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New Milky Way map reveals a complicated outer galaxy   " ... Toward the constellation Virgo, where SDSS images revealed an excess of stars covering a huge area of sky, Newberg finds that there are at least two superposed structures, and possibly three or more. The SEGUE velocity measurements can separate systems that overlap in sky maps, Newberg explained in her symposium talk. "Part of what we see toward Virgo is a tidal arm of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy, whose main body lies on the opposite side of the Milky Way, but we don't know the origin of the other structures. There really aren't enough pasta varieties to describe all the structures we find ..." 

Space espionage: a high priority   "The U.S. possesses the most powerful space intelligence network, having launched over 500 satellites by now. The Key Hole imagery intelligence satellites, also codenamed Big Bird, are the heart of the U.S. space intelligence system ... The further operation of "Big Birds" is at risk. The Misty program, launched by Boeing and Lockheed Martin and aimed at the creation of advanced imagery intelligence satellites, has already consumed $7.6 billion with no significant results. In late winter last year, a U.S. Navy cruiser fired a missile and shot down the malfunctioning satellite USA-193, which, military experts believe, could be the latest KH-14. In September 2007, a transitional model of Key Hole, the KH-12-4, which was a prototype of the KH-13 series, fell to earth in Peru ... In Russia, the fate of the intelligence satellite program is inseparable from the fate of the national space program. There was a great decline between the late 1990's and early 2000's. By 2005, only one Russian electronic reconnaissance satellite was in orbit, compared to 12 American satellites, surveying Russia's territory. Currently Russia has almost nothing to match the Big Bird. In November 2006 and August 2007, optical reconnaissance satellites ceased operation ... In late July this year, a Persona optical reconnaissance satellite was placed into orbit. It is a modern intelligence space vehicle, able to transmit images via a radio channel. Russia's Defense Ministry plans to launch two Persona satellites a year, starting with 2009 ..."      Of course, the cultural preoccupation with this is made rather unimportant when one considers all the flying triangles and cylinders in Earths atmosphere, as well as all the other things going on in this reality, never mind Endgame dynamics, the ultimate layer.

New Red Spots Have Formed On Jupiter Since 2005, Moon Europa Shifts Poles 90 degrees in 2008    Connected with graduation endgame scenario. "Inexplicable phenomena take place on Jupiter, the largest planet of the solar system. The gas giant has been quiet for hundreds of years. However, two new red spots have been formed in its atmosphere over the recent three years. Each spot is five or ten times bigger than the Earth. Jupiter’s satellite, Callisto, has the oldest ice shell among all natural satellites of all planets of the solar system. The explosion of its shell will lead to nuclear winters on Earth. It will be a horrible disaster for the biosphere, scientists say.."

NASA to Engineer Explosion Inside Dark Lunar Crater     "Sometime between May and August 2009, depending on launch dates, the booster stage for NASA's LCROSS probe will deliberately crash into a permanently-shadowed lunar crater at 9,000 km/hr, producing an explosion equivalent to about 2,000 pounds of TNT (6.5 billion joules) ... to 'look for signs of water'."

Radio Telescope the size of Planet Earth is ready to work     "This fall, the world's largest telescope will begin its scientific mission. Made up of radio telescopes in Chile, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Sweden, the e-VLBI - for electronic very long baseline interferometer - creates in effect a telescope with a diameter of 11,000 kilometers. Earth's own diameter is about 12 750 km at the equator. Because a telescope's resolution is proportional to its size, the e-VLBI should see farther out in space and time and elucidate the finer structures of the most energetic phenomena in the universe, such as supernovas, pulsars, and black holes ... astronomers will get the most from the e-VLBI when they're tracking stellar explosions and other transient cosmic activity, including gamma-ray bursts and flaring microquasars. “It is now possible to observe a number of candidate cosmic sources and, if one of them is seen to come into an active state, do one or several follow-up observations, thus catching a flare in a microquasar at a very early moment, something which was not possible previously.”  What they're looking for will be upon them before they can blink. No warning for these kinds of things. Endgame is in progress. 

