Up At The Ranch And Beyond

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A Planetary Nebula With Cosmic Buckyballs





What is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1, captured here in exquisite detail by the James Webb Space Telescope, is the celestial site where buckyballs were first identified in 2010.

Buckminsterfullerene — as buckyballs are officially called — is a molecule with 60 carbon atoms (C60) arranged in the shape of a soccer ball. The molecule is named for architect Buckminster Fuller because of its resemblance to the geodesic dome he helped popularize. Webb’s new data reveal where the C60 molecules live in this nebula, and the geometry is striking: they populate a thin spherical shell around the central star, visible here as the bright edge of the nebula’s glowing orange central region.

Look closely near the nebula’s heart and a more perplexing feature emerges: a delicate structure shaped uncannily like an upside-down question mark, fitting punctuation for the many questions this nebula still poses.



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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=10LX3idqVC8

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Disneyland Space Age

The Duchess and the Duke




Galaxy Gals From Tomorrowland




Housewives From Outer Space: the 'Tupperware Space Girls'




Goofy

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What Happened This Month at European Space Agency (May 2026)



What did space deliver for Europe this month? From asteroid flybys to Mars landing tests, from video games to new discoveries from Webb and Hubble; here’s your monthly roundup from the European Space Agency.

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2mOILHRBFDs

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Creatures of Heaven

Short surrealist film from Moon Prod.

A pilot finds her way into heaven, where all people remain happy forever.

Creatures of Heaven aka Up Above, a film by Audrey Bourgeois, Josef Bozinoski, Eliott Hug & Christian Szczerba

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zv8NOZQg9SA

MORTADELLA - Full Movie (2026)

Full-length surrealism from Moon Prod. Mostly silent (w/ music) or in French (closed caption option at top of screen).

Directed by Christian Szczerba - Starring Geffrey Rosier, Christiana Christophe, Josselin Robichon, and Aymeric Gobin - 'Filaments' music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au

tags : feature film, french film, death, grim reaper, crime, romantic comedy, black and white, hope, despair, a24, iron lung, backrooms, dark fantasy

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NU4EZD8YPdI

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The Night Sky

VENUS-JUPITER CONJUNCTION

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. The two brightest planets in the Solar System are converging for a beautiful conjunction. June 7th in Austria, Michael Jaeger watched them set together in a blizzard of Starlink satellites.



www.spaceweather.com

"What a beautiful pair in the sky," says Jaeger. "Venus and Jupiter are the stars of the night as darkness falls."

During the nights ahead, Mercury and the crescent Moon will join Venus and Jupiter to form a must-see quartet in the twilight sky. It's a marvelous week-long sky show.

Rare Daytime Meteor Shower Peak This Week

Here's how to see (and even hear) them

Most meteor showers are seen after dark, but the Arietids offer a rare chance to spot shooting stars in the dawn sky.





Meteor showers occur during the day, and the Arietids can put on quite a show this time of year.

The shower is active from May 22 to July 3, with a predicted peak around mornings of June 10-12, 2026.

Unlike most meteor showers, however, there is a very narrow window for viewing the Arietids — about 45 to 60 minutes before sunrise. Because the sun washes out most of these meteors, the approach must be different from that of regular meteor showers if you are to catch them.

Do not look for the Arietids around midnight. Look to the eastern horizon before sunrise. Best viewing occurs right as the earliest hint of dawn touches the night sky.

Instead of looking for the Arietids with your eyes, you can "listen" to them with an old antenna and a standard FM radio receiver. When a meteor slams into the upper atmosphere, it vaporizes and leaves behind a column of ionized gas that acts like a temporary mirror for radio signals.

Simply tune the FM radio receiver to a distant frequency that normally only delivers static. Leave the radio on. When an Arietid streaks across the daytime sky, the ionized trail will bounce distant signals right into the antenna, resulting in an eerie short burst of music or voice breaking through the static.

