US Military Has Machine That Can Levitate UFO Metal, Confirms Stanford Top Scientist

Professor Garry Nolan is one of the most reputable experts examining the enigma of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). He has been studying UAP materials for many months and has made numerous astonishing statements about UFOs. His contributions lend credibility to this particular mystery, which many mainstream scientists hesitate to discuss.

Dr. Nolan works at Stanford University as a professor of Immunology. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize, which is a big honor. He is known as one of the best immunologists in the world. He has many patents and has written a lot of research papers. He has also started two companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange because of his successful inventions.

In June 2022, Australian investigative journalist Ross Coulthart interviewed Dr. Nolan and learned from him shocking UAP information that the U.S. government had been investigating for the past few years. Dr. Nolan said that one thing he is sure about is that we do not know what UAPs are: “We do know that there is something here something that I think defies explanation but that something can be studied from a scientific Viewpoint.”

Although this interview was recorded in 2022, Dr. Nolan adheres to David Grusch’s statement that the U.S. government has been lying about UAPs for the last 60-70 years. He believes the reason behind this is that the U.S. government itself does not know what they are dealing with. “Absolutely, there is a cover-up,” says Dr. Nolan. “I mean, there has been both a cover-up and a disinformation campaign to make people appear as if they were crazy.”

Coutlhart questions the potential dangers of admitting one’s thoughts on these mysterious events, to which Dr. Nolan responds, “I think it’s dangerously necessary… ignoring the physics of what these things are capable of doing.” Coutlhart further asks, “Let’s talk about ‘It.’ What is it?”

Dr. Nolan replies, “You know, I wish I knew… Whatever it is appears to be so far advanced from us that it beggars understanding.” When pressed further by Coutlhart if he believes the phenomenon to be of human origin, Dr. Nolan decisively states, “I’m sure it’s not human..I think it’s whatever it is it’s been here a long time so and certainly it’s been here longer than we’ve been civilized so at the very least who really owns the planet who was here first uh I’m not sure it was.”

Dr. Nolan explained he studied the brains of pilots who claimed to have encountered the phenomena. After their UAP/ UFO encounters, they all got damaged or hurt such as buzz noises in their head, got sick, etc. Most of them have had similar kinds of bad things. He showed the MRIs of some people that revealed damage in the middle of the basal ganglia – an area responsible for motor control and other core brain functions, including intuition.

Dr. Nolan said the damage should have killed those people, yet they were alive. He obtained MRIs of some prior to their encounters and they had the damage, so they were most likely born with it. “These are all so-called high-functioning people. They’re pilots who are making split-second decisions, intelligence officers in the field, etc,” he said.

Alleged UFO material

Former Pentagon UFO official Lue Elizondo shared a truly eye-opening statement in his interview with James Iandoli of Engaging The Phenomenon on June 11, 2021. They discussed crash retrievals and materials related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). Elizondo acknowledged the sensitivity of the topic and the potential consequences of discussing it openly.

However, Elizondo expressed his belief that the US government does possess exotic materials but could not provide further details due to the lack of transparency from the government. He mentioned the three layers of analysis that can be conducted on a piece of material, namely physical, chemical, and atomic or nano-level research.

Coulthart asked the Stanford professor about this research on a peculiar material known as Bismuth magnesium. Dr. Nolan described it as a layered substance consisting primarily of bismuth, with traces of lead and magnesium. Despite his assessment of its isotope ratios showing nothing out of the ordinary, he expressed his intent to study a significantly larger sample in the future. This expanded sample size would allow him to conduct more comprehensive tests, potentially shedding light on its properties.

Terahertz Transmistter

Coulthart speculated on the material’s ability to levitate when exposed to a specific waveform. While Nolan acknowledged hearing about such claims, he had not personally witnessed or tested the phenomenon. When pressed by Coulthart about whether he had attempted any experiments, Nolan clarified that the required waveform for levitation would be “Terahertz Waves,” which he had not utilized.

Coulthart highlighted that the U.S. Army possessed the necessary terahertz transmitter for potential experiments with the Bismuth magnesium material. However, Dr. Nolan remained tight-lipped about the specifics, stating he could not discuss whether such research had been conducted.

Coulthart mentioned that Tom Delonge’s To the Stars Academy (TTSA) worked with the U.S. Army to study this material using the right equipment. Coulthart wondered why the U.S. government keeps such materials if stories about flying objects are just made up. Nolan thinks there is a lot of false information out there but believes there might be real materials that we should know about. He wants the government to tell us clearly if those special materials are real or not.

In 2019, Tom DeLonge claimed that his UFO research organization had acquired “potentially exotic materials featuring properties not from any known existing military or commercial application.” “The structure and composition of these materials are not from any known existing military or commercial application,” Steve Justice, TTSA’s COO and former head of Advanced Systems at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works said in a statement. (Source)

According to the press release, some of these materials were in the possession of investigative journalist and UFO researcher Linda Moulton Howe, who, in 2004, gave a presentation at the Xcon Conference regarding these materials. In her lecture, a video of which has been on the Internet for years, she suggests that the material could become a “lifting body” with the right amount of electromagnetic static and certain RF frequency. These are undoubtedly the same materials mentioned by Tom DeLonge on his Joe Rogan interview where he stated, “if you hit it with enough terahertz, it’ll float.”

In this video, Dr. David Chester, a scientist from Quantum Gravity Research, makes several references to pulsed terahertz waves. Towards the end, he mentions that pulsed terahertz waves in a metamaterial can slow down the speed of light. He further explains that this is beneficial for anti-gravity engineering. According to him, due to the way everything couples together in the equations, a reduced speed of light requires less energy to achieve the desired anti gravitic effects.

This is some really interesting information on terahertz, thanks to Observing The Anomaly.

AAWSAP commissioned 37 scientific papers that are now public. Someone FOIA’d about UAP materials being studied and DIA responded with 5 of these papers. One paper was on spintronics and another on metamaterials. TTSA bought an alleged sample of Roswell crash material and gave it to the Army to study in 2019. According to Puthoff it appeared to be a metamaterial that acts as a waveguide at the terahertz frequency. The two papers on spintronics and metamaterials also touches on creating materials that operate at this frequency and specifically that such materials would be radiation resistant and ideal for long space travel.

Hal Puthoff also discusses the sample with UFO Joe. Notice the bolded statement below. (Source)

So the answer is, we don’t, yet, really know where it came from. And it’s true that ten years ago Linda Howe provided us with a sample. And we did a lot of tests. Got electron microscope pictures and irradiated it with various gigahertz frequencies, megahertz frequencies and so on. We couldn’t make anything out of it. So it kind of went on the shelf. And it was only after this paper on meta-materials was published, we said, “Oh my gosh. The claim here, that this could have some real utility as microscopic waveguides, would actually fit the structure, you know, that we see there.” Okay, well where do we go with that?

Well, the truth of the matter is, that piece is actually pretty mangled and what you’d really like to do is say, “Okay, well let’s have a nice, clean piece of this, and let’s irradiate with terahertz frequencies, first of all, to see if it really does act as a microscopic waveguide for terahertz frequencies. And then, if that works, we’ll iradiate it with other kinds of fields and see if there are any unexpected responses and so on.” So it is still, despite the fact it gets unbelievable publicity out there, it’s still an absolutely unknown. It does range all the way from…this was a fraud of junk material sent to us, to…no, this came off the wedge of an ET craft.

We don’t know the answer to that, and the only way we are going to get something of value is to determine its properties or maybe reproduce it under nice conditions and determine its properties. So, it is still a giant question mark out there. So even though it’s, you know, it’s like…a few percent of our effort at TTSA, it’s like 99% of our criticisms (laughs). That’s just what you get in this field. That’s the way it goes. Some of us have developed very hard skins. Another question?

Puthoff elaborates further in another interview: (Source)

Well, years later, decades later actually, finally our own science moves along. We move into an area called metamaterials, and it turns out exactly this combination of materials at exactly those dimensions turn out to be an excellent microscopic waveguide for very high frequency electromagnetic radiation terahertz frequencies. So, the wavelength is 60 microns, which is a pretty small size. But it turns out because of the metamaterial aspect of this material, those bismuth layers that act as waveguides can be one twentieth the size of the wavelength, and usually when you make a waveguide it’s gotta be about the size of the wavelength. So, in fact this turned out to be a material that would propagate sub-wavelength waveguide effects. Why somebody wants to do that we still don’t know the answer to that.

Dr. Nolan is said to have a good friendship with Jacques Vallée, Kit Green, Eric Davis, and Colm Kelleher. They all came to him to analyze the UAP materials after he had developed some wonderful instruments using mass spectrometry.

“Some of the objects are nondescript, and just lumps of metal. Mostly, there’s nothing unusual about them except that everywhere you look in the metal, the composition is different, which is odd. It’s what we call inhomogeneous. That’s a fancy way of saying ‘incompletely mixed.’ The common thing about all the materials that I’ve looked at so far, and there’s about a dozen, is that almost none of them are uniform. They’re all these hodgepodge mixtures. Each individual case will be composed of a similar set of elements, but they will be inhomogeneous,” he explained.

Dr. Nolan found out that some of the fragments from the so-called UFO crash in Brazil have extraordinarily altered isotope ratios of magnesium. He explained:

“It was interesting because another piece from the same event was analyzed in the same instrument at the same time. This is an extraordinarily sensitive instrument called a nanoSIMS – Secondary Ion Mass Spec. It had perfectly correct isotope ratios for what you would expect for magnesium found anywhere on Earth. Meanwhile, the other one was just way off. Like 30 percent off the ratios. The problem is there’s no good reason humans have for altering the isotope ratios of a simple metal like magnesium. There’s no different properties of the different isotopes, that anybody, at least in any of the literature that is public of the hundreds of thousands of papers published, that says this is why you would do that. Now you can do it. It’s a little expensive to do, but you’d have no reason for doing it.”

Dr. Vallée collected purported metal from the UFO cases dated back to 1947 and brought them to Stanford University for analysis. Dr. Gary Nolan, a Stanford microbiologist analyzed the 3-D atomic structure of the unknown metal with a state-of-the-art Multiparameter Ion Beam Imager (MIBI) capable of discerning the precise composition of matter at the level of its isotopes.

The result might be shocking for non-believers, as when he put the sample in the vacuum chamber of the machine, he found out that their composition was unlike any other known metal on Earth.

“If you’re talking about an advanced material from an advanced civilization you’re talking about something that I’ll just call it an ultra material right it’s something which has properties where somebody is putting it together again at the atomic scale so we’re building our world with 80 elements somebody else is building the world with 253 different isotopes,” Dr. Nolan said.

Could humans be altering the isotopes in these strange objects for unknown purposes? Dr. Nolan speculates that it is possible, but proving it requires getting down to the atomic level, possibly with a super quantum interference device (SQUID). However, neither his budget nor the budgets of the groups analyzing UFO/UAP encounters have that kind of funding yet.

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24-01-2024 om 22:19 geschreven door peter  

An international research team has discovered what they describe as ‘anomalous’ rocks on the Moon’s surface that exhibit unique magnetic properties. Located near an area named Reiner Gamma, the small group of meter-sized rocks stood out because they are covered in a layer of dust with special reflective properties, meaning they reflect light differently than all previously known lunar rocks.

