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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTtto9CcnXg (Angry Astronaut: Another Fireball UAP Outbreak! New 3I Atlas discovery reveals a bizarre possibility!)
The biggest skywatching day of 2026 is coming. Here's what you'll see in North America and Europe
July 14, 2026
Sometimes weeks go by without anything notable happening in the sky. Then along comes something spectacular, like a total solar eclipse, the peak of a major meteor shower or a bright planet reaching a landmark moment in the evening sky.
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, all three occur almost simultaneously. As a bonus, if you are under a dark sky for the Perseids, the Milky Way's bright central regions will stretch across the southern sky by around midnight.
Exactly what you'll see of the eclipse depends on where you are on Earth.
From within a narrow 180-mile-wide path of totality across eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, a total solar eclipse will briefly turn day into night for lucky locals and intrepid eclipse chasers.
Across the U.K., millions will see a partial eclipse of the sun, ranging from 90% to 95%. Across Europe and northwest Africa, an equally deeply eclipsed sun will peak at sunset, creating a truly strange sight.
Minutes later, brilliant Venus reaches dichotomy — appearing exactly half-lit in telescopes, while to the naked eye it blazes at magnitude -4.4 in the western twilight. A few hours later, the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.
Wherever you are, there will be something worth looking at. Here's exactly what will happen, where and when, depending on where you are (times are from Time and Date).
Iceland or Greenland: a total solar eclipse … and aurora?
If you've traveled to (or live in) western Iceland, or you're booked on an expedition cruise ship on Aug. 12, you're in for a treat. The point of maximum eclipse — 2 minutes 18 seconds — is off the coast of Iceland, accessible by ship, but likely not by many.
It's possible that expedition ships in the lower reaches of Scoresby Sund, Greenland, will experience the most totality, with 2 minutes 17 seconds possible at 4:36 p.m. WGST, with the eclipse 25 degrees above the west-southwest.
Here, the sun will set at 10:15 p.m., with the darkest time about 12:50 a.m. — there is no truly dark night, just all-night civil twilight. That makes the Perseids and aurora unlikely to be seen even if they're present. Ditto Venus — Greenland is too far north.
In Iceland, totality will begin between 5:43 and 5:50 p.m. GMT, depending on the exact location.
It will last longest in regions farthest west, with 2 minutes 13 seconds at Látrabjarg in the remote Westfjords (5:44 p.m.) and 2 minutes 10 seconds at the westernmost coast of Snæfellsnes Peninsula (5:45 p.m.).
The eclipse will be 25.5 degrees above the west-southwest. The sun will set at 9:53 p.m. in Reykjavík, with the darkest window from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (and the darkest time 1:30 a.m.).
That makes Perseids and aurora possible — though summer twilight often limits visibility. However, Venus will not be visible after sunset.
Spain: Totality, Venus and the Perseids
For anyone within Spain's path of totality, Aug. 12 promises to be one of the greatest days of skywatching imaginable.
The main event comes late in the day as the moon completely covers the sun. In parts of northern and eastern Spain, totality will occur with the sun hanging low above the western horizon, creating one of the most photogenic eclipse scenarios of the century.
In Spain, totality will begin between 8:26 and 8:33 p.m. CEST, depending on the exact location.
Its maximum duration in Spain will last longest in regions farthest northwest, with 1 minute 50 seconds at Playa de la Escaladina in Galicia (8:26 p.m.), where the eclipse will be 11 degrees above the west-northwest.
It will be at its shortest, at 1 minute 36 seconds, at Bellavista, Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands (8:31 p.m.). The eclipse will be just a couple of degrees above the west-northwest.
The sun will set at 9:16 p.m. in Madrid, with a dark night from around midnight through 4:40 a.m. CEST. The darkest part of the night — and the point when the radiant point Perseus will be high above the horizon — will be around 02:00 a.m. CEST.
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Unless there's a whopping solar storm (unlikely), concentrate on the Perseid meteor shower, rather than hoping for aurora.