Published 8th June 2026 by Jules-Pierre Malartre – Space.com
https://www.space.com/stargazing/met...even-hear-them

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Foul-Mouthed Musicians Talk UFO's

Kacey Musgraves Details 'Craziest F–king UFO Experience'

Kasey Musgraves brings new meaning to the term 'Space Cowboy' with this account, followed by the footage.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW__YDBDXmn/

Shaun Ryder Has Been 'Pestered by F–king Aliens' for 50 Years




Shaun Ryder claims he has been "mithered" by aliens for 50 years – and says he’s either a UFO ‘magnet’ or he needs ‘putting away’.

The legendary Happy Mondays frontman, 63, has been vocal about his extra-terrestrial experiences since his first at only 15. Back then, the Salford native had started work as a messenger boy at his local post office when he looked up at the pitch black sky around 7am one morning and saw something “zig-zagging up and down and left and right”.

He said: “They’ve f***ing mithered (*) me since I was 15. I’ve either been mithered to death by aliens and spaceships, or I’m actually mentally deranged and psychotically mad in reality and I need putting away and locking up.

Every now and then something just turns up. I look up and there’s something zigzagging across the sky at thousands and thousands of miles an hour.”

Shaun, who helped define the Madchester era of ecstasy-inspired dance music in the 1980s, also admitted he believes governments are hiding their knowledge of UFOs in ‘conspiracy theory sort of sh*t’.

He said: “Conspiracy theory sort of s*** is that we’ve had that technology since the f***ing ‘80s anyway. I believe that.

“Look, we’re still flying around in the sky as we did when the f***ing Wright Brothers was at it. We’ve come along in leaps and bounds elsewhere and yet certain things like what we’re using to fly people around in is still f***ing 100-year-old or 50-year-old technology.

“Military technology, time travellers and all sorts of things. I’m big on believing a lot of that s***.”

(*) Mithered: Britspeak for 'bothered' 'pestered'.

Published 2nd February 2026 by James Caven – Daily Star
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/lat...liens-36651856

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Science Comes To Life

How Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" Changed the World in 1962

Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains as crucial a read today.





Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wrote three books about life in the ocean, before a letter, published in The Boston Herald, prompted a change of focus. The letter described the deadly impact of the pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) on a bird population in Massachusetts.

Carson set off to research the environmental effects of pesticides: she pencilled in “Silent Spring” as the title for a chapter on birds, but her agent suggested that it worked for the book as a whole.

And what a move that was. "Silent Spring" was pivotal in a way very few books are, birthing the modern environmental movement. As the writer Margaret Atwood has said, people thought one way before Carson’s book was published in 1962 and another way after it.

President John F. Kennedy was moved to order an investigation into the effects of DDT and other pesticides, citing Silent Spring as the reason why. The book led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, and also inspired laws like the US Clean Air Act (1963), the Wilderness Act (1964), the National Environmental Policy Act (1969), the Environmental Protection Agency (1970), the Clean Water Act (1972) and the Endangered Species Act (1973).

Published 4th June 2026 by Rowan Hooper – New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article...world-in-1962/

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West Virginia Cryptid-Themed Police Badge Sells Out In 24 Hours

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — In West Virginia, tales of cryptids have been part of the state’s culture for many years, generations even. To celebrate that culture—and have a bit of fun—the Granville Police Department has released cryptid-inspired police patches, which have already proven to be very popular.





The Halloween cryptid patch, which sold out in 24 hours, features three famous West Virginia Cryptids including Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster and the Grafton Monster. Granville Police Chief Craig Corkrean told 12 News that he was not expecting the patches to be as popular as they were.

“The community response to the cryptid one has been crazy,” Corkrean said. “Everyone’s kind of gone nuts over them. It’s been a really awesome reaction from the community."

The cryptid patch is not the only one available; another one that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States will also be available, and officers will wear these patches around the holidays they represent.

Money raised through the patches also goes to the Shop with a First Responder program, which allows underprivileged children to shop with officers during the holiday season. Although the cryptid patches sold out quickly, Corkrean said that more have been ordered and will soon be available.

Published 3rd April 2026 by: Alex Wilson – WBOY News
https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia...t-in-24-hours/

One Tank Trip: Cryptid Mountain Miniature Golf



PARKERSBURG, W. Va. — Local news team talks to the owner, who after getting his PHD, quit his job in education and opened a miniature golf course.