The discoveries are part of an effort to better understand the movement of dust and other processes that form and change the surface of the Moon, but they may also end up offering unexpected insights into the history of its magnetic core.

“Current knowledge of the Moon’s magnetic properties is very limited, so these new rocks will shed light on the history of the Moon and its magnetic core,” said Ottaviano Rüsch from the Institut für Planetologie. “For the first time, we have investigated the interactions of dust with rocks in the Reiner Gamma region – more precisely, the variations in the reflective properties of these rocks.”

SCANNING OVER ONE MILLION IMAGES YIELDED THE ANOMALOUS ROCKS

To make the unexpected discovery, Rüsch and his team employed artificial intelligence to scour through over one million images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which continuously orbits the Moon. The use of artificial intelligence allowed the team, which was originally looking for cracks on the Moon, to investigate such a large number of photos while scanning for expected and unexpected variances in material on the lunar surface.

“Modern data processing methods allow us to gain completely new insights into global contexts,” explained Valentin Bickel from the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern. “At the same time, we keep finding unknown objects in this way, such as the anomalous rocks that we are investigating in this new study.”

This effort led to the discovery of about 130,000 “flagged’ images, half of which were then examined by human scientists. In that group, the researchers spotted some unusual reflectivity coming off of certain rocks around Reiner Gamma, prompting them to investigate further.

“We recognized a boulder with distinctive dark areas on just one image,” said Rüsch. “This rock was very different from all the others, as it scatters less light back towards the sun than other rocks. We suspect that this is due to the particular dust structure, such as the density and grain size of the dust.”

“Normally, lunar dust is very porous and reflects a lot of light back in the direction of illumination,” adds Marcel Hess from TU Dortmund University. “However, when the dust is compacted, the overall brightness usually increases. This is not the case with the observed dust-covered rocks.”

The meter-high rocks discovered in the work are located near the Reiner K crater in the “Reiner Gamma” region, which has a magnetic anomaly.

CREDIT: NASA LRO/NAC

FUTURE ROBOTIC ROVER MISSION WILL EXAMINE THE ROCKS UP CLOSE

After publishing their findings in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, the research team says they want to spend the coming weeks and months performing additional investigations. This includes trying to better understand the underlying processes that govern interactions between dust and rocks as well as doing more study on what caused the formation of the special dust structure.

According to the press release announcing the findings, these efforts will also include investigating the process behind “the lifting of the dust due to electrostatic charging or the interaction of the solar wind with local magnetic fields.”

Fortunately, the research team notes, NASA is planning to send a robotic rover to the Reiner Gamma region “in the coming years” that will be tasked with finding similar anomalous rocks covered with the uniquely reflective dust. Having a better understanding of how dust behaves in the lunar environment will be critical for planning future manned missions, they argue, especially given how many problems moon dust caused for the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and 1970s and the bold goals of putting a permanent base on the Moon.

“Even if it is still a dream of the future, a better understanding of dust movement can help with the planning of human settlements on the Moon,” the release concludes.

• Christopher Plain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist and Head Science Writer at The Debrief. Follow and connect with him on X, learn about his books at plainfiction.com, or email him directly at christopher@thedebrief.org.

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24-01-2024 om 21:42 geschreven door peter  

New Evidence Shows Modern Humans First Arrived in China 45,000 Years Ago

A new study presents evidence showing that Homo sapiens (modern humans) arrived in China approximately 45,000 years ago, or several thousand years earlier than previously suspected. The original human settlers to the region likely arrived from the north and east, experts believe, migrating to northern China from the adjacent lands of modern-day Siberia and Mongolia.

An international team of researchers who study human evolution, led by Paleolithic archaeologist Shi-Xia Yang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed a thorough re-examination of artifacts collected from a long-neglected and nearly forgotten archaeological site known as Shiyu, which is located in China’s Shanxi province. This fresh study just published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution uncovered the true age of this prehistoric human settlement, which will now be recognized as the oldest Homo sapiens site ever found on Chinese soil.

"Our new study identified an Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) archaeological assemblage from the Shiyu site of North China dating to 45,000 years ago that includes blade technology, tanged and hafted projectile points, long-distance obsidian transfer, and the use of a perforated graphite disk," Shi-Xia Yaong stated in a Chinese Academy of Sciences press release covering his teams findings.

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In the context of the region as a whole, this discovery sheds new light on the migration of peoples from one territory to another over the course of several thousand years.

“The geographic expansion of Homo sapiens populations into southeastern Europe occurred by 47,000 years ago, marked by Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) technology,” the study authors explained in their Nature Ecology & Evolution paper:

“Homo sapiens was present in western Siberia by 45,000 years ago, and IUP industries indicate early entries by 50,000 years ago in the Russian Altai and 46–45,000 years ago in northern Mongolia. Homo sapiens was in northeastern Asia by 40,000 years ago, with a single IUP site in China dating to 43–41,000 years ago.”

Assumptions about when the migrations that started in southeastern Europe reached China were shaped primarily by the last discovery referenced above. But it seems that Shiyu could predate this other Chinese site by as much as 4,000 years, which represents a significant divergence from the previously accepted timeline.

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Revealing the Secrets of Asia’s Prehistoric Past

Excavations at Shiyu in 1963 produced more than 15,000 tools, weapons and personal items made from stone, along with thousands of animal bones that showed signs of having been touched or altered by human hands. While there was no doubt the site had been heavily used by ancient humans, the Chinese archaeologists who excavated the site were only able to recover a single piece of one Homo sapiens skull, meaning burials of the dead likely occurred elsewhere nearby.

Shiyu Initial Upper Palaeolithic Artifacts. a) Levallois points (1–3); b) other tool types including denticulate on blade (1, 2), denticulate on flake (3), and end scraper (4); c) tanged tools showing the locations of notched retouching (red) and thinning of the tangs (light blue).

(IVPP/Nature)

Incredibly, much of this valuable evidence of prehistoric human activity was lost decades ago. Artifacts sent to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing for further study were preserved, but excavated items that were transferred to local facilities eventually disappeared, never to be seen again. About 90 percent of the stone objects recovered at Shiyu were lost, and the lone piece of skull bone was somehow misplaced as well.

The problem was that Shiyu was discovered and excavated shortly before the onset of China’s Cultural Revolution, which created intense social and political turmoil that hindered scientific exploration and study. The preservation of the past was not a priority during those times, as reformers were far more interested in building a future utopia than trying to protect an ancient cultural legacy.

The discoverers of the site knew that what they’d found was important. But the chaos and fear associated with the Cultural Revolution prevented a more exhaustive follow-up study from taking place, and that, combined with the loss of most of the artifacts that had been found, left a great deal of uncertainty about when Shiyu had been occupied and by whom.

It was only recently that a more extensive analysis of this ancient prehistorical site was finally launched, by researchers from China, France, Australia and Germany who were anxious to unlock Shiyu’s secrets and reveal more about the earliest inhabitants of the region.

If the skull piece had been preserved, modern techniques of DNA testing could have revealed its true age. But since that artifact was lost long ago, the researchers had to resort to other means to find out more about Shiyu’s ancient occupants.

Fortunately, other means were available. The researchers analyzed 15 sediment samples taken from the site using a technology known as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), which can calculate how long grains of earth and rock found in an excavated sediment layer had been covered up and protected from sunlight. They also used carbon dating techniques to estimate the age of some of the animal bones and teeth found at the site, which were left there by the humans that had hunted and consumed the animals.

Correlating the data from these tests, the scientists determined that Shiyu would have been occupied by humans approximately 44,600 years ago. This was surprising, since up to now no evidence had emerged suggesting that Homo sapiens had arrived in China so early.

The excavation layer that produced signs of human occupation was found relatively close to the bottom of a 100-foot (30-meter) deposit of sand and soil that was dug up at the site. There was no evidence of further occupation in levels of sediment found closer to the surface, suggesting the site had been heavily used for a period of time before being abandoned tens of thousands of years ago.

Graphite disc and bone tool that was recovered from the Shiyu site.

(IVPP/Nature)

A Complex Ancient Culture Rooted in Tradition and Innovation

The results of the analysis of animal fossils combined with use-wear analysis of stone tools showed that the prehistoric inhabitants of ancient Shiyu were horse hunters who preyed on adult horses for meat and hides. They had access to an advanced set of tools for processing the horses they harvested from local herds, including end-scrapers and awls unique to the Late Paleolithic plus highly efficient butchering tools from the Levallois industry that was first developed in the Middle Paleolithic. The occupants of Shiyu also manufactured tools from bone and graphite, and some of their stone tools were made from obsidian that would have been secured from sources located hundreds of miles away.

All in all, the variety and functionality of their tool industry makes it clear that the prehistoric residents of Shiya built a complex and sustainable culture that efficiently exploited the resources available in their region. This culture would have used a mixture of technologies and practices imported from the peoples’ original homelands in Siberia or Mongolia, physical objects acquired through trading activity, and new inventions and techniques that were unique to that time and place.

“Shiyu reflects a process of cultural creolization,” the Chinese Academy of Sciences press release states, “through contact between societies and relocated peoples, whereby inherited traits blended with novel innovations, thus complicating the traditional understanding of  Homo sapiens' global expansion.

• Top image: Reconstruction of Shiyu "horse-hunters", earliest known modern humans in China.
• Source: GUO Xiaocong/Nature

By Nathan Falde

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24-01-2024 om 21:14 geschreven door peter  

Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies

The policy does not mean that these programs and technologies will now be fully unclassified and revealed to the public; instead, it will lower their classification levels in order to share some technologies and programs with private industry and international allies to help the U.S. build an "asymmetric advantage and force multiplier that neither China nor Russia could ever hope to match," Plumb said in a DoD statement. 

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24-01-2024 om 20:58 geschreven door peter  

Ex-CIA Officer: Truth About UFOs Is Terrifying & Interdimensional Beings Are Within Us

The US Congress now suggests that some UFOs are non-human in origin. This is the most significant assertion made in UFOlogy to date. Several insiders have openly acknowledged the existence of UFOs over the past few decades and implied that the phenomenon is always present around us and that our limited senses prevent us from being able to see it.

A few months ago, former CIA officer Jim Semivan made a shocking statement, saying “there’s a whole other reality that surrounds us that we just simply don’t have the ability to see or interact with.” He had worked with the CIA for 25 years before joining Tom Delonge’s “To the Stars Academy” with other ex-government insiders. The “To The Stars Academy” is an organization that claims to have been responsible for the release of the now-famous Pentagon UFO videos.

He described how he joined the CIA and acquired years of specialized training in spycraft. Since the CIA operates under the “need-to-know” premise, Semivan was not specifically informed of any UFO-related study, despite the fact that CIA analyst Kit Green was well-known for exploring the paranormal.

According to him, “There is a force out there that can control our environment, that can put thoughts into our heads.” In fact, Mr. Semivan has previously stated that UFOs sighted by the Navy are from another world. He made shocking assertions regarding unidentified flying objects in an interview with James Iandoli, saying that the occurrence can be startling, especially to children.

