Het Amerikaanse GE Aerospace heeft tests uitgevoerd met een hypersone motor die ook op lage snelheden werkt.

Hypersone wapens vliegen met minimaal 5000 kilometer per uur richting hun doel en zijn daardoor met bestaande luchtafweersystemen niet of nauwelijks te stoppen. Ten minste, dat werd gedacht en dat is ook wat de Russische president Vladimir Poetin in 2018 zei tijdens de onthulling van de hypersone Kinzhal-raket. Inmiddels blijkt dat de huidige modellen, waar onder meer de Amerikanen, Russen en Chinezen aan werken, niet de superwapens zijn die men voor ogen had. In mei van dit jaar schoten Oekraïense troepen met hun westerse Patriotraketten meerdere Kinzhals uit de lucht.

Maar een nieuwe Amerikaanse aandrijving, Rotating Detonation Combustion (RDC), kan er weleens voor zorgen dat hypersone raketten een stap voorwaarts maken. En die motor werd nu voor het eerst getest.

Scram!

Hypersone raketten maken gebruik van scramjet-motoren. De techniek in zo’n supersonic combustion ramjet is eenvoudiger dan die van een straalmotor. Bij bestaande straalmotoren zuigt een turbine lucht de motor in, die wordt samengeperst. Verderop wordt er brandstof (kerosine) toegevoegd en dan wordt het mengsel ontstoken. Bij de verbranding neemt de druk nog verder toe; het gasmengsel met de ontstane verbrandingsgassen zet sterk uit en verlaat de motor aan de achterkant.

Een scramjet gebruikt daarentegen de eigen snelheid om de lucht samen te persen. De interne druk en de temperatuur lopen daarbij zo hoog op dat de brandstof vanzelf ontbrandt. Er zijn dus veel minder bewegende onderdelen nodig om hem te laten werken en vooral het achterwege laten van de dure en kwetsbare turbine betekent dat er veel hogere snelheden mogelijk zijn.

Snel maar bestuurbaar

Nadeel is dat een scramjet dus eerst die enorme snelheid moet bereiken voordat hij stuwkracht kan leveren en dat wordt nog steeds gedaan met ouderwetse draagraketten. Om de hypersone raket een groter bereik te geven, wordt de hypersone projectiel bovendien naar grote hoogte gebracht, waarna hij in een duik/glijvlucht naar zijn doel schiet. En die lange, hoge vlucht maakt hem kwetsbaar.

Wat dus nodig is, zijn motoren die een hypersone raket tijdens zijn hele vlucht kunnen aandrijven, die ondanks hun extreme snelheid laag kunnen vliegen en toch, net als een kruisraket, bestuurbaar zijn. Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen ontwikkelde het Amerikaanse GE Aerospace de Dual-Mode Ramjet met dus zogenoemde Rotating Detonation Combustion.

Minitornado

Een RDC werkt met een cilinder die in een iets grotere cilinder valt. Door een mengsel van lucht en brandstof in de ruimte tussen de twee cilinders te spuiten en te ontsteken, gaat dat mengsel met supersonische snelheden rondtollen. Naarmate er meer brandstof en lucht wordt toegevoerd, loopt de druk steeds verder op en wordt er meer warmte geproduceerd. Door die ‘hete minitornado’ vervolgens aan de achterkant uit te stoten, wordt de raket voortgestuwd. Bekijk ook de video hieronder.

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De nieuwe motor, die dus zowel onder als boven mach 5 kan werken, werd gedemonstreerd op een testopstelling in GE’s fabriek in Niskayuna, in de staat New York. GE Aerospace verwacht in 2024 een volledige versie van de motor klaar te kunnen hebben.

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01-01-2024 om 21:55 geschreven door peter  

Artikel van Wim De Maeseneer   

Terug naar de maan

Ruimtekenners Koen Geukens, Nancy Vermeulen, Stijn Ilsen en Katrien Kolenberg zijn het er over eens: de maan zal volgend jaar het ruimtenieuws domineren.

"Alles wordt in gereedheid gebracht om terug te keren naar de maan. En deze keer om er te blijven", zegt Koen Geukens van volkssterrenwacht Urania. "2024 mag je zien als het voorspel van de hoogtepunten die de komende jaren zullen volgen."

Toch staat er ook dit jaar een hoogtepunt op de agenda. Eind 2024 zullen 4 astronauten een rondje rond de maan vliegen. Het is van de laatste Apollomissie in 1972 geleden dat er nog eens mensen zo dicht bij het maanoppervlak zijn geweest. En voor het eerst zal er ook een vrouwelijke astronaut meegaan.

De missie, Artemis II, is de eerste bemande testvlucht van het nieuwe ruimteschip Orion, waarmee eind 2025 (maar waarschijnlijk pas ten vroegste in 2026) opnieuw astronauten naar de maan zullen vliegen om er ook effectief te landen.

"Al die maanmissies dienen vooral als voorbereiding op een langer verblijf op de maan", zegt Geukens. "Er moet nog heel veel worden uitgetest, bijvoorbeeld om drinkbaar water en zuurstof te maken op de maan, of hoe we maanstof kunnen gebruiken om in 3D te printen... Dit jaar vertrekt in totaal een tiental ruimtevluchten met allerlei experimenten naar de maan."

Uitkijken naar megaraket Starship en Europese Ariane 6

Geen Amerikaanse astronauten op de maan zonder SpaceX, het ruimtebedrijf van Elon Musk. De maanlander, die de astronauten tot op de maan moet brengen, zal worden gebouwd én gelanceerd door SpaceX.

Daarvoor wordt Starship gebruikt, de grootste en krachtigste raket tot nog toe. Alleen is die raket nog geen enkele keer tot in de ruimte geraakt zonder te ontploffen.

"Toch verwacht ik de eerste succesvolle vlucht van Starship al begin 2024", zegt ruimtevaartingenieur Stijn Ilsen. "Het is de strategie van SpaceX: leren uit mislukkingen en snel weer doorgaan. Het zou me niet verbazen als we tegen eind 2024 zeker 3 of 4 succesvolle testvluchten hebben gezien."

Maar er zijn nog hordes te nemen. Eens Starship in een baan om de aarde vliegt, moet het ruimteschip door een tweede Starship bijgetankt worden met ultrakoude brandstof. "Ook dat proces wordt mogelijk al in 2024 getest", zegt Ilsen.

2024 wordt ook belangrijk voor de Europese ruimtevaart. Als alles goed gaat, wordt in de zomer de langverwachte Ariane 6-raket voor de eerste keer gelanceerd. Het is de opvolger van Ariane 5, die sinds juli 2023 met pensioen is.

"Europa heeft op dit moment geen enkele raket meer om zware vracht naar de ruimte te vervoeren", zegt ruimtevaartkenner Nancy Vermeulen. "Die eerste lancering wordt heel belangrijk. Mocht die mislukken, dan zou dat een ramp zijn."

Eerste ruimtewandeling door "ruimtetoeristen"

Wie geld genoeg heeft en ervan droomt om zelf eens naar de ruimte te reizen, kan sinds een aantal jaar terecht bij verschillende commerciële ruimtevaartbedrijven. Ook op dat vlak worden er grenzen verlegd in 2024.

