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Dr James O'Donoghue

The Eight Planets & Two Dwarf (For Now) Planets

Published 3rd November 2019

The Eight Planets and two dwarf planets. There are many more dwarf planet candidates, but they aren't mapped so aren't included. Shown: rotation, tilts (obliquity to orbit), sidereal day lengths.
Animation by Dr James O'Donoghue.

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Thunderbolts Project

Space News | Ev Cochrane: Did Ancient Man See A Different Sun?

Published 1st November 2019

The parent star of planet Earth holds a strange and special place in countless ancient traditions around the world. The celestial body identified as the Sun in myth, religion, ancient astronomies and rock art routinely bears no resemblance at all to our familiar Sun.

For decades, comparative mythologist Ev Cochrane, as well as his colleague Dave Talbott have worked to reconstruct the natural events that produced extraordinary mythical patterns. It is their conclusion that in the relatively recent past, in the era of pre-history, a period of instability in the inner solar system brought planets within close proximity to planet Earth. In this episode, Ev begins our investigation of the question, did ancient man observe a different Sun than our Sun today?

Previous Discourses on an Alien Sky episode, “When Saturn Ruled the World”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibU_SLHCvw

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Geoengineering Watch

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Global Alert News | Episode 221

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Published 2nd November 2019

While much of the world is burning, including California, record cold temperatures are scheduled for large swaths of the US. More and more in the science community are warning against the dangers of climate engineering while failing to admit geoengineering programs have been deployed for over 70 years. Global economies are unraveling in parallel with the biosphere, how much longer can the manufactured political theater distract populations from all that is unfolding?
Those in power are doing their best to maintain the public's normalcy bias until the very last moment. It is imperative to wake populations before the power structure is ready for that to happen.

Supporting link: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-november-2-2019-221/

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CGTN

China Launches First Sub-meter Class Satellite Into Space

Published 3rd November 2019

China's first sub-meter high-resolution optical transmission stereo mapping satellite Gaofen-7 was successfully launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi. Compared with ordinary optical remote sensing satellites, Gaofen-7 can draw three-dimensional images, meaning that all the buildings in the world will be a series of three-dimensional models once it is put into use. The successful launch means that the status quo of the high-resolution stereo remote sensing image market relying heavily on foreign satellites will be broken, leading China into a new era of independent large-scale space mapping.

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China's Lunar Rover Travels 300 Meters On The Moon's Far Side

Published 4th November 2019

Both the lander and the Yutu-2 rover of the Chang'e-4 probe switched to its dormant mode for the lunar night on November 4, 2019. During the eleventh lunar day the probe spent on the moon, the scientific instruments on the lander and rover worked well. The rover, Yutu-2, has driven 300 meters on the far side of the moon as part of its scientific exploration.

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MIT Technology Review

How China Built A Single-Photon Detector That Works In Space

Published 2nd November 2019

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One of the emerging uses for single photons is to pack them with quantum information and send them to another location. This technique, known as quantum communication, exploits the laws of physics to make sure the information cannot be read by any eavesdropper.

One challenge is to find ways to send this quantum information around the world. That’s difficult because the information is fragile—any interaction between the photons and their environment destroys it. Photons cannot travel more than a hundred kilometers or so through the atmosphere or through optical fibers without the quantum information they carry being destroyed.

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So Chinese physicists have come up with a workaround: beam the photons to an orbiting satellite, which relays them to another location on Earth’s surface. In this way, the uncomfortable passage through the atmosphere can be minimized. If photons are transmitted from ground stations at high altitude, their journey is mostly through the vacuum of empty space.

Related paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.08161

Read all about it here: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614657/how-china-built-a-single-photon-detector-that-works-in-space/

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Seeker

This Indestructible NASA Camera Revealed Hidden Patterns On Jupiter

Published 4th November 2019

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NASA engineers launched a camera at Jupiter’s poles for the first time and what it imaged surprised everyone.

To capture hidden regions on Jupiter, engineers had to build a nearly indestructible digital camera that could survive one of the harshest environments in the entire solar system.

The result was the closest image ever taken of the Great Red Spot, and it was captured by JunoCam, a deceptively small digital camera aboard a NASA probe.

The NASA probe along with JunoCam launched in 2011 and has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 with the goal of sharing previously unseen regions of the planet and connecting humanity with its celestial neighbor.

Find out more about the complexities of JunoCam, how it has shaken up conventional wisdom around what Jupiter looks like, and more on this episode of Focal Point.

Read More:

JunoCam Overview
https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam
“Welcome to the JunoCam community where you can actively participate in the mission! Upload your images of Jupiter and help us decide what points of interest JunoCam will photograph.”

The awesome beauty of Jupiter captured by Juno, in 13 photos
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/5/21/17353110/jupiter-photos-juno-high-res-clouds-great-red-spot
“For the past two years, the spacecraft has been taking photos of Jupiter. Here are the best shots.”

The Closest-Ever Shot of the Great Red Spot
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/jupiter-great-red-spot-juno/533454/
“The earliest observations of a massive spot on Jupiter date back to the 1660s, but historians and scientists don’t know whether people were actually looking at the Great Red Spot. The feature is large enough to be seen with Earth-based telescopes, and as technology improved, so did humanity’s image of the mysterious storm. The earliest photographs from the late 1800s and early 1990s showed a grainy, gray sphere.”

Ariana Grande Thinks Jupiter's Pretty (But Neptune's Better) and NASA Is Thrilled
https://www.space.com/40506-ariana-grande-likes-jupiter-and-neptune.html
“"Nothing is prettier than Jupiter," Grande wrote just after posting a spectacular photo of Jupiter from NASA's Juno spacecraft.”

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CNet.com

NASA's Voyager 2 Finds New Mysteries At The Edge Of The Solar System

Published 4th November 2019

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If you've ever felt like you're having an incredibly long day at work, spare a thought for NASA's Voyager probes. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have been traveling through space, revealing the secrets of the solar system, for the last 42 years. In all that time, they've beamed back tons of data about our place in the universe. Their journey has taken both probes beyond the reach of the farthest (dwarf) planet and into interstellar space: Voyager 1 departed in 2012, and in November last year, Voyager 2 followed.

"This has really been a wonderful journey," said Ed Stone, a chief scientist on the Voyager mission and author of a new paper, in a press briefing. "It began with the launch of two spacecraft in 1977 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, and everything after that has been step-wise as our journey has extended deeper and deeper into space."

Read all about it here: https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-voyager-2-finds-new-mysteries-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 4th November 2019 | Major Flood, Magnetic Excursions, Electroquakes

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Higgsino Physics

Earth's Tides Explained With Simulations

Published 30th October 2019

Simulating why there are 2 tidal bulges. The differential gravity causes what seems to be to bulges of water on both sides of the earth. Why? A better explanation is to see these bulges as vector forces. In this video i explain why.

I'm also explaining why there aren't tides in lakes. All showed with simulations showing newtons gravitational equation. It all depends on the distance squared.

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Astronomy Cast

Episode 545 | Are Comets Asteroids Or Are Asteroids Comets?

Streamed & Published 4th November 2019

Things used to be so simple. Comets were snowballs from the outer Solar System, and asteroids were rocks from the inner Solar System. But now everything's all shades of grey. Astronomers have found asteroids that behave like comets and comets that behave like asteroids.

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Nemesis Maturity

Asteroid 2019 UN13 Just Missed Hitting Earth

Published 3rd November 2019

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A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 UN13 flew past Earth at an extremely close distance of just 0.03 LD. The asteroid was discovered early October 31 at Catalina Sky Survey, Arizona, just several hours before its close approach.

The space rock passed above southern Africa within 3,852 miles (6,200 km) at 13:45 UTC (9:45 a.m. EDT). To get an idea of how close this is, consider that many telecommunications satellites orbit at an altitude of 22,236 miles (35,786 km).

The asteroid flew past us at a speed of nearly 27,000 mph (43,452 kph) and is likely only between 2 and 7 meters in diameter. Its trajectory was heavily influenced by Earth's gravity, sending its aphelion out to the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.

Read alla bout it here: https://earthsky.org/space/near-earth-asteroid-close-pass-oct-2019-c0ppev1

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Taurid Meteor Shower 2019

Published 4th November 2019

Right now the Earth is passing through a broad stream of debris left by Comet Encke. The dust associated with the comet hits the Earth’s atmosphere at 65,000 mph and burns up, creating the Taurid meteor shower.

The annual Taurid meteor shower is going on right now. Skywatchers should not be surprised if they see a bright meteor or fireball over the next two weeks. The best time to look for Taurids is after midnight, when Taurus is high in the sky, and when the sky is dark and clear.

Given the behavior of past Taurid swarms, increased fireball activity may be seen during the first two weeks of November.

November 6, 2019 is the peak date of the South Taurid meteor shower. The Northern Taurids are visible before midnight for a week, centered on November 12.

For best meteor viewing experts suggest going to a location away from city lights, dressing warmly, and lie flat on your back and look straight up. No special viewing equipment needed, just your eyes.

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid (2019 UM12)

Published 4th November 2019

Asteroid (2019 UM12) is a 30,000 Miles Per Hour Object Is Set for Closest Approach on November 8, 2019

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PBS Space Time

Why We Might Be Alone In The Universe

Published 4th November 2019

Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe? The answer might be that planet Earth is more unique than we've previously assumed. The rare earth hypothesis posits exactly this - that a range of factors made Earth exceptionally unusual and uniquely able to produce intelligent life.

In upcoming episodes we’ll be exploring the anthropic principle and its two main versions - the strong and the weak anthropic principles. The strong anthropic principle tells us that the observed universe must be able to produce observers - including the contentious idea that this predicts the existence of universes beyond our own. But in today's episode we’re going to focus on the weak anthropic principle. It says that we must find ourselves in a part of the universe capable of supporting us. For example, in a planetary biosphere rather than floating in the void between the galaxies. This may seems tautological, but accounting for this observer selection bias is important to understanding why the universe looks the way it does from our perspective. And the weak anthropic principle is much more useful than that. When combined with the apparent absence of alien civilizations, it may tell us why intelligent life is incredibly rare in our universe.

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The Richard Dolan Show

Extraterrestrials: What Do We Really Know?

Streamed & Published 2nd November 2019

UFOs or UAP definitely constitute a mystery in our society. If that's true, it is much more true regarding people's claims of alien contact. How do we process this information? How do we decide what to believe?

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Ignatian Center

Diana Walsh Pasulka | American Cosmic UFO's Religion Technology

Published 31st October 2019

A conversation with Diana Walsh Pasulka, Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Dept. of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, examining new forms of religion that focus on technology as the sacred.

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Red Panda Koala

Metamaterials, To The Stars, & The US Army

Published 5th November 2019

In October of 2019 the US Army announced a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with To The Stars to research alleged metamaterials retrieved from crashed UFOs. This video goes over the history of the metamaterials and details the agreement between the Army and To The Stars.

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To The Stars Media

Jim Semivan, Tom DeLonge & Peter Levenda | Sekret Machines: Gods, Man & War Book Two Signing

Published 3rd November 2019

Jim, Tom & Peter discuss book two in their series. Starts @ 5:44

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Vice.com

The Army Told Us Why It Partnered With Tom DeLonge's UFO Group

Published 5th November 2019 By MJ Banias

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The US Army has explained more about why it partnered with former Blink-182 singer Tom DeLonge’s UFO research organization to study exotic materials. The Army described it as a “low risk” partnership that is of “significant interest” to the military.

Last month, DeLonge’s To the Stars Academy joined forces with the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, a research and development body. According to the contract, the government is interested in studying some pretty exotic science such as active camouflage, inertial mass reduction, and quantum communication. Even stranger, it turns out that the US government approached To the Stars for this deal.

Read all about it here: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wjwywx/the-army-told-us-why-it-partnered-with-tom-delonges-ufo-group

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The Undead Gaucho

Cordoba Argentina In Search Of UFOs

Published 5th November 2019

It seems like some parts of the world are prone to high strangeness and the paranormal...Cordoba seems to be one of those locations. Join my family and I on our journey as we reunite after years apart and have some paranormal experiences along the way.

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UFO News Network Sunday

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Published 3rd November 2019

Chris Bledsoe joins Chant Hannah & Frank Stalter to discuss his experiences with the UFO phenomenon.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 5th November 2019 | Earthquakes, Hail, Climate, Gamma Rays, Perseus

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APOD Podcast

Near The Center Of The Lagoon Nebula & Spiral Galaxies Spinning Super Fast

Published 4th & 5th November 2019

In today's image, we see the star forming region known as the Lagoon Nebula. This is in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, towards the direction of the galactic center.

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In today's image, we see a number of spiral galaxies. These are some of the fastest spinning spiral galaxies known to exist. They spin so fast that they should be torn apart. It is hypothesized that there is a large amount of dark matter in and around these galaxies to hold them together. Since dark matter does not emit any type of light (visible, x-rays, radio waves, etc) we can only see its effects through its gravitational interactions with ordinary matter.

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Deep Sky Videos

M68 - The Poster Child Cluster

Published 5th November 2019

Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the globular cluster Messier 68 (also known as NGC 4590).

BVI CCD Photometry of Galactic Globular Clusters. II. M68: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994AJ....108..555W/abstract

Studies based on the colors and magnitudes in stellar clusters. VII. The distances, distribution in space, and dimensions of 69 globular clusters: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1918ApJ....48..154S/abstract

More Messier Objects: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects

Deep Sky Videos website: http://www.deepskyvideos.com/

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SciShow Space

What To Do With All This Space Poo

Published 5th November 2019

There are so many things we can do with poo! Waste is the enemy in matters of space exploration, but there are plenty of ways to use that waste to help make a mission successful.

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Anton Petrov

Oops, Hubble Constant May Not Be A Constant After All

Published 6th November 2019

Anton talks about the Hubble Constant.

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Hubble Space Telescope

Sarah Kendrew | European Space Agency/STScI | Unveiling The Cosmos: Key Inventions Behind The Modern Telescope

Published 6th November 2019

The astronomical telescope is a relatively recent invention in the ancient science of stargazing. Over the past 400 years, generation after generation of technology has transformed telescopes from passive observing tools to complex, highly automated workhorses of science. This astounding increase in sophistication has brought forth a golden age of astronomical discovery and ever-new insights into the nature of the universe and our place within it. Join Dr. Sarah Kendrew for an illustrated guide to the technological inventions that enabled this cosmic transformation.

Presentation begins @ 21:59

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Deep Astronomy

Will ISRO Be Able To Communicate With Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander?

Published 6th November 2019

On September 7, 2019 the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) lost contact with the Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander as it made its descent to the lunar surface on the south pole of the Moon. What happened and can ISRO regain contact?

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Scott Manley

Soviet Moon Rockets & The Mercury 13 - Real History Behind 'For All Mankind's Alternative History

Published 6th November 2019

For All Mankind is a new TV show from Ronald D Moore set in an alternate history where the Soviet Union put a cosmonaut on the moon before the US. This has a whole lot of repercussions in the goals of the Apollo program, and instead of being the end of the space race, its just one more stop as the US aims to go higher and farther.

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The Cosmos News

Mercury Transit November 11th 2019: What To Know About Rare Celestial Event

Published 6th November 2019

Mercury may be in retrograde, but an even rarer celestial occurrence will happen this month when the first planet in the Solar System passes across the Sun, an event known as Mercury Transit.

The event is slated to occur on Nov. 11 and won't be seen again from Earth until 2032. According to NASA's website, the event can be seen with proper safety equipment from 4:35 a.m. to 10:04 a.m. PST.

"Because Mercury is so small from our perspective on Earth, you'll need binoculars or a telescope with a Sun filter to see it," NASA wrote on its website, adding that the event "only happens about 13 times per century."

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Dr Becky Smethurst

How Does Mercury's Orbit Prove General Relativity?

Published 6th November 2019

When Einstein proposed his new theory of gravity in 1915 - his theory of General Relativity that massive objects curve space - he came up with three ways of testing his theory. One of those ways was whether it could properly predict the orbit of Mercury, which up until then, no theory of gravity had been able to do. So why is Mercury's orbit so odd?

Measuring the speed of light with marshmallows in a microwave: https://physicamechanica.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/speed-of-light-in-a-microwave/
Galle (1846) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1846MNRAS...7..153G
Le Verrier (1859) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1859AnPar...5....1L
Swift (1878) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1878Obs.....2..161S
Einstein (1915) - https://www.kritik-relativitaetstheorie.de/Anhaenge/Einstein-Perihelbewegung-Merkur.pdf
Schwarzschild (1916) - http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1916AbhKP1916..189S

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APOD Podcast

21st Century M101 & Messier 45: The Daughters Of Atlas & Pleione

Published 6th & 7th November 2019

In today's image, we see the Whirlpool Galaxy also known as M101. This is a large, nearby spiral galaxy. The image shows the combined data from four telescopes showing the x-ray, ultraviolet, visible and infrared images from the galaxy.

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In today's image, we see the Pleiades star cluster also known as M45. The blue glow around the stars in this image is caused by dust particles which preferentially scatter blue light. This is similar to the reason our sky is blue because of scattering of light by particles in the atmosphere.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 6th & 7th November 2019

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Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures

Jeff Moore | Encounter With Ultima Thule: The Most Distant Object Humanity Has Ever Explored

Published 5th November 2019

After encountering Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft, for the first time flew by a member of the Kuiper Belt of icy objects beyond Neptune. This particular object, informally named “Ultimate Thule” (meaning the farthest place beyond the known world,) turned out to be a “contact binary” – two smaller icy worlds stuck together. Dr. Moore shares an insider’s view (with great images) of how the mission got there and what we learned at Ultima Thule.

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Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

Elizabeth Tasker | Homes Away From Home: The Hunt For Habitable Planets

Published 7th November 2019

In a live public lecture from Perimeter Institute on Nov. 6, 2019, astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) took the audience on a stroll through a few of the alien worlds that have been discovered in our galaxy. Could any be home to life?

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NASA Goddard

Dive Into TESS's Southern Sky Panorama

Published 5th November 2019

The glow of the Milky Way -- our galaxy seen edgewise -- arcs across a sea of stars in a new mosaic of the southern sky produced from a year of observations by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Constructed from 208 TESS images taken during the mission's first year of science operations, completed on July 18, the southern panorama reveals both the beauty of the cosmic landscape and the reach of TESS's cameras.

Within this scene, TESS has discovered 29 exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and more than 1,000 candidate planets astronomers are now investigating.

TESS divided the southern sky into 13 sectors and imaged each one of them for nearly a month using four cameras, which carry a total of 16 charge-coupled devices (CCDs). Remarkably, the TESS cameras capture a full sector of the sky every 30 minutes as part of its search for exoplanet transits. Transits occur when a planet passes in front of its host star from our perspective, briefly and regularly dimming its light. During the satellite's first year of operations, each of its CCDs captured 15,347 30-minute science images. These images are just a part of more than 20 terabytes of southern sky data TESS has returned, comparable to streaming nearly 6,000 high-definition movies.

In addition to its planet discoveries, TESS has imaged a comet in our solar system, followed the progress of numerous stellar explosions called supernovae, and even caught the flare from a star ripped apart by a supermassive black hole. After completing its southern survey, TESS turned north to begin a year-long study of the northern sky.

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We Love Data

World's Most Launched Rockets 1960 - 2019

Published 7th November 2019

Timeline history of most launched rockets from 1960 to 2019. Included are only launches which were classified as successful.