Solar System's "Bouncing" Linked To Mass Extinction Events     "A new computer model of our solar system's movement relative to the Milky Way indicates that it "bounces" up and down through the plane of the galaxy; a cycle that scientists say is a "beautiful match" with the mass extinction events that occur periodically on Earth ... "This is a seminal paper which places the comet-life interaction on a firm basis, and shows a mechanism by which life can be dispersed on a galactic scale," commented Centre director Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe. And in case you're interested in when the next comet infestation might occur, our present position in the galaxy suggests we are now very close to another such period."

Martian Soil May Contain Detrimental Substance     "Scientists previously reported that the soil where Phoenix landed in May was Earth-like, containing nutrients such as magnesium, sodium and chloride. The latest lab tests show the presence of an oxidizing substance. NASA is investigating whether the substance could have gotten there by contamination." Right. With all the hoopla about 'going to Mars', water on Mars, life on Mars .... now they want to ward people off? What's up?

Water, Water Everywhere on Mars      "The red planet was once awash in water, say scientists -- not boiling water, but benign seas that may have been suitable for life ... "There was apparently pervasive water present during the first 600 to 700 million years," said Brown University geologist John Mustard, co-author of a paper scheduled to be published today in Nature .."

   It's Official: There's Water on the Moon       "Saal has employed a high powered imaging technique termed secondary ion mass spectrometry. He has identified a wealth of volatile compounds including water molecules. The molecules were concentrated in the center of the pebbles rather than coating their surface. This is being taken as evidence that the moisture is incumbent to the moon rather than being a coating from external contact."  Then there must be an atmosphere.

NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010     "NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires. NASA has 10 missions remaining for the shuttle fleet, which President Bush ordered to retire by Sept. 30, 2010. The schedule announced Monday includes five flights this year, five in 2009 and three in 2010. The space agency has already begun work on developing a new spacecraft to send astronauts back to the moon."

Mercury is shrinking, Nasa space probe reveals    "The Messenger space probe, which began its 5 billion mile journey to Mercury four years ago, has provided new evidence that the closest planet to the sun is contracting in on itself. Nasa scientists revealed images of cliffs and faults crossing the planet's surface, which they say are result of the crust buckling as Mercury's molten core cools down and solidifies. The planet may have lost around 3 miles from its 3,000 mile diameter through out its history. They said Messenger had revealed the shrinking caused by this cooling is far greater than had previously been thought ... Messenger is due to return to Mercury for another fly-by in October this year and again in September next year before setting into an orbit around Mercury in 2011.

Interesting Effects Of Light On Small Molecules On Earth And In Space    "The interaction between light and matter is vitally important for a wide range of applications, such as the modeling of chemical processes in the Earth's atmosphere, research into combustion processes and the measurement and modeling of processes in astrophysics. Under the influence of light, molecules can vibrate, rotate, disintegrate or even be formed out of individual atoms." 

NASA ties up with universities to develop planet-searching satellites   "The NASA Ames Research Center will develop the first of the planet-searching satellites along with scientists from MIT, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, as part of the six proposed spacecraft concepts that NASA has picked for its Small Explorer (SMEX) satellite programme." 

NASA: Shuttle Shutdown Will Cost 4,000 Jobs   "Those jobs will be created to build and fly new spaceships to the international space station and, ultimately, to the moon ... NASA is under presidential orders to complete the space station and stop flying its three remaining space shuttles in 2010, then shift its focus to moon exploration ... Many if not most of the engineering jobs needed to sustain the new moon program, called Constellation, will likely be based in Cape Canaveral, Griffin said."

NASA Study Provides Next Step to Establishing Lunar Outpost   "NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish a lunar outpost ... "We confirmed that Constellation's conceptual designs for both Ares V and Altair will enable us to land astronauts and cargo anywhere on the moon and to build an outpost supporting widespread exploration of the lunar surface," said Jeff Hanley, Constellation Program manager."