"Ik kijk vooral uit naar "Polaris Down", de commerciële ruimtevlucht die de Amerikaanse miljardair Jared Isaacman heeft gekocht bij SpaceX", zegt Nancy Vermeulen. "Isaacman vliegt samen met 3 andere passagiers tot op 700 kilometer hoogte. Dat is bijna dubbel zo hoog als het internationale ruimtestation ISS."

"Ze gaan 5 dagen lang rond de aarde vliegen en zelfs een ruimtewandeling doen. Daar hou ik toch wel een beetje mijn hart voor vast. Het is de eerste keer dat niet-professioneel getrainde astronauten een ruimtewandeling gaan doen."

Belgische zonnesatellieten en Japan vertrekt naar Mars

Of we in 2024 ook wetenschappelijke doorbraken mogen verwachten, is moeilijk te voorspellen. Toch wordt het ongetwijfeld een jaar vol interessante ontdekkingen, zegt sterrenkundige Katrien Kolenberg (KU Leuven).

"We zitten in een tijdperk waarin we veel nieuwe resultaten mogen verwachten in verschillende domeinen. De James Webb-telescoop levert ons betere beelden dan ooit tevoren. We leren voortdurend bij over exoplaneten, sterren, zwarte gaten... Er zijn verschillende missies onderweg en de resultaten daarvan komen beetje bij beetje binnen."

Zo is in de zomer van 2023 de Europese ruimtetelescoop Euclid gelanceerd om de grootste en nauwkeurigste 3D-kaart ooit te maken van het heelal. De eerste kleurenfoto's zijn alvast verbluffend. "Daar gaan we dit jaar zeker ook nog van horen", zegt Kolenberg. "Ook onze modellen worden altijd beter. Dankzij artificiële intelligentie vinden we nieuwe manieren om resultaten beter te analyseren."

Foto door ruimtetelescoop Euclid van het "Verborgen Sterrenstelsel" (IC 342), op 11 miljoen lichtjaar van ons.

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In de zomer wordt Proba-3 gelanceerd: twee Europese satellieten die op een heel nieuwe manier de zon gaan bestuderen. Ze moeten daarvoor perfect synchroon door de ruimte vliegen. De satellieten zijn in elkaar gezet bij Redwire Space in Kruibeke.

Japan lanceert in september een onbemand ruimtetuig naar Phobos, de grootste maan rond Mars, om er bodemstalen te halen. In oktober vertrekt dan weer een Amerikaanse ruimtesonde naar Europa, een ijsmaan van Jupiter.

En ESA vliegt diezelfde maand naar de ruimterots Dimorphos, waartegen in 2022 doelbewust een ruimtetuig is geknald. De nieuwe missie gaat van dichtbij kijken hoe groot de impact precies is geweest. Het uiteindelijke doel is om een redmiddel te vinden voor mocht er ooit een grote ruimterots op de aarde afstevenen.

Een overzicht van de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen:

• Januari / februari: Twee Amerikaanse bedrijven vertrekken elk naar de maan. Eén van hen kan het eerste privébedrijf ooit worden dat kan landen op de maan. Er vliegen ook verschillende instrumenten van NASA mee.
• 19 januari: Aankomst van de "slimme" maanlander van Japan. Als de landing lukt, wordt Japan het 5e land ooit dat op de maan kan landen.
• April: Polaris Dawn, een commerciële ruimtevlucht tot op 700 kilometer hoogte en eerste ruimtewandeling door niet-professionele astronauten
• April: eerste vlucht van het commerciële ruimteveer Dream Chaser, een soort van kleine spaceshuttle. Moet op termijn ook mensen kunnen vervoeren. 
• Mei: China lanceert Chang'e 6, om voor het eerst bodemstalen van de achterkant van de maan op te halen en terug te brengen.
• Zomer: ESA lanceert voor de eerste keer de Ariane 6-raket.
• Zomer: lancering van de zonnesatellieten Proba-3
• Augustus: Eerste lancering van New Glenn, de nieuwe raket van het ruimtebedrijf Blue Origin van Jeff Bezos. De krachtige, herbruikbare raket moet de concurrentie aangaan met de Falcon Heavy van SpaceX.
• September: Japan lanceert onbemande ruimtesonde naar Phobos, de grootste maan rond Mars, om er bodemstalen te halen.
• Oktober: Lancering Hera-missie van ESA naar de planetoïde Dimorphos. Daar is in 2022 een onbemand ruimteschip tegen gecrasht als test voor als er ooit een grote ruimtesteen zou afstevenen op onze aarde. 
• Oktober: NASA lanceert ruimtesonde naar Europa, één van de ijsmanen van Jupiter
• Eind 2024: Artemis II, de tweede testvlucht naar de maan, met deze keer ook astronauten aan boord

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01-01-2024 om 20:28 geschreven door peter  

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01-01-2024 om 18:13 geschreven door peter  

Everything You Need To Know About The Weirdest UFOs From 2023

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If 2023 was defined by anything, it was government corruption and cover-ups of the unidentified flying objects/unidentified aerial phenomena (UFO/UAP) that’ve been hanging around our skies … possibly forever.

5. Strange Things In The Skies

Seeing strange things in our skies was par for 2023. Not only did a whole host of weird things fly around, day and night, across the U.S., but reports and videos of UFOs are now increasing around the world.

The growth in UFO reports from other countries is significant, as the U.S. has often been mocked for being the only place where aliens seem to show up. In reality, people in the U.S. are just far more open-minded about this stuff than anywhere else in the world. Britain, for example, is filled with miserable people who hate fun, so any mention of UFOs will see you perilously mocked by friends and loved ones. 

• (RELATED: RyanAir Pilot Says UFO Appeared Shockingly Close To Passenger Flight)

But a growth in UFO reports from other countries means people are finally opening their minds to the possibility that we are not alone in the universe.

5. Rep. Tim Burchett Becomes The Poster Boy For UFO Disclosure

It’s always really sad to see elected officials anchor themselves to the UFO phenomenon. Every few years or so, a new face appears at the forefront of the push for disclosure of alien data collected by government agencies. This year, Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett decided to place his entire legacy in politics around this futile effort.

Although Burchett appears to be absolutely adorably emphatic when it comes to his work on UFOs, he’s just one of many who the UFO community has hammered over the years. I hope Burchett is able to do something far more notable with his career before he’s remembered for failing to actually change a damn thing about this field of exploration. 

• (RELATED: UFO Knowledge Is Being Covered Up By Big Government, Congressman, Author Tell Chuck Todd)

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01-01-2024 om 17:56 geschreven door peter  

Is This A UFO? Outright Bizarre Skylights Caught On Video In Milan

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What the hell is this?

Italian residents in Milan are in complete confusion after a strange ring of lights were seen in the sky. Video published on social media showed the ring in thick clouds above the legendary city.

Some are speculating it’s potentially a UFO, while others are giving more simple explanations, saying the lights were Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites. 