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NASA Goddard

NICER Catches Milestone X-Ray Burst

Published 7th November 2019

A thermonuclear blast on a pulsar called J1808 resulted in the brightest burst of X-rays seen to date by NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope. The explosion, which occurred on a pulsar known as J1808 on Aug. 20, 2019, released as much energy in 20 seconds as our Sun does in almost 10 days. Watch to see how scientists think this incredible explosion occurred.

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Space.com

Can We Genetically Engineer Humans To Survive Missions To Mars?

Published 7th November 2019

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Will we one day combine tardigrade DNA with our cells to go to Mars?

Chris Mason, a geneticist and associate professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell University in New York, has investigated the genetic effects of spaceflight and how humans might overcome these challenges to expand our species farther into the solar system. One of the (strangest) ways that we might protect future astronauts on missions to places like Mars, Mason said, might involve the DNA of tardigrades, tiny micro-animals that can survive the most extreme conditions, even the vacuum of space!

Mason led one of the 10 teams of researchers NASA chose to study twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly. After launching in 2015, Scott Kelly spent almost a year aboard the International Space Station while his twin brother, Mark Kelly, stayed back on Earth.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/genetically-engineer-astronauts-missions-mars-protect-radiation.html

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Nemesis Maturity

Mars Is Coming Into Conjunction With The Bright Star Spica Before Dawn

Published 7th November 2019

During the next few days as darkness gives way to dawn look towards the eastern horizon. Mars is coming into conjunction with the star Spica in Virgo.

When Mars rises shortly after 5 a.m. local time on the mornings surrounding Sunday, November 10, it will be positioned less than 3 degrees to the upper left of the bright star Spica in Virgo. The Red Planet and the 250 light-years-distant white star will appear together in the field of view of binoculars.

Spica is one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky, coming in at number 16. It is blue white in colour. In contrast, Mars shines with a reddish hue.

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John Michael Godier's Event Horizon

Dr. Alan Stern | Why Pluto Is A Planet

Published 7th November 2019

A discussion with New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern of the mission to explore Pluto and if Pluto can support life. As well as his thoughts on NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine’s recent statement that Pluto is a planet.

John Michael Godlier spoke to Alan Stern about his recent book Chasing New Horizons Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto, coauthored with David Grinspoon.

https://twitter.com/AlanStern
https://alanstern.space/

Chasing New Horizons inside the epic first mission to Pluto:
https://amzn.to/2PUZk0G

Pluto images and video credit to: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/

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Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov

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Space Weather News | Solar Cycle 25 Stirs & Mercury Crosses The Sun

Published 7th November 2019

This week the action is all about the Sun! Not only have we had several bright regions grace the Sun's face this past week, but one of them was a sunspot from the upcoming Solar Cycle 25. This sunspot (2750) even fired off a few low-level solar flares before receding beneath the Sun's surface. In addition, we may have yet another Solar Cycle 25 bright region on the Sun's farside as seen by STEREO. However, it will be a few days before this region rotates into Earth-view so we will just have to wait until we can take a closer look. Meanwhile, on November 11, we will have yet another treat passing across the Sun's face and that is the rare transit of Mercury! This passage will coincide with some fast solar wind hitting Earth, so field reporters at high latitudes might be enjoying Mercury's transit by day and an aurora show at night! Learn more about the transit of Mercury like when and where you can watch it, what these new bright regions are all about, and see what else our Sun has in store this week.

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Anton Petrov

Formation Of The Largest Object In The Universe Captured In This Photo

Published 7th November 2019

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Anton talks about a discovery of what seems to be the largest object in the universe in the making - one of the largest supercluster collisions known as Abell 1758.

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Fraser Cain

Q&A 105: Why Not Send Earth Life To Europa? & More

Streamed & Published 7th November 2019

In this week's questions show, I tackle questions about seeding Europa with hardy Earth life, what makes galaxies spin, what are we competing with aliens for, and why is it so hard for second stages of rockets to land?

01:46 Why not take Earth life to Europa?
04:00 What if the aliens are aligned to Planet 9?
06:09 What makes a galaxy spin?
07:22 What are we competing with aliens for?
09:39 Are we constantly reusing atmosphere on ISS?
11:33 Should we settle ice worlds?
13:52 Why can't second stages be landed?
17:03 Does Sag A* spin the same way as the Milky Way?
20:22 Is the search for life in space a waste of time?
21:59 Could asteroid mining change their orbits?
23:51 Would SpaceX send NASA astronauts to Mars?
24:25 How much fuel does ISS need?
25:01 What kind of training do astronauts get?
25:52 What is Max Q?

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics

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Evgenya Shkolnik | Blast From The Past: Ultraviolet Investigations Of Exoplanet Systems And Their Habitability

Published 7th November 2019

Roughly seventy-five billion low-mass stars (a.k.a. M dwarfs) in our galaxy host one or more small planets in the habitable zone (HZ). The stellar ultraviolet (UV) radiation from M dwarfs is strong and highly variable, and impacts planetary atmospheric loss, composition and habitability. In fact, superflares occur daily in their first ~100 Myr, and these effects are amplified by the extreme proximity of their HZs. Understanding the UV environments of M dwarf planets is crucial to understanding atmospheric composition and evolution, and providing context for measured exoplanet spectra. For HZ terrestrial planets, characterization of the UV provides a key parameter in a planet’s potential for habitability as well as for discriminating between biological and abiotic sources of observed biosignatures. Our efforts to study the stellar UV span past, present and future space telescopes: the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and the upcoming NASA-funded Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), due for launch at the end of 2021. SPARCS will be a 6U CubeSat completely devoted to continuous photometric monitoring of M stars, measuring their variability, flare rates and evolution, while also being a pathfinder for much-needed future UV missions.

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The Richard Dolan Show

Intelligent Disclosure | Frederick Valentich: "It's Hovering & It's NOT AN AIRCRAFT."

Streamed & Published 5th November 2019

The tragic disappearance of young pilot Frederick Valentich over the Bass Strait in Australia in 1978 has forever been wrapped in mystery. Richard and Tracey examine this event in an even-handed way without pretending to solve it. The case is a fascinating one, and it's not hard to see why some believe it was a genuine encounter with a UFO.

Richard Dolan is one of the world’s leading researchers and writers on the subject of UFOs and believes that they constitute the greatest mystery of our time. He is the author of two volumes of history, UFOs and the National Security State, both ground-breaking works which together provide the most factually complete and accessible narrative of the UFO subject available anywhere. He also co-authored a speculative book about the future, A.D. After Disclosure, the first-ever analysis not only of how UFO secrecy might end, but of the all-important question: what happens next?

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UFO Denmark

Dr Bob Jacobs

Published 6th November 2019

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UFO Denmark has begun a series of online lectures + Q&A with UFO researchers and experiencers to learn more.

Link to info on Bob Jacob and Robert Hastings book:
https://www.theufochronicles.com/2019/11/ufos-and-nukes-researcher-reveals-his-alien-abductions.html

One can buy the book here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1695688856?ie=UTF8&tag=thufch-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1695688856

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Project Camelot

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Robert Kiviat & Paul Price | The Court Case That Could End UFO Secrecy

Published 7th November 2019

Kerry interviews Robert Kiviat & Paul Price regarding the supposed CIA "technoscam" used the Firmage Corporation ...MANY ONE/INTERNASA, VIA USWEB to raise funds with a false anti-gravity technology. Bob Kiviat is an injured party...having been hired to produce media, shows, documentaries and other promotional materials to support this scam (or real anti-gravity technology) and never paid the $300,000 he was supposed to be paid.

Related article: https://medium.com/@kalkorff/here-comes-the-judge-whistleblower-to-expose-cia-ufo-disinfo-scientist-congressman-in-court-71580f28d6d4

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 8th November 2019 | Pulsar Micronova, Deadly Quake, Plasma Filaments

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Dr James O'Donoghue

The Eight Planets & Two Dwarf (For Now) Planets

Published 3rd November 2019

The Eight Planets and two dwarf planets. There are many more dwarf planet candidates, but they aren't mapped so aren't included. Shown: rotation, tilts (obliquity to orbit), sidereal day lengths.
Animation by Dr James O'Donoghue.

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The Eight Planets And Two Dwarf Planets Now To Scale!

Published 8th November 2019

The Eight Planets and two dwarf planets. There are many more dwarf planet candidates, but they aren't mapped so aren't included.
Shown: rotation, tilts (obliquity to orbit), sidereal day lengths.

Animation by Dr James O'Donoghue. @physicsJ

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Thunderbolts Project

Space News | Gigantic Jets & The Electric Earth

Published 8th November 2019

A recently released video clip provides stunning support for the Electric Universe interpretation of one of the most dramatic atmospheric phenomena on Earth — above clouds lightning. The clip reveals the top of the cloud from which a "gigantic jet" emerges, affording an opportunity for groundbreaking insights into the phenomenon.

In this episode, we explain the importance of the image in providing an understanding of above clouds electrical discharges, and Earth's electrical environment.

A Shocker: Solar Wind Provokes Lightning on Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67wOTlKmeoA

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Alex Ansary - Outside the Box TV

Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals & Civilizations In Upheaval & Reset

Published 8th November 2019

Mr Ansary reports on Earth's magnetic field reversals & The current state of our civilization.

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Anton Petrov

And Now A Study Suggests Universe Is Not Flat - It's Curved!

Published 8th November 2019

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Anton talks about a new scientific suggestion that says the shape of the universe could be different from what we believed - it could be a sphere after all!

Scientific paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0906-9

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APOD Podcast

NGC 3572 & The Southern Tadpoles

Published 8th November 2019

In today's image, we see the young star cluster known by the catalog designation NGC 3572. This cluster is energizing and eating away at the emission nebula nearby.

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Scott Manley

What Are Hypergolic Rocket Fuels? (Other Than Explosive, Corrosive, Toxic, Carcinogenic & Orange)

Published 8th November 2019

Hypergolic fuels are a core technology in rocket science, propellents that will spontaneously combust when mixed together. This makes them attractive for rocket designers, who generally aren't the people who have to get in a the protective gear to load the stuff. So, what are they made of, and why do designers pick one option over another?

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Fraser Cain

Why Launch Solar Panels When You Can Print Them Directly In Space? Printing Perovskite Panels

Streamed & Published 8th November 2019

Solar energy is the ideal way to power a spacecraft. There’s no weather, there’s no pesky atmosphere, just pure photons streaming from the Sun to harvest for whatever you need. Well, as long as you’re within the inner Solar System.

But solar panels are complicated and fragile made of sensitive electronics and glass - not to mention, really heavy. Any spacecraft equipped with solar panels needs to handle the gravity down here on Earth for the construction and testing, then the shaking and high Gs of launch. The solar panels need to unfold perfectly once they get to space. And the total amount of energy you can harvest is limited by the size of your rocket’s launch fairing.

Maybe there’s a new strategy. NASA is currently funding research into a new type of solar panel that can be carried into space as a liquid and then sprayed onto a surface to turn it into a power generating surface.

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid (2018 VP1) Impact Earth Risk Approach In 2020

Published 8th November 2019

Asteroid assess the risk from Asteroid (2018 VP1) which has been designated as a Earth impact risk object.

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Sophie & Co

Rusty Schweickart | We Must Learn How To ‘Slow Down & Speed Up Asteroids’ To Avoid Fate Of Dinosaurs

Published 8th November 2019

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Humanity can very easily learn how to save lives when a destructive asteroid appears – and not by blowing it up or changing its course, the pilot of the 1969 Apollo 9 mission, Rusty Schweickart, has told RT.
“[The asteroids] go around the Sun the same way that the Earth does, but their paths occasionally cross the orbit of the Earth,” Schweickart told RT’s Sophie Shevardnadze.

“And, sooner or later, the Earth and the asteroid will be in the intersection at the same time. It’s just like two cars.”

The famed astronaut co-founded the non-profit B612 Foundation, which advocates for building a global asteroid defense shield. He believes humanity should run a comprehensive asteroid database and focus on creating technology able to spot the incoming cosmic bodies.

The database will also help to calculate their trajectory years before they would be detected as being on collision course with our planet, Schweickart said.

He explained that the next step to deal with the asteroid would be to “to slow it down or speed it up a little bit, using space technology, so that it arrives slightly ahead of the Earth or behind the Earth.”

That’s a deflection. We don’t have to blow it up. We don’t have to change its orbit. We just change its arrival time at that intercept.

The astronaut is confident that the nations of the world can access such technology sometime in the future, if they choose to invest enough money and effort. Impact events are relatively rare but the stakes are still high, he stressed, recalling the Chelyabinsk meteor, which fell from the sky in broad daylight Russia in 2013 and, by sheer luck, didn’t kill anyone.

“There have been mass extinctions in the past. And the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 64 million years ago wiped out 75 percent of all life that existed,” Schweickart warned.

“So, yes, a city can be destroyed, a continent can be destroyed, and life on the planet can be destroyed. Civilization is very fragile, frankly. So, it doesn’t take much to destroy civilization.”

Read all about it here: https://www.rt.com/news/472944-astronaut-earth-asteroid-defense/

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ZDNet

KT Ramesh | Johns Hopkins University | Armageddon: Can Tech Be Used To Break Up An Asteroid?

Published 6th November 2019

Tonya Hall talks to KT Ramesh, professor at Johns Hopkins University, to learn more about how technology can be used to break an asteroid into tiny pieces, along with the hazards that come from this.

⏰TIMESTAMPS:
0:25 - Background in outer space research
1:37 - Computer model for destroying asteroids
4:11 - Hazards of breaking asteroids
6:40 - Determining an asteroid's composition
10:22 - How to reach KT Ramesh

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Western University

Simulated View Of Arrival Of Interstellar Asteroids Oumuamua & 2I/Borisov

Published 7th November 2019

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Astonishingly, not one but two interstellar asteroids have been detected entering our solar system since 2017.

The first was given the Hawaiian name ‘Oumuamua, meaning ‘messenger from afar,’ after its discovery by Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk. The second, 2I/Borisov, was named for its discoverer Gennadiy Borisov.

Paul Wiegert from Western University’s Institute for Earth & Space Exploration is now tracing the origins of these far-travelling bodies with his former undergraduate student Tim Hallatt, the lead author on the paper, now a graduate student at McGill University.

Preliminary findings from the Western-led team were submitted today to Astronomical Journal

Read all about it here: https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/2019/11/07/interstellar-investigation/ & http://www.astro.uwo.ca/~wiegert/interstellar/

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 9th November 2019 | "11,000 Scientists" Debunked, Space Mysteries, Major Storms

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Mathisen Corollary

Artwork Of The Maya Demolishes The Conventional Historical Paradigm

Published 9th November 2019

The artwork of the Maya, in the Dresden Codex and in the relief sculptures found at Bonampak in the modern state of Chiapas in Mexico, demonstrates undeniable connections to artwork from ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient India, and elsewhere.

The reason for these astonishing parallels is the fact that the world's ancient myths, scriptures, and sacred stories -- as well as associated artwork -- are built on a common system of celestial metaphor in which characters and events are patterned upon specific constellations, using the same system around the globe and across millennia.

These parallels (along with other evidence) show that the sacred traditions of the Maya are part of an ancient world-wide system, predating even the most ancient civilizations known to or admitted to by conventional academia.

The evidence presented in this video alone is enough to completely demolish the conventional paradigm of human history, and show that the framework we are taught in school (and which is reinforced on the news, in museums and popular books, and in television shows and history-type channels) is gravely flawed and in need of radical revision -- and yet the evidence in this video only just barely begins to scratch the surface of the evidence available in the world's ancient myths (as well as all the archaeological and geological evidence).

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Dr Maggie Lieu

Why Is The Night Sky Dark?

Published 10th November 2019

This week Dr Lieu wants to talk about Olbers paradox and why the night sky is dark.

Extra reading:
Sky of H-alpha sources, Wisotzki+2018 : https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.00843
Lecture Notes on CMB, Hu+2008: https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3688
Olbers paradox, Harrison+1964: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1965MNRAS.131....1H

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 10th November 2019 | Heat Overestimated, Jupiter Intruder, Spiral Creation

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Flare Aware

9th - 10th October: 24 Hour Solar Activity

Published 10th November 2019

This short video is the 304 imagery from NASA SDO during the course of the past 24 hours (Saturday, 9 Nov 2019 to Sunday, 10 Nov 2019).
From this video you'll be able to visually see sunspot, solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) events from the past 24 hours. Please feel free to post remarks in our timeline for anything interesting you see.
What is a solar storm? What is emergency preparedness and how does it relate to solar storm preparedness?
Learn about solar flares and protect your family and friends by visiting http://FlareAware.com/weather. Your source for instant severe solar weather alerts direct to your phone.

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Nemesis Maturity

November's Spectacular Full Moon Rising

Published 10th November 2019

A Full Moon streaking across the night skies next week will dazzle stargazers all around the globe.

The full Beaver Moon Rising
The Full Moon in November is named after beavers who build their winter dams at this time of year. In ancient times, it was common to track the changing seasons by following the lunar month rather than the solar year, which the 12 months in our modern calendar are based on.

For millennia, people across Europe, as well as Native American tribes, named the months after features they associated with the Northern Hemisphere seasons.

The full moon will reach full phase on Nov. 12th 2019, at 13:34 Universal Time. The Moon will appear full for about three days centered on this time.

On the morning of the full Moon on Nov. 12, 2019, as morning twilight begins, the planet Mars will appear in the east with the bright star Spica appearing to the right of Mars.

On the evening of the full Moon on Nov. 12, 2019, as evening twilight ends, the brightest planet in the sky will be Venus. You can see bright Venus in the west-southwest. Second in brightness, Jupiter, will appear in the southwest. Saturn will appear in the south-southwest.

Over the lunar month the planets Jupiter and Saturn will appear to shift towards the west each evening, while Venus will appear to shift in the opposite direction low along the horizon in the west-southwest. Venus will appear to pass less than 1.5 degrees from Jupiter
on the evenings of Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24.

Watch for the young Moon to fly by Jupiter, Venus and Saturn in late November 2019.

As you make your lunar observations, remember that for many thousands of years the cycles of the Moon and Sun were the basis of human timekeeping. Many traditional cultures still rely on these cycles to mark special events.

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SciTechDaily.com

Alternative Earths – Secrets of Sustaining Life

Published 10th November 2019

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Three billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. The sun that shone on its oceans and continents was not as bright as it is today, and rather than the oxygen-rich atmosphere humans need to survive, methane played a much bigger role in the gas layer that encased our young planet. Despite their differences, this early Earth and our current one have something important in common: they could both support life.

For much of its existence, Earth has been inhabited. But if researchers remotely analyzed the atmosphere of that young Earth, they might have missed the evidence for life.

Read all about it here: https://scitechdaily.com/alternative-earths-secrets-of-sustaining-life/

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Dark Journalist

Linda Moulten Howe | The CIA UFO File Secret X-Protect & JFK Assassination!

Published 10th November 2019

UFO Secrecy & The JFK Assassination
Investigative Reporter Linda Moulton Howe joins Dark Journalist Daniel Liszt to give us explosive insights from the history of the US Government’s counterintelligence campaign to protect UFO secrecy at all costs.

