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Harvard scientist claims a Martian civilization was wiped out by nuclear attack.

A provocative theory by physicist Dr. John Brandenburg suggests an ancient Martian civilization was annihilated by a massive thermonuclear attack millions of years ago.

Physicist Dr. John Brandenburg has introduced a startling hypothesis, suggesting that Mars was once home to intelligent life before being decimated by a large-scale thermonuclear event. According to Brandenburg, regions such as Cydonia show signs of ancient settlements that were abruptly ended approximately 100 million years ago. His argument rests primarily on the presence of elevated Xenon-129 levels in the Martian atmosphere-an isotope on Earth typically associated with nuclear reactions-and the planet's distinct red coloration, which he believes could be indicative of radioactive fallout rather than simple iron oxide.

Despite these provocative claims, the broader scientific community remains unconvinced, citing a lack of physical evidence to support such a cataclysmic event. Critics point out that Mars lacks the massive impact craters or specific geological signatures that would inevitably follow a nuclear explosion of that magnitude. While Brandenburg's theories capture the public imagination and fuel discussions about extraterrestrial history, they currently reside in the realm of unproven speculation, highlighting the rigorous standards of evidence required in planetary science.

source: j. Brandenburg "Evidence of a Massive Thermonuclear Explosion on Mars in the Past, The Cydonian Hypothesis, and Fermi's Paradox." SciX.

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Astronomers confirm interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows no technosignatures, concluding it is a natural comet despite initial speculation. Researchers used the Green Bank Telescope to search for signs of extraterrestrial technology. No technosignatures were found, aligning with expectations due to evidence of 3I/ATLAS being a natural comet. The search focused on narrowband radio signals. The Green Bank Telescope's sensitivity allowed detection of weak transmitters. Initial events detected were human-made radio interference. Findings reinforce previous observations that 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet. 3I/ATLAS remains significant as only the third interstellar object discovered. Future surveys will increase interstellar object discoveries.



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The new study, which appears in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggests that the Milky Way’s black hole is spinning so fast that it’s actually warping space-time.

Using data gathered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team behind the new study says that they believe that Sgr. A* is spinning so fast that it’s bending space-time around it. Space-time, sometimes written spacetime, is the combination of time and the three dimensions of space.

The researchers estimate that the Milky Way’s black hole is spinning at 60 percent of its maximum possible speed. This was reported on past discoveries, which are helping us better understand the speed of a black hole’s spin and how it affects other parts of the universe around them.

In the case of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, space-time is bending and warping around Sgr. A*, causing the matter around it to take on the shape of a football. It’s an intriguing find and certainly one that leaves scientists scratching their heads as we strive to learn more about these massive cosmic objects and the part they play in the universe’s evolution.



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JWST data reveals supermassive black holes in the early Universe, some just 470 million years after the Big Bang, with one equaling 1.6 million Suns in mass, coexisting with baby galaxies. This challenges black hole formation theories, suggesting direct collapse of matter into black holes, accelerating star formation via powerful winds and jets. Astronomers propose a symbiotic relationship between black holes and galaxies, shaping the early Universe's evolution, awaiting further observations for refinement.



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The mission returned samples to Earth in December 2020, giving scientists potentially invaluable insights into the origins of life on Earth, which some researchers now believe may have been seeded by ancient asteroid impacts.

Now, teams studying the samples have concluded that the sample's surfaces likely do contain organic molecules, bolstering that provocative theory.




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In 2018, David Kipping, an assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, and his team thought they had detected the first exomoon around the exoplanet Kepler-1625b and named it Kepler-1625b I. In 2022, another team, including Kipping, appeared to have discovered a second such non-stellar extrasolar body around Kepler-1708b and aptly dubbed it Kepler-1708b I.



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The Peregrine lunar lander, launched with high hopes, is now facing a critical fuel leak issue, preventing it from landing on the moon. Despite efforts to salvage the situation, it's expected to make an uncontrolled descent back to Earth, ending its mission prematurely. The loss of the lander is a setback for lunar exploration, especially for NASA's collaboration with commercial partners. Lessons will be learned from this experience as the space industry continues its quest to explore the cosmos.



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The first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch.

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology managed to orient its lander toward the sun so the solar panel could collect sunlight and charge its battery, as a special team assessed the status of what was termed “a failure in the propulsion system.”

It soon became apparent, however, that there was “a critical loss of fuel,” further dimming hope for what had been a planned moon landing on February 23.

“We are currently assessing what alternative mission profiles may be feasible at this time,” the company said in a statement.



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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1).

India’s maiden solar mission Aditya L1 reached the L1 point on January 6, 127 days after it was launched on September 2, 2023.

After a 1.5 million km long journey the spacecraft was placed in a halo orbit around L1 following a firing manoeuvre which was carried out by ISRO Scientists and Engineers at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru.



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For more than half a decade, the members of this mission faced multiple technical challenges: building, testing, and launching the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2016; rendezvousing with asteroid Bennu in 2018 about 207 million miles from Earth; using a robotic arm to grab half a cup’s worth of Bennu in 2020; and setting a course back to Earth in 2021.

But the scope of the OSIRIS-ReX mission stretches from the distant past into the relatively closer future. Nearly two decades ago, astronomers set out to not only get up close and personal with an ancient asteroid, but actually bring some home. And its scientific observations dip billions of years into the past. Samples from this more than 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid are likely to provide clues to the origin of life itself. It will also help prepare us for a moment, centuries from now, when Bennu could threaten to strike Earth.




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That's a strong mark against the molecule's existence on K2-18 b. It's one reason astronomers are extremely cautious about this possible detection and need another look at the planet.

"A lot more work is required before envisaging the possibility of alien life, beginning by a beyond-all-reasonable-doubt confirmation of the presence of DMS," said Doriann Blain, of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, who has previously studied K2-18 b.

Madhusudhan agrees. He hopes to publish new results from fresh Webb observations by this time next year, providing more evidence either for or against the presence of DMS on K2-18 b.

"Our discovery is the kind that, if it survives, you will look at it 10 years from now and say, well, that's where it all started," Madhusudhan said




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