“When we started TTSA, we had discussions about this all the time. Are we sure we want to disclose this information? I mean, you know, are we going to scare eight-year-olds?”

“I had some friends who were like, ‘Oh, my daughter wants to know all about UFOs. Can we talk to you about that?’ And I said no. I’m not going to talk to you about that. What am I going to tell her or him, these 10-, 11-year-olds? Could such a reality kill them psychologically for the rest of their lives?”

“Yes, that there is a force out there that can control our environment and put thoughts into our heads. That they can lie to you, deceive you, and that you are not in control of your life. Tell this to a 12-year-old,” while succinct, Semivan suggests that the “rabbit hole goes much deeper” when it comes to the UFO phenomenon.

Moreover, in his recent podcast appearance on “Calling All Beings,” he fiercely said that non-human intelligence is living with humans on Earth. “There’s an entity out there! There’s some kind of non-human intelligence that’s living with us on this F**KING planet,” Semivan said.

Semivan spoke about his own experiences with alien-like beings that started happening to him and his wife in their bedroom in 1990 on Coast to Coast AM. He insisted that the event was real and that it was not a hypnagogic or dream state. The couple thereafter had intermittent poltergeist activity in their home, and more recently, he claimed to have seen a hooded figure that resembled the Death Eater from the Harry Potter series, who perhaps materialized to herald the death of a close friend.

Mr. Semivan said he agreed with the statement made by Colm Kelleher, a researcher at Skinwalker Ranch, that the UFO phenomenon is much more than just mechanical parts and devices because psychic and biological factors also contribute to the event’s extreme strangeness. He stated that To the Stars was still looking into “metamaterials” with unusual isotope ratios that may be connected to UFOs.

In the first half of the interview, Semivan said:

“I think they mention that the phenomenon is a natural part of our universe, and we’re living in it but we don’t recognize it. The same way that insects and animals don’t recognize the human universe. A cat and a dog could be running through a library, but they don’t have the faintest idea what the books are all about and what libraries are all about. We might be walking through our existence and there’s a whole other reality that surrounds us that we just simply don’t have the ability to see or interact with.”

“It seems to be peeking inside our little consensus reality. As I explained to somebody once, it comes close, it teases us, it cajoles us, it lies to us, but you can never take it home to meet the parents. It won’t allow you to do that. There’s no formal introduction. Add on top that there’s no ontology, which is just a fancy word, it basically means there’s no structure to even discuss this. We don’t have a common lexicon. Somebody said we have dots but no connections. I don’t even think we have dots.”

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Discussion on historical role of CIA and UFOs

George Knapp: What about now? Upper echelons of the intelligence community? Possible reactions? Jim Semivan: Speculating here. Now people in the IC are willing to take it on. We briefed senior people on the topic. They wanted it to be out in the open. It is truly a national security issue. Don’t like – the military/government doesn’t own the topic. The phenomenon shows up everywhere. I want to know what the hell it is. Let’s take it private.

GK: Big picture stuff. Anyone know the full picture? JS: Don’t think anyone knows the true picture. Col Kelleher said it’s a lot more than nuts and bolts. There is a biological side to it – high strangeness and scary. When started TTSA we discussed this. Do we really want to know?

GK: Stories from Vallee and Nolan, stories about entire craft and bodies. Real? Someone has craft and bodies? JS: Let that go. Not going there.

GK: CRADA timeline?

JS: Don’t know. Pieces of Mg-Bi – waveguide – Some say the result of some process. You don’t have to figure it all out, just get some ideas. The story of Bob Lazar. You gave me a thumbnail sketch of Lazar. I don’t have issues. I believe what he says is accurate. Edward Snowden was a smart kid. The government hired him yet he didn’t have any degrees. Shows no sign of deception in interviews. Phone question from a listener. The hitchhiker effect. Could relate it with hauntings. Could it attach itself to an entity/company/private contractor?

In an interview with Whitley Strieber, Mr. Semivan says he refers to the UFO, UAP, and Alien Phenomena as Jinn. He does not mean that in a religious way – credibility to the inter-dimensional hypothesis. (Source)

“This phenomenon does lie to you and it is very very deceitful at times. It will tell you things that sound wonderful but also make no sense and is it toying with us or is it using some kind of you know symbols that we don’t understand?

I refer to them as a ‘Jinn’ because you know in Arab culture they’re sort of like us or they’re made out of quote-unquote fire or ether or whatever. But they also have the same kind of emotions but there’s good Jinn and there’s bad Jinn.”

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24-01-2024 om 20:49 geschreven door peter  

Japan’s Moon Lander is Starved For Battery Life — Here’s How It Could Be Saved

Japan powered down this historic mission to keep it alive.

BY DORIS ELÍN URRUTIA

 

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The SLIM lander coasted above the lunar landscape on Friday (the post-midnight hours of Saturday in Japan time). To safely touchdown, SLIM relied on its two navigation cameras, which tracked known lunar features while the engine and its thrusters fired in sequence. The final, nail-biting moments as SLIM hovered and descended towards the Moon ended with good news. The telemetry that reached JAXA’s mission control just 20 minutes past midnight Japan time proved that SLIM safely touched down.

SLIM’s battery life declined to just 12 percent before JAXA officials decided to power down the lander. Before they did, they downloaded images so they could determine how and where SLIM actually landed.

What they know so far is that the solar cells, designed to soak up energy from the Sun, aren’t facing the right direction. And the spacecraft cannot keep itself alive with such little sunlight.

“According to the telemetry data, SLIM’s solar cells are facing west,” JAXA officials announced on Monday on X (formerly Twitter).

But there is some hope that the lander can power on. A day on the Moon is almost 30 Earth days. As the weeks go on, the angle of the sun will change, potentially allowing the solar cells to gather more sunlight in the current configuration.

“So if sunlight begins to shine on the lunar surface from the west, there is a possibility of generating power,” JAXA officials added on X. “We are preparing for recovery.”

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24-01-2024 om 20:33 geschreven door peter  

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De waarheid over microplastics
Microplastics zijn overal. Ze zijn op de meest afgelegen plaatsen gevonden; bij zeedieren die in de diepste loopgraven van de oceaan leven, begraven in zee-ijs op Antarctica, en in drinkwater over de hele wereld. Deze fragmenten worden via een aantal verschillende kanalen verspreid en nu worden ze ook in het menselijk lichaam aangetroffen. Nu besmetting onvermijdelijk wordt, is het tijd om de effecten van deze vervuilende stof op zowel het milieu als onze fysieke gezondheid te leren kennen en volledig te begrijpen.

Klik op de volgende foto's en uitleg om de waarheid over microplasticvervuiling te ontdekken.

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Kleine stukjes plastic
Uit een onlangs vrijgegeven onderzoek is gebleken dat flessenwater honderdduizenden ‘nanoplastics’ bevat. Deze kleine fragmenten zijn slechts 100 nanometer (of minder) groot.

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Nanoplastics

Nanoplastics zijn alomtegenwoordig in stedelijke wateren. Ze hebben verschillende kenmerken in vergelijking met microplastics, en vanwege hun omvang is het zelfs nog moeilijker om ze te analyseren.

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Flessen water
Een gemiddelde liter plastic fles water bevat volgens onderzoekers van Columbia en Rutgers in de VS bijna een kwart miljoen nanoplasticfragmenten.

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Onderzoek
De onderzoekers ontdekten dat een groot deel van de consumptie uit de waterfles zelf kwam, en het is onbekend of dit een ernstig risico voor de volksgezondheid met zich meebrengt.

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WHO-bevindingen
In 2019 concludeerde de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie dat er niet genoeg bewijs was om aan te tonen dat de consumptie of het inademen van microplastics een risico vormde.

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WHO-bevindingen
Ze waarschuwden echter dat deeltjes die kleiner zijn dan 10 micrometer meer dan waarschijnlijk biologisch zullen worden opgenomen, en riepen op tot een vermindering van de plasticvervuiling.

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Microplastics in voedsel
Maar onze blootstelling aan microplastics beperkt zich niet alleen tot het water dat we drinken. Ze worden ook verspreid op landbouwgrond, om uiteindelijk in het voedsel dat we eten terecht te komen.

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Microplastics in landbouwgrond
Uit een analyse uit 2022 bleek dat het rioolslib dat wordt gebruikt om gewassen te bemesten bijna 20 miljoen hectare Amerikaanse landbouwgrond heeft vervuild.

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Riolering
Het is ook bewezen dat de 'forever chemicaliën', oftewel PFA's (per- en polyfluoralkylstoffen), en microplastics die in het slib worden aangetroffen, elk jaar de Europese landbouwgronden vervuilen.

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Plastic in elke hap
Of we het ons nu realiseren of niet, elke hap die we nemen kan microplastics bevatten. Plastic lijkt zich het meest op te hopen in de wortels van groenten, dus wortelen, radijsjes en rapen kunnen grotere hoeveelheden bevatten dan bijvoorbeeld groene bladgroenten.

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Microplastics in de longen
In 2022 ontdekten wetenschappers voor het eerst microdeeltjes in menselijke longen en bloed. De ontdekking onderstreepte de urgentie van de noodzaak om alternatieven voor plastic te vinden.

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Menselijke organen
In voorgaande jaren zijn microplastics aangetroffen in menselijke organen, waaronder de milt, nieren en lever.

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Consumentenproducten
De bron van de microplastics die in het menselijk lichaam worden aangetroffen varieert, maar consumentenproducten zoals plastic flessen, textielvezels (vooral in polyester) en voedselverpakkingen die in de oceaan, de lucht, zeevruchten en zelfs zout worden aangetroffen, zijn de meest waarschijnlijke bronnen.

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Consumptie
Er wordt aangenomen dat Amerikanen dagelijks ongeveer 126 deeltjes microplastics consumeren en 132 deeltjes microplastics inademen. Terwijl de meeste hiervan door de darmen gaan en het lichaam verlaten, blijven andere in kleine hoeveelheden achter en hopen zich op.

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Afbraak van microplastics
Microplastics zijn gemaakt van giftige, schadelijke verbindingen zoals weekmakers, stabilisatoren, vulstoffen en smeermiddelen die tientallen jaren lang niet worden afgebroken.

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Afbraak van microplastics
Er wordt uitgebreid onderzoek gedaan om te bepalen wat de langetermijneffecten van deze microplastics in het lichaam zullen zijn, gezien hun langzaam afbrekende karakter.

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BPA
BPA, een veel voorkomende chemische stof die in plastic wordt gebruikt, is een bekende hormoonontregelaar (hormoonsysteemverstoorder), en veel bedrijven produceren nu BPA-vrij plastic. Maar het is niet de enige.

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Kankerverwekkend
Veel andere chemicaliën in kunststoffen zijn ook hormoonontregelaars en kankerverwekkend. Chronische ziekten zoals hartziekten en diabetes houden verband met de uitstoot van deze chemicaliën

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Sterk bewerkte voedingsmiddelen
Microplastics breken af ​​van grotere stukken plastic en komen via het productie- en opslagproces in voedsel terecht. Hoe beter het voedsel is bewerkt, hoe groter de hoeveelheid microplastics die erin zit.