BREAKTHROUGH: JFK Removed By X-Protect Because He Wanted to Share The UFO File!
As a Witness to History, Watergate burglar attorney, Douglas Caddy, has previously told Daniel Liszt in an exclusive interview that his friend, E Howard Hunt claimed the reason JFK was assassinated was because he was planning to share the US Government’s “biggest secret” with the Russians: The UFO File which involved “the alien presence.”

The Dark Journalist X SERIES:
https://darkjournalist.com/xmaster.php

Original Douglas Caddy Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jKBlJQNtek

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The Richard Dolan Show

Jim Goodall | Bad Ass Interview

Published 9th November 2019

Jim Goodall is a legendary aviation writer and general "troublemaker." Author of numerous books, he and Bill Sweetman were the first to write about the F-117A Stealth fighter. He also investigated Area 51 long before the world knew about Bob Lazar. Goodall was also good friends with Lockheed's Ben Rich. On top of all this, he has lived a fearless life. For years, Goodall has been out of the public spotlight. Now, however, he opens up in this unique and powerful interview.

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Hidden Truth Show With Jim Breslo

Mike Turber | “Tic Tac” UFO’s Are Secret US Aircraft!

Published 4th November 2019

We reveal perhaps the greatest scientific discovery in human history which, up until now, has been kept secret. Former US Air Force Intelligence Specialist Mike Turber discloses that the “Tic Tac” shaped UFO’s recently shown in videos released by the US Navy are in fact US Aircraft able to fly at speeds at least 10 times faster than anything achieved before because they have learned how to defeat gravity. Turber hints he has actually flown in one, and states Trump flew one to North Korea to impress Kim Jong-un!

One can listen here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hidden-truth-las-vegas-shooter/e/65042360?autoplay=true&fbclid=IwAR3U_6iCCp7rgZeC7BFF-bnjENmojA8fx5FNlKfuoX2A0vhvOtJ1vwSOVTc

Or here

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UFO News Network Sunday

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Dr. Irena Scott, Michael W. Hall, Dave Mason, Deep Prasad & Dean Ashley | UFO Gear Roundup

Published 10th November 2019

Michael W. Hall, Dave Mason, Deep Prasad, Dean Ashley and Dr. Irena Scott join us to discuss gear that can be used to record UFO data.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 11th November 2019 | The Universe & Beyond, Major Fire/Flood/Cold Risks

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Seeker

How Virgin Galactic Plans To Send You To Space

Published 11th November 2019

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Space tourism is the next great frontier for mankind and Virgin Galactic is at the forefront with its innovative space planes.

For years, Virgin Galactic has been known as the trailblazer for space tourism, and the reveal of its brand new line of spacesuits (a partnership with Under Armour) only further solidified that fact.

The new spacesuits don’t look like the ones we are typically used to, and that’s because Virgin Galactic wants its passengers to be as comfortable and flexible as possible during suborbital flights.

With private companies like SpaceX, Boeing, and Blue Origin all developing innovative commercial rockets for human spaceflight, we are in the midst of what some call the “next-generation space race.”

And Virgin Galactic remains an ambitious contender by promising to send anyone, that’s right anyone, not just astronauts, to space as early as 2020. The spaceflight company promises a view like you’ve never seen before.

And while it’s no secret that Virgin Galactic has had some tragic setbacks including a ground explosion in 2007 and a fatal crash in 2014. After going back to the drawing board and conducting years of test runs, Virgin Galactic accomplished its first successful crewed flight in December 2018.

And then another successful spaceflight in February 2019 where the three crew members and NASA scientific payloads reached an altitude of about 89 kilometers above sea level.

Find out more about Virgin Galactic’s goal to make traveling to space more accessible and how the company plans to do so on this episode of Countdown to Launch.

Read More:
Virgin Galactic: Mission
https://www.virgingalactic.com/mission/
"Virgin Galactic operates the reusable SpaceShipTwo spaceflight system. This consists of WhiteKnightTwo, a custom-built, carrier aircraft, and SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first passenger carrying spaceship to be built by a private company and operated in commercial service."

This Is the Free Jumpsuit You’ll Get With a $250,000 Ticket to Space
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/science/virgin-galactic-spacesuit.html
"For its garments, Virgin Galactic enlisted Under Armour, the maker of high-performance sportswear, to develop the out-of-the-world garb. Virgin Galactic wants its passengers not only to look good but also to feel comfortable to fully appreciate the flight, which will soar to an altitude of more than 50 miles."

Richard Branson’s Space Unit to Go Public
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bransons-space-unit-to-go-public-11562644860
"Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s space-tourism venture, is preparing for liftoff as a publicly traded company. Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, is planning to invest roughly $800 million in Virgin Galactic for a 49% stake."

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Anton Petrov

Woah! Another New Type Of A Black Hole Just Found

Published 10th November 2019

Anton talks about a new discovery suggesting a new previously unknown type of a black hole.

Scientific paper: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6465/637

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Tilde Cafe

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Professor Subir Sachdev | Quantum Entanglement : "Spooky Action At A Distance" In The Lab & In Black Holes

Published 10th November 2019

Professor Subir Sachdev at Tilde Cafe, speaking in plain language about the basics of superposition, quantum entanglement, black holes, and superconductors.

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Kurzgesagt – In A Nutshell

Neutron Stars – The Most Extreme Things That Are Not Black Holes

Published 10th November 2019

Neutron stars are one of the most extreme and violent things in the universe. Giant atomic nuclei, only a few kilometers in diameter but as massive as stars. And they owe their existence to the death of something majestic.

Related link: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-neutron-stars/

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SpaceX

Starlink Mission

Published 11th November 2019

SpaceX is targeting Monday, November 11 at 9:56 a.m. EST, 14:56 UTC, for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available at 9:34 a.m. EST, 14:34 UTC, on Tuesday, November 12.

Falcon 9’s first stage supported the Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu missions, and the fairing was previously flown on Falcon Heavy’s Arabsat-6A mission earlier this year. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Space.com highlights

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Gianluca Masi

The 11th November 2019 Mercury Transit: Live, Online Observation

Published 11th November 2019

The 11th November 2019, the sky will offer us a truly spectacular and rare astronomical event: a transit of planet Mercury in front of the Sun. The Virtual Telescope will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home!

Brought to you by Virtual Telescope Project - www.virtualtelescope.eu

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APOD Podcast

Lunar Craters Langrenus & Petavius

Published 11th November 2019

In today's image, we see a section of the moon in an image taken from the Earth. We can see the details of several larger craters including the central peaks and material ejected from the impacts that formed them. There are also older, well worn craters in the image.

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Related musical interlude:

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NASACrewEarthObs

Night Pass Africa & India | October 2019

Published 11th November 2019

This time-lapse video was taken by the Expedition 61 crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) on October 28, 2019 at 21:34:32 to 21:48:40 GMT. This nighttime sequence was taken looking southeast and spans from the southern half of India, across Bangladesh, up to the mountains of China in the east. Flashes of lightning in the beginning highlight the coastline of India and the major city of Bangalore in the center. As the shot sweeps toward the northeast, we see the bright lights of Kolkata and Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Darkness is prevalent as the ISS flies over the southeast portion of the Tibetan Plateau. The last major city is Xi'an, at the edge of the Qinling Mountains, before light takes over the frame.

Visit the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth @ http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/

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Dutchsinse

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Large Meteor Explodes Over Missouri, USA

Published 12th November 2019

At 8:54 Central US time, a large meteor bolide exploded over Missouri (central United States). It took at least 1-2 minutes from the time of the flash until the time the blast was felt on the ground.

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More footage

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American Museum Of Natural History

Explore The Arthur Ross Hall Of Meteorites

Published 9th November 2019

As the Earth rotates around the Sun, rock fragments enter our atmosphere and fall to the surface where we can collect them as meteorites. What can we learn from these space rocks? They hold data about the formation of the solar system and planets. Curator in the Division of Physical Sciences Denton Ebel takes us on a tour of the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites at the American Museum of Natural History where we can explore the origins of the solar system and planets, learn about sample-return missions, and delve into hazards posed by meteorite impacts.

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ArsTechnica.com

Space-Grade CPUs: How Do You Send More Computing Power Into Space?

Published 11th November 2019

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Phobos-Grunt, perhaps the most ambitious deep space mission ever attempted by Russia, crashed down into the ocean at the beginning of 2012. The spacecraft was supposed to land on the battered Martian moon Phobos, gather soil samples, and get them back to Earth. Instead, it ended up helplessly drifting in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for a few weeks because its onboard computer crashed just before it could fire the engines to send the spacecraft on its way to Mars.

In the ensuing report, Russian authorities blamed heavy charged particles in galactic cosmic rays that hit the SRAM chips and led to a latch-up, a chip failure resulting from excessive current passing through. To deal with this latch-up, two processors working in the Phobos-Grunt’s TsVM22 computer initiated a reboot. After rebooting, the probe then went into a safe mode and awaited instructions from ground control. Unfortunately, those instructions never arrived.

Read all about it here: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/space-grade-cpus-how-do-you-send-more-computing-power-into-space/#

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University @ Buffalo

Stingray-Inspired Spacecraft Aims To Explore Dark Side Of Venus

Published 11th November 2019

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Venus is Earth’s neighbor, yet scientists’ understanding of the planet is relatively limited, especially on the so-called “dark side.”

That knowledge gap may eventually be filled because University at Buffalo researchers are designing a unique spacecraft for NASA that might explore the planet like no previous probe.

The Bio-inspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Explorations (BREEZE) project is one of 12 revolutionary concepts selected by NASA for its Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which funds early-stage technologies that could change what’s possible in space. (Six other projects chosen in previous years received additional funding.)

Proposed by the university’s Crashworthiness for Aerospace Structures and Hybrids (CRASH) Laboratory, researchers envision a morphing spacecraft with wings that flap like a stingray’s pectoral fins. The design could make efficient use of high winds in the planet’s upper atmosphere while providing scientists unparalleled control of the vehicle.

Read all about it here: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2019/11/009.html

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Back To Space

Space News Flash

Published 11th November 2019

Elon musk is dominating the news this week, Voyager 2 gave its first findings, Cybertrucks are about to be a thing…and much more!!!

0:00 - Giveaway
0:51 - Elon Musk “cheap” reusable rockets
02:20 - Voyager 2 gave its first findings after 40 years!
03:58 - Boeing is acceptable
04:44 - Voting in Space!
05:03 - Bipartisan exists!!!!
06:01 - Carl Sagan Day
06:20 - NASA Launched Saturn V
07:27 - Elon to unveil CYBERTRUCK
08:32 - India to Venus!
09:05 - COMBINE TARDIGRADE DNA TO GO TO MARS?
10:21 - Give Away!
10:35 - Inspiring Figures
10:55 - Universe Today Collaboration!
11:04 -Student Researcher

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Fraser Cain

Dustin Gibson | Oceanside Photo & Telescope | Live Q&A

Streamed & Published 11th November 2019

Today's guest is Dustin Gibson from Oceanside Photo and Telescope (OPT). Dustin will talk about his journey to becoming an astrophotographer and eventually running one of the most successful telescope retailers in the world.

Follow Dustin on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gibsonpics/

Or visit Oceanside Photo and Telescope
https://optcorp.com/
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Lunar Princess

January 10 2020 | Full Moon

Published 11th November 2019

January 10, 2020, brings a Full Moon in Cancer. During a Full Moon, the Moon is 100% illuminated, as seen from Earth, and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. On January 10th, this Full Moon will be visible throughout the night sky, rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning.

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PBS Space Time

Does Life Need A Multiverse To Exist?

Published 11th November 2019

Life exists in our universe. There we go - one hopefully uncontroversial statement. Therefore our universe is capable of producing and supporting life. How am I going? Two for two? Let’s try for three: therefore there are countless universes. Hmmm. Did I break my streak?

Our universe seems to operate according to a set of fundamental rules that we try to understand and model with the equations of our laws of physics. Those equations always include one or more fundamental constants - simple numbers that set the scale for the equation. We can’t determine the values of these constants from pure theory - we have to measure them in the real universe. These are things like the speed of light, the Planck constant, the masses of the elementary particles, and the constants defining the relative strengths of the fundamental forces - the so-called coupling constants.

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Anton Petrov

Planet Kojima-1 Confirmed

Published 12th November 2019

Anton talks about a discovery of an unusual planet known as Kojima-1lb.

Scientific paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ab487f/meta

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 12th November 2019 | Evidence On Magnetic/Micronova Catastrophe

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APOD Podcast

NGC 3717: A Nearly Sideways Spiral Galaxy

Published 12th November 2019

In today's image, we see a spiral galaxy as viewed from the side. Spiral galaxies are thin disk galaxies and will appear very flat when we see them from this perspective.

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Dr James O'Donoghue

Ultraviolet Planetary Auroras

Published 12th November 2019

These ultraviolet (UV) polar auroral "ovals" are made with real data. Earth was undergoing a geomagnetic STORM, and all data for it are real except for the grid! For Jupiter/Saturn NASA Hubble UV images were put on visible spheres for reference

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Anton Petrov

The Main Reason Why Massive Planets Orbit Close To Stars

Published 13th November 2019

Anton talks about about an explanation to why there are so many massive planets with eccentric orbits.

Ian Webster simulation: http://www.asterank.com/exoplanets

Scientific paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab4a7b

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Nemesis Maturity

Strange Oxygen Fluctuations On Mars Detected By Curiosity Mars Rover

Published 13th November 2019

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With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen

For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, they noticed something baffling: oxygen, the gas many Earth creatures use to breathe, behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/mars-oxygen-mystery-curiosity-rover.html

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Seeker

How Close Are We To Terraforming Mars?

Published 13th November 2019

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There have been some wild proposals about how to make Mars more suitable for humans—but how close are we to actually terraforming the Red Planet?

A term originally coined in science fiction, terraforming, in basic terms, is changing the atmosphere and climate of a planet so it can support human life without the need for equipment like spacesuits.

In order to survive on Mars, we would need to be able to do a few basic things: breathe, stay conscious, not freeze to death, and over time grow food.

Right now, if humans were to step outside while on Mars, we’d pass out instantly and die pretty soon after as a result of the low pressure pulling oxygen out of solution in our blood.

Doesn’t sound too habitable, huh?

But if we could find a way to thicken the atmosphere by adding mass to it, the result might be kickstarting a greenhouse effect that would stabilize the temperature, staving off some radiation, too.

To achieve this level of climate alteration, we would need to build hundreds of factories on Mars’ surface…and that is no small task.

But with interest in space exploration and tourism on the rise, we might get the tools and tech we need sooner than we’d imagined.

Find out more about what we would need to do to make Mars habitable for humans and how close we are to terraforming the planet on this episode of How Close Are We?

Read More:
MAVEN Mission
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/maven/main/index.html

EscaPADE Mission
https://www.dailycal.org/2019/07/15/uc-berkeley-space-sciences-laboratory-plans-to-send-4-satellites-into-orbit-by-2022/

Aerogel Mars
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/aerogel-mars/
As an alternative, what Wordsworth et al. suggest is a kind of localized 'farming' approach. Silica aerogel is extremely low density and porous, but it can also produce a solid-state greenhouse effect because it's fairly opaque to infrared radiation (and doesn't conduct heat well) but is partially transparent to visible and shorter wavelength light.

Climate explained: why Mars is cold despite an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-climate-mars-cold-atmosphere-carbon.html
The absence of water makes the temperature on Mars change a lot. The Mars exploration rovers (Spirit at Gusev Crater and Opportunity at Meridiani Planun) experienced temperatures ranging from a few degrees Celsius above zero to minus 80℃ at night: every single Martian day, known as sol.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 13th November 2019 | Star Escape, Climate Errors, Mars Life Now?

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High Altitude Observatory

Dana Lacatus | Spectroscopic Investigation Of The Solar Atmosphere

Recorded & Published 13th November 2019

The solar chromosphere plays a critical role in most of the open questions of solar physics, from coronal heating to the acceleration of the solar wind. It spans only 2000 km, but nine pressure scale heights, while the temperature increases by some two orders of magnitude. This layer is the location of most of the solar radiative losses, with the emission dominated by singly ionized ions. Despite its modest dimensions, the plasma properties make interpretation challenging, because most lines originating here are optically thick and formed in non-LTE.

We present an exploration of the chromospheric emission, from quiet to flaring solar conditions, using spectroscopic data from the IRIS instrument. The main focus of this study is the variability of the Mg II resonance lines, investigating how their profiles change based on the emitting solar structure. The extraction of the different spectral features from the observed emission profile is detailed and general trends are discussed.

Using quiet sun datasets we investigate potential characteristics that provide better contrast for distinguishing Coronal Holes from quiet sun in chromospheric emission. Thus we explore if any profile feature is more sensitive to the slightly different magnetic morphology, given that coronal holes are dominated by open field lines contributing to the solar wind acceleration.

We also explore the enhanced emission and wide variation of profiles in more active conditions leading up, during, and after a strong solar flare. For a complete picture of the flaring event, we also include information covering the surrounding solar atmosphere, using data from IRIS, SDO, and RHESSI. The slow rise and eventual destabilization of a filament is found to be preceding the flare. In the descending phase of the flare, we identified an extended coronal rain episode that persisted for more than an hour and was characterized by peculiarly wide profiles in both chromospheric and TR emission lines.

Learn more about HAO and NCAR:
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/

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Nippon TV News 24 Japan

Hayabusa 2 Departs Asteroid Ryugu, Heads Back To Earth

Published 13th November 2019

Hayabusa 2 departs from asteroid Ryugu and begins the year-long journey back to Earth.

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid (2006 WH1)

Published 11th November 2019

This large asteroid is set for close approach right before Christmas. December 20th 2019

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Asteroid (2019 UR2)

Published 13th November 2019

This 700 foot object is set for close approach on November 18th 2019

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Space.com

Behold 'Arrokoth' - NASA's New Horizons Target Has Been Officially Named

Published 13th November 2019

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2014 MU69 (nicknamed 'Ultima Thule') has been officially named "Arrokoth."

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/ultima-thule-beyond-pluto-new-name-arrokoth.html

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European Space Agency

Rosetta's Ongoing Science

Published 13th November 2019

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On 12 November 2014 Philae became the first spacecraft to land on a comet as part of the successful Rosetta mission to study comet 67P. Five years later, and after the mission’s official end in 2016, Rosetta is continuing to provide insights into the origins of our Solar System.

Rosetta’s instruments have already discovered that the comet contained oxygen, organic molecules, noble gases and ’heavy’ or deuterated water different to that found on Earth.
As scientists continue to analyse data from Rosetta’s instruments, including the ionised gas or plasma, the results are improving our understanding of comets. Mission data is also being delivered to an archive as a future resource.

Rosetta orbits the Sun every 6.5 years and will pass the Earth again, visible from ground-based telescopes, in 2021. ESA’s future Comet Interceptor mission will build on Rosetta’s success when it performs a flyby of a comet. But, unlike Rosetta, the comet will be new to our Solar System.

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John Michael Godier

Ten Bizarre Deep Space Astronomical Objects

Published 12th November 2019

An exploration of ten bizarre astronomical objects either confirmed to exist by scientists, or are hypothesized to likely exist.

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Dr Becky Smethurst

Astrophysicist Ask Me Anything

Published 13th November 2019

Passing 50,000 subscribers was a HUGE milestone for my channel, one which I am so grateful for. So I wanted to open up the floor to questions from YOU, my subscribers, to answer all your burning astronomy questions. #ama

Weaver & Wood (1979) - https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.20.316
Sadavoy & Stahler (2017) - https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.00049

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NASA Astrobiology

Ask An Astrobiologist : Dr. Aaron Gronstal

Published 13th November 2019

Once a month, SAGANet (www.saganet.org) and the NASA Astrobiology Program host a program called "Ask an Astrobiologist", where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist, who replies to twitter, facebook, and chat questions live on video.

