Category Archives: Space

DNA changed by 7% in a twins brother who was in space for one Year

Astronauts DNA in space changed by an astonishing 7%

Scott and Mark Kelly are twins and both work at NASA. They are part of an experiment to test the influence of space-travel on the human mind and body. Scott Kelly was onboard the ISS (International Space Station) for one year and after his return, scientists found something very unusual. His DNA was not the same at all anymore but has changed by an astonishing 7%. Many researchers are now analyzing this anomaly in great detail and NASA will release a summary-paper sometime this spring. Read more on MSN.com Interestingly, in another article about human evolutionary change, it’ s mentioned that in the last few thousand years, the human genome also changed by 7%, which is at a rate roughly 100 times higher than any other period of human evolution. Read more on dailygalaxy.com RAMAR-NOTE: Something strange is going on here. Why are these evolutionrates so different? Does all biological live evolve at higher rates in the universe? Why is there this huge increase of evolutionrate since only a few thousand years ago in humanity? Could this mean that (our) dna was originaly created or manipulated in zero gravity? What happened a few thousand years ago that accelerated human evolution by a factor of 100 compared to all previous generations?

Scientist(s) finaly support Erich von Dänikens Theories

In May 2017, Professor Jason Thomas Wright from the stateuniversity of Pennsylvania, published a groundbreaking new scientific paper. In his paper, Prof. Wright basicaly confirms Erich von Dänikens Theories. It’ s clear that more and more scientists change fronts and support the theories of extraterrestrial cultures and interaction with ancient humanity. Read more on phys.org Scientific paper by Prof. Jason Thomas Wright as PDF on arxiv.org

Harvard Astrophysicians propose that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) originate from the activity of extragalactic civilizations

Light sail concept by NASA

The analysis of the astrophysicists Manasvi Lingam and Abraham Loeb shows that beams used for powering large light sails could yield parameters that are consistent with FRBs. The characteristic diameter of the beam emitter is estimated through a combination of energetic and engineering constraints, and both approaches intriguingly yield a similar result which is on the scale of a large rocky planet. Moreover, the optimal frequency for powering the light sail is shown to be similar to the detected FRB frequencies. These `coincidences’ lend some credence to the possibility that FRBs might be artificial in origin. Read more

Catalog of known near-Earth asteroids tops 15,000

The 15,000th near-Earth asteroid discovered is designated 2016 TB57. It was discovered on Oct. 13, 2016, by observers at the Mount Lemmon Survey, an element of the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson, Arizona. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The number of discovered near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) now tops 15,000, with an average of 30 new discoveries added each week. The number of discovered near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) now tops 15,000, with an average of 30 new discoveries added each week. This milestone marks a 50 percent increase in the number of known NEAs since 2013, when discoveries reached 10,000 in August of that year. Surveys funded by NASA’s Near Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program (NEOs include both asteroids and comets) account for more than 95 percent of discoveries so far. The 15,000th near-Earth asteroid is designated 2016 TB57. 2016 TB57 is a rather small asteroid — about 50 to 115 feet (16 to 36 meters) in size — that will come closest to Earth on Oct. 31 at just beyond five times the distance of the moon. It will safely pass Earth. Read more

Breakthrough Listen Project will follow up on possible Alien laser beacon detections but think it is most likely instrument or analysis error

Independent follow-up observations to verify the unusual Light emissions observed by the sloan digital sky survey (sdss).

Breakthrough Listen at UC Berkeley will conduct follow up observations of reported anomalous spectral features (234 stars out of 2.5 million with unusual light emissions observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)) in solar type stars. The Berkeley SETI Research Center (BSRC) team has added several stars from the Borra and Trottier sample to the Breakthrough Listen observing queue on the 2.4-meter Automated Planet Finder (APF) optical telescope. The capabilities of the APF spectrograph are well matched to those of the original detection, and these independent follow-up observations will enable us to verify or refute the reported detections. they look forward to consulting with Professor Borra and his team on these observations, as well as additional follow up investigations using other data sources. Read more

European Mars Probe to land on Mars today (Wednesday, 19. Oct. 2016)

Employees sit in the contol center of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Darmstadt, Germany, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. ESA and its Russian partner Roscosmos hope for a successful landing of the joint space probe of mission ExoMars on Mars. (Uwe Ansspach/dpa via AP) Photograph: Uwe Anspach/AP

This afternoon the European Space Agency (ESA) will make a landing attempt on Mars. The Schiaparelli module is due to touch down at 3:48 UK time, although confirmation that all has gone well is likely to take several hours. This is an important moment for ESA. Their previous landing attempt on Mars, back in 2004 with the UK-led Beagle 2 lander did not go as well as hoped. Although the lander reached the surface safely it failed to transmit anything back to Earth. Today’s landing is designed to show that ESA can now land safely on Mars, in preparation for an ambitious rover mission in 2020 that will look for past or present life on Mars.So, it’s all to play for! Whatever happens today it is going to be an important one for ESA and the world’s exploration of Mars. Read more

Where Are All The Alien Robots?

Intelligent Robots might be the best possibility to explore deep space in search of extraterrestrials. Credit: NASA

If you’ve seen at least one other episode of the Guide to Space, you know I’m obsessed about the Fermi Paradox. This idea that the Universe is big and old, and should be teeming with life. And yet, we have no evidence that it exists out there. We wonder, where are all the aliens? As we’ve demonstrated here in our own corner of the galaxy, it’s not our weak fleshy bodies that will be doing the hard work of exploring the Solar System, and eventually the galaxy, it’ll be the robots. Read more

Saturn’s moon Dione harbors a subsurface ocean

Subsurface Ocean under the Crust of Saturns Moon Dione. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

A subsurface ocean lies deep within Saturn’s moon Dione, according to new data from the Cassini mission to Saturn. Two other moons of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus, are already known to hide global oceans beneath their icy crusts, but a new study suggests an ocean exists on Dione as well. Read more

Hubble spots possible water plumes erupting on Jupiter’s moon Europa

Jupiter’ s Moon Europa may potentially harbor Life in the Solar System. Credit: NASA/ESA/W. Sparks (STScI)/USGS Astrogeology Science Center

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. This finding bolsters other Hubble observations suggesting the icy moon erupts with high altitude water vapor plumes. The observation increases the possibility that missions to Europa may be able to sample Europa’s ocean without having to drill through miles of ice. “Europa’s ocean is considered to be one of the most promising places that could potentially harbor life in the solar system,” said Geoff Yoder, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “These plumes, if they do indeed exist, may provide another way to sample Europa’s subsurface.” Read more

China’s giant space telescope starts search for alien life

The FAST Telescope in China is the largest in the World. Scientists hope to find Extraterrestrial Signals with it’ s help.

The world’s largest telescope will be completed this week in China and it has scientists very, very excited. With a whopping 1,640 feet (500 meter) wide dish the size of 30 football fields, the telescope will able to detect radio signals — and potentially signs of life — from distant planets.

For many people, the most exciting goal is the search for extraterrestrial life. The recent discovery of three life-friendly planets outside our solar system has rekindled discussion of whether intelligent life is unique to Earth. FAST’s sensitivity will be capable of detecting exoplanets like these in ways that other telescopes cannot. “FAST’s potential to discover an alien civilization will be five to 10 (times) that of current equipment, as it can see farther and darker planets,” Peng Bo, director of the NAO Radio Astronomy Technology Laboratory, told Xinhua. Read more