• (RELATED: Outright Unbelievable Video Shows A UFO Crash That Looks Like It’s Straight Out Of A Bad Sci-Fi Movie)

Well, apparently it was a light show from a Christmas village in Milan that created the visual in the sky, according to the Daily Mail. The lights were shot up using powerful lasers, but my whole thing is … why the creepy look? And why on earth does this sighting look eerily close to the lights that were spotted in Morocco — the ones seen just before the country was hit with an earthquake?

I don’t know … this story might have a “simple explanation,” but Lord have mercy, this whole thing is weird as hell.

WATCH:

It might have just been lasers, but I still can’t get over how bizarre everything is around this whole thing (like with the Morocco similarity), and Milan residents seem to think the same thing

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01-01-2024 om 17:34 geschreven door peter  

2023 marked historic progress for UFO science, though no smoking gun for aliens exists yet

Many say UAPs, also called UFOs, are real — but probably not aliens. This year, we got a little closer to the truth

By MATTHEW ROZSA

Staff Writer

David Grusch, former National Reconnaissance Office representative on the Defense Department's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, testifies during the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing titled "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency," in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. 

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Before the start of the 2020s, almost anyone who admitted to a belief in UFOs (unidentified flying objects) or extraterrestrial visitors was dismissed as a crackpot. Yet since the start of the decade, the Pentagon has repeatedly and openly acknowledged that their own pilots have spotted and recorded images of UFOs (more specifically known as UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena). The so-called Pentagon UFO videos — the initial clips of which were released to the public in 2020 — showed UAPs recorded in 2004, 2014, 2015 and 2019. Ever since, respected government officials and scientists have joined ordinary UFO enthusiasts in insisting that the proverbial truth must be out there.

But 2023 was arguably one the most important years for UAP developments, at least in terms of disclosures that didn't produce a smoking gun or things that were debunked. Here's a look back at what we learned.

01. NASA's first meeting confirming existence of UAPs

In June 2022, NASA announced the formation of an independent study group to weigh the evidence of UAPs and whether they indicate something more than strange weather phenomena or secretive military crafts. The 16-person group included experts from the aerospace aviation industry and academia, as well as former astronaut Scott Kelly. The panel disappointed many by concluding above all else that there is a need for more "high quality data," but even having NASA acknowledge the existence of UAPs was a major historic achievement.

 

"We steer between the rocks and the cyclone," panel chairman David Spergel, a widely respected cosmologist, said in a statement at the time. "We have a community of people who are completely convinced of the existence of UFOs. And we have a community of people who think addressing this question is ridiculous, everything can be explained."

02. The impressive UFO hearing by the US Congress

A trio of military officials met with a House Oversight subcommittee in July to discuss UAPs. It was a fruitful meeting, one that yielded a number of important revelations. One former intelligence official, David Grusch, claimed that so-called "nonhuman biologics" have been discovered from a crashed UAP. He also claimed to the assembled legislators that the Pentagon runs a progress to reassemble crashed UAPs by misappropriating funds and operating "above congressional oversight."

 

Then there was former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who testified that both military and commercial pilots fear stigma and even professional repercussions when they report UAP encounters. Finally a former Navy commander, David Fravor, testified that in 2004 he and three of his fellow military pilots saw a white Tic-Tac shaped hovering between the Pacific Ocean and their jets, which vanished and immediately reappeared 60 miles away.

 

"The technology that we faced is far superior to anything that we had," Fravor said. "And there’s nothing we can do about it, nothing."

Related

• Astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses UFOs, alien life and his controversial interstellar research

03. The less impressive UFO hearing held by the Mexican parliament

Not all of the UFO-related news in 2023 was promising. Just take the so-called "alien mummies" presented in Mexico, allegedly discovered by journalist and ufologist José Jaime Maussan Flota. The supposed extraterrestrials were revealed to the Mexican Congress in September. Maussan has twice before claimed to have found alien mummies, only to later be debunked, but despite this track record, Maussan was invited to present his findings to Mexican government officials.

 

Once there, he said he had discovered the pair of mummified aliens in a diatom mine in Cusco, Peru. Experts were unimpressed — including Graves, who was also invited to attend this conference. Graves later said that "yesterday's demonstration was a huge step backwards for this issue," adding that he was "deeply disappointed by this unsubstantiated stunt."

04. The US admits it receives dozens of UFO reports every month

When the Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (or AARO) in 2022, the new government agency's explicit goal was to investigate all UAP incidents. As the Pentagon disclosed when releasing its annual report in October, AARO has certainly been kept quite busy: The organization had received roughly 800 reports of UAP over the preceding six months, a major jump from the previous year. Although then-director Sean Kirkpatrick, a physicist, acknowledged that about half of these contain sufficient data that they can be ruled out as "mundane things," there is a small fraction — 2% to 4% — that require further investigation.

 

"There are ways to hide in our noise that always concern me ... It could just be a foreign entity. It could be a hobbyist. It could be anybody ... And those are the things that we have to look into," Kirkpatrick explained to CNN at the time.

05. The supposedly alien beads that weren't

In 2014, an object from outer space named CNEOS 2014-01-08 crashed into Earth at over 100,000 mph before exploding into fragments that landed in the South Pacific Ocean. A UFO by definition, CNEOS 2014-01-08 piqued the interest of the scientific community, with Harvard astronomy professor Dr. Avi Loeb suggesting in 2022 that it could be extraterrestrial technology. After leading an expedition to the seafloor in 2023 to retrieve CNEOS 2014-01-08, Loeb came back with "spherules" that he speculated were of "likely extrasolar composition." For a moment, it seemed as if the promise of CNEOS 2014-01-08 would be fulfilled — but then other experts came back with a very different conclusion.

 

"Contents of nickel, beryllium, lanthanum and uranium are examined in the context of a known anthropogenic source of contamination, and found to be consistent with coal ash as suggested from a publicly available coal chemical composition database (COALQUAL)," wrote the authors of a paper in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society.

 

In other words, as the study put it: "The meteoritic origin is disfavored."

Read more about UFOs:

• Your guide to the basics of UFOs, UAPs and interstellar alien intelligence
• Were "alien mummies" really revealed in Mexico? Here's what we know
• U.S. receiving dozens of UFO reports a month, Pentagon official says

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01-01-2024 om 17:14 geschreven door peter  

The RAAF Woomera Range Complex (WRC) is a major Australian military and civil aerospace facility and operation located in South Australia, approximately 450 km (280 mi) north-west of Adelaide.  

The WRC is comprised of both the Woomera Test Range (Air Force Test Ranges Squadron), RAAF Base Woomera (20SQN) and the Nurrungar Test Range The function of the Woomera Test Range (WTR) is to provide a specialised operations environment in support of directed whole-of-Defence activities for the testing of war materiel and, other directed activities in the wider National interest. 

Now, if we take a look at the Woomera airport, using Google Earth then we see what looks like three mysterious metallic orbs with a diameter of about 3,5 meters each, parked at a restricted area of the airport (Coordinates: 31°08'56"S 136°48'21"E). See image above.

Google Earth images show that these orbs were parked there not so long ago. 