Each session lasts about an hour. This month is Dr. Aaron Gronstal's turn.

Hosted by Dr. Sanjoy Som (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)
Featured Guest: Dr. Laurie Barge (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

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Podcast UFO

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Preston Dennett | Schoolyard UFO Encounters One Hundred True Accounts

Streamed & Published 12th November 2019

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UFOlogist Sam Maranto joins us to talk UFOs in Chicago, then guest Preston Dennett discusses his latest book, Schoolyard UFO Encounters, 100 true accounts, from encounters you often hear about, to lessor known, yet still extremely fascinating.

PRESTON DENNETT began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of 24 books and more than 100 articles on UFOs and the paranormal. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines including Fate, Atlantis Rising, MUFON UFO Journal, Nexus, Paranormal Magazine, UFO Magazine, Mysteries Magazine, Ufologist and others. His writing has been translated into several different languages including German, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Icelandic. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Midnight in the Desert with Art Bell, Coast-to-Coast with George Knapp, Exploring Unexplained Phenomenon with Scott Colborn, and many others. He has appeared on Unsealed, Deep Sea UFOs 1 & 2, UFO Hunters and more. His research has been presented in the LA Times, the LA Daily News, the Dallas Morning News and other newspapers. He has taught classes on various paranormal subjects and lectures across the United States. He currently resides in Reseda, California.
www.prestondennett.weebly.com
If you would like to interview Preston, please contact him at:
Email: prestone@pacbell.net or prestonufo@gmail.com

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Cultish.SimpleCast.com

Pastor Colin Samul | Tom Delonge & The UFO Phenomena

Published 12th November 2019

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In part one we begin to discuss Colin's article ( https://thecultishshow.com/blog/engaging-et ), thinking especially of the religious implications of ET/UFO beliefs. Pastor Samul gives us some of his background and testimony, and explains why he has continued to follow this subject. We discuss the modern obsession with UFOs in relation to everything from the New Age, Mormonism, Transhumanism, and the theory of Evolution. As we will see, the UFO is the apotheosis of modern religious sentiments

We then delve into the background of Tom Delonge in the early formation of his company "To the Stars." We quickly dive into the rabbit hole of clandestine government contacts and our military's interaction with the UFO phenomenon, as related to Tom by his original advisers from within the government. According to them the phenomenon is not only real, but has often appeared threatening to our military establishment. We end with Tom's original advisers breaking off contact with him, as their identities were exposed in the 2016 wikileak dump of DNC emails. This would lead to Tom organizing a second group of government advisers who are now publicly associated with him through the To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, which we will explore further in episode 2.

One can listen here: https://cultish.simplecast.com/episodes/part-1-tom-delonge-the-ufo-phenomena-9DPU6MwR

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Rogue Planet TV

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The Navy's False UFO Fleets

Published 12th November 2019

On this episode of the UFO podcast UNKNOWN, Jason McClellan discusses the Navy's NEMESIS electronic warfare system that provides the ability to project false fleets of UFOs.

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Timcast

Navy Sailors Claim Their Evidence Of UFOs Was DESTROYED By "Unkown Officials"

Published 13th November 2019

Tim shares his opinion on this convoluted matter.

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Isaac Arthur

Spaceship Design

Published 14th November 2019

From the most basic rockets to future ships designed for interstellar or even intergalactic flight, spaceship design is all about mission purpose, available technology, and keeping your crew safe and comfortable.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 14th November 2019 | Coronal Holes, Cosmic Collision, Big Announcement

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NASA

Vice President Mike Pence Discusses Lunar Exploration @ NASA’s Ames Research Center

Published 14th November 2019

Vice President Mike Pence, along with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, visited NASA's Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on Nov. 14, to discuss the role the center will play in the agency’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon.

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NASA Goddard

Why NASA Is Sending Rockets Into Earth’s Leaky Atmosphere?

Published 14th November 2019

NASA scientists are seeking a strange breed of northern lights in the Arctic. When these auroras shine, Earth’s atmosphere leaks into space.

In the tiny Arctic town of Ny-Ålesund, where polar bears outnumber people, winter means three months without sunlight.

NASA scientists travelled to Ny-Ålesund to launch rockets through these auroras and witness oxygen particles right in the middle of their escape. Piercing these fleeting auroras, some 300 miles high, would require strategy, patience — and a fair bit of luck. This was NASA’s VISIONS-2 mission, and this is their story.

VISIONS-2 was just the first of many. Over the coming months, rocket teams from all over the world will launch rockets into this region as part of the Grand Challenge Initiative—Cusp, an international collaboration to study the mysteries of the polar atmosphere.

Listen to the full story here: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/a-shot-in-the-dark-chasing-the-aurora-from-the-worlds-northernmost-rocket-range

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Scott Manley

If You Could See Every Satellite, What Would The Sky Look Like?

Published 14th November 2019

There are over ten thousand satellites in orbit, but only the largest ones in low earth orbit are visible in the hours just after sunset. What would the sky look like if you could see everything in space? I took satellite data and rendered a view of the night sky for an 'average' viewer in North America.

Satellite data from
https://www.space-track.org/
https://celestrak.com
https://prismnet.com/~mmccants

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Nemesis Maturity

The Leonid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Weekend

Published 14th November 2019

One of the most famous of the annual meteor displays is due to reach its peak this weekend. The Leonid meteor shower.

The Leonids occur when Earth passes through the debris left by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The comet takes around 33 years to make one orbit around the Sun.

The best viewing time is after midnight, when the constellation Leo rises above the eastern horizon. The Leonids should be at their best early Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2:00 a.m. local time. Leonids can be viewed at any place on Earth, given the sky is clear.

In 2019, the Leonids are expected to fall most abundantly before dawn November 17, though under the bright light of waning gibbous Moon. Skywatchers should be able to see about 15 to 20
shooting stars per hour.

This shower has been known to produce meteor storms.
The Leonids produced meteor storms of hundreds to thousands meteors per hour at the peak each year from 1998 to 2002. An amazing night in 1966, the meteors were falling like a rain.

For best meteor viewing experts suggest going to a location away from city lights, dressing warmly, and lie flat on your back and look straight up. No special viewing equipment needed — just your eyes.

Clear Skies Everyone!

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Anton Petrov

Tiny Meteor Filmed In Japan Was A Piece Of A Killer Asteroid

Published 14th November 2019

Anton talks about a discovery that 2017 Kyoto meteor (https://www.livescience.com/kyoto-fireball-preview-asteroid.html) actually came from a massive 2km large rock
Near Earth Asteroid list: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
Study: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.06527.pdf

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Dawlish Beach Cams

Meteorite Over Dawlish, Devon, UK

Published 14th November 2019

A meteorite is caught on camera over Dawlish, Devon, UK (https://www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk/places/dawlish-p179823) 13th November 2019.

The view from The Blenheim B & B Cam was taken around 7:27pm that night.

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John Michael Godier's Event Horizon

Dr. Dejan Stojkovic | Are Wormholes Real?

Published 14th November 2019

Wormholes are theoretical structures linking together two points in spacetime. Dr. Dejan Stojkovic and De-Chang Dai paper, Observing a wormhole, theorizes that by observing the motions of stars around a supermassive blackhole it can be determined if a traversable wormhole exists in our universe.

Can we travel through wormholes?

"Observing a wormhole", Dai and Stojkovic, 2019
https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.00429

Here's How We Could Detect a Wormhole
https://www.space.com/how-detect-wormholes-supermassive-black-hole.html

Can We Travel Faster Than Light? with Dr. Miguel Alcubierre
https://youtu.be/JafY92PhgKU

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics

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David Sing | Hubble’s Panchromatic Comparative View Of Exoplanet Atmospheres

Published 14th November 2019

To date, Hubble has played the definitive role in the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. From the first planets available, we have learned that their atmospheres are incredibly diverse. With HST, JWST, and TESS a new era of atmospheric studies is opening up, where wide scale comparative planetology is now possible. Such studies can provide insight into the underlying physical process through comparative studies. Hubble’s full spectroscopic capabilities are now being used to produce the first large-scale, simultaneous UVOIR comparative study of 20 exoplanets ranging from super-Earth to Neptune and Jupiter sizes. With full UV to infrared wavelength coverage, an entire planet’s atmosphere can be probed simultaneously and with sufficient numbers of planets, it will be possible to statistically compare their features with physical parameters. The panchromatic treasury program aims at build a lasting HST legacy, providing the UV and blue-optical exoplanet spectra which will be unavailable to JWST, providing key insights into clouds and mass loss. I will review the highlights of the program to date, which include atmospheric water resolved in emission and new absorption features seen in transmission such as escaping ionized metals. I will also present the latest findings from the ongoing Hubble Treasury program and discuss synergies with JWST.

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The Black Vault

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Linda Moulton Howe | Metamaterial

Published 14th November 2019

On July 25, 2019, an organization called To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, led by rock star Tom DeLonge, announced they had acquired a “groundbreaking” piece of metamaterial.
Although the press release never said it was tied to anything extraterrestrial or alien, the implications were there.

However, specific details… were not.

One of those details, is the fact that this unknown piece of metal actually has a history that stretches back at least seventy years.

It’s tied to a story that involves a late 1940’s crashed UFO, a military clean up, an extraterrestrial being with telepathic communication, and of course, a cover-up to ensure it all remained a secret.

That is, until 1996, when the grandson of a military security officer present at the UFO clean-up site — broke his silence and contacted legendary radio talk show host Art Bell, along with my guest today... Emmy award winning investigative journalist, Linda Moulton Howe.

In April and May 1996, the grandson sent two shipments of different metals his deceased grandfather left with a diary and Linda has investigated and owned some of those metal pieces over the past 22 years — including mysterious micron-layered Bismuth and Magnesium-Zinc.
She has spent countless hours, and thousands of dollars, investigating what it is.

Today, Linda will give us a special one-on-one interview, outlining the origin, history and investigation into a piece that is intriguing curious minds around the globe, and it’s even, caught the attention of the U.S. Army.

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University Of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections

Chris Rutkowski | Falcon Lake UFO Lecture

Recorded 7th & Published 14th November 2019

The Falcon Lake UFO Files Talk by renowned Canadian Ufologist, Chris Rutkowski. Also featuring Stan Michalak, son of Stefan Michalak.

Falcon Lake is the site of one of the most famous incidents in Canada. On May 20, 1967, Near Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Stefan Michalak claimed he was burned by one of two flying saucers that he encountered.

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Spaced Out Radio

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Steven Bassett | UFO Lobbying

Broadcast 15th & Published 16th November 2019

Pressuring Washington D.C., politicians and government officials has been a full time job for Steven Bassett of the Paradigm Research Group, who is filling in for original guest, PRG member Teresa Tindal who is ill.

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Dark Journalist

Jim Garrison

Published 15th November 2019

This week dark journalist describes Jim garrison's efforts to get his hands on the UFO file & How JFK, NASA, Nazis, Permindex & The Secret Space Program all tie into the narrative...

The Dark Journalist X SERIES:
https://darkjournalist.com/xmaster.php

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Edge Of Reality Radio

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Dr Michael Masters

Broadcast 14th & Published 15th November 2019

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On this week’s “Edge of Reality Radio,” Lee Speigel looks at the intriguing theory that some UFOs and alleged aliens might simply be US from the future, coming back in time to study their early beginnings. In his recent book, “Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon,” Dr. Michael Masters of Montana Tech, considers the idea that, at some distant point in the future, our human descendants have figured out how to travel through time and they might be visiting and studying their own evolutionary past, or, in other words: US!

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The Black Vault

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Chris Marx | Skinwalker Ranch & Human Experimentation

Published 15th November 2019

It is a mystery that stretches across about 1,000 acres of land.

It was first reported on back in June of 1996, and since then, what we now know as Skinwalker Ranch has intrigued anyone interested in the Paranormal.

Cattle mutilations, UFOs, otherworldly creatures… the ranch seems to be a paranormal buffet for all things weird and unusual.

Now, rumors circulate that even the Defense Intelligence Agency took an interest in the ranch, and some even allege that it was the epicenter for government-backed paranormal research during a program known as AAWSAP.

My guest today is Chris Marx. He is a former law enforcement officer for the state of New Mexico for more than 9 years. After his work there, he went on to join the U.S. Army and became a certified Military Police Investigator. He also had two tours of deployment in Iraq between 2007 and 2009.

When he returned state side, he went to the private sector. This is where Chris was hired by Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, or BAASS, to work as an investigator for billionaire Robert Bigelow. Chris worked on the infamous Skinwalker Ranch, utilizing conventional as well as unconventional research techniques in the field. He left for another combat tour in Afghanistan in 2016, and upon his return, was transferred to work within Bigelow Aerospace itself, which he did until his resignation in February 2019.

After his own investigative research after he left Bigelow Aerospace; he now feels much of his time at Skinwalker Ranch may have been about human experimentation, he just didn’t know it at the time. He also feels strongly that quite possibly… he was one of the test subjects.

His concerns that remain unanswered and unaddressed turn an already twisted tale of paranormal encounters, into an incredibly disturbing narrative, if it all turns out to be true.

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UniverseToday.com

Tatooines Everywhere? Many Of The Exoplanets Already Discovered Are In Multi-Star Systems

Published 15th November 2019

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Right now, we know of about 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, mostly thanks to the Kepler mission. TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, will likely raise that 4000 by a lot. But what about the stars that all of these planets orbit?

A new study from the Astrophysical Institute and University Observatory of the University of Jena identified over 200 exoplanets that exist in multiple star systems. The study is part of the effort to understand how host stars shape the formation and evolution of planets.

Read all about it here: https://www.universetoday.com/144016/tatooines-everywhere-many-of-the-exoplanets-already-discovered-are-in-multi-star-systems/

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 15th & 16th November 2019

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APOD Podcast

M16 & The Eagle Nebula

Published 15th November 2019

In today's image, we see the Eagle Nebula also known by the catalog designation of M16. This is a part of a star forming region which also contains the object known as the Pillars of Creation.

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The Star Streams Of NGC 5907

Published 16th November 2019

In today's image, we see the spiral galaxy NGC 5907. This is a galaxy viewed edge-on and around it we see the tidal streams - remnants of a smaller galaxy that has been torn apart and is being incorporated into the larger galaxy.

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Astronomy Cast

Episode 547 | Why Astronomy Still Needs Humans

Streamed & Published 15th November 2019

Few sciences have been able to take advantage of the power of computers like astronomy. But with all this computing power, you might be surprised to learn how important a role humans still play in this science.

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SciShow Space

We've Never Seen A Pulsar Explode Like This

Published 15th November 2019

Spacebit is sending crawling, jumping, mini-robots to the moon, and researchers have witnessed a pulsar emit a very cool combination of traits in its most recent flare.

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Deep Astronomy

The Case For The Carl Sagan Space Telescope

Published 15th November 2019

In this episode, some astronomers, a former astronaut, the current director of the Space Telescope Science Institute as well as the wife of Carl Sagan himself, got together and wrote a white paper that makes the case for a telescope, named after the famous astronomer Carl Sagan, that will look for and directly image planets like Earth around other stars.

Read the white paper here:
http://bit.ly/351Gfhi

Watch Future in Space Hangout on LUVIOR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGyb0g2NiXI

Future in Space HabEx Hangout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPT3APOVrE

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The Exoplanets Channel

The Square Kilometre Array: This Radio Telescope Could Pick Up Alien Signals

Published 15th November 2019

In this video we talk about the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) radio telescope.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 17th November 2019 | Plasma Filament Erupts, Hail Damage, Dusty Veil

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Geoengineering Watch

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Global Alert News | Episode 223

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Published 16th November 2019

From the global climate system to the global economy, the great unraveling continues to unfold. Weather disasters are increasingly becoming the norm as populations try to cope with rapidly changing conditions. Climate scientists are telling us that we have entered "the age of fire" (the Pyrocene era). What aren’t the scientists willing to admit to? The 5G deployment is still advancing, but some are exempt from the danger. Who are they? Another experimental vaccine has been introduced for one of the most dangerous pathogens on the planet. Is anyone willing to volunteer for a syringe of this new brew? Yet another democratically elected government has been ousted by a US backed coup, should this come as any surprise? While the orchestrated political theater in the US distracts populations, total collapse on countless fronts draws near.
Though the hour is late, if we stand together we can yet make a difference for the better.

Supporting link: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-november-16-2019-223/

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Asteroid Station

Asteroids In Early November That Were Detected Last Minute, All Within One Lunar Distance From Earth

Published 16th November 2019

(2019 UG11) 2019-Nov-01 20:42
(2019 VA) 2019-Nov-02 17:28
(2019 VD) 2019-Nov-04 09:56
(2019 VR) 2019-Nov-04 10:30
(2019 VS4) 2019-Nov-06 16:28
(2019 VB5) 2019-Nov-09 17:29
(2019 VF5) 2019-Nov-09 23:16

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Prehistory Decoded

The Younger Dryas Debate | Part One

Published 19th October 2019

Surveys the research literature surrounding the Younger Dryas debate. Part 1 discusses papers from 2007 to 2009.

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The Younger Dryas Debate | Part Two

Published 31st October 2019

Part 2 of the series covers developments in the research in 2010, including the nanodiamond layer found in the Greenland ice sheet

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The Younger Dryas Debate | Part Three

Published 16th November 2019

Part 3 of the series covers a review of the Younger Dryas impact research into 2011.

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Anton Petrov

China's Plan To Build A Special Economic Zone On The Moon

Published 16th November 2019

Anton talks about an announcement from China that suggests they will build a special economic zone on the Moon.

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/3828/1

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The Cosmos News

Two Of The Neptune’s Moons Dance Around Each Other To Avoid Colliding

Published 17th November 2019

These two moons orbit only about 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) apart. But they never get that close to each other. The moons are found to be locked in ‘dance of avoidance.’

Naiad swirls around the ice giant every seven hours, while Thalassa, on the outside track, takes seven and a half hours. An observer sitting on Thalassa would see Naiad in an orbit that varies wildly in a zigzag pattern, passing by twice from above and then twice from below. This up, up, down, down pattern, repeats every time Naiad gains four laps on Thalassa.

Marina Brozovic, an expert in solar system dynamics at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said, “We refer to this repeating pattern as a resonance. There are many different types of ‘dances’ that planets, moons, and asteroids can follow, but this one has never been seen before.”

Naiad and Thalassa are small and shaped like Tic Tacs, spanning only about 60 miles (100 kilometers) in length. They are two of Neptune’s seven inner moons, part of a closely packed system that is interwoven with faint rings.

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APOD Podcast

Young Stars In The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

Published 17th November 2019

In today's image, we see a group of young stars that has formed in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. This is a very young group of star, estimated to be 300,000 years old. Infrared telescopes are used to look through the dust to see these very young objects.

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Dr Maggie Lieu

Is Our Universe Flat?

Published 17th November 2019

This week Dr Lieu talks about the curvature of the universe is an important number for scientists in cosmology. This week I want to talk about the shape of the Universe and how it can determine our ultimate fate.

Extra reading:
Planck CMB lensing: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12875
Evidence of a closed Universe, Valentino+2019: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02087

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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

A Quick Look At The Phoenix Cluster

Published 18th November 2019

Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the universe held together by gravity and contain a gigantic black hole in their center.

