Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.
This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.
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The purpose of this blog is the creation of an open, international, independent and free forum, where every UFO-researcher can publish the results of his/her research. The languagues, used for this blog, are Dutch, English and French.You can find the articles of a collegue by selecting his category. Each author stays resposable for the continue of his articles. As blogmaster I have the right to refuse an addition or an article, when it attacks other collegues or UFO-groupes.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld In België had je vooral BUFON of het Belgisch UFO-Netwerk, dat zich met UFO's bezighoudt. BEZOEK DUS ZEKER VOOR ALLE OBJECTIEVE INFORMATIE , enkel nog beschikbaar via Facebook en deze blog.
Verder heb je ook het Belgisch-Ufo-meldpunt en Caelestia, die prachtig, doch ZEER kritisch werk leveren, ja soms zelfs héél sceptisch...
Voor Nederland kan je de mooie site www.ufowijzer.nl bezoeken van Paul Harmans. Een mooie site met veel informatie en artikels.
MUFON of het Mutual UFO Network Inc is een Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in alle USA-staten en diverse landen.
MUFON's mission is the analytical and scientific investigation of the UFO- Phenomenon for the benefit of humanity...
Je kan ook hun site bekijken onder www.mufon.com.
Ze geven een maandelijks tijdschrift uit, namelijk The MUFON UFO-Journal.
Since 02/01/2020 is Pieter ex-president (=voorzitter) of BUFON, but also ex-National Director MUFON / Flanders and the Netherlands. We work together with the French MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP.
ER IS EEN NIEUWE GROEPERING DIE ZICH BUFON NOEMT, MAAR DIE HEBBEN NIETS MET ONZE GROEP TE MAKEN. DEZE COLLEGA'S GEBRUIKEN DE NAAM BUFON VOOR HUN SITE... Ik wens hen veel succes met de verdere uitbouw van hun groep. Zij kunnen de naam BUFON wel geregistreerd hebben, maar het rijke verleden van BUFON kunnen ze niet wegnemen...
13-02-2024
Andrew McAuley Disappears In Middle of Ocean, Leaving Behind Terrifying Video
Andrew McAuley Disappears In Middle of Ocean, Leaving Behind Terrifying Video
Andrew McAuley was born on August 7, 1968, in Gurn, Australia. Growing up, McAuley and his brother engaged in various outdoor activities, such as swimming, climbing trees, and diving from cliffs, fostering a fearless and adventurous spirit. This early exposure to the great outdoors laid the foundation for McAuley’s extraordinary exploits in the years to come.
McAuley’s journey into kayaking began during a trip to South America in the late 1990s. Encountering a severe storm while mountaineering, McAuley and his friends navigated through mountain gorges using kayaks. This experience revealed the raw power and freedom of kayaking, leaving a lasting impact on McAuley.
In the early 2000s, McAuley’s kayaking exploits gained momentum. In 2003, he achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first person to kayak solo across the notorious Bass Strait, a treacherous 250 km stretch of water between mainland Australia and Tasmania. This journey, completed in 35 hours, showcased McAuley’s skill, determination, and meticulous planning.
Not content with this accomplishment, McAuley embarked on a nearly 600 km journey across the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia in the following years. This week-long expedition tested his endurance, resilience, and ability to sleep in his kayak – preparing him for even greater challenges.
Antarctic Expedition and Recognition
McAuley’s reputation as an adventurer was solidified in 2005 when the Australian Geographic Society awarded him the Adventurer of the Year. His journeys were not merely about personal achievement; they were about venturing into the unknown and facing life-threatening situations.
Long-distance sea kayaker and mountaineer Andrew McAuley. Image Credit: Vicki McAuley
In 2006, McAuley led an Antarctic expedition where kayakers covered an 800 km stretch along the Antarctic coast. This experience further honed McAuley’s skills and deepened his expertise in navigating through perilous conditions.
The Ultimate Challenge – Tasman Sea Crossing
McAuley’s ultimate challenge lay in the Tasman Sea, a vast and volatile stretch of water between Australia and New Zealand. Considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable oceans globally, the Tasman Sea presented a daunting challenge that had defeated many before him. Undeterred, McAuley aimed to be the first to cross it solo in a kayak.
The preparation for the Tasman Sea crossing was exhaustive. McAuley worked closely with engineers to design a kayak capable of withstanding the sea’s worst conditions. The resulting kayak, named Mirage, featured a specially designed capsule known as Casper. This capsule, made from fiberglass, was watertight and buoyant, providing McAuley with shelter during storms and allowing him to sleep relatively comfortably.
The Voyage Across the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea crossing was not just another expedition for McAuley; it was the ultimate test of his mettle. Stretching approximately 2,000 km, the Tasman Sea was notorious for its rough conditions, including treacherous waves, unpredictable weather, and strong currents.
McAuley’s meticulous planning included researching weather patterns, studying previous attempts, and understanding the sea’s behavior. Physical fitness was paramount, and McAuley underwent a rigorous training regimen to prepare his body for the continuous strain of paddling and the challenges of being confined to a small space.
Andrew McAuley’s solo sea kayak journey across the Tasman Sea was a monumental undertaking. The stormy southern ocean proved to be a formidable adversary, with relentless waves transforming it into a tumultuous sea of mercury. Amidst this chaos, McAuley found himself battling the elements, struggling to keep his touring kayak afloat. The howling wind whipped the waves into a stinging spray, creating a hostile environment for the intrepid adventurer.
“I GUESS I’M REALLY DRAWN TO A JOURNEY LIKE THIS—IT’S A REAL PERSONAL CHALLENGE. THERE’S A GREAT DEAL OF SATISFACTION IN COMING UP WITH AN ADVENTURE THAT’S UNLIKELY AND IMPROBABLE.”
– Andrew McAuley
As McAuley pressed on with his journey, one night in January 2007, he found himself in the midst of a ferocious storm. He was two-thirds through the 1,600-kilometer open ocean crossing from the east coast of Tasmania to New Zealand’s South Island. Locked up in his kayak for 28 hours, McAuley faced the relentless fury of the storm, both external and internal battles raging simultaneously.
“THIS REALLY IS EXTREME. IT’S FULL ON. I REALLY COULD DIE.”
– Andrew McAuley
Days later, with the storm behind him and the seas relatively calm, McAuley vanished. The mountaintops of New Zealand’s southern Alps loomed on the horizon, and the paddling community, along with his family and friends, was left grappling with a perplexing mystery. What had happened to the experienced adventurer so close to completing such a challenging journey?
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
– André Gide
Andrew McAuley had been drawn to this adventure by a deeply felt inner voice, seeking personal challenge and satisfaction in the face of the unlikely and improbable. He was no stranger to risk, having spent nearly a decade preparing for the journey. McAuley, an IT consultant from suburban Sydney, had a diverse adventurous background, previously dedicating his energies to mountaineering and making first ascents in challenging terrains like Pakistan, Patagonia, and Australia.
“When you do [a trip like this], you are exposing yourself to criticism. I take risks, but they are calculated risks, and I want to be beyond criticism.”
– Andrew McAuley
The solo sea kayak crossing was not taken lightly by authorities. Both Tasmanian police and Australia’s search and rescue service had cautioned against the inherently dangerous trip. McAuley’s kayak, a standard 19-foot Mirage modified for sleeping inside the cockpit, underwent thorough testing to ensure its seaworthiness. A yellow fiberglass canopy, humorously named “Casper,” provided self-righting capability and protection during storms.
“We had strongly advised against the trip to start with because we believed it was inherently dangerous.”
– AusSAR spokesperson
McAuley’s journey took him below the 40th parallel, known as the Roaring Forties, a region feared by sailors for its treacherous weather and storms. Two-thirds into his voyage, he faced a 40-knot gale that knocked out his spare satellite phone and tracking beacon. Surviving the storm, McAuley sent a triumphant text message to his family when he was just 120 kilometers away from his destination.
“See you 9 a.m. Sunday!”
– Andrew McAuley
Tragically, McAuley disappeared shortly after this message. A scrambled radio call with distressing words led to a search that uncovered his upturned kayak in near-perfect condition, just offshore of Milford Sound. The cockpit canopy was missing, but the paddle, satellite phone, GPS, and emergency beacon were inside and functional. Despite extensive search efforts, McAuley was not found.
