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Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast
May 8, 2025
A massive solar filament erupted today (May 7), producing a stunning display that spanned the sun's eastern limb and reached deep into the solar disk.
Filaments are cooler, dense ribbons of solar plasma that can hang suspended above the sun's surface by magnetic fields, according to NOAA.
When these become unstable, they can erupt dramatically, sometimes launching coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space — powerful blasts of solar plasma and magnetic fields that can trigger geomagnetic storms here on Earth. However, in today's eruption, the filament was oriented away from Earth, meaning it will have no direct impact on our planet.
"The sun is doing just enough to show that it still has what it takes to produce activity while also dodging Earth at all costs," space weather forecaster Sara Housseal wrote in a post on X.
The image was captured in remarkable detail by NOAA's GOES-19 spacecraft using its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) telescope called the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) between around 6:30 a.m. EDT and 9:50 a.m. EDT (1030 and 1350 GMT). SUVI watched as the eruptive prominence showcased the sun's dynamic behavior in incredible detail.
Although this eruption won't affect Earth, forecasters are still keeping a close eye on solar activity this week.
According to the UK Met Office, a combination of a weakening high-speed solar wind stream and possible glancing blows from previous CMEs could trigger auroras at high latitudes late Wednesday (May 7) or early Thursday (May 8), with another chance on Friday (May 9) when another high-speed solar wind stream is expected to strike.
Together, these space weather events could produce Minor Geomagnetic Storm (G1) conditions, meaning the aurora could become visible in northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, and other high-latitude regions.
You can keep up to date with the latest northern lights forecasts, alerts and geomagnetic storm warnings with our aurora forecast live blog.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/sun-unleashes-jaw-dropping-filament-eruption-but-earth-dodges-the-blast-photo
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars
May 8, 2025
Elon Musk is taking the long view.
The billionaire SpaceX founder has long said that humanity needs to expand its footprint out into the solar system — specifically to Mars, which is the most suitable and reachable target — so that we won't go extinct if something bad should happen to Earth.
That "if" only applies in the short term, however; over the very long haul, something bad will definitely happen.
The sun is getting brighter and hotter as it ages, and a few hundred million years from now, this increased energy influx will strip off Earth's atmosphere and boil our oceans away.
That will probably be the end for life as we know it. The coup de grace will come some five billion years from now, when our expanding red giant sun engulfs and incinerates poor little Earth.
Musk referenced this sorry fate in a recent interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, who asked the world's richest man why he's so fixated on the Red Planet.
"That's one of the benefits of Mars, is life insurance for life collectively," Musk told Watters in the interview, which Fox News aired yesterday (May 6).
"So, eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun. The sun is gradually expanding, and so we do at some point need to be a multiplanet civilization, because Earth will be incinerated."
Musk — who leads the Trump administration's cost- and regulation-cutting Department of Government Efficiency — estimated that we have about 450 million years "before it gets so hot that life is impossible."
That's a pretty long runway for SpaceX to complete the development and testing of Starship, the fully reusable megarocket that Musk thinks will make Mars settlement economically feasible.
Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, has flown eight times to date and twice this year so far.
Both of the 2025 test missions, which launched in January and March, respectively, were partially successful.
Starship's huge first stage booster, Super Heavy, performed well, but the vehicle's Ship upper stage exploded less than 10 minutes into flight.
SpaceX is currently gearing up for Starship's next launch; the company has already test-fired the engines of the Super Heavy and Ship that will make Flight 9. But no target date has been announced.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/eventually-all-life-on-earth-will-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-elon-musk-explains-his-drive-to-colonize-mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Em4QyUuLUU
TAP Lab Demo Day Highlights Power of Collaboration Between Space Force, Academia and Industry`
May 8, 2025
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. –
“The Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab is more than a successful science project. It’s a growing community inspired by a shared passion for a safe space domain.”
These were among the opening remarks shared by Maj. Travis Pond, program manager for the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications and Processing Lab (SDA TAP Lab), to kick off the Lab’s Apollo Accelerator Cohort 6 Demo Day on Apr. 29, 2025.
“Today you’ll see what is possible within a single budget cycle and without a program of record,” Pond said. “Imagine what we could do if we were fully funded!”