Astronomers usually find these black holes tamp down the formation of new stars by pumping heat and energy out into space.

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Phoenix galaxy cluster is not playing this usual role.

Instead, outbursts from the central black hole are actually helping more stars to form.

To make this discovery, scientists combined data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and the Very Large Array.

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A Tour Of The Phoenix Cluster

Published 18th November 2019

Astronomers have confirmed the first example of a supermassive black hole unable to prevent copious numbers of stars forming in the core of galaxy cluster where it resides. This result provides new details about the life cycles of some of the most extreme objects in the universe.

Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the cosmos that are held together by gravity, and consist of hundreds or even thousands of galaxies embedded in hot gas, and invisible dark matter. The largest supermassive black holes astronomers have ever found are in the centers of galaxy clusters.

For decades, astronomers thought galaxy clusters should contain rich nurseries of stars in their centers, resulting from cooling of their huge reservoirs of hot gas. Instead, they found the powerful, giant black holes were pumping out energy via jets and keeping the gas too warm to form many stars.

Now, scientists have compelling evidence that stars are forming at a furious rate in the Phoenix galaxy cluster, apparently linked to a less effective black hole in its center. In this unique cluster, outbursts from the central black hole instead appear to be aiding in the formation of stars. They used new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, and the NSF's Karl Jansky Very Large Array, or VLA, to build on previous observations of this cluster.

Data from Chandra show that the coolest gas it can detect is located near the center of the cluster. In the absence of significant sources of heat, astronomers expect cooling to occur at the highest rates in a cluster's center, where the densest gas is located.Outbursts powered by the black hole then forced the gas to cool even more quickly. The outbursts drove a pair of jets seen in radio waves by the VLA, which pushed outward and inflated cavities in the hot gas, detected with Chandra. Filaments of cool gas observed by Hubble are located around the borders of the cavities, so the authors concluded that the black hole's outburst carried the gas away from the black hole. The farther away from the black hole, the faster the gas can cool to form stars.

This latest result on the Phoenix Cluster demonstrates that the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxy clusters can have dramatic — and different — impacts on their surroundings. Astronomers will continue to use Chandra and other telescopes to learn more about the Phoenix Cluster and other cosmic giants like it.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 18th November 2019 | Earth Events, Volcano Watch, Disaster Science

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NASA Ames Research Center

Supercomputer Simulation Of Seasonal Changes In Martian Clouds, Dust & Ice

Published 18th November 2019

This video is a simulation of the climate on Mars spanning one year, from spring through winter in the northern hemisphere. It shows the annual cycle of three important components of the Martian climate: water-ice clouds (gray), dust (yellow) and frozen carbon dioxide on the surface (white). As the north pole’s carbon dioxide ice cap shrinks, its southern counterpart grows large. Carbon dioxide gas makes up 95% of Mars’ atmosphere and a considerable portion of it freezes out onto the surface as the poles reach their coldest point. As fall arrives in the simulation, a dust storm forms at the north pole and soon encircles the entire planet, dying down over the course of the winter.

The simulation was run on the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility's Pleiades supercomputer using data produced by the Mars Climate Modeling Center, both at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The MCMC’s work assists NASA in planning missions to Mars and helps us understand our solar system better by answering questions about how planets evolve and whether conditions on Mars could once have been favorable for life.

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John Michael Godier

A New Martian Biosignature?

Published 17th November 2019

An exploration of the discovery of strange oxygen levels on Mars that may hint that there is microbial life active on that planet.

"Seasonal variations in atmospheric composition as measured in Gale Crater, Mars", Trainer et al., 2019: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019JE006175

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NASA

NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor On Europa

Published 18th November 2019

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Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first closeup images of Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons. These revealed brownish cracks slicing the moon’s icy surface, which give Europa the look of a veiny eyeball. Missions to the outer solar system in the decades since have amassed enough additional information about Europa to make it a high-priority target of investigation in NASA’s search for life.

What makes this moon so alluring is the possibility that it may possess all of the ingredients necessary for life. Scientists have evidence that one of these ingredients, liquid water, is present under the icy surface and may sometimes erupt into space in huge geysers. But no one has been able to confirm the presence of water in these plumes by directly measuring the water molecule itself. Now, an international research team led out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has detected the water vapor for the first time above Europa’s surface. The team measured the vapor by peering at Europa through one of the world’s biggest telescopes in Hawaii.

Read all about it here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-scientists-confirm-water-vapor-on-europa

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European Space Agency

Earth’s Magnetic Song Recorded For The First Time During A Solar Storm

Published 18th November 2019

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The song comes from waves that are generated in the Earth’s magnetic field by the collision of the storm. The storm itself is the eruption of electrically charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere.

A team led by Lucile Turc, a former ESA research fellow who is now based at the University of Helsinki, Finland, made the discovery after analysing data from the Cluster Science Archive. The archive provides access to all data obtained during Cluster’s ongoing mission over almost two decades.

Read all about it here: http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Earth_s_magnetic_song_recorded_for_the_first_time_during_a_solar_storm

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Nemesis Maturity

Solar Storm Is Heading For Earth - Aurora Displays Alert

Published 19th November 2019

NOAA forecasters say there is a 65% chance of minor G1-class geomagnetic storms on November 21st, when a high-speed stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a large hole in the sun's atmosphere.

"Coronal Holes," are vast regions in the sun's atmosphere where magnetic fields open up and allow solar wind to escape. They look dark in ultraviolet images because the hot glowing plasma normally contained there is missing. In this case, the plasma is making a beeline for Earth.

High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on November 21st when the solar wind arrives. G1-class storms can produce Northern Lights as far south as US states ranging from Maine to Washington.

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid Alert | (2019 WH)

Published 18th November 2019

close approach event will occur in a few hours from now.

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Newly Detected Asteroid (2019 WF)

Published 18th November 2019

Set for its closest approach on November 20th 2019

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NASA

How LISA Pathfinder Detected Dozens Of 'Comet Crumbs'

Published 18th November 2019

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LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) that included NASA contributions, successfully demonstrated technologies needed to build a future space-based gravitational wave observatory, a tool for detecting ripples in space-time produced by, among other things, merging black holes. A team of NASA scientists leveraged LISA Pathfinder's record-setting sensitivity for a different purpose much closer to home — mapping microscopic dust shed by comets and asteroids.

Most of these particles, known as micrometeroids, have masses measured in micrograms, similar to a small grain of sand. But at speeds reaching 40,000 mph (64,000 kph), even micrometeoroids pack a punch.

The NASA team, led by Ira Thorpe at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, detected 54 impacts during the mission, which lasted from 2015 to 2017. Modeling the strikes allowed the researchers to determine what kinds of objects shed the dust. The findings are broadly consistent with existing ideas of what generates micrometeroids found near Earth. The dusty culprits are mostly short-period comets whose orbits are determined by Jupiter. Comets with longer periods, like Halley’s comet, also contributed dust that LISA Pathfinder sensed.

The new measurements could help refine dust models used by researchers in a variety of studies, from understanding the physics of planet formation to estimating impact risks for current and future spacecraft.

Read all about it here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/how-lisa-pathfinder-detected-dozens-of-comet-crumbs

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Inverse.com

This Ancient Comet May Be Behind The Origin Of Life On Earth

Published 18th November 2019

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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is no stranger to Earth. Aside from appearing in our night skies every six and a half years or so, the small comet spits out ice and rock debris into space, which then falls to Earth every year with the annual Draconid meteor shower.

Now, scientists reveal that one of those earlier meteor showers may have played a starring role in the origin of life on Earth. The findings are detailed in a study published in the journal Icarus this week.

Read all about it here: https://www.inverse.com/article/61023-organic-molecules-detected-on-comet

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APOD Podcast

Passing Asteroid Arrokoth

Published 18th November 2019

In today's image, we see a clip of the object known as Arrokoth (formerly known as Ultima Thule). This is an object in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune and is believed to be an example of the material that formed the planets in the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

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Milky Way Over Uruguayan Lighthouse

Published 19th November 2019

In today's image, we a lighthouse in Uruguay and above we see our Milky Way Galaxy stretching across the sky. In addition, the bright object in the image is the planet Jupiter.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 19th November 2019 | Watery Moon, Climate, Orion Fields, Galactic Nucleus

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Astrum

What Has Hubble Seen In Our Solar System?

Published 19th November 2019

Hubble doesn't just look at distant nebula and galaxies, but has also observed celestial bodies and events in our own solar system. So what has it seen?

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Space Telescope Science Institute

Tonight's Sky: December 2019

Published 20th November 2019

Step outside on a cold December night when the stars shine bright to find the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus. They will help you locate a binary star system, a fan-shaped open star cluster, and a variable star. Stay tuned for space-based views of a ragged spiral galaxy, an open star cluster, and an edge-on galaxy.

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APOD Podcast

Arp 273: Battling Galaxies From Hubble

Published 20th November 2019

In today's image, we see a pair of colliding galaxies. Galaxies grow over time through collisions by incorporating more material in to themselves. In a billion years or so, these two will have settled down and one smaller, more ordinary looking galaxy will remain.

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SciShow Space

Where Do The Biggest Galaxies Come From?

Published 19th November 2019

Submillimeter galaxies are ancient, dense, massive galaxies with up to 10 times the number of stars in the Milky Way, and for a long time, scientists couldn’t even figure out how they existed in the first place.

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Anton Petrov

This Is What's Hiding Between Galaxies - Intergalactic Medium

Published 19th November 2019

Anton talks about the intergalactic medium.
Discovery what hides in between galaxies in our universe.
Illustris project: http://www.illustris-project.org

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NASA

Animated Representation Of Multi-Planet Systems Discovered By Kepler Space Telescope

Published 19th November 2019

An animated representation of all the multi-planet systems discovered in the Milky Way galaxy by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope as of Oct. 30, 2018. The systems are shown together at the same scale as our Solar System (dashed lines).

Read all about it here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-takes-a-cue-from-silicon-valley-to-hatch-artificial-intelligence-technologies

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 20th November 2019 | Space Weather, Big Earthquakes, Dust Storm, Climate

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Nemesis Maturity

Meteor Alert: Outburst Of Shooting Stars Expected From The Alpha Monocerotids

Published 20th November 2019

On Nov. 21-22, Earth will pass by a stream of dusty debris from an unknown comet.

Forecasters Esko Lyytinen (Finnish Fireball Network) and Peter Jenniskens (NASA/Ames) believe this could cause an outburst of alpha Monocerotid meteors.

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Meteoroides.net

Meteor Event | Mediterranean Sea | 20th November 2019 @ 02:48 UT

Published 20th November 2019

This beautiful and slow meteor overflew the Mediterranean Sea on 2019 November 20 at about 3:48 local time (equivalent to 2:48 universal time). It was generated by a rock from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 47,000 km/h. It began at an altitude of about 81 km over the sea, and ended at a height of around 38 km after traveling about 81 km in the Earth's atmosphere.

The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN), from the meteor-observing stations located at Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), La Hita (Toledo), and Sevilla.

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Space.com

Earth-Like Planets With Giant 'Wrecking Ball' Neighbors Can Host Life After All

Published 20th November 2019

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A giant planet wildly careening around a star may not prevent an Earth-size planet from staying in a stable orbit friendly to life as we know it, a new study finds.

The view from such an Earth-like planet as its gigantic neighbor zooms past would prove unlike anything we might see here, shining as bright as the brightest supernova ever seen in recorded history, researchers said.

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/exoplanet-with-giant-neighbors-can-host-life.html

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The Richard Dolan Show

Intelligent Disclosure | The Turkish UFO Videos of 2007-2009

Streamed & Published 19th November 2019

From 2007 to 2009, a remarkable series of videos were taken of something that appeared to be over the Sea of Marmara, by the city of Kumburgaz, near Istanbul, Turkey. It has strong defenders and strong skeptics alike. Richard and Tracey do their best to present this as fairly as possible.

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Was not going to post this as I do not like the format & it runs far to long. But I wanted to balance out the above post.

TheOutThereChannel

Turkey UFO/Alien footage Debunked Again

Published 10th November 2019

1) Light following a Passenger Jet analyzed *natural subSUN or UAP
2) Turkish Famous Aliens debunked again (Dr Leir was wrong)
3) TheBlackVault - TR3b Craft on NASA Apollo 9 image analyzed
from willease.
4) Concorde UAP debunk *white sphere moving up and down vertically)
5) Mick West Banned me after I pointed out the crimes of Dunning who
is a skeptic.. I go over the details of his fine and prison time for white
collar crime.
6) I read out some nice comments I got and some really stupid comments
from Tyler of Secureteam10 Cult members.. they cant watch a 3 hour
live stream cos they can only handle 10min.. poor darlings..
7) Top UFO experts come clean about Alien Visitations from Greys
since they got in to the field and so the ETs have noticed it seems
I compared it to the weird alien visit I might of had.. or was it a dream
maybe not..
8) I talk about MUFON and other researchers holding back very
good evidence that should be made public.. Patient 15 and Dr Leir
(have covered this before. so a bit of a recap)
9) Look at MUFON case.. that UFO jane from Texas UFOs was
claiming to be a UFO.. I try to figure it out myself and
show my end conclusion after zooming filter and slow playbacks


Update
The previous chat about concorde video,.. first look that debunk was wrong but has the original footage and initial debunk claims. Wasn't Lens flare or droplet but I show you in this live 200 the final debunk for it.. but the FOO fighters was good in this one https://youtu.be/OXIf1yOnCjI?t=9014

other Turkey videos examined
and all the other videos surrounding the same Turkey Event looked at and explained.. from city light/moon/highmast leds/ships and wind farm. and more on initial live talking about the Dr Leir and other footage. https://youtu.be/-jwzykQqGj4?t=4992
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My episode#4 here. I was new to the UFO field but I soon learnt more tools and used my skills and new info to finally debunk it in this live.. https://youtu.be/itvJx9NKhlo

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UFO News Network Sunday

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Fran Ridge, Paul Wright & Michael Panicello | The MADAR Project

Published 20th November 2019

Fran Ridge, Paul Wright and Michael Panicello join us to discuss The MADAR Project and the history of NICAP.

Visit the websites:

MADAR: https://madar.site/madar/more.html
NICAP: http://www.nicap.org/

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Podcast UFO

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Jeff Bennett, Ph.D & Deep Prasad | Science, UFOs & Intelligent Life

Streamed & Published 19th November 2019

HOUR ONE: Astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett on our solar system, black holes, the big bang, the possibilities of intelligent life in our universe, our bottleneck of technology and much more. HOUR TWO: Deep Prasad, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, extraterrestrial artifacts, UFOs and more.

JEFF BENNETT (Ph.D., Astrophysics, CU 1987) has taught at every level from pre-school through graduate school and is now a full-time writer/speaker/educator focusing on student and public understanding of math and science. He is the lead author of best-selling college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics; of six books for children that have all been read by astronauts from the International Space Station and of critically acclaimed books for the general public on topics including the search for extraterrestrial life, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and global warming. His writing as earned numerous awards, including the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award. Other major endeavors include serving as a Visiting Senior Scientist at NASA Headquarters, where he led efforts to forge stronger links between the research and education communities; proposing and co-leading development of both the Colorado Scale Model Solar System on the CU campus and the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC; and leading the creation of the free app “Totality” for solar eclipses. His personal web site is www.JeffreyBennett.com

DEEP PRASAD is working with the world’s first quantum computers in order to help build the infrastructure that will support the next decades worth of quantum technologies. His goal is to save humanity hundreds of billions of research hours in developing the next generation of photovoltaics, superconductors and metamaterials. In his spare time, he advises several blockchain startups focussed on healthcare applications. Deep was named one of Toronto’s Top 20 under 20 in 2015. He has given talks on many cutting edge technologies including the intersection of AI with Blockchain and Healthcare, as well as Quantum Computing.

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The Gralien Report

Tim McMillan | Interception: UFO Data & The US Military

Broadcast 18th & Published 19th November 2019

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On this edition of the program, after opening with news in the world of zoology that includes the rediscovery of a species that had been unseen for decades, as well as what science says about the closest living modern relatives to a gigantic “Sasquatch” that lived during the Ice Age, we shift our attention to the anniversary of one of the most important UFO incidents in modern history: the strange case of the Japanese Airlines 1628 incident, where a former fighter pilot and his crew were pursued by a massive unidentified flying object while passing over Alaska. We also touch on incidents involving strange aerial objects observed over U.S. missile launch sites and nuclear facilities, with the recurring theme of government secrecy pertaining to such cases.

Then later in the program we are joined by Tim McMillan, a retired law enforcement officer who presently works as an investigative journalist and freelance writer, whose recent Popular Mechanics piece discussed testimony given my numerous servicemen who were present during the widely discussed USS Nimitz UFO incident of 2004. Here again, some of those witnesses have discussed how information pertaining to the incident was later retrieved by individuals appearing to represent some government agency. We look at the facts surrounding this case, and ask the fundamental question, “what branch of government is collecting data about UFO incidents?”

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It's [Redacted].

The US Air Force Has Quietly Studied UFOs Passing Under Satellites, Documents Show

Published 19th November 2019

Information on the phenomenon is rare, but there have been two declassified studies on what are known as “fastwalkers” among Air Force personnel.

Per a 2008 paper, satellite based sensors looking down at the Earth’s surface occasionally observe reflected light from an object passing through the image. They move too fast relative to the background to be in Earth’s atmosphere. A database of fastwalker events exists as far back as the early 70s, and the authors conclude these are multiple objects, though they do not know if they're consistently in orbit (geostationary or low-Earth), or not.

These findings are important, because it shows the military is taking the fastwalker problem seriously. These phenomena may be the same thing watchers of NASA live streams have noticed in the past, when fast-moving objects appear to move past cameras on the ISS or (past) space shuttles. The Air Force files do not state the number of fastwalker events, but it's numerous enough to catalogue them.

"Orbit Determination of Sunlight Illuminated Objects Detected by Overhead Platforms," Capt. Osedacz, USAF: https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/fastwalkers/a209227.pdf

"Space Base dSatellite Tracking and Characterization Utilizing Non-Imaging Passive Sensors," Capt. Townsend, Air Force Institute of Technology: https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/fastwalkers/a209227.pdf

Letter from NORTHCOM to John Greenewald, The Black Vault

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ufos/fastwalkers/FY14-19NOV2013-07.pdf

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Isaac Arthur

The Fermi Paradox: Late Filters

Published 21st November 2019

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 21st November 2019 | Meteor Storm, Highest Energy Gamma Burst, Earthquake

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AstroMagazine

Uncut High Altitude Balloon Flight

Published 21st November 2019

This is the uncut and raw GoPro footage of our very first Weather balloon Flight. It reached an altitude of around 37km (Stratosphere). and landed around 300 km southwards from our launching position.

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NASACrewEarthObs

From Morocco To Italy @ Night | November 8th 2019

Published 21st November 2019

This time-lapse, taken by the Expedition 61 crew on the International Space Station on November 8, 2019 at 23:46:46 to 23:59:22 GMT, captures the nighttime lights of Casablanca and Rabat in Morocco and the distinct coastal lines within the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea. As the ISS moves east across southern Europe, the bright lights of Madrid, Barcelona, and Milan appear before lightning filled clouds cover view.