Light pollution is irrelevant for a total solar eclipse, but if you've cross-referenced your eclipse-viewing sight with a Light Pollution Map, you'll be in Bortle 4 skies in rural Spain, ready for a potentially unforgettable Perseids (the solar eclipse means by definition that it's taking place at new moon, after all).
Under rural Spanish skies, particularly in dark-sky regions away from towns and cities, observers could see 30 to 50 meteors per hour, with occasional bursts producing even more.
It might be wise to have an afternoon nap before the eclipse — it could be a long, exciting night if skies are clear.
U.K: Deep eclipse, Venus and the Perseids
The path of totality misses Britain entirely, but Aug. 12 will still be a remarkable day. Across most of the U.K., more than 90% of the sun will be covered by the moon, with maximum eclipse shortly after 7 p.m. BST.
The sun will hang low above the west-northwest horizon as a narrowing crescent, so the best locations will be coastal viewpoints, hilltops and open landscapes with clear western horizons.
London, Manchester and Glasgow all experience about 91% coverage, while Cardiff reaches 93%. The deepest eclipse will be seen in the far southwest, with 96% coverage in the Isles of Scilly and almost 96% at Land's End in Cornwall.
Although it will not become as dark as during totality, observers may notice a subtle drop in temperature and a strange dimming of the landscape.
Shadows will soften, colors will become muted, and daylight will take on an unusual quality that many first-time eclipse watchers find surprising.
Once the eclipse ends, Venus becomes the next target. Look west after sunset for the dazzling Evening Star.
Venus is only days from its greatest elongation and near its best evening appearance of 2026, making it hard to miss. Even a small telescope will reveal its half-lit phase. The Perseids will then peak during the early hours of Aug. 13.
Western Europe: Eclipsed sunset, Venus and the Perseids
For millions of people across Western Europe, Aug. 12 offers a slightly different spectacle. Instead of totality or a partial eclipse in late afternoon, many locations will witness a deeply eclipsed sun setting below the horizon.
An eclipsed sunset is surprisingly rare, and particularly one this deep. In some places, more than 90% of the sun will be obscured as it approaches the horizon, creating a dramatic crescent-shaped sunset.
In places such as Corsica, the Ligurian coast, Venice, the Alps and parts of central Europe, photographers will have the chance to capture one of the most dramatic sunset eclipses visible anywhere this decade.
With Venus visible across Europe after sunset, as well as the Milky Way and the Perseids peak, Aug. 12 will effectively become an all-night astronomy festival across Europe.
North America: Partial eclipse, Venus and the Perseids
The total solar eclipse — and a deep partial eclipse — may belong to Europe, but North America gets its own small version of the event.
A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Alaska to New England, touching 26 U.S. states and every Canadian province.
While the eclipse is modest compared with North America's recent total eclipses, millions of people will still be able to participate in the global event.
The deepest U.S. eclipse occurs in Alaska, where Fairbanks will see about 37% of the sun covered and Anchorage almost 28% (8:21 a.m. AKDT).
In the Northeast, Maine gets the best view, with about 28% obscuration (1:50 p.m. EDT), while Boston sees 16% (1:55 p.m. EDT) and New York City about 10% (1:54 p.m. EDT). In Canada, the eclipse becomes considerably more impressive.
Iqaluit, Nunavut, will see 61% of the sun covered (1:24 p.m. EDT), while St. John's, Newfoundland, will experience more than half of the sun obscured (3:35 p.m. NDT).
Every Canadian province will see at least some part of the eclipse. Remember that eclipse glasses are still essential, even for small partial eclipses.
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'Found you!' Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek
July 15, 2026
"The new planet is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b, the famous planet in the same system, making it the faintest exoplanet ever imaged directly from Earth."
It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding around the star Beta Pictoris.
The extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is known as Beta Pictoris d. It is found 63 light-years away and has two planetary siblings, which were caught some time ago.
This new exoplanet is 100 times fainter than its sibling Beta Pictoris b, which was the first planet discovered in the system. That makes Beta Pictoris d the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth.