The SDA TAP Lab was stood up in May 2023 under SSC’s Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Program Executive Office.
Its mission is to accelerate the delivery of space battle management software to operational units through focused and facilitated collaboration with industry, academia, and government.
Priority is given to five adversary kill chains: GEO direct ascent anti-satellites, GEO co-orbital anti-satellites, LEO direct ascent anti-satellites, LEO co-orbital anti-satellites, and cyber-attacks.
Through the Apollo Accelerator, the TAP Lab assembles cohorts comprised of volunteers from government, industry, academia, Federally Funded Research Corporations, and military service branches to work in three-month innovation cycles.
Each cohort addresses specific, pre-determined “What if” statements with the ultimate aim of denying an adversary the advantage of surprise.
Participants within each cohort are given access to a sandbox with data, services, a software development environment, and the ability to host apps.
“What if” statements are broken down into individual engineering problem sets and worked on simultaneously.
“I think of it like a body shop,” said Maj. Sean Allen, SDA TAP Lab technical director.
“You guys all show up and you say, ‘Major Allen, I can build you an engine block, some bucket seats, a radio, a windshield, the frame, a chassis’ - all of a sudden I’ve got all these parts and pieces playing about in our body shop and they need to be assembled into a system.
What’s the right way to do that, and how quickly can you get there?”
In the case of Project Apollo, the answer is very quick. At the end of each three-month session, a demonstration day is held to promote government investment.
If a participating company has met minimum expectations, there are no security concerns, and they have successfully demonstrated a prototype solution to an operational problem, then pending availability of funds and feedback from key stakeholders the SDA TAP Lab either buys a subscription to the prototype software through the Global Data Marketplace or advocates for investment from other parts of the government.
"To date, over 100 companies have developed solutions to close gaps in kill chains,” Allen said. “More than 75 software subscriptions have been awarded.
Several capabilities have been deployed to classified platforms - and we are on track to showcase how it all works together in an automated way by the end of this calendar year."
April’s Demo Day showcased the work of the Apollo Accelerator’s 6th cohort, comprised of representatives from 81 organizations, companies, and academic institutions.
Approximately 250 people attended the event, including representatives from U.S. Space Command and Space Operations Command.
In addition, Maj. Allen previewed Welder’s Arc, a prototype threat-warning system developed by Apollo Accelerator Cohorts 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Welder’s Arc is a 100 percent commercial, multi-vendor solution with modular components. It is expected to support tactically responsive space efforts tentatively scheduled for this fall.
Welder’s Arc is just one example of the prototypes developed and delivered at unprecedented speed through the Apollo Accelerator.
Pond gave particular thanks to the first five Apollo cohorts, noting “your willingness to move fast, take chances, and join us in this endeavor makes the space domain, and the world, safer for you and your families, the United States, and our allies.”
Joining an Apollo Accelerator is a non-competitive process, but applicants must meet minimum criteria and apply through the SDA TAP Lab website.
They must clearly state which problem they intend to address and give a brief description of their intended solution.
Additionally, applicants must acknowledge in writing that they understand participation is voluntary and at their own expense and be willing to collaborate with other lab members.
Applications for Cohort 7 are currently closed. Those interested in Cohort 8 may monitor the SDA TAP Lab website for application sign-up dates.
https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/4178525/tap-lab-demo-day-highlights-power-of-collaboration-between-space-force-academia
Senator Cramer, VCSO visit Grand Forks AFB, Cavalier SFS
May 8, 2025
Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Mike Guetlein was joined on a visit of the Grand Forks area by U.S. Senator for North Dakota Kevin Cramer April 21-22 to observe and learn about the missions and partnerships in the region critical to securing the nation’s interests in, from and to space.
During the first day of their visit, Cramer and Guetlein toured the University of North Dakota, where they were escorted through the UND College of Engineering and Mines and John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences.
Space Development Agency Director Dr. Derek Tournear accompanied the visit.
They were briefed throughout the tour about space studies, aerospace sciences and research and economic development.
UND holds partnerships with both the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, allowing for civilian and military members the opportunity to work towards space development together.
“Space underpins the future of our military and our American way of life,” Guetlein said.
“The Space Force prioritizes partnerships with academic institutions that share our vision to protect the space environment for generations to come.”