“The EPIRB is a last resort. It is far better (if possible) to make contact by phone or radio and let people know the exact situation—rather than the huge panic and search that an EPIRB generates.”
– Laurie Ford
Speculation arose about McAuley’s fate, with the kayak’s designer suggesting that he may have capsized without the cockpit cover and became separated from his kayak. The mystery of Andrew McAuley’s disappearance continues to perplex, leaving the paddling community and McAuley’s loved ones with unanswered questions about the fate of this adventurous soul.
Final self photo of kayaker Andrew McCauley recovered from his memory stick after his disappearance.
McAuley’s past experiences of capsizing twice, coupled with the complicated re-entry procedure due to the cockpit cover, video camera, and other deck-mounted gear, made him cautious about a potential capsize during his Tasman Sea journey. His kayak had an oversized cockpit and lacked a standard seat, making rolling impossible. Modifications, such as removing the seat for sleeping and accessing gear, were necessary. He sat on a beanbag, doubling as a pillow, and retrieved gear from the rear compartment by lying down and rolling onto his stomach, using strings to pull his gear forward.
“Responsible adventure is character-building and good for people, but I felt that to continue on this occasion was not on.”
– Andrew McAuley
Paul Hewitson, the kayak’s designer, speculated that McAuley, with the mountains in sight, might have been eager to reach land and pushed too hard. Facing a small cold front, he might not have worn his drysuit, a decision he planned to make in rough weather. Disaster often strikes those nearing safety, and McAuley, possibly fatigued, may have prioritized making miles over seeking shelter beneath the canopy.
“Andrew thinks the same as I do on this subject… The EPIRB is a last resort. It is far better (if possible) to make contact by phone or radio and let people know the exact situation—rather than the huge panic and search that an EPIRB generates.”
– Laurie Ford
After a possible capsize, McAuley might have unscrewed the rear hatch to access his VHF radio and drysuit. During the struggle into the drysuit, he could have become separated from the kayak, along with the Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). McAuley’s decision not to trigger the EPIRB immediately raised questions, but Tasmanian kayaker Laurie Ford suggested that McAuley, like himself, considered the EPIRB a last resort. McAuley may have intended to use it once he was in the drysuit, but the kayak’s separation thwarted his plans.
“It was the separation from the kayak that brought him undone.”
– Laurie Ford
Tragically, McAuley had overlooked a crucial detail—attaching the EPIRB to himself, not the boat. Ford speculated that a strobe light might have increased the chances of being spotted by rescuers on the first night of the search.
“Andrew thinks the same as I do on this subject… It is far better (if possible) to make contact by phone or radio and let people know the exact situation—rather than the huge panic and search that an EPIRB generates.”
– Laurie Ford
In McAuley’s final days, he acknowledged the possibility of miscalculations, pushing boundaries too far, and the extreme nature of his adventure. A self-portrait taken near the end of his journey revealed a stark contrast to the confident athlete seen in earlier photographs. At a memorial service, a haunting message recovered from McAuley’s kayak emphasized the severity of his endeavor:
“THIS REALLY IS EXTREME. IT’S FULL ON. I REALLY COULD DIE.”
– Andrew McAuley
Despite the public criticism of extreme adventuring, McAuley’s family, especially his wife Vicki, emphasized that it was Andrew’s drive to explore his limits that defined him. In the face of inevitable questions about the perceived selfishness or imprudence of his adventure, Vicki highlighted a quote from André Gide on McAuley’s website:
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
– André Gide
Andrew McAuley’s attempt to cross the Tasman Sea solo in a kayak was an epic journey that left an indelible mark on the world of adventure. McAuley’s story became a beacon for discussions on safety, preparedness, and the spirit of exploration within the kayaking community and among solo adventurers worldwide.
The legacy of McAuley’s journey extended beyond his final voyage. It prompted discussions on safety protocols, risk management, and the importance of advanced preparation for solo expeditions. McAuley’s story inspired innovations in kayaking equipment and technology, leading to improved safety measures and communication devices.
His disappearance remains a profound mystery, fueling continued speculation and intrigue within the adventure community. McAuley’s enduring impact is reflected in the changes and conversations sparked within the kayaking community, emphasizing the delicate balance between the human spirit’s desire to explore and the respect owed to the unpredictable forces of nature.
After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
Perseverance Checks Out Ingenuity: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is seen Aug. 2, 2023, in an enhanced-color image captured by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover.
NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.
Ingenuity’s View of Sand Ripples During Flight 70: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this view of sand ripples during its 70th flight, on Dec. 22, 2023. The smooth, relatively featureless terrain proved difficult for the helicopter’s navigation system to track during Flight 72, on Jan. 18, 2024, resulting in a rough landing. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imagery of its Jan. 18 flight sent to Earth this week indicates one or more of its rotor blades sustained damage during landing and it is no longer capable of flight.
Originally designed as a technology demonstration to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days, the first aircraft on another world operated from the Martian surface for almost three years, performed 72 flights, and flew more than 14 times farther than planned while logging more than two hours of total flight time.
Ingenuity Spots the Shadow of Its Damaged Rotor Blade: After its 72nd flight on Jan. 18, 2024, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this color image showing the shadow of one of its rotor blades, which was damaged during touchdown. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›
“The historic journey of Ingenuity, the first aircraft on another planet, has come to end,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “That remarkable helicopter flew higher and farther than we ever imagined and helped NASA do what we do best – make the impossible, possible. Through missions like Ingenuity, NASA is paving the way for future flight in our solar system and smarter, safer human exploration to Mars and beyond.”
NASA to Discuss Ingenuity Mission in Media Call Today
In addition to video comments shared from Nelson about the mission’s conclusion, NASA will host a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EST today, Thursday, Jan. 25, to provide an update on Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.
Audio of the call will stream live on the agency’s website.
Participants in the call are expected to include:
Lori Glaze, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington
Laurie Leshin, director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California
Teddy Tzanetos, Ingenuity project manager, NASA JPL
The Legacy of Ingenuity: From the challenges of building NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to its first Red Planet flight and well beyond, see some of the project’s milestones and highlights. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download video ›
Ingenuity landed on Mars Feb. 18, 2021, attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover and first lifted off the Martian surface on April 19, proving that powered, controlled flight on Mars was possible. After notching another four flights, it embarked on a new mission as an operations demonstration, serving as an aerial scout for Perseverance scientists and rover drivers. In 2023, the helicopter executed two successful flight tests that further expanded the team’s knowledge of its aerodynamic limits.
“At NASA JPL, innovation is at the heart of what we do,” said Leshin. “Ingenuity is an exemplar of the way we push the boundaries of what’s possible every day. I’m incredibly proud of our team behind this historic technological achievement and eager to see what they’ll invent next.”
Ingenuity’s team planned for the helicopter to make a short vertical flight on Jan. 18 to determine its location after executing an emergency landing on its previous flight. Data shows that, as planned, the helicopter achieved a maximum altitude of 40 feet (12 meters) and hovered for 4.5 seconds before starting its descent at a velocity of 3.3 feet per second (1 meter per second).
However, about 3 feet (1 meter) above the surface, Ingenuity lost contact with the rover, which serves as a communications relay for the rotorcraft. The following day, communications were reestablished and more information about the flight was relayed to ground controllers at NASA JPL. Imagery revealing damage to the rotor blade arrived several days later. The cause of the communications dropout and the helicopter’s orientation at time of touchdown are still being investigated.
Triumphs, Challenges
Over an extended mission that lasted for almost 1,000 Martian days, more than 33 times longer than originally planned, Ingenuity was upgraded with the ability to autonomously choose landing sites in treacherous terrain, dealt with a dead sensor, cleaned itself after dust storms, operated from 48 different airfields, performed three emergency landings, and survived a frigid Martian winter.
Designed to operate in spring, Ingenuity was unable to power its heaters throughout the night during the coldest parts of winter, resulting in the flight computer periodically freezing and resetting. These power “brownouts” required the team to redesign Ingenuity’s winter operations in order to keep flying.
With flight operations now concluded, the Ingenuity team will perform final tests on helicopter systems and download the remaining imagery and data in Ingenuity’s onboard memory. The Perseverance rover is currently too far away to attempt to image the helicopter at its final airfield.
