Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a high-speed jet stream over Jupiter’s equator, previously unseen. This jet stream, which is over 3,000 miles wide and travels at about 320 mph, was spotted above the main cloud decks of Jupiter. The discovery was a surprise to the researchers and highlights that there is […]
How does the psychology of disinformation work?
Understanding the Mechanisms Behind Disinformation: How Cognitive Biases and Media Manipulation Shape Public Perception The psychology of disinformation leverages complex aspects of human cognition, emotion, and social behavior. Disinformation, which refers to false information deliberately spread to deceive or mislead, is designed to exploit psychological vulnerabilities, cognitive biases, and emotional triggers in individuals and groups. […]
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence gets a new home at Oxford
The University of Oxford has been selected as the new international headquarters for the Breakthrough Listen initiative, the world’s largest Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. SETI received a significant boost in 2015 with the launch of Breakthrough Listen, a $100-million-dollar private venture focusing on searching for technosignatures, signals from technologically advanced extraterrestrial species. The […]
US is receiving dozens of UFO reports a month, senior Pentagon official tells CNN
The U.S. government is receiving dozens of reports of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) or UFOs each month, according to Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Pentagon. The number of reports is expected to increase to hundreds, if not thousands, in the near future. The office has received around 800 reports […]
Pentagon says it’s received 291 UFO sightings over past year – Daily Mail
The Pentagon’s UFO investigations office has reported 291 cases in the past year, some of which exhibited advanced and concerning performance characteristics. These characteristics included high-speed travel and unusual maneuverability. The summer has been filled with extraterrestrial intrigue as multiple government UFO whistleblowers have come forward with allegations of an illegal UFO crash retrieval program. […]
UFOs ‘threatening national security’ with ‘shapeshifting’ craft spotted – Daily Star
The US government is currently investigating 291 new UFO sightings, with approximately 12 of these cases presenting unexplained phenomena. These unexplained cases feature unidentified aerial objects exhibiting extraordinary speed or changing shape in ways that defy current understanding. These sightings, which occurred over an eight-month period up to April 2023, were reported mainly near restricted […]
Snake-like magnetic fields on the sun bring scientists closer to solving a major solar mystery
Solar scientists may be closer to understanding why the sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, is significantly hotter than its inner layers. An international team of researchers, using the world’s most powerful solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai’i, has observed the sun’s magnetic field in exceptional detail. They discovered complex, […]
U.S. is receiving dozens of UFO reports a month, senior Pentagon official tells CNN
The U.S. government’s office established to investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena, often referred to as UFOs, is receiving dozens of reports each month. The director of the office anticipates potentially hundreds or even thousands more in the near future. As of April, the office has received approximately 800 reports, an increase from 650 reports in August […]
Could Neptune’s largest moon swing a spacecraft into the planet’s orbit?
Neptune, the outermost planet in our solar system, has only been visited by one spacecraft, the Voyager 2 probe, over 40 years ago. Despite interest from planetary scientists, the planet’s extreme distance makes an orbiter or lander mission virtually impossible with current technology. However, a radical new idea proposes using the thin atmosphere of Neptune’s […]
Dozens of ‘UFO’ Reports Made to Feds Every Month, Pentagon Official Reveals
The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), responsible for handling reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), receives dozens of such reports monthly. As of April, the division had approximately 800 reports to investigate. Between August 2022 and April 2023, the AARO received 291 UAP reports, 274 of which occurred within that timeframe, while 17 were […]