On the second day of his visit, Guetlein was greeted by Col. Bishane Whitmore, 319th Reconnaissance Wing deputy commander.
The visit marked the beginning of a tour that emphasized the collaboration between Air Force and Space Force missions in the region.
He traveled to Cavalier Space Force Base, where he engaged with the 10th Space Warning Squadron.
His visit included briefings on missile warning operations and space domain awareness capabilities, two integral functions of the Space Force’s core mission of space superiority.
Cramer and Tournear joined Guetlein at Cavalier SFB, where they received firsthand demonstrations of the station’s radar and detection systems.
Briefings highlighted both the strengths and areas for continued improvement in the current infrastructure, including upcoming plans for modernization through updated software and hardware.
“As the Space Force continues to develop into a warfighting service focused on the space domain, it’s important that we stay ahead of the threat through innovation and modernization,” Guetlein said.
“One thing we will always rely on is our dedicated workforce. I continue to be impressed and inspired by the professionalism and readiness of the Guardians, Airmen and civilians performing these important missions.”
Guetlein also presented several coins to recognize high-performing personnel and met with Airmen from the 319th Security Forces Squadron, expressing gratitude for their unwavering dedication to base security.
The group then returned to Grand Forks AFB, where they received additional briefings on how the 319th Reconnaissance Wing supports the Space Development Agency.
“The buildup of ground-based capabilities at Grand Forks Air Force Base and the warfighting support offered by Cavalier Space Force Station are critical to our national security and security around the world,” Cramer said.
“The University of North Dakota’s ability to educate students and prepare them for these rewarding jobs in the military, and to support our military, are really another competitive advantage our state has when it comes to attracting cutting-edge defense projects.
Dr. Tournear and General Guetlein’s firsthand look at these evolving assets, and staying up with them, really keeps our capabilities in focus.”
The visit concluded with the group touring SDA’s Operations Center North for a hands-on experience with their operations staff.
Col. Timothy Monroe, 319th Reconnaissance Wing commander, saw Cramer and Guetlein off as they departed from Grand Forks AFB, wishing them farewell and thanking them for their visit.
https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4178390/senator-cramer-vcso-visit-grand-forks-afb-cavalier-sfs/
Fernley, NV man charged with kidnapping 3 juveniles
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A Fernley man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly holding three juveniles in a crawl space, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.
Guillermo Aboytes Saavedra was booked into the Lyon County jail on multiple charges, including kidnapping, with a bail of $972,500.
Tuesday at 8:15 p.m., Fernley deputies responded to the 200 block of Johnson Lane.
The reporting party said her brother was receiving text threats. She was able to track the phone belonging to her juvenile brother.
Near this time, Lyon County dispatch began receiving phone calls from the juvenile who said he was in a basement with two other juveniles, and that the suspect had beaten them, LCSO said in a news release.
Arriving in the area of the phone’s ping, deputies made contact with Saavedra, who was known to law enforcement and immediately detained.
Shortly after that, deputies entered the backyard of the residence where Saavedra was contacted and where the juvenile’s phone was pinging, and discovered three male juveniles held captive in the crawl space of the residence, the release said.
Two of the juveniles had received substantial injuries from Saavedra striking them repeatedly with wooden tools.
The juveniles reported that Saavedra had taken one of the juvenile’s phones and threatened to kill him.
The juveniles were provided medical attention and returned to their families. There is no threat to the public at this time, the release said.
Saavedra faces the following charges:
• Robbery with a deadly weapon;
• Kidnapping;
• Kidnapping with substantial bodily harm (2);
• False imprisonment;
• False imprisonment resulting in substantial bodily harm (2);
• Child abuse (3);
• Battery with a weapon resulting in substantial bodily injury (2).
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2025/may/07/fernley-man-charged-with-kidnapping-3-juveniles/
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article305940166.html
Ukrainian cross border incursions thwarted during Victory Day truce – Russia
8 May, 2025 10:35
Two attempts by Ukrainian forces to cross the border into Russia’s Kursk Region have been thwarted, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
Kiev’s troops tried to carry out the incursions despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire from midnight on May 7-8 to midnight on May 10-11, the ministry noted in a statement on Thursday.