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PET-kunststoffen
Waterflessen met PET-plastic (polyethyleentereftalaat) zijn gemeengoed geworden, maar plastic deeltjes worden uitgeloogd in de drank die erin zit, wat in je bloed terecht kan komen

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Onvermijdelijk?
Hoewel er stappen zijn die we als individu kunnen nemen om onze consumptie van microplastics terug te dringen, maakt de populatie microplastics het consumeren ervan in een of andere vorm onvermijdelijk.

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Productiebedrijven
Miljoenen tonnen microplastics worden geproduceerd door productiebedrijven, om vervolgens in watermassa’s te belanden die over de hele wereld circuleren.

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Plastic vervuiling
Grotere kunststoffen die in waterlichamen worden aangetroffen, worden door de zon afgebroken tot kleine kunststoffen die in de drinkwatervoorziening terecht kunnen komen.

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De waarheid over recycling
Het merendeel van het plastic dat voor recycling wordt verzonden, wordt niet gerecycled. Veel van de plastic flessen en tassen die worden verzonden, belanden uiteindelijk op een stortplaats.

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Overmatig gebruik van plastic
In het dagelijks leven is onze afhankelijkheid van plastic verpakkingen verbazingwekkend. Vooral voedselverpakkingen zijn overbodig: groenten en fruit hoeven niet in plastic verpakt te worden, maar vaak wel.

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Regulatie
In de VS is de afgelopen jaren bezuinigd op de regelgeving en het milieubeschermingsbeleid. Deze zullen van invloed zijn op de toekomst van de consumptie van microplastics.

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Kleren
Een andere mogelijke manier waarop microplastics door het lichaam kunnen worden opgenomen, is via kleding. Vaak zal goedkoper gemaakte kleding een hoger gehalte aan synthetische materialen bevatten. Hierdoor lopen mensen met een lager inkomen een groter risico op dit soort besmettingen.

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Biologisch afbreeare kunststoffen

Het kan lang duren voordat biologisch afbreekbare kunststoffen uiteenvallen, zelfs jaren. Meestal vallen ze uiteen in kleinere stukjes, in plaats van chemische componenten. Dit soort producten zou het plasticprobleem kunnen verergeren.

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Glazen flessen
Glas is gemaakt van silica, dat een grotere ecologische voetafdruk heeft dan drankkartons en aluminium blikjes. Hoewel hun recyclingpercentage hoger is, is het een complexe kwestie: de productie van glas kan leiden tot landverslechtering en verlies aan biodiversiteit.

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De toekomst?
Onderzoekers hebben gekeken naar bacteriën en schimmels die zich voeden met plastic en deze materialen kunnen afbreken. Er is een soort keverlarve gevonden die polystyreen verslindt. Ook worden chemische behandelingen en waterfiltratiesystemen onderzocht die microplastics kunnen verwijderen.

Bronnen:

• (BBC Future)
• (The Science Survey)
• (National Geographic)
• (ScienceDirect)

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24-01-2024 om 20:23 geschreven door peter  

Dr. Roger Leir’s Account of the Varginha UFO Incident

In a fascinating episode of Coast to Coast AM, the legendary Art Bell delved into the mysterious and often controversial world of UFOlogy with guest Dr. Roger Leir. Known for his interest in unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrial phenomena, Dr. Leir provided a riveting account of his investigations into the 1996 UFO crash in Varginha, Brazil. This incident, shrouded in intrigue and speculation, has become a cornerstone of UFO conspiracy theories and extraterrestrial research.

Unearthing the Varginha Incident

The Varginha incident, as recounted by Dr. Leir, stands out in the annals of UFO sightings and encounters. According to his research, in 1996, an unidentified object crashed near Varginha, a small town in Brazil, leading to a series of extraordinary events involving the recovery of alien beings. Dr. Leir’s investigative journey took him to Brazil, where he interviewed various witnesses and medical professionals who had firsthand experiences related to the incident.

Read more about Varginha Incident:

• The Enigma of the Varginha UFO Incident: A Critical Reassessment
• Unraveling the Mysteries Behind the Varginha UFO Incident in Brazil
• More new photographs from Varginha Alien – Including autopsy
• Vitorio Pacaccini talks about Varginha Aliens photos and videos
• This is a leaked photo of the Varginha, Brazil Alien. This could be authentic!

The Hospital Encounter: A Doctor’s Testimony

One of the most compelling pieces of evidence presented by Dr. Leir was his interview with a Brazilian physician who reportedly treated one of the extraterrestrial beings. This physician, promised anonymity, described a creature with distinct non-human features, including a large head, thin neck, and brown, oily skin. The being, apparently injured in the crash, was taken to a local hospital by military personnel and received medical treatment under high secrecy.

Biological Anomalies and Telepathic Communication

Dr. Leir’s account went beyond physical descriptions. He delved into the biological aspects of the creature, noting its blood’s similarity to human blood, except for an extraordinarily high platelet count. This detail, among others, suggested a complex biological makeup, both familiar and alien to human understanding.

Perhaps the most astonishing part of Dr. Leir’s narrative was the claim of telepathic communication between the alien being and the treating physician. This interaction reportedly left the doctor with migraine-like symptoms and a profound sense of information overload, as if vast amounts of knowledge were being transferred telepathically.

Skepticism and Belief in UFO Research

While Dr. Leir’s research presents a detailed and intriguing account, it’s important to approach such stories with a degree of skepticism. The field of UFOlogy is fraught with unverified claims and anecdotal evidence. Despite the lack of concrete scientific proof, incidents like Varginha continue to fuel the debate about extraterrestrial life and its potential interactions with Earth.

VIDEO:

• Dr. Roger Leir talks researching on site the 1996 UFO crash in Varginha, which involved alien beings

• https://youtu.be/lYyqCRtql04
• https://youtu.be/t2EQ8ocbx_I

Dr. Roger Leir’s interview with Art Bell on Coast to Coast AM offers a deep dive into one of the most intriguing UFO incidents of the late 20th century. The Varginha incident, with its blend of eyewitness accounts, medical anomalies, and claims of extraterrestrial contact, continues to captivate and puzzle enthusiasts and skeptics alike. As we continue to explore the unknown realms of our universe, stories like these challenge our understanding of life and the vast, unexplored cosmos.

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24-01-2024 om 16:55 geschreven door peter  

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Veelvoorkomende mythen over klimaatverandering
Als je ooit getuige bent geweest van een discussie over klimaatverandering, persoonlijk of online, ben je waarschijnlijk een aantal dubieuze argumenten tegengekomen over wat de wetenschap zegt. Hoewel sommige van deze beweringen misschien logisch klinken, zijn ze feitelijk misleidend of volkomen onnauwkeurig. Deze onderwerpen zijn keer op keer grondig bestudeerd en ontkracht door klimaatwetenschappers, maar de mythen blijven bestaan.

Nieuwsgierig? LEES verder voor enkele van de grootste mythen over klimaatverandering.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering bestaat niet
Naarmate de gemiddelde oppervlaktetemperatuur van de aarde stijgt, worden extreme weersomstandigheden waarschijnlijker en ernstiger.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering bestaat niet
En hoe graag we het ook zouden willen, de klimaatverandering zal blijven bestaan ​​totdat we er iets zinvols aan doen.

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Mythe: Het klimaat op aarde is altijd veranderd
Het is waar dat het klimaat in de loop van de 4,5 miljard jaar durende geschiedenis van de aarde veel is veranderd. De veranderingen die normaal gesproken over miljoenen jaren zouden plaatsvinden, vinden nu echter over tientallen jaren in een veel sneller tempo plaats.

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Mythe: Het klimaat op aarde is altijd veranderd
Deze snelle opwarming komt overeen met het kooldioxidegehalte in de atmosfeer, dat sinds de industriële revolutie is toegenomen. Dus als mensen tegenwoordig over klimaatverandering praten, bedoelen ze antropogene (door de mens veroorzaakte) klimaatverandering.

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Mythe: we kunnen ons eenvoudigweg aanpassen aan de klimaatverandering
Hoewel het waar is dat de soort op aarde zich kan aanpassen aan extreme veranderingen, is er helaas geen sprake van een snelle evolutie.

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Mythe: we kunnen ons eenvoudigweg aanpassen aan de klimaatverandering
De trieste realiteit is dat in plaats van dat soorten zich aanpassen aan de veranderende omgeving, we getuige zijn van een van de grootste massale uitstervingen in de hele geschiedenis.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering is slechts een complot om geld te verdienen
Veel ontkenners van de klimaatverandering zullen helaas vasthouden aan deze mythe. In 2018, kort nadat het tweede deel van de National Climate Assessment uitkwam, beweerde Rick Santorum, een voormalige Republikeinse senator, dat klimaatwetenschappers ‘gedreven worden door het geld dat ze ontvangen’.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering is slechts een complot om geld te verdienen
Om deze samenzwering waar te maken, zouden tienduizenden wetenschappers over de hele wereld moeten worden afbetaald, wat helemaal niet realistisch is.

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Mythe: hernieuwbare energie is weersafhankelijk en minder betrouwbaar dan fossiele brandstoffen
Hernieuwbare energiebronnen, zoals zonne- en windparken, worden door ontkenners van de klimaatverandering vaak beschouwd als onbetrouwbaar en een onwerkelijk alternatief voor fossiele brandstoffen.

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Mythe: hernieuwbare energie is weersafhankelijk en minder betrouwbaar dan fossiele brandstoffen
Hoewel het waar is dat windparken op een windstille dag geen stroom produceren, is dit niet de manier waarop een windpark optimaal functioneert. Hetzelfde geldt voor een zonnepark op een bewolkte dag. Er zijn verschillende technologieën die deze energie kunnen benutten en opslaan, zodat deze kan worden ingezet tijdens minder optimale weersomstandigheden.

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Mythe: het is nog steeds koud, dus de klimaatverandering moet een hoax zijn
Hoe wetenschappelijk onjuist deze bewering ook is, het is helaas een veelvoorkomend argument van ontkenners van de klimaatverandering.

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Mythe: het is nog steeds koud, dus de klimaatverandering moet een hoax zijn
Zoals eerder vermeld, beïnvloedt klimaatverandering het weer op een grote verscheidenheid aan manieren. Dit betekent over het algemeen zwaarder weer, waardoor het zelfs kouder kan worden dan normaal.

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Mythe: het bouwen van windturbines kost meer energie dan het kan produceren
Een andere mythe is dat er meer energie nodig is om hernieuwbare bronnen, zoals windturbines, te bouwen dan ze tijdens hun operationele levensduur kunnen produceren.

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Mythe: het bouwen van windturbines kost meer energie dan het kan produceren
Uit meerdere onderzoeken blijkt echter dat het gemiddeld slechts zes maanden duurt voordat een windturbine de hoeveelheid energie die is gebruikt om hem te bouwen, heeft "terugbetaald".

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Mythe: wetenschappers zijn het oneens over de oorzaak van klimaatverandering
In tegenstelling tot wat vaak wordt gedacht, zijn de meeste wetenschappers het er niet mee eens dat klimaatverandering plaatsvindt en dat deze door mensen wordt veroorzaakt.