Congress Wants Shuttle Flight for Science   "But the bill drew opposition from the Bush administration, which said the additional shuttle flight threatened NASA's ability to phase out the nearly three-decade-old program in 2010 and concentrate on the new equipment it needs to return man to the moon ... The next-generation spacecraft is key to President Bush's goal of resuming manned flights to the moon by 2020 and then traveling on to Mars." 

Extra $2.6 billion for NASA soars through House   "Lampson said the extra funding is necessary to close the gap between when the shuttles are retired and when the Constellation program begins excursions to the moon, by giving NASA enough money for a couple extra shuttle missions. With the current schedule, NASA is set to retire the shuttles in 2010 and begin flights with the Constellation program in 2015." 

Anomalous disk-ring like structure reported in combination with heavy aerosol operations   "The photos in both cases show unusual ring-shaped or disc-like objects. The photos in one case are quite clear and remarkable. The fact that the second set was even captured is also fortunate. A statement from the photographer in each case will follow the images that have been submitted. These photographs raise several questions about at least some aspects of the aerosol operations and they appear to defy any conventional perception of aircraft. The accompanying "emission trail" with the ring like structure of the first set is especially curious. My appreciation is extended to both of the individuals that have offered their images to the public in the quest to further understand the nature of the aerosol operations."   Related: More Background On These Anomalies

NASA Phoenix Lander Bakes Sample, Arm Digs Deeper (and puts head up own ass) "One of the ovens on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continued baking its first sample of Martian soil over the weekend."   Pat them on the head and give them a cookie!

Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots     "The sun has been laying low for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots. It continues to be dead," said Saku Tsuneta with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, program manager for the Hinode solar mission. "That's a small concern, a very small concern." The last cycle reached its peak in 2001 and is believed to be just ending now, Longcope said. The next cycle is just beginning and is expected to reach its peak sometime around 2012. Today's sun, however, is as inactive as it was two years ago, and scientists aren't sure why. "It's a dead face," Tsuneta said of the sun's appearance." 

Incorrect Assumptions in Astrophysics     "Halton Arp has amassed a collection of strong evidence (published in peer reviewed journals) that the Hubble relation (redshift ~= recessional velocity ~= distance), which Hubble himself admitted may not be the only viable explanation, is not the only interpretation of redshift and is not necessarily mutually exclusive with other interpretations (there may be both an intrinsic and a cosmological component to redshift, with the intrinsic component being dominant). Arp's assertion is that redshift is primarily a measure of the youth of an object with relation to other nearby less-redshifted objects, rather than a measure of its cosmological distance. If the underpinning assumption of ultra-luminous astronomy (and much of the Big Bang model) is found to be incorrect, then it may be necessary for astronomers to radically revise their understanding of the universe. Objects currently assumed to be "extremely distant," "super- massive," "ultra-luminous," or " extraordinarily fast" based upon Hubble relation distance assumptions may in fact be found to be far more local, small, dim, and slow." 