“It’s humbling Ingenuity not only carries onboard a swatch from the original Wright Flyer, but also this helicopter followed in its footsteps and proved flight is possible on another world,” said Ingenuity’s project manager, Teddy Tzanetos of NASA JPL. “The Mars helicopter would have never flown once, much less 72 times, if it were not for the passion and dedication of the Ingenuity and Perseverance teams. History’s first Mars helicopter will leave behind an indelible mark on the future of space exploration and will inspire fleets of aircraft on Mars – and other worlds – for decades to come.”
Ingenuity Thank You Video: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew for the last time on Jan. 18, 2024. NASA announced the end of mission for Ingenuity on Jan. 25, 2024. Watch as the helicopter team reflects on some of their favorite moments and memories from Ingenuity’s time on Mars. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
More About Ingenuity
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by NASA JPL, which also manages the project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity’s development. AeroVironment Inc., Qualcomm, and SolAero also provided design assistance and major vehicle components. Lockheed Space designed and manufactured the Mars Helicopter Delivery System. At NASA Headquarters, Dave Lavery is the program executive for the Ingenuity Mars helicopter.
DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov
Perseverance Spots Ingenuity at Its Final Airfield
February 06, 2024
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this mosaic showing the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at its final airfield on Feb. 4, 2024. The helicopter damaged its rotor blades during landing on its 72nd flight on Jan. 18, 2024. The Ingenuity team has nicknamed the spot where the helicopter completed its final flight “Valinor Hills” after the fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels, which include “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The six images that were stitched together to make up this mosaic were captured from about 1,475 feet (450 meters) away by the rover’s Mastcam-Z imager. Shown here is an enhanced-color view that exaggerates subtle color differences in the scene to show more detail.
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the project for NASA Headquarters. It is supported by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, provided significant flight performance analysis and technical assistance during Ingenuity’s development. AeroVironment Inc., Qualcomm, and SolAero also provided design assistance and major vehicle components. Lockheed Martin Space designed and manufactured the Mars Helicopter Delivery System.
Arizona State University leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, on the design, fabrication, testing, and operation of the cameras, and in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen on the design, fabrication, and testing of the calibration targets.
A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).
Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency), would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis.
The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet.
JPL which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.
Mars Report: The Most Extreme Flights of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
February 01, 2024
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter pushed aerodynamic limits during the final months of its mission, setting new records for speed, distance, and altitude. Hear from Ingenuity chief engineer Travis Brown on how the data the team collected could eventually be used in future rotorcraft designs.
Ingenuity was originally designed to make up to five flights – but completed 72 before sustaining rotor-blade damage that rendered it unable to fly. NASA announced the end of the helicopter’s mission on Jan. 25, 2024. The maximum altitude achieved by the helicopter during its mission was 79 feet (24 meters), on Flight 61. The maximum groundspeed was 22.4 mph (10 meters per second), reached during Flights 62, 68, and 69. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and manages operations for Ingenuity and the Perseverance Mars rover.
Travis Brown: The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was designed to push the limits. And I'm going to show you how we've taken it to the extreme.
Today, we're here in the aerial vehicles lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where we develop prototype helicopters.
Ingenuity started off as a tech demo to push the aeronautical boundaries over the course of five flights.
Then we transitioned into an operational demo phase where we partnered with the Perseverance rover to do science and scouting.
But about a year ago, when the Perseverance rover started racing up the Jezero Crater delta, we actually found that we had to work pretty hard to stay ahead of the rover.
We decided it was time to shift gears again, once again pushing the boundaries of Martian flight.
This campaign really began in earnest with Flight 49, where we simultaneously set new speed and altitude records.
By Flight 62, we had nearly doubled our max speed and doubled our max altitude.
We also tested different landing speeds - faster to save energy and slower to reduce landing loads. Both of these strategies may be used on future helicopters.
We performed a type of flight testing called system identification.
This is a crucial but risky procedure that helps us understand the vehicle's performance by how it responds.
Our team also devised new ways to target the high-resolution camera, which allows us to provide advanced reconnaissance imaging for the rover.
And we were able to take stunning shots like this one of Belva Crater from Flight 51.
In addition, Ingenuity conducted several first-of-their-kind experiments on Martian wind and dust movement, which gave us new insight into the Martian atmosphere.
What we've learned will help us design the next generation of Martian rotorcraft.
We're testing more efficient blades.
We’re also working on a Mars Science Helicopter concept that could potentially transport heavier payloads and take us to more exciting locations on Mars.
When people look back at ingenuity, I really hope that they see how much this one small helicopter has done to elevate the limits of human achievement.
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
The Legacy of Ingenuity: The Frontier of Extraterrestrial Flight
January 25, 2024
On April 19, 2021, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. It flew for the last time on January 18, 2024.
Designed to be a technology demonstration that would make no more than five test flights in 30 days, the helicopter eventually completed 72 flights in just under 3 years, soaring higher and faster than previously imagined. Ingenuity embarked on a new mission as an operations demonstration, serving as an aerial scout for scientists and rover planners, and for engineers ready to learn more about Perseverance’s landing gear debris.
In its final phase, the helicopter entered a new engineering demonstration phase where it executed experimental flight tests that further expanded the team’s knowledge of the vehicle’s aerodynamic limits.
Researchers pose with a fragment of asteroid 2024 BX1 they found in Germany. The rock is a very rare type of meteorite called an aubrite.
Cevin Dettlaff
The meteorites are fragments of 2024 BX1, a small asteroid first spotted by an astronomer in Hungary.Credit...Peter Jenniskens/The SETI Institute
Just after midnight on January 21, a roughly three-foot-long asteroid fell through Earth’s atmosphere—burning up in a blazing fireball seen across much of Europe and crashing to the ground as fragments of meteorite near Berlin, Germany.
Numerous cameras caught the asteroid’s entry over Germany. Video by Michael Aye, via Storyful.CreditCredit...Michael Aye, via Storyful
When scientists arrived on the scene to recover and classify the pieces, they discovered something remarkably rare: The rocks belonged to an extremely uncommon group of meteorites known as aubrites, which remain mysterious to researchers. Just 80 of the roughly 70,000 recovered meteorite fragments had been classified as aubrites prior to this new impact.
“Currently, there isn't an agreed-upon origin of aubrites, and several candidates have been put forward: the Nysa asteroid family, asteroid 3103 Eger and even the planet Mercury,” Denis Vida, a meteor physics researcher at Western University in Canada, tells Robert Lea of Space.com. “They make up only 1 percent of all known meteorites, making it very rare indeed.”
Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky first spotted the asteroid, named 2024 BX1, about three hours before impact, and NASA tracked its trajectory to predict where it would fall—in itself a rare feat. The object did not harm any people.
As news of the impact spread to the public, meteorite hunters began scouring Ribbeck, a village near Berlin, for fragments of the rock. But the search proved particularly challenging. Unlike most meteorites, which have a thin crust of black glass, aubrites do not appear glossy or dark in color.
“Aubrites look more like a gray granite,” Christopher Hamann from Berlin’s Natural History Museum says in the statement. “It looks completely different than most other meteorites. Aubrites are therefore difficult to detect in the field.”
Peter Jenniskens, an astronomer at the SETI Institute, flew to Germany from California hours after he heard about the 2024 BX1 impact, reports Jonathan O’Callaghan of the New York Times. Though he had participated in three other meteorite searches in the past, it took several days for Jenniskens and a team of students and volunteers to come across these fragments about the size of a walnut.
“They were devilishly difficult to find, because from a distance, they look like other rocks on Earth. Close up, not so much,” Jenniskens says in the statement. “We only spotted the meteorites after a Polish team of meteorite hunters had identified the first find and could show us what to look for.”
The advice proved valuable—two hours after receiving the pointers, Jenniskens’ team found their first fragment. By the time they stopped looking, their search had revealed more than 20 meteorite pieces.
A meteorite fragment from the asteroid 2024 BX1, recovered near Ribbeck, Germany. Laura Kranich / SETI Institute
The official classification as an aubrite, following a mineralogy assessment conducted with an electron beam microprobe, came from Berlin’s Natural History Museum. Then, the International Nomenclature Commission of the Meteoritical Society confirmed it, reports Kelly Kizer Whitt for EarthSky. The museum collection contains a fragment from the first known aubrite meteorite that fell in 1836 near the village of Aubrés in France, which became the type’s namesake.