As per information shared by our reader Eric, he suggests that the objects in question are orbital reckon probes. 

Typically, these kind of probes are launched from Earth equipped with a suite of scientific instruments and tools intended for the study of atmospheric conditions and the composition of space, including other planets, moons, or celestial bodies. 

Given the fact that these tic-tac-shaped objects are stationed in a restricted area where numerous tests are conducted, the question arises, assuming that these objects are orbital reckon probes, whether these advanced objects are deployed for sophisticated surveillance, potentially spying on military installations or warships. 

Remarkably, these objects bear a striking resemblance to an orb-like entity previously captured by a U.S. military drone in the Middle East, a video of which was presented during a Pentagon hearing on UFOs a few months ago prompts questions not only whether these orbs are part of the mysterious tic-tac UAPs program but also of who is behind it.

Image above: Orb-like entity captured in the Middle East.

Image above: Are these orbs part of a UAP program?

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01-01-2024 om 16:55 geschreven door peter  

Dit ruimteschip kan bij terugkomst landen als een vliegtuig

De bouw van Tenacity is voltooid. Dit ruimtevaartuig van Sierra Space gaat goederen van en naar het ISS vervoeren en kan bij terugkomst landen op een landingsbaan.

Spaceshuttle

Eerste missie is al snel

Bekijk hieronder een animatie van een lancering en landing van het ruimtevliegtuig:

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01-01-2024 om 16:44 geschreven door peter  

-These 11 Space Photo Award Winners Are Truly Out of This World

See the wispy aurorae, amazing star clusters, and picturesque planets that make this year’s Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.

BY DORIS ELÍN URRUTIA

Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang

For the past 15 years, England’s Royal Museums Greenwich has held an annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, highlighting all the incredible nebulas, breathtaking gas clouds, awesome aurorae, and gobsmacking galaxies captured throughout the year. This year’s 11 winners encompass both professional photographers and amateur astronomers, and the shortlisted photographs are just as incredible.

If you’re inspired to see more, visit the Royal Museums Greenwich online and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award for 2023.

11. “ANDROMEDA, UNEXPECTED”

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 Winner

Three European photographers — Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty — took 110 hours of exposure to see the Andromeda Galaxy in a whole new way. They discovered faint light from a massive sea of charged particles that were essentially hiding in plain sight.

The blue streak to the left of the famous galaxy is now named the Strottner-Drechsler-Sainty Object 1 (SDSO-1) after the amateur astronomy trio. This huge extragalactic plasma streak appeared in an Oxygen-3 telescopic filter, an unpopular choice for viewing space. The team tried their luck, seeing if they could add a new visual dimension to the popular astronomy target.

The result was “an absolute accident,” Drechsler said in an image description.

10. “GRAND COSMIC FIREWORKS”

Skyscapes 2023 Winner

Photographer Angel An stood on a Himalayan ridge as the sky erupted in this transient luminous event (TLE) on May 20, 2022. A TLE is a rare phenomenon that happens high above thunderstorm clouds, and while scientists have some knowledge about them, there is plenty left to discover.

This particular TLE called a sprite, extended much higher than the upper edge of the photo, as the ethereal “sprites” danced like fireworks, according to the photographer.

9. “A SUN QUESTION”

Our Sun 2023 Winner

A mosaic of 115 frames picked from out of 3,400, this photo captures a filament as it meanders in the shape of a question mark across the Sun’s richly textured surface. Photographer Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau imaged this solar quandary from Rafaela, Argentina, on October 1, 2022.

“If you zoom into the surface of the Sun, the image has a paint-like quality,” competition judge Sheila Kanani said in the image description. “I feel like I can see the brush strokes. There’s a sense of movement.”

8. “MARS-SET”

Our Moon 2023 Winner

Mars plays peekaboo behind a full Moon during the December 8, 2022, lunar occultation. The lunar ground rises and dips as its textures reach out towards the horizon. Captured by photographer Ethan Chappel in Cibolo, Texas, this image displays our only satellite’s gray, dusty color in sharp contrast with the rust-orange tones of the Red Planet.

“To capture the level of detail on Mars that you see here takes a huge amount of skill and practice,” competition judge Steve Marsh said in an image description.

7. “BRUSHSTROKE”

Aurorae 2023 Winner

“It’s always a different show every time,” photographer Monika Deviat says in an image description of her photo of this aurora borealis above Utsjoki, Finland, and capturing “a single moment of the dance” requires skill, one Deviat has been honing since starting out as a concert photographer.

One challenge is that a person's eyes at night aren’t adept at picking up colors. A camera, however, can capture them well — the photographer doesn’t rely entirely on their tool. Exceptional photographers like Deviat keep an eye skyward for interesting, sudden motion because the sequence that birthed this aurora strand lasted less than a minute.

6. “SUSPENDED IN A SUNBEAM”

Planets, Comets and Asteroids 2023 Winner

Although usually pictured as a suffocating hellscape, Venus puts on a creamy, soft texture for this award-winning image.

The planet is easily seen from Earth with the naked eye, shining exceptionally brightly in the sky as it reflects visible light from the Sun. But on February 26, 2023, from Trowbridge, U.K., photographer Tom Williams elected to look at Venus in ultraviolet light, which highlighted the contrasts in Venus’ atmosphere from the ground.

5. “ZEILA”

People and Space 2023 Winner

As a shipwreck in Hentiesbaai, Namibia, sits along a treacherous Atlantic coastline on September 18, 2022, the weathered and beaten artifact is accompanied by incredible star trails — an amazing backdrop for photographer Vikas Chander.

“It is a hauntingly beautiful image that would be the perfect setting for a ghost story and is one of my favorites from this year’s competition,” judge Melissa Brobby writes in an image description.

4. “NEW CLASS OF GALACTIC NEBULAE AROUND THE STAR YY HYA”

Stars and Nebulae 2023 Winner

This is “the heart of the Hydra,” which amateur astronomer Marcel Drechsler discovered when observing the sky from Ovalle, Chile, from March 2021 to April 2022. Drechsler is also part of the team behind the 2023 winning photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy.

Here, a pair of stars are surrounded by a common swaddle of dust and gas, called an envelope. More than 360 hours of exposure time were required to make this image, lasting around 100 nights over the course of about a year.

3. “SH2-132: BLINDED BY THE LIGHT”

Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer 2023 Winner

Newcomer Aaron Wilhelm impressed the judges with this photo of the Lion Nebula, photographed from Santa Monica, California, in September 2022. “With subtle but varying colors across the whole palette, the dark, twisting lanes of dust are resolved in exquisite detail, and the stars are perfectly round with no hint of trailing,” Judge Steve Marsh said in an image description.

Wilhelm took almost 70 hours of data to capture these faint emissions near the border of the Cepheus and Lacerta constellations.

2. “THE RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA”

Young Category 2023 winner

Resembles a galactic cavern, this amazing image almost seems to invite the viewer to crawl inside and take a look.

This is the Running Chicken Nebula, named for its faint central feature shaped like a bird mid-sprint. Photographers Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang took this image from El Sauce Observatory in Río Hurtado, Chile, on December 19, 2022.