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Mythe: wetenschappers zijn het oneens over de oorzaak van klimaatverandering
Verschillende analyses gedurende vele jaren hebben zelfs aangetoond dat tussen de 90% en 100% van de publicerende klimaatwetenschappers het erover eens zijn dat mensen de belangrijkste oorzaak zijn van de opwarming van de aarde.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering is een toekomstig probleem
In de jaren zeventig, toen de klimaatverandering wetenschappelijk relevant werd, werd er getheoretiseerd dat de gevolgen ervan pas na een paar eeuwen een grote impact op ons zouden hebben. Tegenwoordig zien we echter al de verwoestende gevolgen van de klimaatverandering.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering is een toekomstig probleem
Van de stijgende zeespiegel tot de stijgende temperaturen: de door de mens veroorzaakte klimaatverandering is de grootste milieucrisis van onze tijd. En het is nu al een bedreiging voor ons.

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Mythe: planten verbruiken koolstofdioxide, dus ze zullen het probleem voor ons oplossen
Hoewel het waar is dat planten koolstofdioxide (CO2) nodig hebben om te leven, is het probleem dat ze maar een beperkte hoeveelheid koolstofdioxide kunnen opnemen, en deze hoeveelheid wordt steeds minder. Ze hebben CO2 nodig om het fotosyntheseproces te doorlopen, waardoor de energie ontstaat die ze nodig hebben om te groeien.

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Mythe: planten verbruiken koolstofdioxide, dus ze zullen het probleem voor ons oplossen
Naarmate we meer bomen kappen en planten opruimen voor landbouwdoeleinden, verminderen we de hoeveelheid CO2 die kan worden opgenomen. Dit verergert de klimaatverandering rechtstreeks en heeft ernstige gevolgen.

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Mythe: het zijn de veranderingen in de zon die ervoor zorgen dat de aarde opwarmt, niet wij
De zon geeft leven aan onze planeet en houdt haar warm genoeg zodat wij allemaal kunnen overleven. Het beïnvloedt ook het klimaat op aarde, maar niet zoveel als sommigen zouden denken.

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Mythe: het zijn de veranderingen in de zon die ervoor zorgen dat de aarde opwarmt, niet wij
De realiteit is dat de opwarming van de aarde die we de afgelopen decennia hebben gezien te snel en drastisch is om te worden gekoppeld aan veranderingen in de baan van de aarde, en te groot om te worden veroorzaakt door zonneactiviteit.

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Mythe: China is het enige land dat verantwoordelijk is voor de klimaatverandering
Hoewel het waar is dat China een van de grootste uitstoters van broeikasgassen is, zijn ze ook een van de grootste investeerders in hernieuwbare energie. De toename van de investeringen is een reactie op de groei van groene bedrijven en de noodzaak om de luchtvervuiling op te ruimen.

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Mythe: China is het enige land dat verantwoordelijk is voor de klimaatverandering
Uiteindelijk is klimaatverandering een mondiaal probleem en hebben we allemaal de verantwoordelijkheid om de klimaatcrisis het hoofd te bieden.

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Mythe: het temperatuurrecord is vervalst of onbetrouwbaar
Dit is een veelgehoord gespreksonderwerp onder sceptici over klimaatverandering, wat plausibel zou kunnen zijn als de wetenschap zich op slechts één of twee gegevens zou baseren.

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Mythe: het temperatuurrecord is vervalst of onbetrouwbaar
Er zijn echter veel verschillende temperatuurregistraties geproduceerd door verschillende onafhankelijke instanties over de hele wereld, en hun gegevens zijn feitelijk consistent met elkaar.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering zal mij niet beïnvloeden
Dit is een van de grootste misvattingen onder klimaatsceptici. Velen geloven dat het ook andere delen van de wereld kan treffen en dat ook dieren getroffen zullen worden, maar dat ze nog vele jaren veilig zullen blijven.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering zal mij niet beïnvloeden
Helaas voor hen is dat helemaal niet het geval. Nu de mondiale temperaturen stijgen, zal het weer heftiger worden, en we zijn hier nu al getuige van in alle uithoeken van de wereld.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering kan niet worden gestopt; het is te laat
Hoewel het duidelijk is dat we bijna geen tijd meer hebben, is er nog steeds een beperkte kans om dit decennium beleid te implementeren en actie te ondernemen om ervoor te zorgen dat we de ergste gevolgen van de klimaatverandering vermijden.

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Mythe: klimaatverandering kan niet worden gestopt; het is te laat
Het is nog steeds mogelijk dat de wereld het netto nulpunt bereikt (de uitstoot van broeikasgassen terugdringt) en de opwarming beperkt tot 1,5°C, maar er is dit decennium veel meer actie nodig, vooral van overheden en bedrijven.

Bronnen:

• (CBS News)
• (Forbes)
• (World Wide Fund for Nature)

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24-01-2024 om 01:27 geschreven door peter  

NASA Finally Pried Open Stuck Space Capsule Revealing 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Sample

Hidden Bennu samples have finally emerged.

BY DORIS ELÍN URRUTIA

 

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Officials at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have spent the past several months designing new tools to access the goods inside. On January 11, NASA announced that they had finally pried the pair of pesky fasteners off.

The new tools designed to open the device “include newly custom-fabricated bits made from a specific grade of surgical, non-magnetic stainless steel,” NASA officials wrote in the update. It’s “the hardest metal approved for use in the pristine curation gloveboxes,” the update said.

Now, this past Friday, officials announced they had successfully opened the capsule and shared an image of the asteroid material. The blackish material harvested from Bennu, a small, carbon-rich, near-Earth asteroid, is ripe for scientific investigations about the origins of the Solar System and possibly life, too.

ASTEROID SOUVENIRS

In a pleasant surprise, the capsule ferried back more dirt than planned. Even before TAGSAM’s head was pried open, curators had access to more than 70 grams of extra material curators found on the outside of the sampler head.

Now, the next steps are weighing the material, cataloging, and ultimately, sharing the sample profiles with scientists and institutions around the world for experiments.

Meanwhile, OSIRIS-REx is now on its way to its next asteroid target, Apophis, which it will reach in April 2029.

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24-01-2024 om 00:32 geschreven door peter  

‘Overmassive’ Black Holes Dominated Early Galaxies, Study Finds

And you thought Sagittarius A* was big.

BY KIONA SMITH

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Peering back into the early universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) over the past few months, astronomers have noticed something odd. The supermassive black holes lurking at the heart of ancient galaxies are smaller than the ones in our nearby, modern slice of the universe. However, compared to the mass of stars in their host galaxies, these black holes almost seem too big.

In a new paper, Harvard University astrophysicist Fabio Pacucci and his colleagues suggest that these early black holes were thousands of times our Sun’s mass, likely spawned by enormous clouds of gas collapsing under their own gravity. These early black holes were also relatively more massive than their galaxies, but these galaxies gained stellar mass over time. The scientists published their work in The Astrophysical Journal Letters in October, and Pacucci presented the study at the 243^rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) this week.

“OVERMASSIVE” BLACK HOLES

We think of supermassive black holes as immense, star-swallowing leviathans lurking at the center of galaxies, but the stars in any given galaxy actually outweigh the supermassive black hole at the center by a factor of 1,000 to 1. That’s the case in our Milky Way Galaxy, and in most of the other galaxies we see in the nearby universe, but these galaxies have had billions of years to grow and evolve since the beginning of the universe.

Over the last few months, astronomers have published what Pacucci describes as “an explosion of studies” reporting ancient, distant galaxies with supermassive black holes that seem too massive – or “overmassive,” as Pacucci puts it to the AAS crowd.

Because JWST lets astronomers look farther back in the universe to see smaller, more distant objects, this has shed more light on how galaxies — and the supermassive black holes at their hearts — evolved. And it turns out that between 12 and 13 billion years ago, some galaxies’ stars accounted for only ten times as much mass as their supermassive black holes, meaning early galaxies sort of grew into the larger supermassive black holes at their centers as billions of years passed.

A BLACK HOLE ORIGIN STORY

While these “overmassive” black holes indicate how galaxies evolved and grew, they could also resolve a debate about what the “seeds” of modern supermassive black holes were like. The first black holes formed a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang, and eventually, they evolved into supermassive black holes like the one at the heart of our own galaxy. But astronomers still don’t agree on how large a “seed” our friendly neighborhood supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, started out as — or exactly how it formed.

One option is that the first black holes formed when the first generation of massive stars burned out their fuel and collapsed, leaving behind black holes of just a few hundred times the mass of our Sun.

The other possibility is that the seeds of supermassive black holes formed even earlier in time when giant clouds of very dense gas collapsed under their own gravity. These clouds, according to the theory, would have been too enormous and too dense to form a mere star, and instead, they collapsed into black holes between 10,000 and 100,000 times more massive than our Sun. These heavy black hole seeds would have contained about as much mass as all the stars in their host galaxies.

According to Pacucci and his colleagues’ models, smaller black hole seeds couldn’t have grown quickly enough to become the “overmassive” black holes like the ones JWST sees in galaxies dating back to 12 billion years ago.

“Many studies suggest that if seeds formed heavy, then in the distant universe, the ratio between stellar mass and black hole mass should be [smaller],” says Pacucci. “This discovery suggests that black hole seeds may have formed heavy.”

AN OVERSIZED MYSTERY

So why did early galaxies’ supermassive black holes weigh so much in comparison to all the stars in the galaxy? One possibility, suggests Pacucci, is that those newborn black holes were active and voracious, and because black holes are messy eaters, that meant the young black holes were flinging radiation and electrically charged gas all over the place.

That turbulence and radiation would have made it difficult for clouds of gas to settle down in and form stars.

Eventually, as the black holes calmed down and spent less time feeding, they allowed more stars to form in the galaxy, tilting the balance more in the stars’ favor. Over time, smaller galaxies merged to form larger ones (a process that’s still happening today). Although those mergers would have led to larger supermassive black holes, they also would have triggered new waves of star formation, further boosting the galactic ratio we see today.

“Over cosmic time, we know that the ratio of stellar to black hole mass progressively catches up with the local 1000 to 1 ratio of the modern universe. This happens as the black hole and its host galactic system evolve together, merging with other galaxies and forming legions of stars,” says Pacucci. “What we're still working on is seeing deeply enough into the universe to piece together how this all got started.”

{ https://www.inverse.com/ }

24-01-2024 om 00:26 geschreven door peter  

Is this another Chinese spy balloon moment? Famous 'cube in a sphere' UFO spotted at military bases along the East Coast may have been a high-tech ENEMY drone, says ex-Pentagon UFO investigator dubbed 'Dr. Evil'

• The Pentagon's first ever UFO boss pointed to a Chinese-made 'spherical' drone in an uncut version of his new interview, made available to DailyMail.com 
• Retired UFO chief Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick was called 'Dr. Evil' for his laser research 
• READ MORE: UFO whistleblower held secret talk with 'Wall St. bigwigs' and CIA officials in Manhattan and claimed US was in possession of 40ft Tardis-like craft

By MATTHEW PHELAN SENIOR SCIENCE REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

The Pentagon's former UFO chief has revealed his conclusion to one of the most famous UFO cases of the modern era: the Navy's baffling 'cube in a sphere' UFO was just a super high-tech drone.