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Aurora Borealis Over North America | November 11th 2019

Published 21st November 2019

This time-lapse video was taken by the Expedition 61 crew on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken on November 11, 2019 from 09:12:37 to 09:26:10 GMT, on a night pass over North America. The lights of the aurora dance along the earth limb, but fades as the ISS travels toward the terminator line. Between breaks of clouds, the snowy Columbia Mountains peak out as the ISS travels eastward over Alberta. The city lights of Edmonton and Saskatoon are visible, along with various smaller cities within Canada. Before crossing into daytime, Quebec City and Saguenay shine beneath the clouds.

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ISS Above

HD Views Of Cities At Night From The ISS

Published 21st November 2019

NASA's HDEV video system was declared End of Life in August. Since then the public has been missing seeing HD views of the earth.

On Monday November 18th NASA began streaming from a new video camera (https://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload) connected to node 2 facing forward.

This new camera (unlike HDEV) shows city lights at night time.

This video captures a few seconds when the ISS was passing over the Gulf of Mexico and passing over northwestern Florida (or therabouts) at 19:37 pm ET.

You can clearly see the city lights of several major US Cities.

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Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov

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Solar Storm Forecast | Fast Wind Storms & Europa Plumes

Published 21st November 2019

This week we finally have some good news for aurora photographers! A coronal hole that has brought us up to storm levels multiple times before is back and is sending us some fast solar wind yet again! We have already bumped up to unsettled conditions and could hit active conditions within the next 24 hours. Aurora field reporters, especially at high latitudes should be on the alert for aurora. We could even get some sporadic aurora at mid-latitudes over the next day or so. As for the Sun, unfortunately, we are back to spotless conditions with solar flux tanking back into the high 60s. This means poor radio propagation on Earth's dayside for next next week or more. GPS users, however, should be smiling since GPS reception on Earth's dayside should remain pretty decent overall. Learn the details of the coming solar storm and see a special segment I've included this week on newly confirmed water plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa!

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High Altitude Observatory

Alin Paraschiv | The Coronal Geyser Structure

Recorded 20th & Published 21st November 2019

The seminar will overview our recent findings on active region coronal jets. During its solar disk transit the solar active region 11302 showcased a vast display of coronal jets identified in extreme-ultraviolet imaging.

We describe multiple co-temporal jet phenomenology: (1) The jets exhibit a strand-like morphology undergoing untwisting motions which suggest torsional waves may propagate along open magnetic fields during eruptions; (2) We recover the thermal and non-thermal properties of the eruptions and compared the physical properties of the plasma simultaneously at the base brightpoint and along the jets outflow using multiple techniques in both extreme-ultraviolet and X-ray emission; (3) To further pursue the non-thermal manifestations of jet eruptions, we combined multiple observations and models aiming to reveal the physically fundamented relation between jets, their flaring brightpoints, and interplanetary type-III radio bursts. (4) We study the lower photosphere and reconstruct magnetic structures in order to assess the emission mechanism(s) responsible for generating the identified set of recurrent eruptions.

We report the identification of arched structures in the lower solar atmosphere which undergo through multiple magnetic reconnections and are the main trigger of solar jets. These sites are classified as “Coronal Geysers”. To our knowledge, the long term jet recurrence and its association with a persistent erupting structure, identified as the "geyser structure", was not previously discussed. The data analysis of this phenomenon provides new information for theoretical modeling of jets and allows for a better assessment of the hypothesis that jet eruptions are triggered by recurring small-scale filament eruptions

Learn more about HAO and NCAR:
https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/

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Dr Becky Smethurst

Night Sky News | November 2019

Published 20th November 2019

It's Night Sky News time again where we recap everything that's happened in space news this past month and everything to look out for in the sky in the coming month. This month a paper was published which really cemented the crisis in cosmology - none of the data agreed on the age of the Universe before, but now it just got a whole lot worse.

00:27 - Moon with Spica, Mars & Mercury
01:27 - Venus and Jupiter conjunction
02:24 - Venus and Saturn close in the sky
02:51 - Geminids Meteor Shower 💫❤️
04:31 - The smallest black hole ever discovered - https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.02751.pdf
09:08 - A planet engulfed by a red giant star? - https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.05961.pdf
14:22 - A crisis in cosmology - the shape, age and content of the Universe - https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02087

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Seeker

Meet Dream Chaser, The Next-Generation Space Plane

Published 21st November 2019

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This new space plane just got one step closer to liftoff, and it could change spaceflight to the ISS in years to come.

The Space Shuttle Orbiter is an iconic symbol of human space exploration, and we haven’t seen anything like its unique design since its retirement in 2011.

Until now.

Engineers at the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s facility in Colorado are in the early stages of assembling the new space plane, called the Dream Chaser.

The Dream Chaser is one of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract recipients, and the vehicle will join the fleet of utility spacecraft, like SpaceX’s Dragon capsule and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus module.

But unlike those spacecraft, the Dream Chaser is shaped like a plane, allowing for the space plane to be reused 15 times or more, reducing costs and allowing for quick turnaround between missions.

The space plane’s shape is not the only thing that makes the Dream Chaser so enticing, the vehicle is also capable of supporting a variety of needs, like landing on runways used to passenger planes; carrying various loads of cargo; supporting a microgravity lab; and disposing of waste from the International Space Station (ISS).

It can land on runways used for passenger planes; carry various loads of cargo; support a microgravity lab; and dispose of waste from the ISS.

Find out more about the next-generation space plane that might be the new icon of human spaceflight for years to come on this episode of Countdown To Launch.

Read More:
SNC's Dream Chaser® spacecraft
https://www.sncorp.com/what-we-do/dream-chaser-space-vehicle/
"Our Dream Chaser spacecraft was selected by NASA to provide cargo delivery, return and disposal service for the space station under the Commercial Resupply Service 2 (CRS-2) contract. Dream Chaser will carry critical supplies like food, water, and science experiments and returns to Earth with a gentle runway landing. The spacecraft will provide a minimum of six cargo missions to and from the space station starting in fall 2021."

Tile Shop Prepping Heat Shields for Future Flights
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"Tiles made from improved silica-based blocks will make up most of the belly and upper portion of the heat shield, while a new material developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center called “TUFROC” will cover the nose and leading edges. Those are the surfaces that must resist and mitigate the highest temperatures the spacecraft experiences from the friction of re-entering Earth’s atmosphere."

https://spacenews.com/sierra-nevada-corp-selects-ula-vulcan-for-dream-chaser-missions/
"Dream Chaser will be the “commercial debut” for Vulcan, with the first mission in late 2021 flying on the rocket’s second flight, said Tory Bruno, president and chief executive of ULA. “This is a very competitive launch market nowadays,” he said, “and to be selected by SNC to fly this block of missions on our Vulcan launch vehicle is just a tremendous honor.”"

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid (2000 CH59)

Published 20th November 2019

This potentially hazardous object is set for close approach in December 2019

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Anton Petrov

The Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Turned Oceans Acidic In An Instant

Published 21st November 2019

new discovery that suggests that the asteroid that was responsible for dinosaur extinction probably causes a major acidification of oceans similar to what we're doing now.

Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/45/22500
Ian Webster simulation: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/ancient-earth

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Ancient Astronaut Archive

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Orion's Belt In Egyptian, Mayan & Hopi Cultures

Published 21st November 2019

Many ancient cultures shared the belief that we came from the stars. For dozens of millennia if not longer, humans have been plotting the movement of the stars, studying the heavens, constructing calendars, and erecting monuments to track the procession of the constellations and heavenly bodies across the night sky.

Several constellations and stars have played an important role in ancient cultures and the belief of the celestial origins of our species. In the places where these legends emerge, we find structures that correlate with the position of these stars and constellations in the sky. And, perhaps the most prevalent of all these correlations is with the Orion constellation.

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John Michael Godier's Event Horizon

Dr. Patricia Ann Straat | Why We May Have Already Found Life On Mars

Published 21st November 2019

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With the recent findings of seasonal methane blooms on Mars and now unusual readings of unexplained oxygen levels, the question of "is there microbiological life on the red planet?" goes unanswered. In 1976, NASA sent Viking 1 and Viking 2 with four types of biological experiments. Of these experiments, the Labeled Release Experiment returned positive results on both landers, however the control tests could not confirm the results. Did the Viking landers find life on Mars?

You can buy Dr. Patricia Ann Straat's book here: https://www.tomarswithlove.com/

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Dear Guys,

Just came across this article today. I am amazed that a well-known academic should be going down the same path as Andrew Basiago. I'm keeping an open mind at the moment, but it looks as if the consensus is that it's good old pareidolia at work.

I do know that entomology is a pretty precise discipline, with great care taken in classification of lifeforms, so I'm intrigued:

NASA Photos Show Insect- and Reptile-Like Life Forms on Mars, Entomologist Says

Ohio University Emeritus Professor William Romoser has analyzed photos from NASA’s various Mars rovers, mostly from the rover Curiosity, and found insect/arthropod- and reptile-like organisms (both as fossils and living creatures) in the images.

http://www.sci-news.com/space/insect-reptile-like-life-forms-mars-07830.html

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"There has been and still is life on Mars,” said Professor Romoser, who was an entomology professor at Ohio University for 45 years and co-founded its Tropical Disease Institute, also spent nearly 20 years as a visiting vector-borne disease researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

“There is apparent diversity among the Martian insect-like fauna which display many features similar to terran insects that are interpreted as advanced groups — for example, the presence of wings, wing flexion, agile gliding/flight, and variously structured leg elements.”

“While the Martian rovers, particularly Curiosity, have been looking for indicators of organic activity, there are a number of photos which clearly depict the insect- and reptile-like forms.”

“Numerous photos show images where arthropod body segments, along with legs, antennae and wings, can be picked out from the surrounding area, and one even appears to show one of the insects in a steep dive before pulling up just before hitting the ground,” he said.

"Professor Romoser said he used several criteria in the study: dramatic departure from the surroundings, clarity of form, body symmetry, segmentation of body parts, repeating form, skeletal remains, and observation of forms in close proximity to one another.

“An exoskeleton and jointed appendages are sufficient to establish identification as an arthropod,” he explained.

“Three body regions, a single pair of antennae, and six legs are traditionally sufficient to establish identification as insect on Earth. These characteristics should likewise be valid to identify an organism on Mars as insect-like.”

“On these bases arthropodan insect-like forms can be seen in the Mars rover photos.”

“Many insect-like creatures and putative diversity were observed. The most common insect-like forms are robust and loosely resemble bumble bees or carpenter bees on Earth. For convenience, I’ll refer to these creatures as ‘bees’ from this point on.”

“The ‘bees’ appear to vary in size and type. Several characteristic insect/arthropod anatomical features were identifiable, not all on the same individual, but as a mosaic among individuals.”

“Distinct flight behavior was evident in many images. In one case observed, the flight maneuver was impressive with the individual ‘bee’ plunging straight down the side of a cliff and leveling off just before hitting the ground.”

“The insect-like fauna observed appeared to be sheltering/nesting in caves, in burrows beneath the surface, and in specialized structures.”

“Possible predation of the insect-like types by reptile-like creatures and putative insect-like (‘bee’) and reptile-like fossils were seen,” he said.

According to the researcher, interpretations of insect- and reptile-like creatures he described may change in the future as knowledge of life on Mars evolves, but that the sheer volume of evidence is compelling.

“Given evidence for the presence of insect/arthropod and reptile-like organisms beyond the confines of Earth, perhaps ‘astroentomology’ and ‘astroherpetology’ will emerge as important topics within the field of astrobiology,” Professor Romoser concluded.

He presented the findings November 19, 2019 at the National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in St. Louis, Missouri.

Regards,

John

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Peter Maxwell Slattery | UFO Over Porepunkah, Australia

Recorded 18th & Published 24th November 2019

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Eigenbros

Salvatore Cezar Pais' UFO Technology Patents

Published 22nd November 2019

Terence & Juan analyze the strange patents by Naval scientist Salvatore Cezar Pais. Specifically they look at the physics of an intertial mass reduction device.

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South China Morning Post

Asia’s UFO Community Looks To The Skies @ Hong Kong Extraterrestrial Expo

Published 22nd November 2019

The Hong Kong UFO Club has organised Asia’s first Extraterrestrial Expo, building on its decades of experience holding conferences and smaller events. The August 3, 2019, event in Hong Kong featured lectures, workshops and an alien-themed fair. It also welcomed “UFO experts” including Hong Kong researcher Cheuk Fei and Osiris So, the Macau-based host of a podcast that explores ufology. The South China Morning Post spoke with them, and the club’s founding chairwoman Moon Fong Chung-moon, to learn about Asia’s UFO community and why they are convinced “something’s out there”.

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Edge Of Reality Radio

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Whitley Streiber

Broadcast 21st & Published 22nd November 2019

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On this week’s “Edge of Reality Radio,” Lee Speigel explores the very close encounters of author Whitley Strieber, whose 1985 New York Times best-seller, “Communion,” terrified and fascinated the public. Strieber has always maintained he was abducted from his upstate New York cabin by non-human beings. And now, his new book, “A New World,” continues the provocative story of his ongoing interactions with what he refers to as “the visitors.”

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Strange Planet

Dr. Paul LaViolette | UFO Propulsion Technology

Streamed & Published 24th November 2019

A physicist and noted UFO Disclosure advocate joins Richard & Victor Viggiani to discuss the development and suppression of antigravity and field propulsion technologies, and the secret history of antigravity experimentation--from Nikola Tesla and T. Townsend Brown to the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber.

Dr. Paul LaViolette is an interdisciplinary scientist. He has authored four books and has published numerous articles in professional scientific journals. He received his BA in physics from Johns Hopkins University, his MBA from the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in systems science/astronomy from Portland State University. Currently he is president of the Starburst Foundation, an interdisciplinary scientific research institute. Dr. LaViolette's findings open a new doorway to the interpretation of our ancient past. Aided by his background in general system theory and physics, he was able to successfully decipher the lost science said to be encoded in the lore of the Tarot and astrology.

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AsteronX

A Detailed Breakdown Of An Alcubierre Warp Drive Coil

Published 25th November 2019

The general concept of the "warp drive" was first introduced by John W. Campbell in his 1931 novel Islands of Space. Since then it has captured the attention of many science-fiction writers.

As with many technologies found within the pages of a good novel, a great number of them eventually find their way into reality. And that’s because of this little something we call—inspiration.

Alcubierre was no exception—having been inspired to mathematically work out a model for a potential real-life warp drive enduring an episode of Star Trek.

Though he never intended to develop it further, he did, however, inspire others including NASA and us.

From day one the drive has been primarily associated with FTL travel. But most of you are probably not aware that the warp drive has multiple functions.

In about 50 years we will be able to travel FTL, but until then we can still benefit from the warp drive tech today, and in a moment I’ll tell you how we can do just that.

But first, let’s provide you with a detailed explanation of the warp drive and how it actually distorts or curves spacetime.

Further reading:

Time Travel and Warp Drives by Allen Everett and Thomas Roman
https://www.bookogs.com/book/227462-time-travel-and-warp-drives

Related Wikipedia articles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect#Applications
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole#Traversable_wormholes

Warp Field Mechanics 101
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110015936.pdf

Warp Field Mechanics 102
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20130011213.pdf

Advanced Propulsion Physics: Harnessing the Quantum Vacuum
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110023492.pdf

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Somewhere In The Skies

Maureen Elsberry & Jason McClellan | A Brief History Of UFO Materials

Published 24th November 2019

On episode 136 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Jason McClellan and Maureen Elsberry, both of Rogue Planet's UNKNOWN podcast, to discuss the latest news in UFO material acquisition. What exactly is the new partnership between Tom DeLonge's To the Stars Academy and the U.S. Army? What materials does the academy have, how did they obtain them, and what exactly does the army hope to do with this possible game-changing technology? The three discuss their own experiences with claimed UFO materials, how challenging it is to actually scientifically test these materials, and what happens when belief clouds the rigor of science?

Guest Bios:

Jason McClellan is a podcaster, author, TV personality, and journalist with a proclivity for all sorts of geekery including UFOs, space, science, technology, and geek culture. He had the unique experience of serving as a full-time UFO researcher and journalist for more than six years, having co-organized the largest annual UFO conference in the world. As a founding member Open Minds, he wrote for an edited Open Minds magazine. He's also written for Geek magazine, Tech Times, and To The Stars. He's appeared on Syfy, NatGeo, Geek & Sundry, and, most recently, co-starred on History Channel's Hangar 1: The UFO Files. He created and hosts the UNKNOWN podcast and the geek and paranormal media company, Rogue Planet.

Maureen Elsberry is a journalist, paranormal investigator, researcher, and media personality specializing in weird mysteries, the anomalous, sci-fi, and geek culture. She was a founding member of the UFO media company Open Minds and spent over six years as a full-time UFO researcher and journalist. She wrote for the internationally-distributed print magazine, Open Minds, and co-hosted and associate produced over 100 episodes of the popular web series Spacing Out! She also co-organized the largest UFO conference in the world, the International UFO Congress, which was recognized in 2015 by the Guinness Book of Records. Maureen starred on the investigative docu-drama Uncovering Aliens. She also served as a paranormal researcher and writer for Tom DeLonge’s (Blink-182/Angels and Airwaves) media empire To the Stars. Currently, Maureen co-runs the geek and paranormal media company, Rogue Planet. Learn more at http://www.RoguePlanet.tv

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Horizon-Magazine.eu

Probing Exoplanet Atmospheres Could Reveal Telltale Signatures Of Life

Published 25th November 2019

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It may be that life is lurking out there on other planets. But stuck here on Earth, how can we ever know for sure? A good place to start is by looking for the compounds on other worlds that are known to be the key ingredients of life as we know it.

Detecting these so-called biosignatures, compounds that are known to be produced by living organisms, would be strong evidence that worlds may contain life. But picking up chemicals from such distant worlds, and choosing the right compounds to look for, is complicated.

'We've found dozens of potentially habitable planets - now we need to study them in detail'

Professor Ignas Snellen at Leiden University in the Netherlands has been refining techniques that combine data from the largest ground-based telescopes with high-contrast imaging that can reveal faint objects like planets. The telescopes use high-precision spectroscopy to examine the different wavelengths of the light they detect from space.

Read all about it here: https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/probing-exoplanet-atmospheres-could-reveal-telltale-signatures-life.html

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 22nd, 23rd & 24th November 2019

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Science @ NASA

NASA ScienceCasts: Effects Of The Solar Wind

Published 24th November 2019

The continuously expanding solar wind begins in our Sun and doesn’t stop until after it reaches the edge of the heliosphere.

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Pecos Hank

Northern Lights From An Aeroplane Window

Published 24th November 2019

Glorious auroras right outside aeroplane window and easy explanation how Northern Lights are formed.

When storms of solar wind interact with our atmosphere, the result can be the magnificent light show we know as the auroras... The Aurora borealis In the northern hemisphere and the aurora australis In the southern hemisphere. On October 31st 2019 we observed the aurora borealis dance outside our window for about an hour.

HOW NORTHERN LIGHTS FORM
Our sun ejects gases and charged particles into space in all directions. This is the solar wind. The harmful solar wind reaches the Earth’s protective magnetosphere in about 2-4 days. Most of the solar wind is deflected away by our magnetosphere, but a small percentage is channelled down lines of force in our magnetic field toward the Earth’s poles. The solar wind then collides and transfers energy to oxygen and nitrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere. The excited oxygen and nitrogen emit particles of light called photons in a glorious display of greens, reds, pinks and whites.