“Based on this evidence, we were able to make a rough classification relatively quickly,” Ansgar Greshake, scientific head of the museum's meteorite collection, says in the statement. “This underlines the immense importance of collections for research. So far, there is only material from 11 other observed falls of this type in meteorite collections worldwide.”
A meteorite that fell near Berlin on Jan. 21 was found be an aubrite, a rare class with unknown origins that some scientists argue may be pieces of the planet Mercury.
Credit...Peter Jenniskens/The SETI Institute
While Mercury remains a potential origin of aubrite meteorites, some astronomers find it unlikely in this case. The initial calculated orbit of 2024 BX1 appears wider, suggesting it came from outside of Earth’s orbit, per the Times.
“Therefore, this object could not have come to us directly from Mercury,” Marc Fries, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, tells the publication.
In a way, though, it might have come indirectly from Mercury, since the inner planet may have projected aubrites to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter long ago. One of these might have just made its way to Earth, and that could account for the wide orbit. But Fries remains doubtful, per the Times.
Despite the uncertainty regarding the meteorite’s origin, its fragments hold information that can help scientists better understand the universe.
“With this being a fresh fall, enabling quick lab analysis and such an accurate orbit, I am confident that this rock will get us one step closer to understanding the origin of aubrites and help piece together the story of the formation of the solar system,” Vida says toSpace.com.
A handful of meteorites crash-landed outside Berlin in late January and, after further inspection, turned out to be one of the rarest types of space rock ever recovered on Earth.
Last month, a three-foot-wide asteroid plummeted to its fiery doom in Earth’s atmosphere. Astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky of Konkoly Observatory in Hungary spotted the small asteroid, formally called 2024 BX1, only a matter of hours before it collided with Earth’s upper atmosphere. The next few hours were a frenzy of activity, with astronomers from NASA, the ESA, and several universities working together to track the meteor’s trajectory through the sky.
High above the ground, 2024 BX1 broke apart in a bright fireball, and astronomers at the Czech Academy of Sciences calculated where the pieces would fall (south of the German village of Ribbeck, outside Berlin) based on the weather, particularly strong winds. SETI Insitute meteor astronomer Peter Jenniskens and a team of staff and students from several universities combed the fields around Ribbeck for meteorites: fragments of the asteroid that had survived the heat and friction of falling through Earth’s atmosphere.
Aubrites formed from cooling magma, although it’s not clear if they originally formed as part of a large asteroid or a newborn planet.
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Recent testing at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin showed that the meteorites are an extremely rare type of space rock called aubrites.
Aubrites make up only about 1 in 10,000 recovered meteorites. They look like gray granite with a thin crust of translucent glass, and they’re made of magnesium silicate minerals with almost no iron mixed in, which is highly unusual for a meteorite. Their big, chunky crystals are evidence that aubrites formed from cooling magma.
Aubrites probably formed as part of an asteroid, only to end up broken off by impacts with other drifting space rocks; 3103 Eger is the leading candidate. Some astronomers, however, have suggested that aubrites may actually be long-lost chunks of the planet Mercury.
Data shared by the National UFO Reporting Center shows The US hotspot for UFOs is Lincoln County, Nevada.
Lincoln County saw the most UFO sightings across all US counties between 2000 and 2023, at 820.9 per 100,000 residents, the non-profit reported, according to Axios.
East Coast hotspots included upstate New York’s Hamilton County (451.9) and Dare County, North Carolina (371.4).
The Center, which operates off user-submitted reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, says nearly 113,000 alien sightings have been submitted between 2000 and 2023.
The states with the most sightings in 2023 were California (440), Florida (293), Texas (230), Washington (212) and New York (156), the Center reported.
Overall, the sightings reported in 2023 (4,186) were down 19% from 2022 (5,174), the Center said.
Data shared by the National UFO Reporting Center shows The US hotspot for UFOs is Lincoln County, Nevada.National UFO Reporting Center
Lincoln County saw the most UFO sightings across all US counties between 2000 and 2023, at 820.9 per 100,000 residents.Shutterstock
The Texas incident occurred on Jan. 4 over the small town of Forney at about 9:20 p.m., and featured a glowing object resembling a computer cursor in the sky.
“That is not a motherf–ing airplane!” the witness, an unnamed Texan is heard exclaiming on the 13-second video. The Center purposefully withholds names of witnesses to protect their identities.
East Coast hotspots included upstate New York’s Hamilton County (451.9) and Dare County, North Carolina (371.4).AARO/SWNS
The states with the most sightings in 2023 were California (440), Florida (293), Texas (230), Washington (212) and New York (156).
Meanwhile, the Utah sighting took place in May 2021 near Arches National Park, and resembled a scene out of “Top Gun” with two spherical metal objects soaring by on the same flight path.
“There’s certainly a sign that there’s something anomalous going on and it would be nice if the government paid more attention and did some serious research,” Stepien said of the two peculiar clips, adding, “You can tell by the way that one guy [the Texan] is talking that he’s pretty blown away by what he’s looking at. A V-shaped craft.”
Last fall, the Pentagon launched a new portal where current and former service members, government employees and contractors can report UFO sightings.
The county is notably home to the top-secret military base known as Area 51 — which has long been associated with unknown phenomena.REUTERS
The online form will help the Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office compile accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings to include in its congressionally mandated Historical Record Report, which is due to Congress by June 2024.
The Pentagon investigated nearly 300 UFO — or, as they have since tried to rebrand them, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena [UAP] — sightings between April 31, 2022, and April 30, 2023, according to a report submitted to Congress last year.
Some of these flying objects exhibited “concerning performance characteristics” including high-speed travel and “unusual maneuverability,” according to the report, which noted, “none of these UAP reports have been positively attributed to foreign activities.”
Unveiling America’s UFO Hotspots: A Journey from Coast to Coast
Unveiling America’s UFO Hotspots: A Journey from Coast to Coast
Unveiling America’s UFO Hotspots: A Journey from Coast to Coast
In an era where the unknown beckons with a mix of intrigue and mystery, the United States stands out as a canvas painted with the extraordinary. Recent data has illuminated the contours of this canvas, revealing the hotbeds of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings across the nation. A fascinating map, compiled from submissions to the National UFO Reporting Center between 2000 and 2023, showcases nearly 113,000 instances where the sky whispered secrets of the cosmos to those willing to look up.
The map highlights a national average of 34.3 UFO sightings per 100,000 residents, a testament to America’s keen interest in celestial phenomena. Yet, certain locales emerge as veritable nexuses of extraterrestrial activity, drawing the curious and the skeptical alike into their orbit. Lincoln County, Nevada, with its legendary Area 51, leads the pack with an astounding 820.9 sightings per 100,000 residents. This county, synonymous with UFO lore, is but the tip of the iceberg in a list that includes Alpine County, California; Petroleum County, Montana; and La Paz County, Arizona, each with sightings nearing the 500-600 mark within the same period.
These numbers not only quantify the sightings but also narrate the evolving relationship between humans and the universe’s mysteries. They speak of nights spent under stars, of eyes scanning the heavens, and of the relentless human quest for understanding.
In a reflection of this quest’s penetration into popular culture, the 2024 Super Bowl bore witness to an unprecedented melding of entertainment and enigma. A Squarespace commercial, directed by none other than Martin Scorsese, took the grand stage with a UFO-themed spectacle. Costing approximately $7 million for a 30-second slot, this ad ventured where few have dared, integrating UFOs into the tapestry of the Super Bowl’s illustrious advertising space.
The commercial humorously depicted humans, engrossed in their phones, oblivious to the dramatic antics of UFOs vying for attention overhead. Scenes interspersed with real soundbites from congressional hearings and news segments lent a grounding reality to the fantastical display. One particularly striking moment showed a woman on her phone, scrolling past a video labeled “Proof of Extraterrestrials” in favor of a cat video, a poignant commentary on modern-day distractions.
This blend of humor and reality serves not only as entertainment but as a reflection of a society at a crossroads. With the increasing legitimacy given to UFO sightings, as evidenced by the detailed map of hotspots and the mainstreaming of UFO discussions through platforms like the Super Bowl, America finds itself navigating a new era of curiosity and skepticism.