1. “BLACK ECHO”

Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation 2023 Winner

Here’s a way to hear with your eyes.

To create this image, John White passed audio through a receiver into an old speaker. Onto this device, White attached a petri dish with a blackened-out base. Then, this was filled with 3mm of water. The image seen here is the best shot out of about 100 White took as sound perturbed the water in a dark room where only a halo light shined — but this isn’t any ordinary sound.

These audio waves emanate from a black hole at the Perseus galaxy cluster’s center as the black hole emits pressure waves through abundant hot gas. NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory observed this twenty years ago, but NASA scaled the sound 57 octaves above its true pitch so human ears could hear it.

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01-01-2024 om 00:00 geschreven door peter  

EXCLUSIVE - Retired US Army Colonel says secret UFO projects should be made public by October 2030 - to beat America's rivals and get ahead of a 'catastrophic' leak

• The revelations came amid an invite-only UFO gathering at Stanford University
• But many at the exclusive event worried UFO disclosure may spark social unrest
• READ MORE: CIA's secret office has conducted UFO retrieval missions on at least NINE crash sites around the world, whistleblowers reveal

By MATTHEW PHELAN IN PALO ALTO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Nearly two decades ago, a think-tank in Washington D.C. invited past and present government officials from the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Pentagon and elsewhere to debate the risks of revealing the truth about UFOs.

The 2004 event — according to a former CIA scientist who went public with the shocking story Friday — broke into working groups to weigh the positive and negative ramifications of declassifying America's top secret UFO programs. 

Every working group according to that scientist, Dr. Hal Puthoff, came back with the same conclusion: the societal risks of UFO 'disclosure' were just too great. 

But now, a host of Washington insiders are calling for a strategic 'campaign' to drag these alleged UFO reverse-engineering programs out into public view.

The Sol Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to exploring the broad implications of what are now called 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena' or UAP, convened its first ever symposium Friday, sponsored by Stanford University's School of Medicine 

Sol's lofty goal, as described by its chief operating officer - the now famous UFO whistleblower and US Air Force and intel veteran David Grusch - is to 'open ourselves to a future where truth, unity, technological advancements and a deeper understanding of our existence converge'

The pivot emerged this weekend at an invite-only conference of former government officials, tenured physicists and other academic researchers, activists and reporters, held at Stanford University and attended by DailyMail.com.

The most explosive moments from the UFO event — the first ever symposium of the new nonprofit Sol Foundation, which is dedicated to exploring the broad implications of what are now called 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena' or UAP — came from recently retired US Army Colonel Karl E. Nell.

On Saturday, Col. Nell called for a 'UAP campaign plan' to compel transparency as well as 'a Manhattan Project' to successfully reverse engineer recovered UAP craft.  

His stated goals, as heard by DailyMail.com at the event, were nothing less than broad transparency on covert UAP programs 'on or before conclusion of the decade.'

In a later slide, Col. Nell projected his strategic hope that so-called 'disclosure' on the UAP issue would be complete by October 1, 2030, although he admitted his timeline targets were 'at risk' of falling behind.

The Sol Foundation's lofty goal, as described by the now famous UFO whistleblower and US Air Force veteran David Grusch, was to 'open ourselves to a future where truth, unity, technological advancements and a deeper understanding of our existence converge.' 

Grusch delivered the concluding remarks for Sol's first ever symposium Saturday night, via a remote live video feed. 

'Let us advocate for transparency, not for ourselves,' Grusch told the assembled attendees, 'but for the generations to come, as we embark on a journey toward a more enlightened and interconnected world.'

Ahead of his alarming and explosive UFO testimony to the House Oversight Committee last July, Grusch submitted a C.V. to Congress listing his current job title as the Sol Foundation's chief operating officer — but a spokesperson for Sol told DailyMail.com that this was, at least, 'not the case now.' 

'The Sol Foundation does not currently have a C-Suite. There is no COO or CFO,' Matt Barbet, who helps represent Sol on behalf of its contracted PR representation Freuds, wrote via email. 'This may have been incorrectly shared previously.' 

Last June, Col. Nell staked his own reputation to Grusch's public testimony on UFOs, calling the UFO whistleblower 'beyond reproach' and vouching for Grusch's allegations of a secret, decades-long and illegal UFO crash retrieval and reverse-engineering program.

But the most explosive moments from Sol's two-day symposium came from retired US Army Colonel Karl Nell (left). Col. Nell called for a 'UAP campaign plan' to compel transparency as well as 'a Manhattan Project' to more successfully reverse-engineer recovered UAP craft

Col. Nell (above) called UFO whistleblower David Grusch 'beyond reproach' when Grusch's allegations of a secret, decades-long and illegal UFO reverse-engineering program became public in June. He said he wants to avoid 'catastrophic disclosure' on UAP initiated by a US rival

Col. Nell was one among a host of Washington insiders at Sol calling for a strategic 'campaign' to drag these alleged UFO reverse-engineering programs out into public view. He expressed the hope that the general public would compel their representatives in Congress on the issue

In one slide (above), Col. Nell projected strategic hopes that 'disclosure' on the UAP issue would be complete by October 1, 2030, although he admitted his timeline targets were 'at risk' of falling behind. Col. Nell was previously a 'modernization advisor' to Army Futures Command

Ahead of his testimony to the House Oversight Committee last July, Grusch submitted a C.V. to Congress listing his current job as Sol's COO - but a spokesperson for Sol told DailyMail.com that this was 'not the case now.' Early data on Sol's non-profit status listed Robovision founder Jonathan Berte as the foundation's CFO. Per Sol, this is apparently also not currently accurate

Geneticist Dr. Garry Nolan, whose Stanford lab houses some of the world's most precise equipment for measuring the atomic and molecular structure of physical samples, is a co-founder of Sol and its executive director.

The group's sweeping mission statement, according to its website, is to develop policy around the believed 'broad consequences' of UAP 'for the future of science, technology, economy, politics, law, religion, culture, and all other human institutions and endeavors.'

To that end, the group's other co-founder, Peter Skafish, is an anthropologist focused on the social implications of humanity's potential (or already occurring) encounters with the 'non-human intelligences,' which Grusch has said pilot these UAP.   

Due largely to Dr. Nolan's efforts, the Sol Foundation event was sponsored by Stanford University's School of Medicine. 

Col. Nell's comments raised eyebrows among attendees, in no small measure because of the senior army official's final military posting.

Col. Nell was a 'modernization advisor' to the Army Futures Command engaged in the 'most significant Army reorganization since 1973' — which has spearheaded the development of remote-operated and unmanned robotic combat vehicles, AI projects and other advancements.