Another major Ukrainian assault on Russian positions took place near the town of Dzerzhinsk (known as Toretsk in Ukraine), the statement read.
Since the start of the declared truce period, Kiev’s forces have attacked a total of 488 times, including 173 artillery, tank and mortar attacks, four uses of multiple rocket launchers and some 300 strikes by FPV drones, it added.
“The deliberate destructive actions of the Ukrainian side against Russia confirm the desire of the Kiev regime to prevent a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict,” the ministry stressed.
After midnight, the Russian forces completely ceased hostilities and remained at the previously occupied lines and positions in accordance with the order by the president, the statement read.
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“The Russian military strictly observes the ceasefire. In particular, no strikes are being carried out by aircraft, missile forces, artillery, and drones,” it stressed.
The country’s troops are only providing a “tit-for-tat reaction” to violations of the truce by Ukraine, the ministry added.
When announcing the ceasefire last week, Putin described it as a humanitarian gesture to mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany that could also serve as a catalyst for “the start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.”
However, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has declined to support it, calling it a Russian ploy and an “attempt at manipulation.”
Instead, Kiev has ramped up drone strikes on Russian territory, with the Defense Ministry reporting a record 524 UAVs being shot down on Wednesday.
Moscow insisted that it would stick to its decision to introduce a Victory Day truce despite provocations by Kiev.
https://www.rt.com/russia/617024-ukraine-victory-day-truce/
https://apnews.com/article/india-pakistan-drone-lahore-kashmir-4a33b5884b0860c01f266e2a93688ef7
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
Updated 9:32 AM PDT, May 8, 2025
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.
India acknowledged that it targeted Pakistan’s air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones. India said it “neutralized” Pakistan’s attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims.
The exchanges came a day after Indian missiles struck several locations in Pakistan, killing 31 civilians, according to Pakistani officials.
New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed more than two dozen people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month. India accused Pakistan of being behind the assault. Islamabad denies that.
Both sides have also traded heavy fire across their frontier in disputed Kashmir, and Pakistan claimed it killed scores of Indian soldiers. There was no confirmation from India.
Late Thursday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents of the city of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens.
Shesh Paul Vaid, the region’s former director-general of police, said there was a complete blackout in Jammu following loud blasts.
Vaid told The Associated Press that the Jammu Airport likely was under attack and that some of the 50 loud explosions he heard likely were because “our defense system is at work.”
Indian officials did not immediately comment. Jammu is close to the Line of Control, the de factor border that divides the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to avenge the deaths in India’s missile strikes, raising fears that the two countries could be headed toward another all-out conflict.
Leaders from both nations face mounting public pressure to show strength and seek revenge, and the heated rhetoric and competing claims could be a response to that pressure.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Thursday to the Pakistani prime minister and India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging both sides to de-escalate the situation, the U.S. State Department said.
The relationship between countries has been shaped by conflict and mutual suspicion, most notably in their dispute over Kashmir.
They have fought two of their three wars over the Himalayan region, which is split between them and claimed by both in its entirety.
With tensions high, India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the highly militarized frontier in the region. Tens of thousands of people slept in shelters overnight, officials and residents said Thursday.
About 2,000 villagers also fled their homes in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Mohammad Iftikhar boarded a vehicle with his family on Thursday as heavy rain lashed the region.
“I am helplessly leaving my home for the safety of my children and wife,” he said.
India fires drones at Pakistan
India fired several Israeli-made Harop drones at Pakistan overnight and into Thursday afternoon, according to Pakistani army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, who said 29 were shot down.
Two civilian were killed and another wounded when debris from a downed drone fell in Sindh province.
One drone damaged a military site near the city of Lahore and wounded four soldiers, and another fell in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near the capital, according to Sharif.
“The armed forces are neutralizing them as we speak,” he told state-run Pakistan Television.
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In Lahore, local police official Mohammad Rizwan said a drone was downed near Walton Airport, an airfield in a residential area about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the border with India that also contains military installations.
India’s Defense Ministry said its armed forces “targeted air defense radars and systems” in several places in Pakistan, including Lahore.
Blackout in Gurdaspur district
New Delhi, meanwhile, accused Pakistan of attempting “to engage a number of military targets” with missiles and drones along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir and elsewhere along their border.