The Super Bowl commercial, titled “Hello Down There,” does more than just sell a product; it encapsulates a moment in time where the line between the known and the unknown blurs. It reminds viewers that, sometimes, looking up from our screens can reveal a universe of possibilities waiting to be explored.
As we chart the course through America’s UFO hotspots, from the deserts of Nevada to the remote expanses of Montana, the journey is as much about the destinations as it is about the quest itself. It’s a journey fueled by the human spirit’s unquenchable thirst for knowledge, a testament to our eternal desire to understand what lies beyond our reach. In the end, the map of UFO sightings and the spectacle of a Super Bowl commercial are but chapters in humanity’s ongoing story with the stars—a story that, day by day, grows ever more fascinating.
Early Mars was Tectonically and Volcanically Active, Study Suggests
Early Mars was Tectonically and Volcanically Active, Study Suggests
The relatively well-preserved ancient crust of Mars provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not available on Earth. Mars has generally been considered a one-plate basaltic planet, though recent evidence suggests magmatic evolution resulting in felsic crust might have occurred sporadically. New research shows multiple lines of evidence for diverse volcanism and complex volcanotectonics in the southern highlands of Mars within and around the 3.5 to 4-billion-year-old Eridania basin.
A topographic map of the Eridania region of Mars; volcanic structures described by Michalski et al. are classified by morphology and morphometrics.
Image credit: Michalski et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-023-02191-7.
Contrary to Earth, present-day Mars has little to no volcanic or tectonic activity.
Further, almost half of the planet’s surface is more than 3.5 billion years old, indicating that there has been no extensive crustal recycling — a phenomenon usually powered by tectonics such as those on Earth in which surface material is recycled into the mantle — since then.
Recent discoveries suggest that this was not always the case, but Mars’ geological activity in the first billion years after its formation is still unclear.
“Geological exploration of other rocky planets provides clues to early crustal evolution and volcanotectonic processes because other bodies exemplify comparable geosystems with variable mass, gravity and composition,” said Dr. Joseph Michalski from the University of Hong Kong and his colleagues.
“Observed through the lenses of different gravity fields, bulk planet compositions and heat flow, it is possible to test models for crustal resurfacing and so discover the steps that led to plate tectonics and other forms of crustal recycling.”
“The planet Mars represents a particularly valuable puzzle piece in this regard.”
The authors studied the morphology and mineralogy of the Eridania region in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
They analyzed remote sensing data from various orbiters, including NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The Eridania region offers the strongest crustal remnants of Mars’ ancient magnetic field and various signatures of volcanism.
The researchers identified 63 instances of four different types of volcanoes (volcanic domes, stratovolcanoes, pyroclastic shields, and caldera complexes) with possibly hundreds more in the Eridania region alone, likely leftover from a vigorous period of geologic activity approximately 3.5 billion years ago.
This suite of observations is consistent with the presence of crustal recycling on early Mars driven by vertical tectonics, a kind of tectonic process precursor of full plate tectonics on Earth.
Such a variety of volcanic structures could be more widespread on ancient Mars than previously thought.
“The observed remnants of this activity may be the closest analogue on the planet to the hydrothermal origin of life scenarios proposed for Earth,” the scientists said.
Their paper was published today online in the journal Nature Astronomy.
J.R. Michalski et al. Diverse volcanism and crustal recycling on early Mars. Nat Astron, published online February 12, 2024; doi: 10.1038/s41550-023-02191-7
Een heel diep gat in China Het Tarim-bekken in de olierijke autonome regio Xinjiang Uygur is door China gekozen als locatie om een gat van 10.000 meter diep te graven. De vraag is, met welk doel?
De kern van de aarde China heeft al decennia lang een grote interesse in het verkennen van de aardkorst. Het lijkt erop dat ze nu klaar zijn om hun onderzoek naar de aardkorst te intensiveren door zo diep mogelijk te boren.
Een stap verder In feite heeft de Aziatische reus al jaren het binnenste van de aarde verkend, maar met dit gat willen ze plekken verkennen waar nog nooit iemand is geweest.
Mineralen en energiebronnen Volgens China Daily is het primaire doel om mineralen of energiebronnen te ontdekken die kunnen bijdragen aan de verbetering van de economie van het land.
Preventie van natuurrampen De Chinese president Xi Jinping meldde in 2021 dat dit megaproject ook zal dienen om toekomstige natuurrampen zoals vulkaanuitbarstingen of aardbevingen te beoordelen en mogelijk te voorkomen.
10 geologische lagen Om dit te bewerkstelligen werd het plan gemaakt om de diepste put in de geschiedenis van China te boren. Volgens Bloomberg zal een smalle boorput doordringen tot 10 verschillende geologische lagen in de continentale korst.
Op zoek naar het verre verleden Het doel is om het systeem krijt in de aardkorst te bereiken. Het door de staat gerunde persbureau Xinhua meldt dat ze rotsen verwachten tegen te komen van meer dan 145 miljoen jaar oud.
Kolossale machines Om dit project uit te voeren, zal China een booreiland van 2.000 ton gebruiken met hightech boorbits en boorpijp, meldt Interesting Engineering.
Problemen met het milieu Volgens Xinhua ligt het gekozen gebied voor deze bijna oneindige put in het stroomgebied van de Tarim-rivier en grenst het aan de Taklamakan-woestijn. Dit zal vanwege het zeer droge klimaat voor uitdagingen zorgen.
Zee, bergen en woestijngebied Dit is een gebied met een zeer uitdagend landschap. Bovendien zijn er ongunstige ondergrondse omstandigheden. Dit zal het boren nog complexer maken.
Wat als ze 11.000 meter bereiken? Desondanks kan de boorinstallatie die voor de put wordt gebruikt een diepte bereiken van 11.000 meter. Het is dus niet uitgesloten dat de put uiteindelijk dieper zal worden dan aangekondigd.
Voorbereidingen van het complexe project Op dit moment bereidt het team dat verantwoordelijk is voor dit complexe project de werkzaamheden voor. Dit zodat ze op een later moment met de opgraving kunnen beginnen.
Een ongekend project "Volgens Sun Jinsheng, een onderzoeker aan de Chinese Academy of Engineering, is de moeilijkheidsgraad van het project vergelijkbaar met het besturen van een grote vrachtwagen op twee dunne staalkabels," meldde de Economic Times.
Niet het diepste gat op aarde Ondanks het 10.000 meter diepe Chinese gat, is Kola Superdeep nog steeds de diepste put ter wereld. Dit is een Russische put die tussen 1970 en 1992 door de Sovjet-Unie is geboord.
Alien City On Planet Mercury, And A Platinum Pyramid, UFO Sighting News. Video.
Alien City On Planet Mercury, And A Platinum Pyramid, UFO Sighting News. Video.
Now the structures I show in the video are huge and the first seen in the video is about 1.5 miles high and 5 miles across. The platinum pyramid is about 10 miles across and 3 miles high with a glowing top stone. Just wanted to share this with you all, hope you like it.
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UFO turns USO as it falls into ocean over Hawaii, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO turns USO as it falls into ocean over Hawaii, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 10, 2024
Location of sighting:Hawaii
Now this blinding light was seen falling from the sky, well not really falling, but traveling like a plane across the sky. Its was burning and parts of it falling off. It's clearly too slow to be meteor but too fast to be space junk. This is a damaged alien ship coming into our atmosphere and traveling to the nearest alien base for repairs. And the base just so happens to be 5km below the ocean floor. Watch the video and judge for yourself. It's 100% alien.
Beroemdheden die ufo's hebben gezien Sinds een Amerikaanse legerofficier beweerde dat de Amerikaanse regering buitenaardse ruimtevaartuigen en 'niet-menselijke biologische overblijfselen' heeft, is de wereld volop bezig met de vraag of er buitenaards leven onder ons is. Er zijn veel ufo-waarnemingen geweest, waaronder die van beroemdheden.