In recent months, whistleblowers with knowledge of a classified UFO 'reverse engineering' program have opted to testify to the Senate intelligence committee, in part over their reported mistrust of the Pentagon's new UFO office, dubbed AARO. Above, a page from Project 1794 declassified in 2012

Nobel Prize nominee and CIA scientist Dr. Hal Puthoff, who worked in the government's 2008-2012 UFO program called AAWSAP, once told DailyMail.com that he had briefed Congress on classified information about UFO reverse-engineering programs

Chris Mellon, formerly with the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, told Sol he had recently spoken with someone still in the Defense Department. Mellon's source said that more revelations and more high-resolution images were coming soon

READ MORE:  Pentagon UFO chief Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick will be REPLACED by end of 2023 as whistleblowers accuse him of lying to the public and ignoring witnesses

A candidate 'short list' has been interviewed to replace Dr. Kirkpatrick (above), current head of the US Defense Department's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), one ex-official told the DailyMail.com. The news comes as UFO whistleblowers, per one attorney, 'don't want to go to Sean's AARO' citing safety concerns. 'Really knowledgeable' UFO whistleblowers, 'people who've laid their hands on the equipment,' as this attorney aiding the whistleblowers told the DailyMail.com 'never did trust Sean' 

Col. Nell, now an aerospace executive, commanded at every grade level across decades of service including tours with the US Army Reserves, the DIA and US Space Command. 

From 2021 to 2022, Col. Nell was assigned as the Army's dedicated liaison to the Pentagon's UAP Task Force.

After apologizing for framing his recommendations to citizen UAP advocates in military terms, Col. Nell detailed tactical 'lines of effort' he hoped the public, government officials and scientists might execute, in parallel, as part of a collaborative effort to advance scientific understanding of UAP.

Perhaps most ambitiously, Col. Nell expressed the hope of direct 'engagement' with the 'non-human intelligences,' or perhaps extraterrestrial beings, piloting UAP sometime in the next decade — a new 'interactive' era of 'scientific discovery.' 

But, first and foremost, Col. Nell described his proposal as an effort to 'avoid catastrophic disclosure,' meaning a chaotic release of Earth-shattering revelations designed to sow discord, whether by independent actors or by one of the United States' foreign rivals. 

In an echo of the 2004 think-tank exercise detailed by Dr. Puthoff earlier at this Sol event, multiple speakers at the conference floated potential dangers that could arise from future revelations about allegedly secret UAP programs.

Belgian artificial intelligence entrepreneur Jonathan Berte, founder of Robovision, looked to the late 19th century Industrial Revolution to suggest that tech breakthroughs from UAP could actually worsen climate change. 

The discovery of oil during that period, Berte noted, actually led to a massive increase in coal mining, as older energy sources were pushed to their limits in an effort to build the hardware and equipment needed to exploit the new, emerging energy sources.

Berte suggested a similar Catch-22 could plague even the most utopian of new technologies or energy sources that may one day derive from UAP.

Early data on Sol's California non-profit status listed Berte as the foundation's chief financial officer, as posted to the site Bizapedia.com, although per Sol's spokesperson this is apparently not accurate.  

Another speaker, former Secretary of Defense for Intelligence official Chris Mellon, expressed similar worries about social unrest, economic turmoil and a possible international arms race that could follow further revelations on the UAP topic.

At one point, Mellon floated the possibility that 'disclosure' might change the behavior of UAP and whatever is controlling them, because they no longer have an incentive to hide and remain clandestine. 

He worried further about how governments might overreact, causing an aggressive response from UAP and their alleged occupants.

Nevertheless, he described himself as in favor of further UAP disclosure. 

Since helping leak three unclassified UFO videos to the New York Times in 2017 — sightings that remain unexplained to this day — Mellon has spearheaded efforts to compel the US government to investigate UFOs more seriously and more openly. 

The former DoD official challenged the idea that the measured 'controlled disclosure' described by Col. Nell could occur at all, attributing the current state of affairs to similar principled stands by activist-insiders.

In fact, Mellon said that he had recently spoken with someone still within the Defense Department and that more revelations and more high-resolution images were coming soon. 

'The US government is working on a declassification guide,' Mellon said, 'So with that there will be better imagery to be publicly released soon.' 

'Maybe not 100 percent in focus,' he added, 'but better imagery.'

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Former US Army Colonel Warns Of Catastrophic UFO Disclosure That May Spark Social Unrest

During the conference, Nell showcased slides indicating his hope for disclosure by October 1, 2030. In the slides, he argued his plan, if achieved, would see “Proper Oversight Restored,” “Catastrophic Disclosure Avoid,” and “Scientific Understanding Advanced.” More specifically, Nell advocated for “restoration of proper Federal government oversight over all UAP legacy (and ongoing) program efforts” and “transformative” research and technology programs.

Daily Mail information was based on the first-ever symposium of the new nonprofit Sol Foundation, a group that wants serious research into UFOs and their effects on the world. In 2004, in response to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s decision not to release classified information about UFOs due to the perceived threat to national security, the Sol Foundation was formed.

At this meeting, both Colonel Nell and a former CIA scientist named Hal Puthoff spoke. Puthoff said that in 2004, these important groups chose not to share information about UFO research with the public. Among the Sol Foundation’s other speakers were former U.S. Air Force veteran David Grusch, who testified before Congress earlier this year under oath that “the U.S. government is operating with secrecy—above Congressional oversight” over UAP.

Grusch told the symposium: “Let us advocate for transparency, not for ourselves, but for the generations to come, as we embark on a journey toward a more enlightened and interconnected world.”

Grusch has the support of many individuals in authority who believe he is an authentic person. In the June 2023 edition of the Debrief, authors Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal mention Karl Nell, the retired Army Colonel and aerospace executive who worked with David Grusch and characterized Grusch as “beyond reproach.” Nell speaks highly of Grusch’s integrity and credibility in his role as the Army’s liaison for the UAP Task Force from 2021 to 2022.

Grusch left the government on April 7, 2023, in order, he said, to advance government accountability through public awareness. He remains well-supported within intelligence circles, and numerous sources have vouched for his credibility.

“His assertion concerning the existence of a terrestrial arms race occurring sub-rosa over the past eighty years focused on reverse engineering technologies of unknown origin is fundamentally correct, as is the indisputable realization that at least some of these technologies of unknown origin derive from non-human intelligence,” Karl Nell said.

Ross Coulthart’s insights into UAP disclosure present a compelling narrative, suggesting that there’s more to this phenomenon than meets the eye. With mounting pressure from various quarters, including politicians and the media, the quest for truth regarding UAPs seems poised to intensify in the coming days.

The urgency for UAP disclosure has persisted for a very long time. Roscoe Hillenkoetter, the third CIA director, wrote to Congress in 1960, pleading for UFO disclosure. This confirmed a cover-up and a government disinformation campaign aimed at ridiculing and stigmatizing the topic. (Source)

Perhaps Hillenkoetter’s best-known statement on the subject was in 1960 in a letter to Congress, as reported in The New York Times: “Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense.”

In his interview with NewsNation, journalist Ross Coulthart shed light on the Office of Global Access (OGA), a key entity where much of the coordination regarding the retrieval of unidentified crafts seems to be happening. He emphasized the seriousness of the matter, stating, “You’ve got to have an office to coordinate the retrieval of these craft.” While some may dismiss these claims as mere science fiction, his recent interactions with credible intelligence sources have solidified his 

However, the scale of this phenomenon might be more extensive than what has been previously reported. Ross refuted claims that the U.S. only possesses nine such crafts. “I’m told that the United States has far more than nine craft,” he remarked, indicating that not all of them are intact. He further elaborated that JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) operators, primarily sourced from t he US Air Force special forces, are actively involved in retrieval missions.