Like its previously discovered sibling, Beta Pictoris d is a gas giant. However, unlike Beta Pictoris b and Beta Pictoris c, it is much further away from its parent star and is thus much cooler than its siblings.
The newly discovered world is also smaller than the previously seen world around Beta Pictoris. While both Beta Pictoris b and Beta Pictoris c have around 10 times the mass of Jupiter each, Beta Pictoris d has only around 2.4 times the mass of the solar system's most massive world.
That makes it one of the lightest exoplanets ever directly imaged by a ground-based telescope.
"Planet d, it seems, has been playing a game of hide-and-seek with us for over a decade, and only now can we say ‘found you!’" team member Jayne Birkby an astronomer at the University of Oxford in the UK, said in a statement.
The discovery of Beta Pictoris d helps clear up a puzzle regarding a disk of dust and debris in this planetary system, which is theorized to be made of the leftovers of planet formation.
That is because this newly found world has exactly the right mass and location needed to explain both the odd shape of this debris disk and its location.
11 years of hide-and-seek
The team behind this discovery wasn't initially looking for a third planet around Beta Pictoris. Instead, they were simply attempting to learn more about the system's first planet.
"This was a serendipitous discovery," team co-leader Ben Sutlieff, an astronomer at the University of Edinburgh said. "We initially wanted to look more at a known planet in the system, Beta Pictoris b, to see how it changed over time."
That was until they spotted telltale signs of another planet around the same star. Delving back into 11 years of archival data, the team found the third planet lurking in various images.
To consider how impressive it is to directly image a planet outside the solar system, consider that of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog, less than 100 were discovered using direct imaging.
Such detections are so tricky because they require picking out the thermal glow of a planet from the glare of its parent star.
Catching a direct image of an exoplanet as faint as Beta Pictoris d is a major step forward for this technique.
"The new planet is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b, the famous planet in the same system, making it the faintest exoplanet ever imaged directly from Earth," team co-leader and European Southern Observatory researcher Markus Bonse said.
The discovery of Beta Pictoris d makes the Beta Pictoris system just the second in which more than two worlds have been directly imaged. The first was HR 8799, which is located around 133 light-years away.
"Systems with multiple directly imaged exoplanets are the 'holy grails' of discoveries, because they can teach us a lot about what different exoplanets are like in the same formation environment," Sutlieff said
Thus, the discovery of Beta Pictoris d via direct imaging should encourage further direct imaging of planetary systems which may also harbor faint planets.
This is an investigation that could be picked up by the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
"Planets seem to have friends," team member Beth Biller, of the University of Edinburgh in the UK, said.
"Many of the famous directly imaged exoplanet systems seem to have multiple giant planets in the same system, and likely there are even more lower-mass planets hiding in these systems that might be revealed with instruments on the ELT."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/found-you-astronomers-spot-faintest-exoplanet-ever-seen-from-earth-after-a-decade-of-hide-and-seek
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/beta-pictoris-system-nirspec-ifu-image-and-spectrum/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae80a0
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
Jul 15, 2026
It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were sweltering in mid-July.
The latest purveyor of heat was a strong ridge of high pressure that lingered in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies on the weekend of July 11-12, 2026.
This pushed hot air toward the surface and trapped it there—a weather phenomenon meteorologists call a heat dome.
Heat domes put the brakes on convection and suppress clouds and precipitation. This allows sunlight to reach Earth’s surface relatively unhindered and further elevate air temperatures.
As a result of the July heat dome, sites in Montana, Wyoming, and Utah broke all-time temperature records.
The map above shows air temperatures across the United States on July 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. Mountain Time, modeled at 2 meters (6.5 feet) above the ground.
It was produced by combining satellite observations with temperatures predicted by a version of the GEOS (Goddard Earth Observing System) model, which uses mathematical equations to represent physical processes in the atmosphere.
The darkest reds indicate areas where temperatures approached or exceeded 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).