Stronger disturbances of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by the solar winds are called geomagnetic storms. The planetary K-index, is used to characterize the magnitude of geomagnetic storms on a scale 0-9. On this Halloween morning, the KP index was a 4.

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Geoengineering Watch

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Global Alert News | Episode 224

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Published 24th November 2019

After months of heat, wind and wildfires, cold weather for the US West Coast is finally about to arrive just in time for the holidays. By contrast, the Southeastern US is going from recent record cold, back to record warm territory. Will the public finally begin to question the extreme weather swings? The wild weather is taking a toll on crops all over the world, when will the losses begin to show up in the form of empty store shelves? How many countries around the world are already running out of food? A report from Popular Science magazine confirmed E. coli and Streptococcus bacteria at 33,000 feet, is there a connection to climate engineering operations? What effects are such atmospheric biological elements having on the populations?
Populations must be awakened to the wider horizon of imminent challenges that are closing in with blinding speed. Reaching a critical mass of awareness remains the only way forward in the effort to alter our current course.

Supporting link: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-november-23-2019-224/

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Thunderbolts Project

Space News | Wal Thornhill: Big Bang – Time To Wipe The Chalkboard Clean

Published 22nd November 2019

Scientists generally use the term "crisis in cosmology" to describe the numerous and growing evidences that contradict or undermine the Big Bang theory. For decades, numerous scientific papers have been published on the discordancy between the so-called expansion rate in the “early universe,” and the expansion rate in the “later Universe.”

In fact, recently the Keck Observatory issued a press release on the reported most reliable verification to date that the discordancy is real. And as we've reported ad nauseam on this series, the cosmological crisis runs much deeper and includes "surprising" discoveries at all scales throughout the cosmos.

In part one of this two-part presentation, physicist Wal Thornhill discusses some of the foundational problems with the standard cosmological model, and the real alternatives that the Electric Universe offers.

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Anton Petrov

Wow, New Mysterious Fifth Force May Have Been Just Confirmed

Published 24th November 2019

Anton talks about a new discovery suggesting there might be another fundamental force in the universe - the so called Fifth Force.

Papers: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.10459.pdf & https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.01360.pdf

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 25th November 2019 | Electroquakes, Largest Extinction, Plasma, Storms

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Space.com

Jupiter's Moon Europa May Have Plate Tectonics Just Like Earth

Published 25th November 2019

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Jupiter's icy moon Europa, regarded as perhaps the solar system's best bet to host alien life, keeps getting more and more interesting.

Big slabs of ice are sliding over and under each other within Europa's ice shell, a new study suggests. The Jovian satellite may thus be the only solar system body besides Earth to possess a system of plate tectonics.

"From a purely science or geological perspective, this is incredible," study lead author Simon Kattenhorn of the University of Idaho told Space.com. "Earth may not be alone. There may be another body out there that has plate tectonics. And not only that, it's ice!"

Read all about it here: https://www.space.com/27059-jupiter-moon-europa-plate-tectonics.html?scrlybrkr=0115f007

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APOD Podcast

NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula

Published 25th November 2019

In today's image, we see a part of a supernova remnant known as the Bat Nebula. This is a part of the much larger Veil Nebula.

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TheDailyGalaxy.com

The Oumuamua Paradox –“We Have Slim Chance Of Distinguishing ET Artifacts From Natural Celestial Objects”

Published 25th November 2019

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British physicist Stephen Wolfram believes extraterrestrial intelligent life is inevitable, but with a caveat. Although intelligent life is inevitable, we will never find it -at least not by searching in the Milky Way. Wolfram points out that in order to compress more and more information into our communication signals – be they mobile phone conversations or computer- we remove all redundancy or pattern. If anything in a signal repeats, then it can be deleted. But this process of removing any pattern from a signal makes the signal look more and more random – in fact, pretty much like the random radio “noise” that rains down on Earth coming from stars and interstellar gas clouds.

According to Wolfram, if someone beamed our own 21st-century communication signals at us from space we would be hard pressed determining whether they were artificial or natural. So what chance do we have of distinguishing an ET communication from the general background radio static of the cosmos?

Read all about it here: https://dailygalaxy.com/2019/11/the-oumuamua-paradox-we-have-slim-chance-of-distinguishing-et-artifacts-from-natural-celestial-objects/

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Hidden Truth Show With Jim Breslo

Nick Cook | Zero Gravity Is Real

Published 25th November 2019

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Nick Cook was the Aviation Editor for Jane’s Defense Weekly, the world’s leading military science publication, and wrote the book, “The Hunt for Zero Point.” He acknowledges that the science behind zero gravity is real, and the “Tic Tac” UFOs seen by the US Navy could be U.S. technology. But he does not believe Air Force Intelligence Specialist Mike Turber’s claims of knowing are credible and thinks he may be a disinfo agent. He also thinks that the Navy witnesses could have been the victims of new technology which can distort reality, as he writes about in his new book, “The Grid.”

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Melody Sheep

Life Beyond | Chapter One - Alien Life, Deep Time, & Our Place In Cosmic History

Published 20th November 2019

The biggest question of our time. Are we alone? Chapter 1 of this experience takes you to alien worlds and distant places in time and space, in search of where alien life might be hiding and what our place is within the history of life. After generations of wondering, the truth is finally within our reach. New research and technologies have brought us closer than ever to an answer - only a few decades in the eyes of some NASA scientists.

The search has led to new discoveries that will blow your mind wide open and give a profound new perspective on human life. The deeper we look, the deeper we see into nature's imagination, and the more we learn about ourselves.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 26th November 2019 | Deadly Earthquake, Major Snow, Top Science News

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Nemesis Maturity

A CIR Is Expected To HIT Earth's Magnetic Field

Published 26th November 2019

Earth is entering a stream of solar wind flowing from a southern hole in the sun's atmosphere. First contact with the stream on Nov. 26 is producing green auroras around the Arctic Circle--but so far no geomagnetic storms. Wind speeds were elevated at an average speed of about 475 km/s.

Forecast ...
Solar wind conditions are expected to become further enhanced later today.
A co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field late on Nov. 26th, according to NOAA forecasters. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. Solar wind plasma piles up in these regions, producing shock-like density gradients that can do a good job of sparking Arctic auroras.

High-speed-solar-wind streams emanate from solar coronal holes. The fast wind interacts with upstream slow streams producing regions of enhanced magnetic field strength and particle density that are known as co-rotating interaction regions. Due to the reccuring nature of coronal holes near solar minimum, this results in periodic driving of the magnetosphere that can last for several days and input as much energy as a storm driven by a coronal mass ejection.

High latitude skywatchers should be alert for aurora displays.

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Phys.org

Reports Of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Published 25th November 2019

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The shrinking of the clouds of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter has been well documented with photographic evidence from the last decade. However, researchers said there is no evidence the vortex itself has changed in size or intensity.

Philip Marcus, from the University of California, Berkeley, will explain why the pictures from astronomers, both professionals and amateur, are not telling the whole story about the Great Red Spot. His session, The Shedding of Jupiter's Red Flakes Does Not Mean It Is Dying, will take place at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics 72nd Annual Meeting on Nov. 25 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-jupiter-great-red-demise-greatly.html

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Primal Space

The Power Of Jupiter's Red Spot

Published 24th November 2019

When Voyager 2 took the first images of Neptune, it discovered an enormous dark spot similar to the one found on Jupiter. When it was observed just a few years later, the dark spot had completely disappeared. This video looks at how the storms on Neptune and Jupiter form and why we might see Jupiter’s Great Red Spot disappear in our lifetime.

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TMRO

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Richard Stephenson | Things You Didn't Know About NASA's Deep Space Network

Broadcast & Published 25th November 2019

In this live interview we have one of the Deep Space Network's Operations Directors, Richard Stephenson -- This week we cover one of the most important NASA programs you may have never heard of or rarely think about: DSN. What happens where there is an earthquake near one of the DSN dishes? How do they deal with wildlife? What other uses can the DSN provide?

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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

A Quick Look At A Positive Feedback Black Hole

Published 26th November 2019

For the first time, astronomers have seen a single black hole boost star birth in more than one galaxy at a time.

The supermassive black hole is located in the center of a galaxy about 9.9 billion light years from Earth, which has at least seven neighboring galaxies.

Previously, astronomers had discovered a jet from this black hole in radio waves with the Very Large Array.

Using Chandra, researchers detect a bright X-ray source around the black hole as well as a diffuse cloud of X-rays at one end of the jet.

This thin cloud of X-rays probably represents a bubble in the galaxy's hot gas created by the jet.

As this bubble expanded, it likely created a shock wave that triggered star formation as it moved.

By studying similar objects, astronomers hope to discover how common this phenomenon is in the formation of groups and clusters of galaxies.

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A Tour Of A Positive Feedback Black Hole

Published 26th November 2019

Astronomers have uncovered a black hole that may have sparked the birth of stars over a phenomenal distance of more than a million light years and across multiple galaxies. If confirmed, this discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, would represent the widest reach ever seen for a black hole acting as a stellar kick-starter.

The supermassive black hole is located in the center of a galaxy about 9.9 billion light years from Earth. This galaxy has at least seven neighboring galaxies, according to two optical light telescopes in Chile and Arizona.

Previously, astronomers had discovered a jet from this black hole in radio waves with the Very Large Array. Using Chandra, researchers then detected a bright X-ray source around the black hole as well as a diffuse cloud of X-rays at one end of the jet. Astronomers think this thin cloud of X-rays probably represents a bubble in the galaxy's hot gas created by the jet. As this bubble expanded, it likely created a shock wave that triggered star formation as it moved.

Researchers estimate from their data that four neighboring galaxies, each about 400,000 light years away from the end of the black hole's jet, have dramatically increased rates of star formation. This result represents a relatively rare occurrence where a black hole is actually boosting star formation rather than suppressing it. On top to that, this is the farthest that astronomers have ever seen this effect of so-called positive feedback extend.

Scientists will continue to study objects similar to this one in the hopes of trying to determine if this phenomenon is common — or not — in the formation of groups and clusters of galaxies.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 27th November 2019 | Space Weather, Records Fall, Galactic Magnetic Fields

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NASA JPL

What's Up: December 2019

Published 26th November 2019

What can you see in the December sky? Beautiful pairings of planets and the crescent Moon throughout the month, at sunrise and sunset. Here's where and when to look to see Venus, Saturn and Mars.

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SciShow Space

This Star Just Won't Stop Exploding!

Published 26th November 2019

M31N 2008-12a is a rare phenomenon called a recurrent nova, and it may hold the key to understanding the lives and cataclysmic deaths of massive stars.

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Scott Manley

Every Chinese Rocket Design Explained!

Published 26th November 2019

China is now the number one nation in terms of rocket launches, with most of its launchers tracing their design heritage back to the Dong Feng 5 ICBM.
This includes the Long March 2, 3 & 4 - all propelled by YF-20 family Engines burning UDMH & NTO
The Newer Long March 5,6 &7 all use new cryogenic propulsion systems.
Long March 11 is a solid rocket based system.

More info at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)
https://space.skyrocket.de/directories/launcher_china.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/c/china.html

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CNBC.com

‘Adjust Your Location Quickly’ — How China Warns Residents Before Rockets Crash Down From Space

Published 26th November 2019

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China successfully launched satellites to space last week but a shower of rocket debris after the launch crushed buildings in the Sichuan province, captured in a video shared widely on social media.

Before the government launched a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Friday evening, it warned residents with a notice that read “If you see any flying objects falling from the sky, please adjust your location quickly to avoid any harm.”

China conducts many of its orbital launches from Xichang each year. Additionally, the majority of those rockets are the Long March 3B variation, which is comparable in size and power to U.S. rockets such as the SpaceX Falcon 9 or United Launch Alliance Atlas V.

But unlike U.S. launch pads, which are typically located along coastlines, Xichang is deep inland, which means the rocket flies directly over villages in rural China. As these rockets climb, they shed the “boosters” that make up the lower portion of the rocket. While U.S. rocket boosters typically fall back to the ocean, the Chinese rockets launched from Xichang fall over land, threatening local communities.

Read all about it here: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/chinese-rocket-crushes-houses-after-government-warning-to-residents.html

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Space.com

Blastoff! India Launches Earth-Mapping Satellite & 13 US Cubesats

Published 27th November 2019

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying the Cartosat-3 Earth-observation satellite and 13 cubesates for U.S. Earth-imaging company Planet and Analytical Space. -- Launch Wrap:https://www.space.com/india-cartosat-3-earth-satellite-cubesats-launch-success.html

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APOD Podcast

Hoag's Object: A Nearly Perfect Ring Galaxy

Published 27th November 2019

In today's image we see what is known as Hoag's Object. This is an example of a ring galaxy - divided into two parts: An inner core and an outer ring with a distinct gap between the two. The reason that some galaxies form like this is something we are still trying to understand.

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Phys.org

New Image Offers Close-up View Of Interstellar Comet

Published 27th November 2019

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Yale astronomers have taken a new, close-up image of the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov.

2l/Borisov, first spotted this summer, continues to draw nearer to Earth and will reach its closest approach—about 190 million miles—in early December. Researchers believe the comet formed in a solar system beyond ours and was ejected into interstellar space as a consequence of a near-collision with a planet in its original solar system.

Yale astronomers Pieter van Dokkum, Cheng-Han Hsieh, Shany Danieli, and Gregory Laughlin captured the image Nov. 24 using the W.M. Keck Observatory's Low-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer in Hawaii. They've also created an image that shows how the comet would look alongside planet Earth.

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-image-close-up-view-interstellar-comet.html

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Planets Around A Black Hole? Calculations Show Possibility Of Bizarre Worlds

Published 25th November 2019

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Theoreticians in two fields defied the received wisdom that planets only orbit stars like the sun. They proposed the possibility of thousands of planets around a supermassive black hole.

"With the right conditions, planets could be formed even in harsh environments, such as around a black hole," says Keiichi Wada, a professor at Kagoshima University researching active galactic nuclei, luminous objects energized by black holes.

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-planets-black-hole-possibility-bizarre.html

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Podcast UFO

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Bryce Zabel | Hollywood UFOs & More

Streamed & Published 26th November 2019

Screenwriter - producer, author - journalist, Bryce Zabel joins us to talk about UFOs, films, his next book, On the Trail of the Saucers and much more. Check out Bryce's website: https://whatifufos.com

A winner of the WGA award for screenwriting, Bryce Zabel has created and produced five primetime television series, including fan favorites Dark Skies and The Crow, and worked on a dozen TV writing staffs. A produced feature (Atlantis, Mortal Kombat) and miniseries (Blackbeard, Pandemic) writer, Bryce's latest film, The Last Battle, based on a New York Times bestseller, will be shot by Endurance Media in Europe in 2018. His Breakpoint alternate history book series is the winner of the prestigious Sidewise Award for Surrounded by Enemies: What if Kennedy Survived Dallas? and continues with the publication of Once There Was a Way: What if The Beatles Stayed Together?. He was the first writer since Rod Serling elected to serve as Chairman/CEO of the Television Academy, the organization that awards the Emmys. He has taught screenwriting as an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, reported on-air as a CNN correspondent, and won multiple awards for investigative reporting for PBS.

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Spaced Out Radio

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Peter Robbins | The Forrestal Conspiracy

Broadcast 21st & Published 22nd November 2019

Investigative writer Peter Robbins takes a deep, inside look at one of the biggest conspiracies in the United States, the death of former Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal.

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The Richard Dolan Show

The Chris Bledsoe Story

Published 18th & 26th November 2019

Pt 1: The River

Richard interviews UFO experiencer Chris Bledsoe, who's story is paradoxically well known within the UFO world, but nevertheless not well understood by many. In large part, this is because there is just so much going on around Chris and his family -- and those who have visited his North Carolina home as well. There isn't simply one story, but many.

What has always stood out regarding Chris Bledsoe is the combination of remarkable events around him combined with high credibility of the man himself. Along with this are the numerous witnesses who vouch for what has been going on his property.

That's why, to present his story properly, we will need several sessions. But it's important to start with the big case that got him attention in the first place. That is known as the River Incident, and it occurred on January 8, 2007. It involved Chris, his son Chris Jr. (17 years old at the time) and three other men who were fishing with them. A sighting of three large glowing orbs that all of them eventually saw, missing time (for Chris), sightings of beings and a very strange creature, and much more. The event was investigated by MUFON, which still lists his case as unknown.

We intend to cover the other important events as well, including his encounter with "The Lady." But this episode focuses solely on Bledsoe's encounter of 2007.

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Pt. 2: MUFON & The Government

This is the second part of Richard's interview with Chris Bledsoe. They continue to track Chris's story developed from 2007 onward. This part discusses the investigation of his case by MUFON, something that led to bad blood. Chris candidly discusses his feeling of betrayal after being ambushed by a polygraph test -- which certainly appears to have been administered not only in an unprofessional manner, but which was organized by MUFON for a profitable venture on a Discovery Channel television show.

Other matters are discussed, including a strange healing of Chris's dad during the 2007-12 period, which he attributes to these other beings. Also his hypnotic regression concerning the River Incident of 2007. Finally, interest from government people in his case, which to this day remains unclear and somewhat mysterious.

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Ademar Jose Gevaerd

The Message Of Luis Elizondo To The UFO Summit Brazil 2019

Published 25th November 2019

As reported a week before the UFO Summit Brazil 2019 (https://www.ufosummit.com.br/), for which Luis Elizondo was confirmed as a lecturer and main attraction, his trip to Brazil had to be canceled by an unexpected conflict on his agenda.

However, at the request of UFO Magazine, Elizondo recorded a video message that was presented during the event, clarifying his interest in UFOs and their role within the United States Department of Defense in the secret investigation of UFO events in the country, as revealed by the issue. UFO 257 at the newsstands.

Luis Elizondo is the former intelligence and counterintelligence officer at the Secretariat, until December based in the Pentagon and conducting the secret UFO research program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). It was he who shocked the world in 2017 by revealing what the Pentagon was hiding about UFOs.

In the video, when he refers to the Secretariat and the secretary, he is talking about the US Department of Defense and its holder, and when it comes to the program or project, he is talking about AATIP. Today Elizondo works with Tom DeLonge at To the Stars Academy.

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The Disclosure Society

Have We Already Found Life On Mars?

Published 27th November 2019

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In this episode we look at an article written by Dr Gilbert Levin, the primary researcher of the LR Experiment (part of the Viking Mission to Mars). As well as other evidence that shows life could very well exist or mars and at the least could have also existed long ago.

Sources:

Gilbert Levin Article -
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/im-convinced-we-found-evidence-of-life-on-mars-in-the-1970s/?WT.mc_id=send-to-friend

Martian Pyramids -

https://www.universetoday.com/41283/pyramids-on-mars/

MRO 3 Sided Pyramid -

https://greatlakesledger.com/2019/01/31/nasas-mro-spotted-a-pyramid-on-mars-baffling-the-scientists/

More Martian Pyramids -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4053482/The-great-pyramids-MARS-Conspiracy-theorists-claim-two-giant-structures-spotted-red-planet-s-surface-built-practice-Egypt-look-lot-like-rocks.html

Buzz Aldrin Interview -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDIXvpjnRws

Flowing Water On Mars -

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars

Lake Under Martian Ice Cap -

http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/08/Radar_footprints_over_buried_Mars_lake

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Nemesis Maturity

VY Canis Majoris' Inevitable Dramatic Demise As A Supernova

Published 27th November 2019

VY Canis Majoris is a stellar goliath. A red hypergiant, one of the largest known stars in the Milky Way. Located 3,900 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Canis Major. This star is visible in a small telescope and has a strikingly red colour.