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iVdKl14q3aU

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UFO Hot Spot: Popocatepetl Stratovolcano, Puebla, Morelos, Mexico





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https://x.com/Mr_Civico/status/2034141090346041825


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https://x.com/ALunaSilva/status/2013337158044491871

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Know Before We Go: What Mars Exploration and IndyCar Racing Have in Common



When you're going 200 mph — or preparing to send humans millions of miles away — small details make a big difference when the margin for error is slim.

Published 22nd May 2026 (3:44)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=edgF24E7aSs

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Stargazing – Planet Parade





June 15 New Moon Supermoon

What Makes a Supermoon Super? (Animation)



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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qZaxqMyP9tU

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The Dark Secrets Of The Real Men In Black



Historical look from the 40's (!) to present day.

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C7IDTiR8uVk

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COCKTAIL ON MARS Vol. 2 - Space Age Pop & Retro-Futuristic Lounge



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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cnekNebrCLA

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Honey bees have their own personal flight paths and fly them with stunning precision




Researchers tracked honey bees in the wild using a drone-based system and found that each bee follows its own highly consistent flight path. Some repeated their routes so precisely that they flew only centimeters from where they had flown before. Landmarks like trees helped keep them on track, while uniform areas such as cornfields led to more variation.

The study was led by neurobiologist and behavioral biologist Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw, whose team used a drone to monitor honey bees traveling between their hive and a food source located about 120 meters away in an agricultural setting.

To track the insects during flight, the researchers used a technique called 'Fast Lock-On (FLO) Tracking', developed by Dr. Straw's research group. The method involves attaching a tiny reflective marker to each bee. A computer mounted on the drone analyzes reflected light and can identify and track a bee within milliseconds as it flies.

The researchers analyzed 255 flight paths collected near Kaiserstuhl, Germany. The study area included hedges, a cornfield, and a tree that stood between the hive and the food source, preventing a direct route.

Said Straw:

"We found a high degree of precision in the flight paths. Individual bees repeated their individual flight paths nearly exactly on several flights. They often fly just a few centimeters away from their previous paths.

Our results suggest that visual landmarks aid the bees' navigation and increase the precision of their flight paths."

The most consistent flight behavior occurred near prominent landscape features, particularly trees. The greatest variation appeared when bees flew above a cornfield, where the scenery offered fewer distinct visual cues.

Published 14th June 2026 by University of Freiburg – Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0614011857.htm

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New Discoveries On Wormholes Are Changing Everything



Wormhole portals: The mind-bending perception of time & space. Sounds like science fiction, but it's not fictional.

Published 19th March 2026 (26:58)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=z90spjws6z8

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Uri Geller & Haim Eshad – June 2026 – MIB



HAIM ESHED BREAKS HIS SILENCE… & TELLS ME ABOUT HIS VISIT FROM THE MEN IN BLACK

After shocking the world in 2020, when he spoke openly to the media about the existence of extraterrestrials & the “Galactic Federation”, Haim Eshed - the former head of Israel’s space programmtly DISAPPEAR from public view.

So much so, that some people worried he had been intentionally “silenced” for speaking out.

So, when I recently sat down with Haim, the VERY FIRST question I asked him was: “HAIM… WHY DID YOU DISAPPEAR?”

His answer was MIND-BLOWING!

As you will hear in the video, he explains that – soon after his public revelations about the Galactic Federation – he received a worrying visit which led to him “stepping back” to keep a lower profile.

WHY?

Because he was visited by group seemingly "official" but entirely MYSTERIOUS & unidentified “MEN IN BLACK”! These men somehow knew where he lived, had detailed knowledge about him & questioned him about his work & scientific theories.

Anyone who knows the history of the UFOs will understand why this is SO intriguing.

Because, for DECADES, UFO researchers, witnesses, scientists etc have reported encounters with mysterious "Men in Black "who appear unexpectedly to ask questions about UFO sightings or experiences.

This phenomenon is SO well known that Hollywood even made a series of WILL SMITH action films that were directly inspired by the many  reports!

BUT here’s the really WEIRD part – the real life Men in Black have been reported all around the world, but can NEVER be traced back to any official government branch or intelligence service, & they are very often described as having something very ODD, UNCANNY & “OFF” about them, almost as if they themselves are NOT normal human beings...or perhaps even from “here”!