A preliminary analysis from the National Weather Service office in Billings found that temperature sensors at airports in Billings and Miles City, Montana (111°F and 115°F, respectively), and Sheridan, Wyoming (109°F), all recorded new all-time record highs on July 12.
Each of these stations topped its previous record by at least 2°F, with Miles City breaking its record by a full 4°F. The Montana records date to the 1930s; the Sheridan record begins in 1907.
Multiple locations in Utah broke all-time records as well, according to the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City, including Deseret (111°F), Salt Lake City (109°F, or 4°F above the previous record), and Randolph (100°F, or 6°F above the previous record).
These stations in Utah have records that date back to the 1890s.
Extreme heat doesn’t just make people uncomfortable. It can have serious health consequences, particularly for older people. Extreme heat worsens common age-related health conditions such as heart, lung, and kidney disease.
Health tracking data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the rate of heat-related emergency department visits in the Mountain states spiked tenfold during the July heat.
Heat waves like this one have become more frequent in the United States in recent decades, according to researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Using a NASA modeling system called MERRA-2 (Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications-2), one NASA team found that summer heat waves in the U.S. roughly doubled in number between 1980 and 2023, increasing from an average of two to four per month.
Forecasters expect the heat dome to spread east into the Midwest, New England, and the Mid-Atlantic in the coming days, where triple-digit temperatures are likely in some areas.
The United States isn't alone in facing significant heat. Parts of both Western Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia are also facing heat waves.
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/heat-dome-broils-the-western-u-s/
extra NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-jets-turn-red-white-and-blue/
https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/volunteer-measures-record-louisiana-rainfall/
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4947-4953-gale-crater-then-and-now/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hubble-sees-crimson-cloud-and-stars/
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
Jul 14, 2026
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station Tuesday, bringing the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for about the next two weeks.
The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft at 10:47 a.m. EDT (7:47 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After a three-hour, two-orbit journey, the spacecraft docked at 1:52 p.m. with the station’s Prichal module.
Following hatch opening, expected about 4 p.m., the new arrivals will be welcomed by the space station Expedition 74 crew: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Chris Williams; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev, and Andrey Fedyaev.
NASA’s live coverage of hatch opening begins at 3:30 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.
During his stay aboard the station, Menon will conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations aimed at advancing human space exploration and benefiting life on Earth.
He will continue research to refine in-space production of semiconductor crystals to enable the large-scale manufacturing of components needed for high-performance computers, artificial intelligence, and improved medical devices.
Menon also will perform ultrasound using augmented reality and artificial intelligence methods that could eliminate the need for medical support from Earth on future space missions.
He will be a test subject helping researchers understand how blood flow is affected in space to protect future astronauts. He also will test bioprinting vascular constructs in microgravity to improve understanding of the aging process to advance therapeutic developments.
Expedition 75 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 26, following the departure of Williams, Kud-Sverchkov, and Mikaev, as they conclude an eight-month science mission aboard the orbital outpost.
Watch the change of command ceremony at 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, as station command transfers from Kud-Sverchkov to Meir, live on NASA+.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-anil-menon-crewmates-arrive-at-space-station/
https://x.com/NASA/status/2077094038226743406
https://x.com/MikeSeeley/status/2077118221912580382
https://x.com/NASAAdmin/status/2077137486233424196
https://x.com/Astro_Jessica/status/2077094622740779170
Bioprinting in Space Could Finally Allow the Synthesis of Complex Tissues
July 15, 2026
Does the revelation that microgravity is helpful for tissue growth also herald an Elysium-like future for healthcare?
Recently, the medical technology company Auxilium Biotechnologies announced that it conducted a test aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-34 mission, attempting all-new forms of bioprinting in space.
It successfully printed samples of kidney, liver, and cartilage cells, along with several neural implants, demonstrating the real potential of microgravity in orbit to advance medicine.
Bioprinting full tissues has long been a holy grail for medical science, and while just about any individual cell type is easy enough to grow, producing finished tissues from those cells has always proved difficult due to the specific three-dimensional structure that defines them.