A significant revelation from Ross’ sources is the recovery of what he terms as “biologics” — in simpler terms, Non-human Bodies. He shared, “We have recovered what David Grush euphemistically referred to as biologics. Alien bodies, non-human bodies.” This raises pressing concerns about the extent of knowledge the U.S. government possesses regarding non-human life forms.

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Ross expressed fears of a potential “catastrophic disclosure” if the government remains tight-lipped. He believes that withholding such crucial information from the public and Congress might lead to unforeseen consequences. He stated, “I think it’s incumbent on the president and members of the executive to start thinking seriously,” emphasizing the urgency of the matter.

When posed with alternate explanations, like the involvement of foreign adversaries, Coulthart was quick to debunk such theories. He clarified that the evidence and statements from government officials indicate that these phenomena are not associated with known foreign technologies. This assertion raises eyebrows and places the focus squarely on what exactly the U.S. government knows but is not sharing.

Ross pointed out the notable shift in stance by certain senior Republican politicians. He questioned their motivations behind opposing legislation that seeks transparency regarding non-human intelligence technology. Coulthart’s skepticism was evident when he questioned, “If this is all nonsense, why would somebody of the incredible reputation and seniority of Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio, associate themselves with legislation that specifically talks over 20 times about NHI nonhuman intelligence technology?”

Danny Sheehan has been publicly pushing for the disclosure or revelation of information related to UAPs. In other words, he believes that there should be more transparency from governments or other relevant authorities about these unidentified phenomena.

In his other interview with James Landoli on “Engaging The Phenomenon,” Sheehan, who was a former Chief Council for the United States Jesuit order, revealed intriguing details about his conversations with the head of the Vatican archives regarding the Vatican’s knowledge of extraterrestrial life. Sheehan shed light on his involvement in a groundbreaking initiative to address the theological and philosophical implications of the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence.

During the interview, James raised the topic of David Grusch‘s claim that the Vatican possessed knowledge of extraterrestrial phenomena. Sheehan discussed his access to the classified files of the Project Blue Book, where he encountered photos of UFO crash retrievals and concrete evidence of non-human piloted vehicles.

He proposed the formation of a task force involving all 54 major religious denominations to address the issue from a theological perspective. However, at that time, there was insufficient consensus, and the proposal was declined. Sheehan is currently working through his New Paradigm Institute to organize a global summit conference involving world religious leaders to discuss the recent recovery of an extraterrestrial spacecraft.

“The United States government is in possession of biological evidence and has actually taken into custody alive an extraterrestrial person. They’re keeping this secret, interrogating the being, and distorting the information to justify massive expenditures on weapon development under the guise of a perceived threat.”

– Daniel Sheehan.

Sheehan highlighted the Vatican’s acknowledgment of the possibility of extraterrestrial life. He referenced a formal statement issued by the Catholic Church on November 10, 2009, authorized by Pope Benedict. The statement, issued by Father Jose Gabriel Alfuz, a director of the Pontifical Observatory in Rome, recognized the increasing discovery of exoplanets and called for a global discussion on the philosophical and theological implications of the imminent discovery of extraterrestrial life.

Sheehan disclosed that the government was telepathically interrogating the extraterrestrial biological entity (EBO) in custody. Despite acknowledging the bizarre nature of the revelation, Sheehan stood by the credibility of the information, having interviewed individuals directly involved in the process. The EBO allegedly conveyed that a coalition of star systems in our galaxy monitors the evolution of life on different planets, including Earth.

“Pope Benedict had a formal statement issued by the Catholic Church, saying that with the discovery of more exoplanets, it has become clear that we will be discovering life elsewhere in the universe. This prompted the need for a global discussion on the philosophical and theological questions posed by the discovery of extraterrestrial life.”

– Daniel Sheehan.

Meanwhile, Lue Elizondo expresses support for efforts to increase transparency around UAPs. He indicates that there are ongoing efforts behind the scenes to achieve this transparency and that even if certain official channels face challenges or opposition, there are alternative methods and backup plans in place for disclosure. Elizondo emphasizes the importance of understanding the vulnerabilities and challenges faced in these efforts, suggesting a comprehensive strategy is in play.

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31-12-2023 om 16:54 geschreven door peter  

Unveiling the Mystery: JFK, UFO Sightings, and a Nation’s Quest for Truth

The Unseen Skies: A Glimpse into the Unknown

The night sky has long been a canvas for humanity’s greatest mysteries and stories. Among these are the unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, that have captured the imagination and curiosity of many. From the eerie lights of Roswell to the intricate patterns dancing across the night sky, UFO sightings have become a staple of modern mythology. But what happens when these sightings intersect with one of America’s most profound tragedies—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

JFK and the Classified Cosmos

Just ten days before his untimely demise, President Kennedy penned a significant document, a request directed at the CIA to release classified UFO files. This memo, enveloped in the highest secrecy, has fueled endless speculation and theories. Did Kennedy’s keen interest in the unknown and his push for transparency lead to his assassination? This question forms the core of a narrative that intertwines a president’s curiosity with the nation’s most enigmatic phenomena.

Deciphering the Skies: A Presidential Quest

JFK’s assassination remains one of the most dissected events in American history. Amidst the myriad of theories, one stands out starkly—the possibility that his pursuit of UFO intelligence played a role in his murder. The declassified memo suggests a president eager to share knowledge of the unknown with NASA and, intriguingly, hints at a potential collaboration with the Soviet Union on space exploration. This revelation positions Kennedy as not just a leader, but as a visionary, seeking to bridge gaps and unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

The Echoes of Roswell and Beyond

The narrative of UFO sightings doesn’t pause with Kennedy. It stretches back to incidents like Roswell and forward into the continuous reports from civilians and military personnel alike. Each sighting adds a layer to the complex tapestry of this ongoing mystery. As the public’s fascination grows, so does the demand for transparency and understanding. The question remains: What truths are soaring in the unseen stretches of our skies?

A Nation’s Quest for Truth

As the CIA prepares to release thousands of classified files relating to JFK’s death, the world watches, hoping for answers. Will these documents provide clarity, or will they deepen the enigma? The intersection of JFK’s assassination and the phenomenon of UFO sightings represents a unique confluence of mystery, policy, and science fiction, captivating the public’s imagination and demanding attention from scholars and skeptics alike.

VIDEO:

• Was JFK Murdered Because Of Classified UFO Documents? | NASA’s Unexplained Files

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In this quest for understanding, the sky is not the limit but the beginning. As we continue to gaze upward, the mysteries of UFO sightings remain an ever-present reminder of our desire for knowledge and the untold stories of our universe.

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31-12-2023 om 16:20 geschreven door peter  

Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect

Causality, or the relationship between cause and effect, is not always straightforward in quantum mechanics, the strange rules that govern the world of the very small.