“The debris of these attacks in now being recovered from a number of locations,” it said.
At a news briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday rejected India’s claim that Islamabad carried out any attack in Indian Punjab.
“These accusations are an attempt to incite anti-Pakistan sentiment among the Punjabi Sikh population in India,” he said.
Seated alongside Dar, the military spokesperson, Sharif said Pakistan shot down 29 Indian drones after they violated its airspace.
Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told parliament that so far Pakistan has not responded to India’s missiles attacks, but there will be one.
Later Thursday, Indian authorities ordered a night-time blackout in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, which borders with Pakistan.
The Harop drone, produced by Israel’s IAI, is one of several in India’s inventory, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Military Balance report.
According to IAI, the Harop combines the capabilities of a drone and a missile and can operate at long ranges.
The two sides have also exchanged heavy fire over the past day.
Tarar said that the country’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian soldiers in the exchanges along the Line of Control. India has not commented on that claim.
Earlier, the army said one Indian soldier was killed by shelling Wednesday.
Sikh Temple in Kashmir
Tarar denied Indian accusations that Pakistan had fired missiles toward the Indian city of Amritsar, saying in fact an Indian drone fell in the city. Neither claim could be confirmed.
India’s Foreign Ministry has said that 16 civilians were killed Wednesday during exchanges of fire across the de facto border.
Pakistani officials said six people have been killed near highly militarized frontier in exchanges of fire over the past day.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri denied that New Delhi has targeted civilians and a key dam, as Pakistan has alleged.
He, in turn, accused Pakistani forces of targeting civilians, including at a Sikh Temple in Kashmir, where he said three Sikhs were killed.
Flights remained suspended at over two dozen airports across northern and western regions in India, according to travel advisories by multiple airlines.
Pakistan resumed flights nationwide after a suspension at four airports, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14687737/spherical-UFO-discovered-alien-technology-colombia.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7qXy4b04D4
Scientists studying spherical UFO say they've discovered alien technology
Updated: 03:11 EDT, 8 May 2025
Scientists have released the first X-ray images of a mysterious, sphere-shaped object recovered in Colombia, which locals claim is of alien origin.
The so-called 'UFO' was spotted in March over the town of Buga, zig-zagging through the sky in a way that defies the movement of conventional aircraft.
The object was recovered shortly after it landed and has since been analyzed by scientists, who discovered it features three layers of metal-like material and 18 microspheres surrounding a central nucleus they are calling 'a chip.'
Dr Jose Luis Velazquez, a radiologist who examined the sphere, reported finding 'no welds or joints,' which would typically indicate human fabrication.
He and his team concluded: 'It is of artificial origin, in that it shows no evidence of welding, and its internal structure is composed of high-density elements. More testing is needed to establish its origin.'
The sphere also displays symbols that the team compared to ancient scripts, including runes, Ogham and Mesopotamian writing systems.
Using AI to assist in deciphering the design, the team interpreted the message to read: 'The origin of birth through union and energy in the cycle of transformation, meeting point of unity, expansion, and consciousness—individual consciousness.'
'We interpret it as a message to humanity, encouraging a collective shift in consciousness to help Mother Earth—especially considering the current issues with pollution and environmental decline,' the researchers said.
The object was recovered on March 2 by a group of people, who said it weighed about four and a half pounds and had 'the temperature of a refrigerator' when touched.
David Velez el Potro, one of the individuals who recovered the object, recently spoke on Maussan Television hosted by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan, whose research has stirred controversy for nearly a decade.
Maussan gained attention in 2017 when he claimed to have discovered alien mummies in Peru—findings that remain unconfirmed.
But Velez el Potro has claimed that the sphere is authentic, found in the woods of Buga. He told Maussan that the man who found it, Jose, felt sick for days after touching the object.
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'When I poured water on it, it started to smoke and the water vaporized instantly,' Velez el Potro added, suggesting the interior was hot and exterior cold.
However, there are no official reports or or scientific analysis to confirm claims of a sphere falling over Buga. Only eyewitness reports.
Velez el Potro said the government contacted him to hand it over the sphere, but he refused, saying, 'It would never be seen again.'