Pair that with the fact that they are often made up of multiple cell types laced together in complex ways, and you have a very difficult problem to solve.
So, in 2024, Auxilium sent its 3D bioprinter up to the International Space Station to conduct experiments in an environment where "down" goes out the window.
It's an unintuitive approach, since regular human bodies form on the surface of the Earth, not in free fall; it was entirely possible that human developmental processes would not work in space at all.
However, human biology is highly adaptable to space, and this seems to hold true all the way down to the cellular level.
It turns out that cells can grow and adhere to one another quite well in orbit, and the ability to work with weightless samples from any angle makes certain types of physical organization much easier to achieve.
The research began by printing biocompatible neural implants for surgical delivery and lacing them with specific drugs.
Gravity causes the distribution of the drug-containing particles to become uneven, causing them to sink to the bottom, so the implant will not be able to provide continuous access to the drug to all necessary nerves. Freefall fixes this problem.
There are some simple organs that can be grown on particular frameworks or substrates, like growing a bladder around a balloon.
There have also been attempts to build more complex three-dimensional scaffolds for growing things like hearts, but nothing implantable just yet.
In microgravity, the problem of three-dimensional organization becomes a lot easier to deal with.
After that, the team turned to growing the first-ever liver and kidney cells in space. We'll have to wait for more detailed results and follow-up studies, but the team is convinced that the technique can create real therapies in the future.
The problem is that genetic medical technologies and grown organs are already expensive, as are transplants, for that matter. If the cost of a space launch were between a patient and getting a new liver, only a very tiny fraction of people could afford it.
We could imagine a future Moon base helping with this, allowing doctors to digitally transmit a full-genome sequence to the Moon, where lab techs would synthesize the DNA (perhaps along with the mitochondrial genome!) and implant it into a "blank" stem cell.
From there, an organ could be delivered much more cheaply down to Earth. Still, that would only mildly alleviate the problem.
As mentioned up top, human biology functions under normal gravitational conditions; while working in space can certainly be useful for some people, the more fruitful approach overall is likely learning how to control biology on the ground.
https://www.extremetech.com/science/bioprinting-in-space-could-finally-allow-the-synthesis-of-complex-tissues
extra general space
https://asgardia.space/en/news/Factors-Stopping-Birth-of-a-First-Child-in-Space
https://scitechdaily.com/saturns-largest-moon-may-hold-the-resources-for-a-space-colony/
https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html
>Nasa is probably one of the biggest black budget sources of all
black budget, meet the Black Budget Bomber
NatSec Space Policy Nominees Face Questions from Senators
July 15, 2026
The Pentagon’s nominee to lead space acquisition said the military’s legacy space programs weren’t built for the modern acquisition reforms now reshaping the Space Force.
“Those are the ones that are going to be encumbered the most because they weren’t born with the new digital engineering techniques,” Erich Hernandez-Baquero told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
“They weren’t born with the intent to integrate into these hybrid architectures.”
The Space Force is reorganizing acquisition around nine mission-focused Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs), shifting authority from individual programs to operational missions.
Despite his concerns about legacy programs, Hernandez-Baquero told senators that the changes overall made him optimistic that future Space Force acquisition programs would move faster.
I gotta testify: Hernandez-Baquero’s remarks came during a confirmation hearing, where he was considered to serve as Air Force assistant secretary for space acquisition and integration, a role that’s been without a permanent appointee since Frank Calvelli left the DoD at the end of the Biden administration in January 2025. He is currently VP of Space ISR at Raytheon—a role that raised some eyebrows for senators.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), the committee’s ranking member, flagged the possible conflict of interest between Hernandez-Baquero’s Raytheon portfolio and the DoD role, noting the Space Force’s growing ISR budget.
He also raised the committee’s “longstanding concern about SpaceX’s near monopoly position in launch and proliferated satellite constellations.”
Neither question was answered due to time, and Reed said he would submit them for the record.
The hearing also considered Roger Mason’s nomination to lead the NRO.