Phoenix Lander Images Being Censored?     "At 9:52PM on May 25th, 2008 there was a live NASA broadcast from NASA-JPL. A woman named Gay Yee Hill was the moderator for the NASA broadcast. What follows is what transpired on the NASA channel, about 90 minutes after the spacecraft landed. Statements shown in quotations are exact quotes of statements made. One of the JPL engineers declared and I quote here verbatim, "They have images at the science operations center in Tucson, but we don't have them yet." Right after he said that, the live audio feed for the on-screen video was muted to an almost inaudible level until the images appeared on a wall television display at JPL. On this great historic moment, WHY was there such a delay in JPL displaying these images? It should have been essentially instantaneous. Several minutes later only a few images from Mars were shown in this order: 1. Several images of the Phoenix solar panel array 2. One image of a circular foot pad supporting the Phoenix spacecraft. This is very similar to the foot pads on the Lunar Lander or Viking Lander. 3. One image of the horizon. Were any of these images in color? Of course not. Lots of hugs were exchanged at JPL on camera live in color between the staff... while they waited for more black and white images to arrive from the science operations center. Here in 2008, WHY are we still seeing MONOCHROME images? This is absolutely unforgivable to still be doing this trick. The color images from Mars are obtained from a solid state camera, very similar to a typical camcorder or cell phone which almost everyone owns today (but much higher resolution.) Color information is already present in Mars images, but clearly this was deleted for reasons not explained. The woman interviewing a project engineer eventually asked, "Will we be seeing color images?" The answer was "Yes indeed, we will be seeing color images [short pause here in his voice] in the future." But she never asked why these images today were in black and white today. Technically, there is NO reason for these live images to not be in color except for one major reason - people will realize that Mars isn't red after all, but it has a blue sky almost identical to that of Earth (which I proved with NASA images in my book.) Color image information is being sent to Earth right now, and there is no real reason whatsoever not to show these historic, polar images from Mars in black and white. Perhaps that's was "processing" does to Mars images - it alters them look so they will look like what NASA thinks the public expects to see. After about 20 minutes, the interviewer Gay Yee Hill announced "JPL's part in the mission is now done, and they will be handing control of the mission to the University of Arizona." The NASA television special ended shortly thereafter. Images from JPL continued but audio was completely muted. What we saw today is a dramatic replay of the Viking Lander more than 30 years ago, complete with another image of the spacecraft's foot and a view of the horizon. But those images broadcast more than 30 years ago from Mars were in COLOR. But not images in 2008! Who can believe this nonsense? Data4science.net will continue to watch and report on the drama, with more reports coming on this mission as they develop. I exposed this very same censorship with the two rovers Spirit and Opportunity back in 2005 with in my book, "What NASA Isn't Telling You About Mars" (available from www.bookonmars.info .) One can only hope that the images we are seeing actually are coming from Mars...and not from a stage somewhere."     Well, they aren't allowed to land anywhere but the poles ... where there isn't anything to see ....

The "Big Bang" Is Just Religion Disguised As Science  "More and more evidence surfaces that the story of a supreme moment of creation is not based in fact." 

Global SETI Chiefly an American Game of "Uncertainty Avoidance"     For the last two decades, the large majority of all SETI effort has taken place in the U.S. Yes, there have been commendable experiments in Australia, Argentina, India, and Italy. But only the Italians are active today. Why is SETI nearly exclusively an American game? ... The oddity of this was brought home to me a few years ago when I held a colloquium on SETI research at the Dutch university in Groningen where I was once employed. The room was full — overfull actually, with students and faculty braced against the walls. My first question was, "How many of you think it's likely there are intelligent extraterrestrials out there in the Galaxy?" Virtually every hand went up .... So, as Gertrude Stein asked, "What's the answer?" What's so singular about Americans that only they are willing to spend a small (very small) amount of money and a bit of time to try and answer a truly important question about life, the universe, and everything ... Professor Geert Hofstede (who, rather coincidentally, received his doctorate in Groningen) has researched global cultural differences, and among his investigated traits is something he calls "uncertainty avoidance." This is an index of a society's tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity, and its willingness to search for new truths ... Could this greater reluctance to take risks play a role in the fact that NASA's budget is three times that of the European Space Agency's, despite the comparable populations of the U.S. and Europe? Does it help explain why venture capital investment in the former is roughly twice that in the latter? " Note: No, it doesn't but the existence of the 'secret space program' for the last 30+ years, does! SETI, of course, is made up to assuage popular tendencies toward 'asking' a question ... but never finding 'answers', because 'answers' would disrupt power structures and control of the population. 5/8/08

EU's GPS satellite in orbit     " An experimental satellite for a much-delayed European Union rival to the United States' GPS navigation system blasted into orbit Sunday after a successful launch atop a Russian rocket, the Russian and European space agencies said." 5/8/08

Radiation too great for astronauts to undertake long-term moon and Mars missions     It is well-known that deep-space radiation would be risky for future astronauts on long-lasting missions to targets such as Mars, but new research puts the danger in stark relief. The health risks could include cancer, especially colon cancer, and premature aging ... Astronauts on shuttle or space station missions (relatively short-duration missions) sometimes see flashes of light when they close their eyes — the result of high-energy particles striking and probably killing retinal cells in their eyes ...Astronauts on proposed long-duration missions to the moon, Mars or beyond would encounter high-energy radiation once outside the Earth's protective magnetic field and endure months of exposure."       Only the secret space program would be in operation, were everything to continue on Earth.