US Navy fighter pilots had reported seeing these other-worldly craft near the Atlantic coast between 2014 and 2015, which nearly tore the wing off an F/A-18 Super Hornet that was flying with the USS Roosevelt during one incident.

Now Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the Pentagon's recently retired UFO chief, says that the objects were likely 'next generation,' 'spherical' drones that move 'very accurately.'

While not confirmed, his description matches a drone-prototype made public by Chinese researchers in 2022 — a silver orb with eight thrusters configured at the tips of an internal cube, making it capable of unprecedented mid-air twists and turns.

The case highlights why UFOs must be taken seriously and not be subject to ridicule, Kirkpatrick suggested. 

The Pentagon's departing UFO chief, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, cited public 'next generation' drone research by academics in Singapore in an effort to explain the Navy's 'cube in a sphere' UFO sightings. Above a 'SpICED (Cube)' drone prototype published by Chinese researchers in 2022

In an op-ed published by Scientific American last week, Dr. Kirkpatrick dismissed US Air Force veteran David Grusch as one of several 'conspiracy-minded 'whistleblowers'' on UFOs. He emphasized that the Pentagon's UFO mission should be focused on US foreign adversaries

Dr Kirkpatrick's new comments come ahead of the Pentagon's congressionally mandated 'Historical Record Report' on UFOs, due to lawmakers in June of 2024. 

DailyMail.com was given an early draft transcript of Dr. Kirkpatrick's appearance on Fresh Produce Media's 'In the Room with Peter Bergen,' in which the physicist delved deeper into the national security risk that has come from stigmatizing eyewitness reports of UFOs.

'That gap could potentially be exploited by somebody,' Dr. Kirkpatrick told Bergen, 'put a platform in [the] continental United States that nobody knew was there.'

A longtime laser physicist, Dr. Kirkpatrick's government service took him to the Air Force Research Laboratory, the CIA and a position at America's highly secretive spy satellite agency the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) before chasing UFOs.

The physicist's Air Force colleagues once nicknamed him 'Dr. Evil' after the laser-obsessed villain in the Austin Powers series of spy film spoofs. 

'One of my going away presents, as I was leaving the National Reconnaissance Office,' Dr. Kirkpatrick told CNN national security reporter Peter Bergen, 'was one of my close colleagues gave me a shark with a laser pointer strapped to its head.'

Dr. Kirkpatrick headed up the Pentagon's then-brand new All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) from July 2022 until the end of December 2023, leveraging his scientific expertise toward the tricky task of investigating military UFO cases.

Last May, Dr. Kirkpatrick briefed NASA's UFO advisory panel that AARO had logged roughly 800 cases of flying, spherical 'metallic orb' UFOs.

'This is a typical example of the thing that we see most of,' Dr. Kirkpatrick told the panel. 'We see these all over the world and we see these making very interesting apparent maneuvers.' 

It's unclear just how similar these metallic orbs may be to the UFOs first brought to public attention by former Navy lieutenant and fighter pilot Ryan Graves, who described them to Congress as 'a dark gray or black cube inside of a clear sphere.'

But Dr. Kirkpatrick told the podcast these otherworldly craft may very likely have been a foreign espionage platform.

'There's a large number of people, pilots, others, who have said, 'Hey, I saw this giant sphere. It had a cube in it,'' he said, ''I don't understand it. It must be an alien.''

Swiss-based drone maker Flyability has also been producing spherical 'gimbal' drones since at least 2015. Both Flyability and the Singapore-based makers of the SpICED drone cited collision safety as their reasoning for pursuing these aircraft's round designs - not airborne spying 

DailyMail.com has been given an early draft transcript of Dr. Kirkpatrick's appearance on the 'In the Room with Peter Bergen' podcast (above) in which the physicist discussed 'spherical' drones made by researchers in Singapore, comparing them to the US Navy's UFO sightings

'Well, actually, no, there's a number of papers out,' Dr. Kirkpatrick continued in this early, uncut draft of his podcast interview with CNN analyst Peter Bergen.

'The most recent one was from, University of Singapore, I believe, where the next generation of drones that are being built are spherical.'

'They've taken about a two-meter size, inflatable, and they put a cube inside of it,' Dr. Kirkpatrick continued. 'And everywhere the corner of the cube touches the sphere, they've fused it, cut it out, and put little thrusters in.'

READ MORE: 

• US Customs and Border Protection quietly released a tranche of 10 videos of mysterious 'craft' whizzing around US skies - as one senior ex-intelligence officer says they are a THREAT

US Customs and Border Patrol, the agency responsible for keeping terrorists and weapons out of the country, uploaded 10 videos that appear to show craft moving in strange ways in our skies. The videos document a fighter jet pursued by an apparently baffling flying orb, as well as something that appears to be a propeller-powered hang-glider, and another apparent orb hovering near a parked 16-wheeler truck

'So, now I have eight thrusters. And I can put cameras on it and anything else I want,' the ex-AARO chief told Bergen. 

'With eight thrusters in a cube configuration, I can maneuver this drone around very accurately.' 

Scientists with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) in China did, in fact, prototype a spherical drone along these lines, dubbed the 'Spherical Indoor Coandă Effect Drone (SpICED)' in a September 2022 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Drones. 

The research team in Singapore noted that their new prototype, which benefited from an internal propulsion system with eight nozzles in a cube configuration, showed a promising 40 percent reduction in 'trajectory control error' during their test flights. 

The SUTD's 'cube in a sphere' drone prototype, they wrote, proved to be more swiftly and accurately maneuverable than their past internal 'tetrahedron' configuration.

But the Chinese-made drone is not the only novel unmanned spherical craft in production: Swiss-based Flyability has been producing 'spherical' drones since at least 2015, when it won a $1 million competition in the United Arab Emirates.

The makers of Flyability's 'gimbal' drone and the SpICED balloon drone both cited collision safety as their reasoning for pursuing these unmanned aircrafts' round designs — not high maneuverability for clandestine spying.  

But they are not the only actors pursuing this kind of aerospace research, according to AARO's departing director. 

'They've tried these all over the place,' Dr. Kirkpatrick said.

'There are a number of advanced technologies that are being commercialized that people don't recognize,' he said. 'Why they go immediately to 'this is extraterrestrial' is another conversation.'

While playing a 2022 military UFO video taken by an MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Mid East, AARO director Dr. Kirkpatrick told NASA's UFO advisory panel last May, 'We see these ['metallic orbs'] all over the world, and we see these making very interesting apparent maneuvers'

Speaking to Bergen's podcast, Dr. Kirkpatrick emphasized that he sees more terrestrial, counter-intelligence and defense-oriented tasks as AARO's primary reason for being.

'The office's mission is not to prove the existence of extraterrestrials,' he said.  

'The office's mission is to minimize technical and intelligence surprise. That is the primary mission.'

The laser physicist noted that last February's Chinese spy balloon drama, when multiple objects were tracked and shot down within US and Canadian airspace, could be attributed to AARO's work focusing on anomalous aerial activities.

'Four major candidates' have been interviewed to replace Pentagon UFO boss, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick (above), an anonymous source told DailyMail.com, following heated public sparring between the former CIA physicist and UFO whistleblowers, who 'never did trust Sean,' according to one UFO whistleblower's attorney Daniel Sheehan  

For years, national security reporters have speculated that the Navy's 'cube in a sphere' UFOs might be related to a 1949 patent for an 'airborne radar reflector' (schematic above) filed with the US Patent and Trade Office by Washington DC resident Leon Chromak

In the past, Dr. Kirkpatrick said, 'in the long list of things that they need to be paying attention to, this one was at the bottom of that list.' 

'So, there is a gap — and no one fully, I think, appreciated until the last few years that that gap could potentially be exploited by somebody,' he explained, 'put a platform in, you know, [the] continental United States that nobody knew was there.' 

But Dr. Kirkpatrick's terrestrial approach during his 18-month tenure at AARO has not been without its critics — particularly over his very public disagreements with UFO whistleblower and fellow NRO veteran David Grusch. 

Dr. Kirkpatrick expanded his own criticisms of Grusch in his new interview with Bergen, describing him as someone who had 'fallen to the influence' of UFO 'True Believers' within the US military and private defense contractor Bigelow Aerospace, which investigated UFO cases on contract for the Pentagon from 2007 to 2012.

In a new op-ed published by Scientific American last week, Dr. Kirkpatrick further dismissed Grusch as one of several 'conspiracy-minded 'whistleblowers.'' 

Grusch, a former high-ranking US intelligence official, has accused the US military and its private contractors of illegally hiding evidence of crashed UFOs, recovered 'beings,' and even UFO-related deaths, both under oath to Congress and in the press. 

For their part, these same UFO whistleblowers have accused Dr. Kirkpatrick of fostering an 'atmosphere of disinterest,' while others have suggested his superiors are secretly holding back AARO's UFO investigation efforts. 

Daniel Sheehan, the Harvard-trained lawyer who represented UFO whistleblower Luis Elizondo in his complaint to the Pentagon's Inspector General, said last year to DailyMail.com, 'really knowledgeable' UFO whistleblowers 'never did trust Sean.' 

Instead, 'what they were doing is they were going straight through to the Senate Intelligence Committee,' Sheehan said. 

(To be sure, however, some military UFO witnesses have also described 'really positive' experiences with the Dr. Kirkpatrick's office.)

Scientists with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) in China, published their prototype spherical drone (above) in a Sept. 2022 issue of the journal Drones. The cube configuration, they wrote, showed a 40 percent reduction in 'trajectory control error'

Swiss-based Flyability entered their own spherical drone (above) into a contest launched by the Prime Minister's Office of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE competition was billed as the 'World Cup of Drones,' with over 800 submitted entries from 57 countries

Flyability won $1 million in the UAE's 'Drones for Good' competition in 2015 for their 'gimbal'

In portions of Dr. Kirkpatrick's new podcast interview, which appear to have been cut before air, the retired government scientist commented that AARO's benefit to the US Intelligence Community (IC) was its latitude to conduct domestic surveillance 'We filled a gap,' he said

In portions of Dr. Kirkpatrick's podcast interview — which appear to have been cut before air — the retired government scientist commented that AARO's benefit to the US Intelligence Community (IC) was its latitude to conduct domestic surveillance.  

'We filled a gap,' Dr. Kirkpatrick said. 'The intelligence community is prohibited by law from observing [the] continental United States, right?' 

'And so, the only people that actually have authority to do that, really, are FBI, Homeland Security, [and] a few other counter-intelligence elements across the IC,' he noted, 'but that's pretty much it.'

'No one fully, I think, appreciated until the last few years that that gap could potentially be exploited by somebody [...] And that's where you ended up with Chinese balloons,' he said. 

When DailyMail.com reached out to Peter Bergen and a spokesperson for his podcast, the spokesperson noted that, based on conversations with the 'In the Room' team, 'those excerpts were cut for time.' 

'Episodes generally don't go over 45 minutes,' they said.