So he gave it to Maussan and his team of experts with hopes of them uncovering the sphere's origin.
Researchers found that the sphere had irregular edges, 'indicating that it is a solid object.' The outer layer appeared to be the densest—comparable to human bone.
'The center of the sphere shows a lower radio-acoustic density than the edge, indicating an internal structure that may be more porous or composed of less dense material than the outer shell,' said Nacho Rojo, host of the YouTube channel Hidden Truth, during the interview with Maussan.
The findings suggest that the outer layer could be made of titanium or steel, but researchers noted that a full composition analysis is needed to confirm this.
X-rays also revealed 18 small dots within the center of the object, arranged in what appeared to be a non-random pattern.
The team speculated that the 18 points could be sensors, bolts or fragments of microspheres.
'Obviously, we don't know the composition or how it was manufactured, but it appears to be an object intentionally built to house these small metallic components internally,' Rojo said, referring to insights shared during the X-ray analysis.
Scientists are currently referring to the 18 points as 'a chip' due to their precise arrangement and location within the sphere.
'The symmetry suggests advanced technology or deliberate engineering,' Rojo added. He also noted, 'These 18 points show no signs of fracture, meaning the object remains structurally intact.'
X-rays revealed that the points extend approximately 0.5 centimeters into the interior of the sphere. Additionally, the team observed a central band composed of a different material, which contained more small spheres.
They believe these may have been placed inside before the object was sealed. However, the X-rays did not reveal any visible signs of assembly techniques.
2/2'When I poured water on it, it started to smoke and the water vaporized instantly,' Velez el Potro added, suggesting the interior was hot and exterior cold.
However, there are no official reports or or scientific analysis to confirm claims of a sphere falling over Buga. Only eyewitness reports.
Velez el Potro said the government contacted him to hand it over the sphere, but he refused, saying, 'It would never be seen again.'
So he gave it to Maussan and his team of experts with hopes of them uncovering the sphere's origin.
Researchers found that the sphere had irregular edges, 'indicating that it is a solid object.' The outer layer appeared to be the densest—comparable to human bone.
'The center of the sphere shows a lower radio-acoustic density than the edge, indicating an internal structure that may be more porous or composed of less dense material than the outer shell,' said Nacho Rojo, host of the YouTube channel Hidden Truth, during the interview with Maussan.
The findings suggest that the outer layer could be made of titanium or steel, but researchers noted that a full composition analysis is needed to confirm this.
X-rays also revealed 18 small dots within the center of the object, arranged in what appeared to be a non-random pattern.
The team speculated that the 18 points could be sensors, bolts or fragments of microspheres.
'Obviously, we don't know the composition or how it was manufactured, but it appears to be an object intentionally built to house these small metallic components internally,' Rojo said, referring to insights shared during the X-ray analysis.
Scientists are currently referring to the 18 points as 'a chip' due to their precise arrangement and location within the sphere.
'The symmetry suggests advanced technology or deliberate engineering,' Rojo added. He also noted, 'These 18 points show no signs of fracture, meaning the object remains structurally intact.'
X-rays revealed that the points extend approximately 0.5 centimeters into the interior of the sphere. Additionally, the team observed a central band composed of a different material, which contained more small spheres.
They believe these may have been placed inside before the object was sealed. However, the X-rays did not reveal any visible signs of assembly techniques.
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UPDATED: Secrets Chair Luna: House UAP hearing a go week of May 12th
May 07, 2025
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) — Chair, Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets
Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of people online arguing that some folks in the UAP Caucus haven't been honest about how much they know about Immaculate Constellation?
Key Luna:
“Well, how would they know?” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
The accusations stem from Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp’s reporting…*
“Well, they've been sending me stuff,” Luna says. “Obviously we have a lot going on, but I don't think anyone's being dishonest.”
Matthew Brown’s explosive new allegations?
“I haven't seen that yet,” Luna says. “No not yet, but that doesn’t mean I won’t.”
Caught our ear:
And we're still on for next week’s public UAP hearing in the House?
“Yup, yup,” Luna tells us.
https://www.askapoluaps.com/p/chair-luna-says-public-ufo-hearing-is-on-for-may
https://youtu.be/Mi2kmEhfRRo?si=ptfImU7_ROmdatSa