Astrophysicist Links Temperature Change with Sun's Energy Output   "Global temperature change can be attributed to slight variations in the sun's energy output, not man-made carbon dioxide emissions. That's according to astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon, who was in Salt Lake City today to present his research to a crowd at The Sutherland Institute."

Solar Cycle Heats Up, Threatens Satellites   "Solar radiation reaches an 11-year high again in 2011, making things interesting for those reliant on satellites -- the U.S. military included. As Inside the Air Force notes this week, the solar cycle -- "the frequency in which sun spots and solar flares occur" -- waxes and wanes every 11 years. The last one reached its apex in April 2000, so it's gonna get warm again soon. And while solar flares can and do damage satellites even in non-peak times, 2011 still looms big ..."

Possible US Nuclear Weapons Platform in Orbit since 2006   "For the first time in the history of planet Earth, a nuclear weapons platform, with the warheads pointing down, has been placed in orbit. I apologize for the reporting delay but it is a secret program after all, and the first clues were sparse. They were buried in the information gathered about an issue that was much more urgent at the time. They described something being placed in orbit, but the actual significance was not clear. Was it a future event or already accomplished? The information appeared within the context of a plan that led from a nuclear incident on U.S. soil to an attack on Iran that would most likely also be nuclear. Did the use of the word "munition" describe the orbital package, or was it a coincidence that it appeared where it did? "  Note:  Interesting research, but mostly supported by 'reverse speech' analysis, if that has any validity. So who knows?  However, with all the things orbiting the planet, no doubt there is equipment like this up there.

  Solar X-Rays Momentarily Drop To Zero Feb 18/19 "Something interesting is happening with our Sun. X-Rays are a well known product of the fusion process which is what our Sun is. It appears that on more than one occasion, X-ray emission levels have dropped to incredibly low levels - if not virtually down to zero. Up until now, I have not discussed very much about this observation in previous solar reports. This has recently appeared sporadically in other X-ray charts, even though I've not specifically mentioned it recently. Another virtual "zero X-ray event" apparently has occurred again, according to two NOAA instruments measuring two different X-Ray wavelengths on one satellite ..."    Endgame is in progress, after all.

  Surveillance Applications of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves  See Video  "Presentation by Dr. Robert Baker explores the possibility of utilizing a novel means of imaging to establish a system of surveillance that may allow for the observation in three- dimensions of activities within and below structures and within the Earth and its oceans. Applications of this technology include satellite-based surveillance systems to image subterranean weapons of mass destruction or WMDs, personnel of interest inside and behind buildings, deeply submerged submarines, hidden missiles and rockets, oil and mineral deposits, etc. as well as acoustical surveillance. Baker is regarded as the preeminent researcher in the field of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves, and this documentary showcases one of the many potential applications for this stunning 21st-century technology."

  Million-Degree Plasma May Flow throughout the Galaxy   "On a large scale, the Milky Way is considered to be a vast cold region punctured with isolated hot clouds and star clusters. While much of this space is cold and empty, researchers have recently discovered the phenomenon of funneling hot plasma. Flowing plasma may funnel from one region to another through empty space, connecting otherwise isolated clouds and clusters throughout the galaxy." 

Hubble Space Telescope Upgrade to Increase Power 90x    "An unprecedented in-orbit repair of key Hubble Space Telescope (HST) instruments during the servicing mission scheduled for August 2008. The repairs, along with the addition of two new instruments, will make Hubble 90 times as powerful as it was after its flawed optics were corrected in 1993. "  For a system that they were ready to dump a couple of years ago, in view of events of late, this is no surprise. They're clearly expecting to expand their search for ...... out there, and they want plenty of warning before ...... gets here.

 

 

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