Opleving van de kwestie De verklaringen van voormalig luchtmachtofficier David Grusch over mogelijke 'ufo's' hebben veel opschudding veroorzaakt. Te midden van deze 'buitenaardse controverse' kunnen we melden dat er enkele beroemdheden zijn die zonder angst voor kritiek publiekelijk hun vermeende ervaringen met buitenaardse wezens hebben ged
Miley Cyrus werd achtervolgd door een ufo Miley Cyrus beweerde dat ze visueel contact had met een buitenaards wezen. "Ik reed met mijn vriend door San Bernardino en ik werd achtervolgd door een soort ufo. Ik weet vrij zeker wat ik zag (...). De beste manier om het te beschrijven is als een vliegende sneeuwschuiver. Het had een grote ploeg aan de voorkant en het was knalgeel. Ik zag het vliegen, mijn vriend en andere auto's op de weg stopten ook om te kijken, daarom geloof ik dat wat ik zag echt was...
Miley Cyrus: 'het keek me aan en we maakten oogcontact' "... Ik trilde de vijf daaropvolgende dagen. Ik was naar de klote. Ik kon niet meer op dezelfde manier naar de lucht kijken. Ik dacht dat ze misschien terug zouden komen. Ik voelde me niet bedreigd, maar ik zag een wezen vooraan het vliegende object zitten. Het keek me aan en we maakten oogcontact, en dat heeft me denk ik echt aangegrepen, het kijken in de ogen van iets wat ik niet kon begrijpen. Je hebt helemaal gelijk dat het een vorm van narcisme is om te denken dat wij de enige wezens zijn in dit enorme universum", vertelde Miley aan Rick Owens van het tijdschrift Interview.
Kurt Russell: getuige van de 'Phoenix Lights' Een van de meest iconische lichtgebeurtenissen aan de hemel zijn de zogenaamde 'Phoenix Lights'. Het waren 6 lichten die een driehoekige vorm hadden en werden gezien terwijl ze van Phoenix naar Tucson in Arizona (VS) vlogen eind jaren 90. Dit werd gemeld door meer dan 20.000 mensen, waaronder acteur en piloot Kurt Russell.
Kurt Russell: zag de lichten vanuit zijn vliegtuig "Ik zag (vanuit zijn vliegtuig) zes lichten boven het vliegveld in een duidelijke V-vorm en meldde ze aan de verkeerstoren. Ze vertelden me dat ze niets hadden gezien of zagen, waarop ik antwoordde dat ik het als ongeïdentificeerd zou verklaren. Het waren zes objecten en ze vlogen. Het is de meest geziene gebeurtenis wereldwijd", zei Russell in een interview.
Demi Lovato: op afstand blijven Demi Lovato zei in een interview met E! News dat ze in Californië een ervaring had met buitenaardse wezens die haar kijk op de wereld veranderde. "We gingen naar de woestijn in Joshua Tree en ik zag een blauwe bol op ongeveer 15 meter afstand, misschien minder, en het zweefde boven de grond, het was alsof het afstand van me hield", zo vertrouwde ze toe aan E! News.
Demi Lovato: een verandering in haar leven Maar dat was niet de enige keer dat ze zo'n ervaring had, want op haar 28e verjaardag zag ze ook al ufo's. "We keken naar de sterren en plotseling verscheen er iets recht boven ons in de lucht, enorme lichten die een soort vraagteken in de lucht vormden. Ik realiseerde me dat mijn leven waarschijnlijk op een spirituele manier zou gaan veranderen", aldus Demi.
Camila Cabello ontdekte ufo's in haar video's In 2022 zei Camila Cabello in een interview met Jimmy Fallon dat ze ufo's had gezien tijdens een familievakantie in Chili. "Ik was foto's en video's aan het maken van mijn ouders. Toen begon mijn vader door de foto's te bladeren en hij zag toen we deze clips vertraagden twee objecten. Serieus, ik vertraagde de video en ik denk dat we waarschijnlijk een ufo hebben vastgelegd," legde de zangeres uit.
Camila Cabello: 'de buitenaardse wezens vertrouwden mij' Camila aarzelde om de video die ze had gemaakt te laten zien: "Ik twijfelde echt om hem hier te laten zien, want als de buitenaardse wezens me vertrouwden, omdat ik daar was, wil ik niet dat ze denken dat ik ze nu uitbuit. Ik zweer het, het is geen vogel, het is ook geen stipje op de mobiele telefoon, want je kunt het duidelijk zien bewegen van achter de berg, heel dicht bij de camera. Ik denk echt dat de buitenaardse wezens mij vertrouwden op het moment dat ik dit vastlegde," zei ze.
Nick Jonas zag ufo's vanuit zijn tuin Nick Jonas beweerde dat hij drie ufo's heeft gezien. "Het was waarschijnlijk ongeveer acht jaar geleden, ik was in de achtertuin van mijn huis in Los Angeles. Ik keek omhoog in de lucht en zag drie vliegende schotels. Ik draaide me om naar mijn vriend en vroeg hem: 'Zie jij wat ik zie of word ik gek?' Ook hij zag wat ik zag," vertelde de zanger in 2015 in het programma 'This Morning'.
Nick Jonas: 'die lichten gaven me kippenvel' "Ik keek op internet en zag dat er twee weken eerder drie identieke waarnemingen waren geweest. Mijn vriend, ik en andere mensen uit Los Angeles zagen het allemaal. Die lichten gaven me kippenvel, maar op een goede manier", zei hij hierover.
Khloé Kardashian: een ufo die boven Californië vliegt Khloé Kardashian zei dat ze ooit vreemde lichten en een ufo boven Californië zag vliegen, waardoor ze zeker weet dat er leven is op andere planeten.
Khloé Kardashian: een buitenaards pad Bij een andere gelegenheid, als onderdeel van haar realityshow 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', ging Khloé met Tristan Thompson naar een pad in Malibu, Californië, om 'buitenaardse wezens te gaan spotten'. "Malibu heeft veel ufo-waarnemingen aangetrokken. Toen ik op onderzoek uitging, ontdekte ik dit pad en dit pad zou verbazingwekkende buitenaardse energie hebben. Ik ben weer zo enthousiast. Wandelen, buitenaardse wezens, is er iets beters?", zei de socialite op dat moment erover.
Olivia Newton-John: verbazingwekkende snelheid Wijlen Olivia Newton-John zei dat ze als tiener een object zag dat met "verbazingwekkende snelheid" over de velden in Cambridge, Engeland vloog. Sindsdien geloofde ze in dergelijke gebeurtenissen.
Olivia Newton-John: mogelijkheid bestaan ufo's In een interview zei ze: "Tegenwoordig geloven de meeste mensen in Engeland in de mogelijkheid van het bestaan van ufo's. Hoeveel mensen zouden daar twintig jaar geleden aan gedacht hebben?"
Dan Aykroyd: onderzoek naar buitenaards leven Dan Aykroyd, vooral bekend door zijn optreden in de film 'Ghostbusters' (1984), heeft zijn hele carrière onderzoek gedaan naar het bestaan van buitenaards leven.
Unveiling the Enigma: An Exploration of Viral UFO Encounters
Unveiling the Enigma: An Exploration of Viral UFO Encounters
In recent times, the internet has become a rich repository of unexplained phenomena, among which, UFO sightings hold a special place in the collective imagination. From dense forests to open skies, these mysterious appearances challenge our understanding of the world. This article delves into some of the most compelling UFO videos that have captivated online audiences, offering a glimpse into the
Drone Captures: A New Perspective from Above
The advent of civilian drones has opened up new vistas for capturing unexplained aerial phenomena. Several videos, aggregated by enthusiasts, showcase high-speed objects traversing the sky with astonishing agility. One particularly intriguing footage reveals a triangular, white object, about 7 feet in length, cutting through the air above a forested area. Its size and speed suggest something beyond conventional aircraft or drones, igniting speculation about its origins.
The Clackamas Oregon Lights: A Skyborne Mystery
In Clackamas, Oregon, multiple observers recorded what appeared to be a group of objects flying in formation, adorned with flashing lights. Despite the grainy footage, the precision of their movement and the altitude at which they operated raised questions. Could these be drones, as some suggest, or is there a more extraordinary explanation? The sightings underscore the complexity of identifying aerial objects, especially when they exhibit unusual characteristics.
The Black Ring Phenomenon: An Ominous Shape in the Sky
Separate reports from different parts of the world have documented an odd, ring-shaped object flying at high altitudes. This “black ring” has been captured clearly on camera, yet its nature remains elusive. Witnesses describe it as having a blue, plasma-like underside, silent and with a pendulum-like motion. Such descriptions add layers of mystery to the phenomenon, challenging conventional explanations and fueling intrigue about its origin.