 { https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ }

23-01-2024 om 23:16 geschreven door peter  

Mars Express Finds New Evidence for Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in Medusae Fossae

Over 15 years ago, ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft studied the Medusae Fossae Formation, revealing enigmatic deposits up to 2.5 km deep. From those early observations, it was unclear what the deposits were made of, but the new research has an answer.

This image shows a height map of the Martian surface, with lowest land in blue and highest in white.

Image credit: ESA.

The Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) — a massive, unusual deposit of soft rock near Mars’ equator — is about one-fifth as large as the continental United States and 100 times more massive than the largest explosive volcanic deposit on Earth.

It consists of several wind-sculpted features measuring hundreds of km across and several km high.

Found at the boundary between the Martian highlands and lowlands, the features are possibly the biggest single source of dust on Mars.

Initial observations from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft showed the MFF to be relatively transparent to radar and low in density, both characteristics we’d see from icy deposits.

However, planetary scientists couldn’t rule out a drier possibility: that the features are actually giant accumulations of windblown dust, volcanic ash or sediment.

“We’ve explored the MFF again using newer data from Mars Express’ MARSIS radar, and found the deposits to be even thicker than we thought: up to 3.7 km thick,” said Dr. Thomas Watters, a planetary researcher at Smithsonian Institution.

“Excitingly, the radar signals match what we’d expect to see from layered ice, and are similar to the signals we see from Mars’ polar caps, which we know to be very ice rich.”

“If melted, the ice locked up in the MFF would cover the entire planet in a layer of water 1.5 to 2.7 m deep: the most water ever found in this part of Mars, and enough to fill Earth’s Red Sea.”

“Here’s where the new radar data comes in! Given how deep it is, if the MFF was simply a giant pile of dust, we’d expect it to become compacted under its own weight,” said Dr. Andrea Cicchetti, a researcher at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy.

“This would create something far denser than what we actually see with MARSIS.”

“And when we modeled how different ice-free materials would behave, nothing reproduced the properties of the MFF — we need ice.”

“The new results instead suggest layers of dust and ice, all topped by a protective layer of dry dust or ash several hundred meters thick.”

In this image, the white line on Mars’ surface (top) shows a stretch of land that was scanned by Mars Express’ MARSIS radar. The graph below shows the shape of the land and the structure of the subsurface, with the layer of dry sediments (likely dust or volcanic ash) in brown and the layer of suspected ice-rich deposits in blue. The graph shows that the ice deposit is thousands of meters high and hundreds of km wide. If all the suspected water ice in the MFF melted, it would cover Mars in an ocean of water up to 2.7 m deep.

Image credit: CReSIS / KU / Smithsonian Institution.

“This latest analysis challenges our understanding of the MFF, and raises as many questions as answers,” said Dr. Colin Wilson, ESA project scientist for Mars Express and the ESA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

“How long ago did these ice deposits form, and what was Mars like at that time?”

“If confirmed to be water ice, these massive deposits would change our understanding of Mars climate history.”

“Any reservoir of ancient water would be a fascinating target for human or robotic exploration.”

• The results will be published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
• Thomas Watters et al. 2024. Evidence of Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in the Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars. Geophysical Research Letters, in press;

{ https://www.sci.news/ }

23-01-2024 om 22:48 geschreven door peter  

Unraveling the Mystery of the “Jellyfish UAP”: An In-Depth Analysis

In recent times, the topic of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) has captured public imagination like never before. Among the plethora of cases, one particular sighting, colloquially termed the “Jellyfish UAP,” stands out due to its unique characteristics and the intriguing investigation surrounding it. It was filmed back in 2017 in Iraq.

Background 

The Jellyfish UAP, so named for its distinctive appearance, was reportedly observed near an airbase in Iraq. The footage, believed to be captured from an aerostat balloon, shows an object with peculiar features hovering in the sky. This sighting, initially circulated among military personnel, has since garnered widespread attention.

Investigation and Analysis 

A detailed analysis of the Jellyfish UAP footage was spearheaded by experts, including Mick West and a team from the Metabunk forum. Their investigative approach combined advanced geolocation techniques and image stabilization methods to deduce the object’s origin and nature.

Read more:

• Marine Veteran Reports Witnessing ‘Jellyfish’ UAP Footage in Iraq
• UFO Expert Suggests ‘Jellyfish’ UAP Video Could Be Authentic
• Unraveling the Mystery of the Jellyfish UFO: A Fascinating Encounter Over Iraq

The investigation pinpointed the exact location of the sighting to an airbase in Iraq, utilizing landmarks and structures visible in the footage. This breakthrough was achieved by meticulously matching video imagery with satellite photos from Google Earth, corroborated by first-hand accounts of personnel previously stationed at the base.

Challenges and Speculations 

The Jellyfish UAP case is shrouded in mystery, primarily because of claims about the object’s behavior. It was reported to have submerged underwater for an extended period – a characteristic atypical of conventional balloons or aircraft. This claim, however, remains unverified and is a subject of ongoing scrutiny.

The analysis also addressed common misconceptions, such as the object being a mere smudge or artifact on the camera lens. Upon closer inspection, these theories were dismissed, solidifying the object’s presence as an external entity in the environment.

Technological Implications 

One significant aspect of the investigation involves understanding the equipment used to capture the footage. The aerostat balloon, equipped with sophisticated imaging technology, plays a critical role in surveillance and reconnaissance. The analysis of the footage also delves into the nuances of camera gain settings, essential in interpreting aerial imagery.

VIDEO:

• Chris Lehto – Marine confirms “Jellyfish UAP” video legit – Chandelier image

• https://youtu.be/paPqfn_avNA

The Jellyfish UAP remains an enigmatic occurrence in the realm of aerial phenomena. While the investigation has made significant strides in demystifying aspects of the sighting, many questions linger. The case exemplifies the complexities involved in UAP investigations and underscores the need for rigorous scientific inquiry in unraveling these mysterious occurrences.

In summary, the Jellyfish UAP case is not just a testament to the persistent curiosity surrounding unexplained aerial phenomena but also a beacon for the methodical and scientific approach needed in their investigation. As we continue to explore these uncharted territories, the Jellyfish UAP serves as a fascinating chapter in the ongoing narrative of humanity’s quest to understand the unknown.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPrYVmYkL5w

How Is The Jellyfish UAP Being Discussed Online?

Naturally, these UAP videos are subjected to lots of scrutiny and discourse online. But this one's special. In this case, it doesn't really matter if you care about UFOs, or if you believe aliens are real and have been visiting Earth. The jellyfish UAP is gaining tons of attention online, and not just for conspiracy theorists or alien fans.

For the most part, it's people trying to picture exactly what the UAP looks like up close, or what it could be. Then, people redraw it, with varying degrees of detail or humor. There are the typical alien interpretations:

And then, because the other half of the internet would never take something like this too seriously, there are the more … creative interpretations or some good old-fashioned memes

{ https://www.latest-ufo-sightings.net/ }

23-01-2024 om 22:37 geschreven door peter  

Dit 'zombievirus' wordt misschien wel onze volgende pandemie!

Dit 'zombievirus' wordt misschien wel onze volgende pandemie!

© Pixabay

Wetenschappers van een laboratorium in het Franse Marseille hebben gewaarschuwd voor de mogelijkheid van een nieuwe pandemie in de toekomst. Deze zou immers kunnen worden veroorzaakt door een virus dat al meer dan 30.000 jaar bevroren is.

Microben in het noordpoolgebied zouden de oorzaak kunnen zijn, nadat de opwarming van de aarde, de toegenomen menselijke activiteit en de aanwezigheid van schepen in de regio het ontdooi- en smeltproces versnellen.

Volgens de onderzoekers is de kans groot dat deze en andere virussen, als het ontdooiproces doorgaat, zich vrij zullen verspreiden en uiteindelijk nieuwe ziekten veroorzaken.

Dit ‘zombievirus’ werd door laboratoriumonderzoekers ontdekt in een laag Siberische permafrost die duizenden jaren bevroren was in het noordwesten van Siberië.

Het nieuws werd in The Guardian becommentarieerd door de Nederlandse viroloog Marion Koopmans, die beweerde dat “we niet weten welk virus zich in de permafrost bevindt. Maar ik denk dat er een reëel risico bestaat dat er één virus is dat een epidemie kan veroorzaken, bijvoorbeeld een oude vorm van polio. We moeten aannemen dat zoiets zou kunnen gebeuren”, waarschuwde ze.

• (Tagtik/Source: The Guardian/Illustration: Pixabay)

{  https://www.msn.com/nl-be/ }

23-01-2024 om 22:04 geschreven door peter  

Artikel van Zeleb.es  

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Foto: Nasa

Man op de maan
Meer dan 50 jaar geleden, in juli 1969, zette Neil Armstrong als eerste mens ooit voet op de maan. De Apollo 11-missie, gelanceerd door de Verenigde Staten, markeerde een belangrijke mijlpaal in de geschiedenis van de ruimtevaart.

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Ruimte race
Tijdens de Koude Oorlog werd de ruimtewedloop betwist tussen de voormalige Sovjet-Unie en de Verenigde Staten. Nu, in 2023, is het landschap echter veranderd.

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Foto: NASA/Frank Michaux

Missies naar de maan
Er zijn zeven landen die missies naar de maan zullen plannen. Dit zal de komende jaren een nieuw keerpunt worden in de geschiedenis van ruimtevaart.

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Foto: NASA/Laura Sasaninejad

1. Verenigde Staten
Het NASA-project is zeer ambitieus en is opgedeeld in verschillende fasen. Het Artemis-programma heeft als ultieme doel om niet alleen terug te keren naar de maan, maar ook om een permanente en duurzame basis te vestigen op het maanoppervlak.

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Foto: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Artemis I-missie
Op 16 november 2022 vond de eerste lancering plaats, bekend als de Artemis I-missie. Tijdens deze missie werd het onbemande Orion-ruimtevaartuig gelanceerd en de SLS-raket bereikte de baan van de maan. Hier verbleef het zes dagen.

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Europa
De ESA (European Space Agency) vervult een belangrijke rol binnen het Artemis-programma, aangezien zij verantwoordelijk zijn voor de bouw van de Orion-capsule. Dit is het interplanetair ruimtevaartuig dat rond de maan zal vliegen.

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Artemis II 2024
De Artemis II-missie, gepland voor 2024, is afhankelijk van het succes van Artemis I. Tijdens de tweede missie zullen er vier astronauten aan boord zijn. Het ruimtevaartuig zal een soortgelijke baan als Orion volgen.

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Wandelen op de maan in 2025
Een derde missie, gepland voor 2025, staat op de agenda. Er wordt verwacht dat tijdens deze missie opnieuw mensen het maanoppervlak zullen betreden.

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2. Japan
Jaxa, de Japanse ruimtevaartorganisatie, lanceerde in november 2022 een module. Kort na de lancering waren er communicatieproblemen. De exacte locatie van de module is nog onbekend.

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Maankraters
Het doel van de Japanners is om maankraters te identificeren met behulp van gezichtsherkenningstechnologieën. Indien de landing succesvol is, betekent dit een baanbrekende prestatie vanwege de ongekende precisie. De missie staat bekend als "Slim" (Intelligent Landing Module to Investigate the Moon).