So, who are they? Government agents? Intelligence operatives?...Or something even STRANGER?

And WHY did they make an INTIMIDATING & DISTURBING visit to Haim Eshad —  right AFTER he spoke out publicly about the GALACTIC FEDERATION?

Watch the video & tell me what you think: WHO do YOU think the Men in Black really are? And what do they WANT?


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https://x.com/theurigeller/status/2064691913022726391

From 2020 (NBC News):

Former Israeli space security chief says extraterrestrials exist, and Trump knows about it
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-n...knows-n1250333

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Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)

The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion





A dazzling fireball streaked through the skies above the Midwest on June 14, crashing through Earth's atmosphere at a staggering 56,000 mph (90,123 km.h per hour) before burning up.

The fireball first appeared over Tupelo, Mississippi at 11:26 p.m. EDT on June 14 (0326 GMT on June 15). It then raced roughly 300 miles across the sky before disappearing from view over the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri according to NASA.

More than 500 witnesses reported the event to the American Meteor Society — some of whom uploaded footage of the fiery event. NASA's all-sky camera network also captured the fireball from three locations.

NASA estimates the object measured only about 3 inches (8 centimeters) across and weighed roughly 1 lb (453 grams), yet it flared to 16 times the brightness of Venus as it tore through our planet's atmosphere.

The meteor — which is thought to be a small chunk of a much larger asteroid — was probably too small and traveled too fast to survive atmospheric entry and instead disintegrated entirely, leaving no parts of it to fall to the ground in the form of meteorites.

Published 16th June 2026 by Anthony Wood – Space.com
https://www.space.com/stargazing/met...dwest-us-video




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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1n3JMsdKhQ8

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Nothing new to Earth females

Dolphins Avoid Troublesome Males by Listening for Their 'Names'





When female bottlenose dolphins want to avoid males known for pushy mating behaviors, they listen out for their unique signature whistles. That's the suggestion of a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that tracked a population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Male dolphins can be highly aggressive and coercive during courtship. If a female tries to escape, a male may bite, slam his body into hers or slap her with his tail. Much is already known about what males do during these encounters, but the scientists wanted to know whether and how females try to outsmart them.

The research team combined decades of data tracking the lives of Shark Bay dolphins with a field experiment using high-quality audio recordings of the signature whistles of 11 adult male dolphins. The aquatic mammals use these whistles to identify themselves, and other dolphins can recognize them, much like human names.

The scientists then tracked down 17 adult female dolphins in the wild. During each test, they played a recording of a specific male to a female, one at a time, through an underwater speaker. Most of the females heard two or three different male whistles, while others heard only one.

As the sounds played, the researchers flew a drone overhead to capture the exact moment a female heard a whistle and her reaction.





Females likely to be fertile or about to become fertile swam away immediately and stayed away longer when they heard the whistle of a male known for frequently herding females during mating attempts. In the Shark Bay population, males that herd females more often are also more likely to be coercive.

"Females who were reproductively available showed a significantly stronger aversive response to the identity signals of males who coerced females at higher rates," the study authors wrote in their paper.

And their reactions were not necessarily guided by their own past with him. Instead, females appeared to respond to a male's track record. The researchers suggest dolphins may learn which males are most likely to hassle females not only through personal experience but also by observing how they behave toward others.

Published 16th June 2026 by Paul Arnold – Phys.org
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-dolphi...ome-males.html

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Humans

The Good

When Real Life Superheroes Save Lives



“911, what's your emergency?”

“I've got a bicycle thief roped and tied to a tree.”

“WHAT!?”

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wDSpxSEzPQQ

The Bad

Geniuses In Boats Caught on Camera



No one was harmed.

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c3nUwFCwluk

The Ugly

Gaza Destruction: Aerial View Shows Buildings in Ruins After IDF Bombings



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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fQBORMhBR1o

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Humans?

Property Agent For Luxury Castles: The Buyers Aren't Like Us



Two unnerving tales about selling medieval castles in Europe from master storyteller Sleslor.

Published 13th June 2026 (56:14)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pSAWqap8Ptc