The radius of VY CMs is about 1,420 times that of the Sun, which is close to the Hayashi limit and corresponds to a volume about 3 billion times bigger than the Sun. A hypothetical object travelling at the speed of light would take 6 hours to travel around the star's circumference, compared to 14.5 seconds for the Sun.

If placed at the center of the Solar System, VY CMs surface would extend well beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

A team of astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VTL), has
captured the most detailed images ever of the hypergiant star. These observations show how the unexpectedly large size of the particles of dust surrounding the star enable it to lose an enormous amount of mass as it begins to die. This procces, understood now for the first time, is necessary to prepare such gigantic stars to meet explosive demises as supernovae.

Massive stars live short lives. When they near their final days, they lose a lot of mass. Scientists have found large grains of dust around this hypergiant. These are big enough to be pushed away by the star's intense radiation pressure, which explains the star's rapid mass loss.

The size of the dust grains also means much of it is likely to survive the radiation produced by VY Canis Majoris' inevitable dramatic demise as a supernova.

The explosion will be soon by astronomical standards, but there is no cause of alarm as this dramatic event is not likely for hundreds of thousands of years. It will be spectacular as seen from Earth - maybe the size of the Moon - but not a hazard to life here.

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John Michael Godier's Event Horizon

Dr. Lucas Paganini | Plumes Of Water Vapor Detected On Europa

Published 27th November 2019

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Dr. Lucas Paganini and a team of NASA scientists have used Keck observatory to confirm the detection of water vapor on the Jupiter moon Europa.

NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-scientists-confirm-water-vapor-on-europa

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 28th November 2019 | Solar Wind, Food Supply, Magnetic Plasma

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NASA

NASA, French Space Laser Measures Massive Migration Of Ocean Animals

Published 27th November 2019

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Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures – from squid to krill – swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration – the largest on the planet and a critical part of Earth’s climate system – has been observed globally for the first time thanks to an unexpected use of a space-based laser.

Researchers observed this vertical migration pattern using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite -- a joint venture between NASA and the French space agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales -- that launched in 2006. They published their findings in the journal Nature Wednesday.

“This is the latest study to demonstrate something that came as a surprise to many: that lidars have the sensitivity to provide scientifically useful ocean measurements from space,” said Chris Hostetler, a scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and co-author on the study. "I think we are just scratching the surface of exciting new ocean science that can be accomplished with lidar.”

Read all about it here: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-french-space-laser-measures-massive-migration-of-ocean-animals

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TMRO

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Space News | NASA Wants Humans Back On The Moon ASAP

Published 27th November 2019

We have a flurry of Space News this week. As always Jared takes us through Launches followed by a barrage of stories including NASA working to get their human lunar ambitions closer to reality -- Lets just hope congress is willing to fund those ambitions! China has a Martian lander they have revealed. Boeing is making real progress on their commercial crew tests. And back to NASA, they have a very complex series of spacewalks to fix some dark matter detectors on the Space Station.

Dr. Tamitha Skov joins us to bring us the latest in our solar system weather.

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Anton Petrov

Japanese Asteroid Samples That Could Lead To Space Gold Rush In 2020

Published 27th November 2019

Anton talks about about the recent updates of Hayabusa 2 mission from Japan and the exciting reasons for how Japan might transform space mining.

Mission in detail: https://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/hayabusa2/pdf/sat33_fs_23_en.pdf

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Cool Worlds

Is Earth Being Watched?

Published 27th November 2019

In the last few decades, our astronomical techniques have developed to the point that we can now detect planets orbiting other stars. Planets which transit their star make up most of our catalogs, because they are so easy to find and can reveal so much more information about the planets. For example, in the near future we might even be able to detect life remotely on these worlds. This makes us wonder - could someone out there already be using this method on us? Here, we explore which stars are best placed to detect us using the transit method, what they might learn about us and the possibility of reciprocal transit configurations, enabling a possible means of direct communication across the stars.

Written and Presented by Prof. David Kipping. All planet images/videos shown are artistic impressions and not real photographs, except for the pixelated image of TRAPPIST-1 (see below)

References:
► Rauscher, B. J. et al., 2016, "Detectors and cooling technology for direct spectroscopic biosignature characterization", JATIS, 2, 041212: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/Journal-of-Astronomical-Telescopes-Instruments-and-Systems/volume-2/issue-04/041212/Detectors-and-cooling-technology-for-direct-spectroscopic-biosignature-characterization/10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041212.full?SSO=1
► Burke, C. J., Mullally, F., Huber, D., 2018, "K2 Exoplanet Ecliptic Survey - KEES": https://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov/data/campaigns/c2/GO2072_Burke.pdf
► Kipping, D. & Teachey, A., 2016, "A Cloaking Device for Transiting Planets", MNRAS, 459, 1233

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The Exoplanets Channel

Where Is Earth 2.0?

Published 30th November 2019

In this video we talk about which nearby exoplanet could be Earth 2.0.

Habitable Planets Size Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDV9v7pTle4

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Nemesis Maturity

A Trio Of Bright Planets And The Crescent Moon Line Up After Sunset

Published 29th November 2019

December starts off with a lovely string of pearls — with Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the crescent Moon forming a lineup at dusk on December 1st.

You'll need a pretty clear view toward the horizon to see Jupiter, which is setting soon after the Sun these days. Look for an unobscured view toward the southwest about half an hour after sunset. Of the three planets Venus and Jupiter are the two brightest. You can also see Vega and Altair, two of the brightest stars of the night sky.

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Anton Petrov

NASA Finds One More Serious Danger Of Space Travel

Published 29th November 2019

Anton talks about a new scary discovery that blood could stop or flow backwards in space.

Related paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2755307

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Thunderbolts Project

Space News | Wal Thornhill: Big Bang – Time To Wipe The Chalkboard Clean

Published 22nd November 2019

Scientists generally use the term "crisis in cosmology" to describe the numerous and growing evidences that contradict or undermine the Big Bang theory. For decades, numerous scientific papers have been published on the discordancy between the so-called expansion rate in the “early universe,” and the expansion rate in the “later Universe.”

In fact, recently the Keck Observatory issued a press release on the reported most reliable verification to date that the discordancy is real. And as we've reported ad nauseam on this series, the cosmological crisis runs much deeper and includes "surprising" discoveries at all scales throughout the cosmos.

In part one of this two-part presentation, physicist Wal Thornhill discusses some of the foundational problems with the standard cosmological model, and the real alternatives that the Electric Universe offers.

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Space News | Wal Thornhill: No Islands In Our Electric Universe

Published 29th November 2019

In part two of our discussion with physicist Wal Thornhill, we continue to explore the ongoing "crisis in cosmology." We ask Wal for his thoughts on a number of recent discoveries which stunningly affirm a core tenet of the electric cosmology – no "islands" exist in a Universe where the predominant organizational force is electromagnetism.

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Seeker

Scientists Just Witnessed The Birth Of Two Stars in Stunning Detail

Published 29th November 2019

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Our knowledge of the early lives of stars is limited, but an exciting new observation provides a closer look at how stars are born.

An image that features two circumstellar disks in which baby stars are growing illustrates the first time ever that astronomers have witnessed the complex birth of binary stars in such vivd detail.

Astronomers had already seen a rough outline of the two protostars and their surrounding structures that were captured in the historical image, but these images offer an unprecedented look into the detailed network of gas and dust filaments circling them.

Scientists are hoping that these new observations will shine a light on stars’ mysterious origins. Stars are defined by all kinds of identities, from white dwarfs to blue giants. And stars also take on different social statuses.

And while our star, the Sun, remains the sole provider of Earth’s light, most stars travel in packs where two or more stars are gravitationally bound to one another.

There’s some debate as to why this is, but a recent statistical model suggests that all stars initially form as binaries, then drift apart over a million years.

Even the Sun is thought to have a long-lost twin out there somewhere in the galaxy.

Find out more about this breakthrough in high-tech stargazing and the origins of stars on this episode of Elements.

Read More:

Stunning Images Reveal The Complex Birth of Binary Stars For The First Time
https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-stunning-images-reveal-the-complex-birth-of-binary-stars
"The team estimates that material falls into the binary at a rate of about 0.01 Jupiter masses per year, although one of the stars is more massive, and is therefore slurping up material from its disk at a higher rate."

If Stars Are Born in Pairs, Why Is Ours Single?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a26950/all-stars-born-in-pairs/
"Almost all the binary stars they saw were very young, less than a few hundred thousand years old. Most of the older stars were single, and those that were in binaries were closer together."

Astronomers Glimpse Signposts of Universe’s First Stars
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronomers-glimpse-signposts-of-universe-rsquo-s-first-stars/
"The further back in time you go, the harder it is to spot stars directly, using instruments such as NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. For starters, there are fewer and fewer stars to find. And until about 500 million years after the Big Bang, the universe was suffused with neutral hydrogen atoms, which are good at blocking light."

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 29th November 2019 | Two Space Mysteries, Record Snow, Volcano, Climate

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Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov

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Space Weather News | A Coronal Hole In The Strike Zone & A Meteor Explodes Over Wisconsin

Published 28th November 2019

Space Weather remains unsettled this week as we have some more fast solar wind from a southern hemisphere coronal hole hitting Earth in the next day or so. Although this fast wind will be pretty weak overall, it should keep us at unsettled conditions through the weekend. It will also bring aurora shows to high latitudes in through the weekend before settling down. Although the aurora never made it very far south during the previous solar storm last week, we do have the Unicorn meteor shower to thank for the bolide that exploded over southern Wisconsin a few days ago. As reports continue to surface, it turns out that this bolide was seen by many people over a large geographical range. Though most sightings were in Wisconsin, there have been multiple reports in places like California, South Dakota, and Ontario Canada! Learn the details of the coming fast solar wind, watch the new cycle 25 bright region peek up through the coronal hole and boost solar flux back into the marginal range for radio propagation, and see what else our Sun has in store for us!

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Forbes.com

This Is Why We Can't Just Do All Of Our Astronomy From Space

Published 27th November 2019

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There is an existential threat to astronomy as we know it, and it comes from humanity itself. On two simultaneous fronts, Earth's night sky, as seen from the surface, is being polluted as never before. Over the past few decades, the growth of human populations, sprawling urban areas, and technological advances like LED lighting have led to an explosion of light pollution, where truly dark skies have become an increasing rarity.

At the same time, the coming advent of mega-constellations of satellites — where networks of thousands to tens-of-thousands of large, reflective satellites are poised to become commonplace in the night sky — will translate into hundreds of bright, moving objects visible from any location where telescopes are common. If we ruin Earth for ground-based astronomy, we won't be able to simply replace them with space-based observatories for a number of important reasons.

Read all about it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/11/27/this-is-why-we-cant-just-do-all-of-our-astronomy-from-space/#1ebed8fd2704

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Fraser Cain

Q&A 108 | Why Are There Meteor Showers Every Year? & More, Featuring Paul Geithner From JWST

Streamed & Published 29th November 2019

In this week's questions show, I explain why we can see meteor showers every year, why we're not 3D printing telescopes in space, why there aren't any plans to launch telescopes with SpaceX Starship. And a lengthy answer to one of the most common James Webb questions we get: can it be refueled? This was answered by Paul Geithner, a Deputy Project Manager for James Webb during a recent livestream.

01:00 Why do we see meteor showers every year?
02:49 Why not also use 3D printing for space telescopes?
04:40 Why don't they design telescopes for Starship?
07:20 Could there be a privately backed telescope?
09:54 Is there glass on the Moon to build telescopes?
11:46 Could ISS help build new space telescopes?
13:47 Space telescopes on the far side of the Moon?
15:06 Is Andromeda actually much closer?
16:27 Why spend money on science?
19:20 Why is the dark side of the Moon illuminated?
21:34 Can James Webb be refueled?

Watch the full livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX0iCqCTKzE

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New Thinking Allowed

Edward R. Close | Mathematics & The Physical Universe

Recorded September 20th & Published 29th November 2019

Edward R. Close, PhD, is author of Transcendental Physics. He is coauthor (with Vernon Neppe) of Reality Begins with Consciousness: A Paradigm Shift That Works. He is also author of a lengthy chapter titled "The Mathematical Unification of Time, Space, Matter, Energy, and Consciousness" in Is Consciousness Primary? edited by Gary Schwartz and Marjorie Woollacott.

Here he points out that most mathematicians regard regard the findings of mathematics to be ontologically real. Some would go further and say that the physical universe is fundamentally mathematical. Edward Close focuses on the fact that, because physical reality is quantized, mathematical equations that have integer solutions (known as Diophantine equations) are particularly important. He goes into detail regarding his application of Fermat's Last Theorem toward the mathematical unification of the physical universe and consciousness.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 30th November 2019 | Geomagnetic Quakes, Field Reversals, Galactic Trigger

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APOD Podcast

Star Trails For A Red Planet

Published 30th November 2019

In today's image, we see a set of star trails. The star Polaris is located near the north celestial pole of the Earth and all of the other stars appear to revolve around it. However, because the axes of other planets are orientated in different directions, they will not point towards Polaris, but towards different directions in the sky. So, while the constellation patterns would remain the same for any observer in the solar system, what would be seen as the North Star would be different. In many cases, there would not even be a bright star that happens to be located near the celestial pole as the Earth's northern hemisphere has at the present time.

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John Michael Godier

Ten Unsolved Mysteries Of Titan

Published 30th November 2019

An exploration of the mysteries of Saturn's moon Titan and what we might learn in the future about this tiny world.

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 1st December 2019 | Solar Risk, Weather Warnings, Torus Jet Revealed

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Geoengineering Watch

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Global Alert News | Episode 225

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Published 1st December 2019

Weather patterns and behavior continue to drift further and further from historical norms. Scientists have just disclosed that highly toxic fog is impacting the California coast, what could be the cause? How many noticed something is not right with the skies or our weather? The US military has stated its desire and intent to “own the weather”, what are their objectives and agendas? Will never-ending political theater keep populations distracted from the rapidly darkening wider horizon until total collapse?
Though the holiday season can provide a very welcomed distraction from the immense challenges we face, it is still imperative for us to continue with our ongoing efforts to sound the alarm.

Supporting link: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-november-30-2019-225/

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Volcano Time-Lapse

Eruption | Sakurajima Volcano, Japan

Recorded & Published 1st December 2019

At 10:44 JST an explosion was recorded at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan

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Meteor | Sakurajima Volcano, Japan

Recorded & Published 30th November 2019

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Nemesis Maturity

Comet Death Dives Into the Sun

Published 1st December 2019

An ill-fated comet’s death-plunge into the fiery surface of the Sun has been captured on video by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) space telescope.
In the interesting footage, the ‘Kreutz sungrazer’ comet can be seen diving directly into the Sun as it goes out in a blaze of glory on Thursday, Non. 29, 2019.

Antares and Messier 4 Transit on SOHO/LASCO C3 solar satellite.
For two to three weeks on either side of November 30 Antares is not visible in the night sky, because it is near conjunction with the Sun. The bright star can be seen from NASA's SOHO/LASCO C3 solar satellite at this time of the year.

Antares is on average the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky, and the brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular variable star. Classified as a red supergiant of spectral type M1.5Iab-Ib, Antares is a red supergiant, a large evolved massive star. Located 550 light-years away from our solar system.

If Antares replaced the Sun in our solar system, its surface would extend beyond the orbit of Mars. Antares, like the similarly-sized red supergiant Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, will almost certainly explode as a supernova, possibly in the next ten thousand years. For a few months, the Antares supernova could be as bright as the full moon and be visible in daytime.

Messier 4
Messier 4 or M4, also designated NGC 6121 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. M4 is conspicuous in even the smallest of telescopes as a fuzzy ball of light. It appears about the same size as the Moon in the sky. It is one of the easiest globular clusters to find, being located only 1.3 degrees west of the bright star Antares, with both objects being visible in a wide-field telescope.

Modestly sized telescopes will begin to resolve individual stars, of which the brightest in M4 are of apparent magnitude 10.8. M4 is approximately 7,200 light years away, and one of the closest globular clusters to the Solar System.

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Asteroid Station

Asteroid (2019 WH2)

Published 1st December 2019

This potentially hazardous object is set for close approach in December 2019

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Asteroid (2000 VM2)

Published 2nd December 2019

Dangerous Asteroid (2000 VM2) Is Set To Pass Earth This Week
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NASA Goddard

Surprises From Asteroid Bennu

Published 2nd December 2019

The OSIRIS-REx team has already pushed the boundaries of scientific exploration -- going from ground-based radar images from Arecibo in Puerto Rico all the way to orbiting a few hundred meters from asteroid Bennu. The team is mere months away from a sample collection attempt at the asteroid surface. Before this attempt, we take a look back at some of the major achievements, surprises and challenges of sampling an asteroid with OSIRIS-REx.

Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex

Music: "Growing Idea" from Universal Production Music

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Astronomy.com

First Interstellar Comet May Soon Break Apart As It Nears The Sun

Published 2nd December 2019

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The interstellar space rock was first discovered at a distance of 3 astronomical units, or AUs — with 1 AU being the average distance between the Sun and Earth. Despite being relatively bright, Borisov wasn’t spotted earlier because of its proximity to the Sun in our line of sight.

But recently, a group of astronomers took a look back through older data and found the alien comet in images from last December, where it had been overlooked. Back then, it was nearly three times as far away as it is now.

“By chasing this comet back as far as possible, we can have a better understanding of its inbound trajectory,” said Quanzhi Ye, astronomer at the University of Maryland who led the new study, currently available as a preprint on arXiv. “That will help us to identify its source system.”

Read all about it here: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/12/first-interstellar-comet-could-break-apart-as-it-nears-the-sun

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Engadget.com

Europe's Space Agency Approves The Hera Anti-Asteroid Mission

Published 2nd December 2019

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European ministers in charge of the ESA space agency have approved Hera, a mission that will test whether deflection could save humanity from a rogue asteroid. During the $320 million mission, ESA and partner NASA will send a pair of spacecraft to a double-asteroid system called Didymos. NASA will first crash its DART probe into the smaller asteroid (Didymoon) at a speed of around 13,320 MPH, with the event recorded by an Italian cubesat called LICIACube. Hera will arrive later to map the impact crater and measure the asteroid's mass.

Read all about it here: https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/02/esa-approves-hera-asteroid-deflection-ission/?guccounter=1

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 2nd December 2019 | Pole Tide Volcanoes, Earth and Cosmic Plasma

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera

Vikram Lander Found

Published 2nd December 2019

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The Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander was targeted for a highland smooth plain about 600 kilometers from the south pole; unfortunately the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with their lander shortly before the scheduled touchdown (7 September in India, 6th September in the United States). Despite the loss, getting that close to the surface was an amazing achievement. The LROC team released the first mosaic (acquired 17 September) of the site on 26 September and many people have downloaded the mosaic to search for signs of Vikram.

Read all about it here: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1131?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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Anton Petrov

Unusual Features Revealed By Most Detailed Map Of Titan

Published 2nd December 2019

Anton talks about a newly created map of Saturn's moon Titan that reveals interesting features.

Related paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0917-6

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