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Rashid, de robot uit de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
De andere robot die het Japanse bedrijf gaat inzetten komt uit de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten en heet Rashid. Het betreft een vierwielig voertuig dat speciaal is ontworpen om de bodem van de maan te onderzoeken.

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3. Rusland
Rusland zal onverminderd doorgaan met zijn ruimtevaartprojecten, ondanks de aankondiging dat het in 2024 het International Space Station (ISS) zal verlaten.

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Luna-25-missie
Het nieuwste project van Rusland, de Luna-25-missie, heeft als doel om in juli 2023 de zuidpool van de maan te onderzoeken. Deze informatie is bevestigd door Yuri Borisov, de directeur van Roscosmos (foto).

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Op zoek naar water
Een van de belangrijkste doelstellingen voor Rusland, evenals andere landen, is het analyseren van de bodem van de maan. Een speciale prioriteit is het onderzoeken van gebieden waar aanwijzingen zijn voor bevroren water.

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Russische bemande missie voor 2025
In 2025 is Rusland van plan een bemande missie te lanceren met het ruimtevaartuig Orel. Bovendien zijn ze van plan de modules van hun eigen ruimtestation, genaamd Ross (Russian Orbital Service Station), in elkaar te zetten.

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4. China
Momenteel is China de grootste tegenstander van de VS in de nieuwe ruimtewedloop. Volgens de Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CCTA) is de Aziatische gigant van plan om tegen 2030 een bemande raket naar de maan te sturen.

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Een nieuwe generatie bemande raketten
In juni 2022 kondigde het bureau aan dat de eerste tests van een nieuwe motor voor de volgende generatie bemande raketten succesvol waren afgerond. De volgende fase omvat de productie van de eerste prototypemodellen.

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Een Chinese robot op Mars
In 2019 liet China zien hoe ver ze zijn ontwikkeld op het gebied van ruimtetechnologie. Ze behaalden een belangrijke mijlpaal door als eerste land een apparaat aan de achterkant van de maan te plaatsen. Bovendien zond het land in 2021 een kleine robot naar Mars.

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Investeringen
China investeert volgens de krant O Globo miljarden dollars in de ontwikkeling van nieuwe ruimtetechnologieën. Het feit dat ze hun eigen ruimtestation hebben gebouwd, getuigt hun toewijding en vooruitgang op dit gebied

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5. Zuid-Korea
Zuid-Korea daarentegen lanceerde op 4 augustus 2022 zijn eerste maanmissie. De robotsonde staat algemeen bekend als Danuri, wat "geniet van de maan" betekent in het Koreaans. Deze sonde werd met succes gelanceerd met behulp van een SpaceX-ruimtevaartuig.

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Een observatiemissie van een jaar
Volgens verklaringen van het ministerie van Wetenschap van Zuid-Korea wordt verwacht dat het ruimtevaartuig in december de baan van de maan zal bereiken. Vervolgens zal het beginnen aan een observatiemissie van een jaar.

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Onderzoek naar de maanomgeving
Het doel van de Zuid-Koreaanse missie is om potentiële landingsplaatsen voor toekomstige missies te verkennen. Daarnaast zal er wetenschappelijk onderzoek worden uitgevoerd naar de omgeving van de maan en zullen er tests worden uitgevoerd op het gebied van internettechnologie.

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6. Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
De rover Rashid, die eerder genoemd werd, staat op het punt aan zijn grote reis te beginnen. Het is het vlaggenschip van de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten in hun maanverkenningsexpeditie. Deze expeditie wordt uitgevoerd in samenwerking met het Japanse bedrijf ispace Inc. en zal worden gelanceerd met behulp van een raket ontworpen door SpaceX.

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Camera's met hoge resolutie en zeer lage temperaturen
Rashid zal het maanoppervlak bestuderen. Het voertuig is uitgerust met camera's van hoge resolutie, evenals een sonde en andere apparaten. Rashid is ontwikkeld met technologie die bestand is tegen extreem lage temperaturen (tot -173°C.).

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Het eerste land in het Midden-Oosten dat op de maan landde
Als de missie slaagt, zal het land een historische mijlpaal bereiken. Het zal het eerste land in het Midden-Oosten zijn dat erin slaagt een voertuig op het maanoppervlak te laten landen. Bovendien zal het de vierde natie ter wereld zijn die deze prestatie levert, na de Verenigde Staten, Rusland en China.

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7. India
In 2019 probeerde India een maanlanding, maar de Chandrayaan-2-missie mislukte nadat de communicatie kort voor de afdaling werd verbroken. De Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) heeft plannen voor een nieuwe missie, genaamd 'Chandrayaan-3'.

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Toekomstige verkenningen
Volgens India Today heeft S. Somnath, de president van de Indiase ruimtevaartorganisatie, aangekondigd dat Chandrayaan-3 gepland staat om in juni 2023 te worden gelanceerd. Deze missie zal een robuustere maanrover aan boord hebben, wat volgens hem "cruciaal is voor toekomstige interplanetaire verkenningen".

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23-01-2024 om 21:58 geschreven door peter  

De drie getuigen, Ryan Graves, David Grusch en David Fravor leggen de eed af voor de hoorzitting

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23-01-2024 om 20:59 geschreven door peter  

Op 14 november 2004 stijgt de aanvalsjager Boeing F/A-18 op van het vliegdekschip USS Nimitz in de Stille Oceaan, zo’n 160 kilometer ten zuidwesten van San Diego, Californië.

Aan boord bevindt zich David Fravor.

Met 18 jaar in de cockpit van de US Navy heeft de ervaren piloot veel meegemaakt in de lucht.

Maar over een paar minuten zal David Fravor iets zien dat alle logica tart.

Sinds enkele weken observeert een ander Amerikaans vliegdekschip, de USS Princeton, een reeks onverklaarbare objecten die rondvliegen in het omringende luchtruim. Nu moet David Fravor ze nader onderzoeken.

De gevechtspiloot doorklieft de wolkeloze hemel, tot hij plotseling een van die objecten ziet waar de bemanning van de USS Princeton zich het hoofd over brak.

Uit het raam van de cockpit ziet David Fravor een wit voorwerp met een glad oppervlak dat met circa 222 km/h door de lucht vliegt. Het object is ongeveer 14 meter lang en heeft de vorm van een Tic Tac. Het heeft geen vleugels, straalt geen warmte uit en lijkt op niets wat hij ooit eerder heeft gezien.

neens zoeft de enorme Tic Tac naar zee, waarbij hij in enkele seconden bijna 2 kilometer aflegt – een manoeuvre die met de toenmalige vliegtuigtechnologie niet mogelijk is.

In de loop der jaren zijn er talloze onverklaarbare vliegende objecten gezien. Vaak zijn er natuurverschijnselen in het spel, maar wat de Amerikaanse marine de afgelopen tien jaar heeft meegemaakt, blijft een mysterie.

In 2021 bracht de Amerikaanse inlichtingendienst een rapport over ufowaarnemingen uit, en misschien hebben we wel bezoek van levensvormen van elders gehad.

VIDEO: Bekijk de ufowaarneming van 2004

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23-01-2024 om 20:43 geschreven door peter  

Archeologen: Wereldberoemde ‘aliens’ uit Peru zijn helemaal geen aliens

Het veroorzaakte nogal wat opschudding toen de ET-achtige wezens voor het eerst in de media kwamen. In werkelijkheid hebben de twee ‘aliens’ een nogal macabere oorsprong.

DOOR SIMON CLEMMENSEN

Op 14 september 2023 rolden er twee kisten het Mexicaanse Congresgebouw binnen.

De twee kisten met glazen deksels trokken wereldwijd veel aandacht, want volgens de Mexicaanse journalist en zelfbenoemd ufo-liefhebber José Jaime Maussen waren dit echte buitenaardse wezens.

Maar na een grondig onderzoek hebben forensisch archeologen in Peru nu eindelijk een einde gemaakt aan de ufo-speculaties.

De ET-achtige figuren zijn namelijk van een heel andere, verrassende afkomst.

Macabere poppen van botten

De buitenaardse wezens die op mysterieuze wijze opdoken op het vliegveld van de Peruaanse hoofdstad Lima zijn volledig van aardse oorsprong.

Het zijn objecten gemaakt van papier, metaal, lijm en botten van mensen en dieren zoals honden en vogels.

‘Het zijn geen buitenaardse wezens. Het zijn poppen gemaakt van botten van deze planeet in elkaar gezet met moderne synthetische lijm. Het is een compleet verzonnen verhaal,’ zei Flavio Estrada, archeoloog aan het Peruaanse Instituut voor Juridische Geneeskunde en Forensische Wetenschap.

In 2015 veroorzaakten ze ook al opschudding toen ze beweerden dat ze gemummificeerde resten van een buitenaards wezen hadden gevonden.

Later werd ook deze ontdekking als nep afgedaan.

Toen bleek dat het ging om de resten van een menselijk kind.

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23-01-2024 om 18:35 geschreven door peter  

The next step is to remove the round metal collar and place the sample into trays. Each tray will be photographed, weighed, packaged, and stored. The final mass will be determined in the weeks ahead, including the 70.3 grams (2.48 oz) removed previously. That material was on the sampling machinery but outside of the capsule. OSIRIS-REx’s goal was to return 60 grams of material, so it’s already exceeded that amount.

The curation team will catalogue all of the samples later this year. After that, scientists from around the world can request access.

Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid, a primitive chunk of rock that forms a link to the past when the rocky planets were forming. Scientists have already found carbon and water in the previously removed material. In fact, according to initial analysis, its carbon concentration is close to 5%. That’s among the highest non-terrestrial carbon percentages ever measured. “The OSIRIS-REx sample is the biggest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth and will help scientists investigate the origins of life on our own planet for generations to come,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the time.

Once scientists get their hands on more of the material, they’ll doubtlessly find other interesting components. Maybe even some of life’s building blocks, like amino acids. Bennu’s water and carbon content could indicate that life’s building blocks originated in asteroids like Bennu.

The sample also gives researchers an opportunity to test their findings against previous observations of Bennu. Astronomers studied the asteroid’s composition with OSIRIS-REx’s instruments as it approached Bennu, and the samples will tell them how accurate their efforts were. It’s an opportunity to verify and improve spacecraft instruments and remote sensing methods.

Scientists suspect that Bennu could actually be older than our Solar System. If that’s true, then it’s a window into the distant past when only the solar nebula and the proto-Sun existed. It may contain insights into how everything formed, including the Sun.

Bennu may also be one of the remaining pieces of a much larger body. Scientists think that the parent body broke apart between 700 million and two billion years ago. Scientists hope to learn more from the Bennu sample about its parent body and how Bennu migrated to the inner Solar System.

In a notable act of foresight, 75% of the sample will be stored for the future. Instruments and analysis techniques will only improve over time, and these pristine samples will be available when they do. NASA has done the same with other materials like lunar samples, and it’s paid off.

The Bennu samples can only enhance our understanding of our Solar System and how everything came to be. From its ancient early beginnings in the solar nebula to its present-day location in the inner Solar System, Bennu is a well-travelled message-bearer. Now that we have some of that message in our labs, scientists can reveal what Bennu has to say.

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