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"Normally, if event A comes first and causes event B, it is assumed that B cannot in turn cause A at the same time," co-first author Yuanbo Chen, a physicist at the University of Tokyo, told Live Science. "However, recent advancements in theoretical physics propose that in certain frameworks, scenarios where 'A causes B' and 'B causes A' could simultaneously be true."

The principle of quantum superposition enables particles to exist in many different states at once, at least until they are observed and "pick" a state to land in. 

Any property of a quantum object (such as its momentum, location, or, in the famed case of Erwin Schrödinger’s hypothetical cat, whether it’s alive or not) can exist in superposition — a probabilistic jumble of every possible state that only collapses into a definite outcome when the object is viewed. 

This realization has led physicists to conduct all kinds of bizarre experiments that contradict our intuitive notions of what should be possible, including ones where a single particle can both exist and not exist in many different places at the same time.

But superposition doesn’t just mess with our intuitive sense of space, it scrambles our sense of causality too. In 2009, physicists used a device called a quantum switch to observe a phenomenon called indefinite causal order. By sending a light particle, or photon down a pair of diverging paths, the physicists caused it to split into two possible versions of itself — one which went down the first path, and the other the second. 

Then, depending on the path the photon took, physicists applied two different processes in a different order depending on the path. The result was a photon that had its causality jumbled: it was in a quantum superposition where both orders of events were true. 

"Say that we have two processes: A and B," Chen said. "With a quantum switch, you can create a superposition of (First apply A and then B) and (First apply B and then A)."

Chen and his colleagues wondered if they could incorporate this into a quantum battery, a proposed device that could theoretically store the energy of photons and charge faster than conventional electrochemical batteries. 

They compared three charging methods: connecting two chargers to a battery sequentially, simultaneously, or in a superposition that made it impossible to tell the order of input. 

Their calculations showed that the superposition method would enable a low-power, causally-scrambled charger to deliver more energy more efficiently than a conventional high-power charger. 

They followed up their calculations with a proof-of-principle experiment using light. By sending photons through a quantum switch with two possible paths, the researchers split the light particles into two possible versions of themselves, each one traversing a different path.

Then, after subjecting the light to two inputs that would polarize them in a different order (A then B or B then A) based on the path they were on, the researchers measured the polarization at the end and found that the individual photons had been causally scrambled.

Having tested their protocol, the scientists say their next challenge is to create a physical quantum battery that can hold a charge. However, the first experimental evidence for a quantum battery was only published last year, so it may not happen any time soon.

"Given the current situation characterized by limited experimental efforts and ongoing theoretical exploration in the realm of quantum batteries, it is challenging to estimate a precise timeline for achieving conclusive outcomes," Chen said.

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What is the mark of a genius? The ability to reach a solution through an unforeseen shortcut instead of a random walk or an elaborate effort.

In the late 1940s, the brilliant physicists Shin’ichirō Tomonaga and Julian Schwinger offered an operator method for calculating quantum electrodynamics, which was entirely different from Richard Feynman’s diagrammatic method. The two approaches appeared very different, until a 25-year old physicist, Freeman Dyson, had an Eureka moment and demonstrated in a 1949 paper that they are equivalent. The circumstances were unexpected.

In the spring of 1948, Dyson took a cross-country road trip with Feynman. Upon his return, Dyson went to Ann Arbor to spend six weeks with Schwinger. Subsequently, he left Michigan for another cross-country bus trip. Dyson referred to a “flash of illumination on the Greyhound bus,” where everything fell into place. He saw the equivalence of the two competing formulations that had evaded both Feynman and Schwinger.

I often tell my students and postdocs that scientific insights are not necessarily the product of hard work. Take a vacation … go to the movies … enjoy music. If at the end of it all, you’ll return with a brilliant solution to a problem that others were struggling with, your contribution is invaluable. Your intelligence is measured by the originality of your intellectual discoveries and not by the number of likes you get on social media.

What makes human intelligence so unique relative to animals? It is in its ability to promote knowledge exponentially fast. Natural selection is often set up through gradual zero-sum games in an environment that offers limited resources. Animals with better motor skills maintain territorial control more effectively than their competitors. This perspective changed drastically over the past century of human history. Modern science and technology now offer an infinite-sum game with unlimited resources. Whereas natural evolution was limited to Earth, humans launched spacecraft towards new domains of real estate within the solar system and beyond.

Human intelligence allows exponential growth of technological capabilities. Moore’s Law for the miniaturization of semiconductors applies to a broader range of technological capabilities, including 3D printing, drones, robotics, artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.

Without intelligence, unplanned progress is limited to random walks. For example, mutations sample by chance alternative designs of biological systems. Science is made efficient by design  through constructive cooperation, as summarized in a 1675 letter by Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke: “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Sharing scientific and technological knowledge among individuals and groups makes the growth rate of knowledge proportional to the amount of existing knowledge. When the rate scales with the amount, growth is exponential.

Communication via language and mathematics is key to the exponential evolution of science and technology. Sharing information promotes its growth at a rate that is proportional to what is already known by the community.

It is reasonable to imagine that these traits are universal and likely also apply to alien species on exoplanets. If extraterrestrial gadgets can reach Earth, then the senders probably communicate with each other through a language. In other words: technological aliens communicate!

And if their technological growth is exponential as is ours, they could be far more superior if their technological age exceeds ours. When we encounter their gadgets we might be filled with religious awe, like Moses witnessing the burning bush which was never consumed and concluding that it was manufactured by a superhuman entity.

Humans exceeded the evolutionary level of chimpanzees not by developing better motor skills, but by developing rockets that can reach the Moon and Mars. Given this perspective, it is surprising that some of my colleagues insist that interstellar meteors must be stones. I refer to this perspective as “the stone age of science.”

Imagining what might lie beyond the solar system is a mark of intelligence. We know that 83% of the cosmic matter is not comprised of stones, but an unknown substance labeled “dark matter”. Our ability to consider alternatives to the familiar enables growth in our scientific knowledge. Those who insist on past knowledge will remain ignorant in the same way that chimpanzees never imagined landing on the Moon and non-avian dinosaurs never looked through telescopes in anticipation of a looming catastrophe from an asteroid impact.

Extending our ventures to interstellar space beyond the boundaries of the Solar system would be the next mark of human intelligence and ingenuity. Enrico Fermi asked: “where is everybody?” The answer may arrive as soon as we exit the Oort Cloud to interstellar space: “Welcome to the club of intelligent civilizations whose knowledge grows exponentially.”

• Avi Loeb is the head of the Galileo Project, founding director of Harvard University’s – Black Hole Initiative, director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the former chair of the astronomy department at Harvard University (2011-2020). He chairs the advisory board for the Breakthrough Starshot project, and is a former member of the President’s Council of Advisors onScience and Technology and a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies. He is the bestselling author of “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth” and a co-author of the textbook “Life in the Cosmos”, both published in 2021. His new book, titled “Interstellar”, was published in August 2023.

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31-12-2023 om 00:10 geschreven door peter  

Pentagon Hides 23-Minute UFO Video & UFO Photo 50 Feet From Cockpit, Elizondo Claimed

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30-12-2023 om 23:54 geschreven door peter