The Beach Encounter: An Invisible Presence Captured
A vacationer in Turkey captured something truly unusual. In a series of photographs taken at a beach, an object resembling a turtle shell appears, visible only through the camera and not to the naked eye. The clarity of the image, despite the object’s supposed speed, suggests a high shutter speed was at play. This incident highlights the role of technology in revealing the unseen, prompting us to question the nature of visibility and perception.
Each of these sightings brings to the forefront the enigma that UFOs represent. While some may eventually find explanations within the realm of known technology or natural phenomena, others remain stubbornly inexplicable. These mysterious encounters not only captivate our curiosity but also remind us of the vastness of our universe and the potential for undiscovered phenomena. As we continue to explore and document these mysteries, we edge closer to perhaps understanding a little more about the world beyond our current comprehension
Last weekend, NASA’s Juno spacecraftflew over the southern hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. The close flyby brought Juno within 930 miles of the sulfur-shrouded hellscape of volcanoes and lava lakes that make up Io’s surface. In December 2023, the spacecraft flew over Io’s northern hemisphere and sent home striking photos. This time, Juno captured images of lava flows, volcanic eruptions, mountains, and roiling lakes of lava with islands in the middle.
Tons of sulfur erupted from Io’s volcanoes gives the moon its red and yellow coloring.
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TWIN VOLCANIC PLUMES
One of the coolest images from the February 3 flyby shows two towering volcanic plumes rising over Io’s horizon — about 2,400 miles away from the spacecraft. The pair were “emitted either by two vents from one giant volcano, or two volcanoes near each other,” writes the Southwest Research Institute on its website.
More than 400 active volcanoes (that we know of) dot Io’s surface. The moon’s constant eruptions are the product of a fierce gravitational tug-of-war between Jupiter and two other moons, icy ocean worlds Europa and Ganymede. Their competing gravity creates powerful tides deep in Io’s interior, stretching the moon’s innards back and forth — and generating enough heat to power a world where rivers of lava flow beneath sulfurous plumes.
The question is whether all that volcanism is driven by an ocean of liquid magma, similar to Earth’s mantle but even hotter, or by a super-hot solid metal core? NASA hopes Juno can shed some light on that question by studying Io from above.
The pair of plumes here are visible over Io’s horizon from 2400 miles away. It’s not clear whether they come from one huge volcano or from two very close volcanoes, but SwRI scientists are trying to find out.
A CALL FOR HELP
The images released to the public so far come from the JunoCam, a high-resolution camera that Juno carries mostly to show Jupiter and its moons to the public in wavelengths of light that human eyes can actually see. But there’s a lot more from the JunoCam waiting to be converted from raw data into actual images.
“It will be a challenge to sort all this out, and the JunoCam scientists need your help, writes NASA in an announcement posted February 7. A community of volunteer image processors has worked with JunoCam data in the past, and other volunteers have churned out a steady stream of images made with JWST data, as well.
Other instruments, which see the universe in infrared and ultraviolet light, also gathered a trove of data as Juno flew past Io.
Though we're still a ways off from generating usable energy this way, the result shows promise for the field.
Interior of the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak experimental fusion machine with a photo of the plasma overlaid.
(Image credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, courtesy of EUROfusion)
Since 1983, scientists have used England's Joint European Torus (JET) to recreate nuclear fusion, the merging of atoms that powers the sun and other stars, in Britain. An effective nuclear fusion setup could give us immense quantities of clean energy.
Now, during the last days of its four-decade-long life, JET has set a new record for the most energy created in a single fusion reaction. JET's new record is the latest milestone in an exciting few years for fusion. With each milestone, fusion scientists inch closer — slowly, very slowly, but steadily — toward constructing a commercial fusion power plant that can plug into the grid.
"JET's final fusion experiment is a fitting swansong after all the groundbreaking work that has gone into the project since 1983," UK Minister for Nuclear and Networks, Andrew Bowie, said in a statement. "We are closer to fusion energy than ever before thanks to the international team of scientists and engineers in Oxfordshire."
However, while JET did set a record for raw energy, it did not set a record for yield. That's the ratio of energy produced to the energy that scientists put in to trigger fusion in the first place. JET once held that record, too, but the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory surpassed it in 2022.
In fact, NIF was the first fusion facility in the world to do something that JET could not do: elicit a yield of more than 1, or, in other words, create more energy than scientists put in. As of late 2023, NIF has achieved yields of close to 2.
Tempting as it is to compare the two experiments, doing so directly is difficult. NIF is an example of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). NIF's apparatus relies on blasting a fuel-stuffed capsule with lasers, creating intense X-ray cascades that compress the fuel into fusion. JET, on the other hand, is a tokamak, or a doughnut-shaped container stuffed with superheated plasma. By magnetically sculpting the plasma, a tokamak's operators can ignite fusion.
For JET, this record means that the facility can end its life on a triumphant note. Its operators have already begun the lengthy process of decommissioning the reactor. But JET's end is certainly not the end for tokamak science. JET is a testbed for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER): a future reactor set to launch in 2025, with an eye of testing tokamak tech for a line of future reactors even farther in the future.
Courtesy of O. A. Hurricane/LLNL
Figure 1: Part of the inertial-confinement-fusion system at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
H. Abu-Shawareb et al. (Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration) [1]
Figure 2: The volume of the fusion-reaction region inside the capsule increases from left to right by a factor of 4. This volume increase corresponds to a 20-fold increase in the fusion-energy yield of the system.
Throughout human history, some people possessed an immense amount of knowledge in various fields. A Russian man named Genrikh Mavrikiyevich Ludvig had a vast knowledge of ancient culture. He was an outstanding architect, engineer, and researcher in ancient languages. Ludvig was even compared to Leonardo da Vinci. He is apparently known for getting access to secret Vatican archives and purportedly found information on ancient aliens.
Professor Ludvig’s story was first revealed by a very popular Russian newspaper “Sovershenno Sekretno” in 2011 in an article titled “Worlds of Professor Ludvig [English translation]” by Vladimir Kucharyants. The author described Ludvig as overweight, bald with a huge forehead and a Scandinavian beard. His blue bulging eyes looked very intent under thick gray eyebrows. He used to get in trouble with the Stalin regime many times, and the Soviet federal agency (NKVD) declared him as an agent of the Vatican counterintelligence, sending him to concentration camps in 1938.
Professor Ludwig
Kucharyants recalled Professor Ludvig’s first lecture in the 1960s that sounded interesting at first and then confusing for everyone by mixing linguistics, ancient and medieval history and architecture, plant symbolism, types of labyrinths, phenomena from the history of science. Though the author was Ludvig’s student and researched a lot about him, he is still unaware who Genrikh Ludvig really was: a phenomenal encyclopedist or a mystic. He wrote that after meeting with the professor his life changed, which allowed him to see the world from a different perspective.
Ludvig’s bizarre claims came from reading Vatican secret archives (now known as Vatican Apostolic Archive). It is fifty-three miles of shelving that holds 35,000 volumes of catalog and 12 centuries’ documents. The Archives are the stuff of historical legend. Documents at the repository are only released once they are at least 75 years old.
The World’s Most Secure Buildings: The Vatican Secret Archives
During the 1920s, Professor Ludvig somehow granted access to the Vatican library where he was able to read some bizarre ancient manuscripts that probably could change the course of humanity. He claimed to have come across numerous texts on ancient codes, alchemy, and strange things about UFOs and extraterrestrials who visited Earth in the ancient past.
According to him, he read texts which discussed the influence of aliens on the various ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, the Mayans, and the Mesopotamians. Subsequently, he began his research on the Maya civilization. Ludvig translated their symbols that turned out to be spaceships and spacesuits. He also found historical records of the use of nuclear weapons in ancient times and showed his photographs of the fortress walls of Babylon, melted by a monstrous temperature up to a height of one and a half meters.
Professor Ludvig was very interested in the Sumerian civilization and had great knowledge about it. It is not known from where Sumerians came to Mesopotamia but in the middle of the 4th millennium BC, a sudden and incredible transformation happened to them. They suddenly learned how to build cities and enclose them with strong walls, lay irrigation canals and create the world’s first complex irrigation systems. They invented the wheel and the writing system. At first, Sumerian writing was pictographic, that is, individual objects were depicted in the form of drawings. The oldest texts inscribed with such a letter date back to about 3200 BC.
He also discussed the esoteric meaning of pyramids in Egypt that, under certain ritual manipulations, generate an energy-informational exchange with the cosmic mind. He studied the Etruscan civilization and in particular, believed that images of angels in Christianity come from Etruscan culture.
Professor Ludvig was no ordinary man. During World War II, he worked as an architect, design engineer, and inventor while being an inmate of the GULAG. From 1941 to 1943, he had 17 military inventions on his name. He is very well known among UFO researchers and ancient alien theorists. In 2016, Wikileaks revealed thousands of emails that were allegedly linked to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta. The emails unfolded secret information shared with Podesta about UFOs and ETs. In 2015, Podesta received emails from Astronaut Edgar Mitchell that expressed his concern about the weaponization of space and its impact on the ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence). According to this set of leaks, the Vatican, one of the highest religious authorities in the world, knows about aliens.
Mitchell wrote: “My Catholic colleague Terri Mansfield will be there too, to bring us up to date on the Vatican’s awareness of ETI. Another colleague is working on a new Space Treaty, citing involvement with Russia and China. However, with Russia’s extreme interference in Ukraine, I believe we must pursue another route for peace in space and ZPE on Earth.”
Still, due to less corroborating information available about Professor Ludvig, there has been some skepticism of his claims. Did he really gain access to the secret Vatican archives and find all this amazing information?
QuEra has dramatically reduced the error rate in qubits — with its first commercially available machine using this technology launching with 256 physical qubits and 10 logical qubits.
The new machine, which has 256 physical and 10 logical qubits, is expected to launch in late 2024.
(Image credit: bpawesome/Getty Images)
The world's first commercial fault-tolerant quantum computer with "logical qubits" may be running before the year's end.
Logical qubits — physical quantum bits, or qubits, connected through quantum entanglement — reduce errors in quantum computers by storing the same data in different places. This diversifies the points of failure when running calculations.
The announcement follows a new study, published Dec. 6, 2023 in the journal Nature, in which researchers from Harvard, QuEra and several other institutions demonstrated a functioning quantum computer that contained 48 logical qubits — the largest number of logical qubits tested to date.
"It is the first machine with quantum error correction," study co-author Harry Zhou, a physicist at QuEra and Harvard University, told Live Science in an email.
While this computer doesn't have enough power to be useful on its own, it provides a platform on which software programmers can start testing code for future quantum computers, Zhou said.
Zoom-in view of the glass cell of Harvard experiment, where atoms are trapped and manipulated to perform complex logical algorithms. (Image credit: IQuEra)
Why quantum computing needs error-correction
While conventional computers store information in bits with a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computers use qubits — which are a superposition between 0 and 1, thanks to the laws of quantum mechanics.
Qubits can also be stitched together using quantum entanglement to exist in multiple states simultaneously. This enables them to perform many calculations much faster than classical computers — assuming you can build a quantum computer with enough of them. But qubits can easily be disturbed, making them notoriously error-prone. Roughly 1 in 1,000 fail, versus 1 in 1 billion billion bits in conventional computers.
Quantum computers could outpace the best supercomputers if they incorporate millions of qubits, but the largest quantum computer built so far only has around 1,000 qubits, and qubits' high failure rate limits potential scale-up. Error correction could counteract qubits' tendency to fail, and building logical qubits is one way of doing it.
QuEra wants its quantum computers to overtake supercomputers by 2026
Logical qubits: turning down the quantum noise
The new error-correction system relies on data redundancy, where the same piece of data is stored in multiple places, Zhou said. Logical qubits perform the same calculations across several physical qubits — vastly reducing error rates if one or more physical qubits fail, because the data is available elsewhere so calculations can continue.
To make the logical qubit, researchers applied error-correcting computer code to regular qubits. They then set up logical gates, or circuits, between the qubits to entangle them. The quantum computer then calculates the 'syndrome' — a measure of whether it's likely an error has occurred or not. Using this information, the quantum computer corrects the errors and proceeds to the next step.
The new qubits represent a significant advance over past efforts. In 2023, the Google Quantum AI Lab demonstrated a 2.9% error rate using three logical qubits; Quera's error rate is 0.5% with 48 logical qubits. The world leader is the University of Oxford, which has achieved error rates of less than 0.01% — but only between two-qubit gates.
Last year, IBM also demonstrated error-correction technology in its 127-qubit Heron chip which reduced error rates fivefold compared with its other chips. But its first commercial fault-tolerant machine isn't expected until 2029.
QuEra plans to launch several quantum computers in the coming years, starting with a 30-logical-qubit, 3,000 physical qubit machine coming out in 2025. Its monster, a machine with more than 10,000 physical qubits and 100 logical qubits, is scheduled for 2026. "At 100 logical qubits, the [2026] machine can perform correct calculations that exceed the capability of today’s supercomputers," Zhou said.
Abbey Clancyhas claimed she was stalked by three alien UFOs in a horrifying out of this world experience.
The model, 38, addressed conspiracy theories on her and husband Peter Crouch's latest podcast The Therapy Couch.
She believes that she had a close encounter with UFOs when she saw three 'oblong shapes of white light' above her car on the A3.
She said: 'Bizarrely, the other day, I was on the A3 and I was driving. Now I'm not even joking, this is so true, Sophia saw it herself.'
Peter asked: 'What did you see, a UFO?,' to which Abbey replied: 'Yes, it's going to sound mental.'
Abbey Clancy has claimed she was stalked by three alien UFOs in a horrifying out of this world experience
She believes that she had a close encounter with UFOs when she saw three 'oblong shapes of white light' above her car on the A3
She explained: 'What I saw was very unusual. It was a grey rainy day, it had been raining but it wasn't raining.
'It was pre-dusk, there was no natural bright light and the street lights hadn't gone on yet. There was three oblongs of light – white light – above my car.
'But there was no glass, so it couldn't have been reflecting off any glass to create a rainbow effect. I was like, 'Sophia, can you see them lights?'
'And they were coming close together and they were travelling along the car, and then the three of them just went [makes whizzing noise] in three different directions.
'And they were gone.'
Abbey went on to call on her listeners and said she would like to reach out to a UFO expert for advice.
The mum-of-four said: 'I would love an alien expert to get in touch and tell me if what I saw was really a UFO… there was no explanation at all.
'It was like they were hovering and travelling at the same speed. Bizarre.'
While former footballer Peter added: 'I think we should always be open to the possibility.
The model, 38, addressed conspiracy theories on her and husband Peter Crouch's latest podcast The Therapy Couch
She explained: 'What I saw was very unusual. There was three oblongs of light above my car. And they were coming close together and they were travelling along the car, and then the three of them just went in three different directions. And they were gone.'
'What if they're all just in on it together and we're so far behind and they just look at us a bit like The Truman Show?
'Like, "Look at these dunces, they can't even get into space".'
The model has had fans in stitches with her very honest and open approach to her podcast and every week, the WAG and former England star have been dishing out their 'weekly wines', which see the couple reveal what has bugged them in their relationship that week.
And fans find it hilarious as they cannot get enough of the upfront and comical style as they comment on their own relationship and offer advice to their viewers.
Now, the star has been given the role of a lifetime as she has reportedly been offered a new role in a spin-off show, according to The Sun.
A source close to the model told The Sun: 'Abbey has proved a runaway success with her podcast The Therapy Crouch, with her husband Peter, so it was a no-brainer that she would be given her own solo podcast too.
It comes after Abbey reportedly landed a huge new role after the massive success of the podcast she hosts with husband Peter
'Abbey wanted to do something that celebrated women, so she is chatting to interesting females who have inspired her.
'She's in the studio recording it now and it's sure to rocket up the podcast charts when it's released later this year.'
Abbey and Peter have been a couple since their early 20s and they tied the knot in 2011. They renewed their vows in the Maldives in 2022.
They now have four children together and happily chat about the reality of parenting on The Therapy Crouch.
MailIOnline has contacted Abbey's representatives for a comment.
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