Blurred lines: Another major topic of discussion during the hearing? With the ground moving target indication (GMTI) mission shifting to space, the NRO is acquiring many of the satellites on the Space Force’s behalf.
Reed worried the arrangement could leave the NRO too operationally focused on near-term Space Force requirements.
Mason, however, pushed back. Rather than starting from scratch, he said, the department adapted radar technology the NRO already developed, getting capabilities on orbit cheaper and faster.
AMTI, the air-tracking follow-on, is now being procured by the Space Force directly, via May’s $4.16B SB-AMTI award to SpaceX.
“To me, this is a good progression of good government decisions in terms of taking strengths and moving them into areas where they should be done by the military,” Mason told the committee.
Trillion-dollar dilemma: No SASC nomination hearing would be complete without mention of Golden Dome. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) pressed on the projected cost, notably the space-based interceptor layer.
Hernandez-Baquero said he has not been briefed on the program’s details. Comptroller nominee Jules W. Hurst III said the capability is possible, but deferred justifications to a classified setting.
https://payloadspace.com/natsec-space-policy-nominees-face-questions-from-senators/
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/nro-space-force-partnership-director-nominee/
https://orbitaltoday.com/2026/07/15/nro-nominee-calls-partnership-with-space-force-a-lesson-in-good-government/
moar Space Force and frens
https://x.com/SpaceForceCSO/status/2077183415267344427
https://x.com/SecAFOfficial/status/2077196241700594083
https://x.com/USSpaceForce/status/2077158760494055443
https://www.military.com/space-force-recruits-to-get-25000-bonus-but-on-one-condition
ESA brings quantum computing to Earth observation
15/07/2026
ESA / Applications / Observing the Earth
The European Space Agency has installed its first quantum computer, called Bell-1, at its Earth observation centre in Italy.
The move marks a significant step in exploring how quantum technology could be merged with classical high-performance computing to improve the speed and efficiency of processing huge amounts of satellite data.
Every day, ESA's satellites generate vast volumes of complex data that support Earth science, climate modelling, disaster response and a wide range of societal applications.
As quantities of data continue to grow – and are increasingly analysed using machine learning – the limitations of traditional computing are becoming increasingly apparent.
Quantum computing could unlock entirely new ways to process complex Earth observation data and, in turn, make these data even more powerful for advancing scientific discovery and informed decision-making.
Quantum computers work in a different way compared to conventional computing.
Unlike classical computers, which process information as 0s and 1s (bits), quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits.
These, together with quantum mechanical properties such as superposition and entanglement, enable quantum systems to represent multiple states at once, allowing quantum computers to explore many possible solutions simultaneously and solve certain complex problems more efficiently and with higher-quality solutions than classical approaches.
However, demonstrating the benefits of quantum computing for Earth observation remains a scientific challenge.
Earth observation applications rely on large, complex and noisy datasets, while current quantum computers are still limited in size, coherence, and error rates.
Researchers worldwide are therefore exploring where quantum computing could deliver real value and which problems are best addressed through hybrid classical–quantum approaches.
Thanks to a recent collaboration between ESA and the quantum technology company Equal1, Bell-1 has been installed at ESA’s establishment in Frascati, Italy.
Brendan Barry, CTO of Equal1, “Our vision is to provide practical, scalable quantum computing that can be readily adopted by organizations like ESA. T
he integration of our quantum hardware within ESA's high-performance computing environment will not only accelerate critical Earth observation research but also serve as a blueprint for how quantum and classical systems can collaboratively address grand scientific challenges.”
ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, said, “Earth observation is entering an era where the sheer scale and complexity of the data challenge even our most advanced computing systems.
By bringing quantum computing into our Earth observation ecosystem, we are exploring technologies that could transform how we extract knowledge from satellite data – accelerating scientific discovery while enabling faster, more informed responses to global challenges.”
ESA Φ-lab is running a pilot that combines the Agency’s high-performance computing infrastructure with quantum computing capabilities to enable the rapid prototyping of hybrid quantum–classical algorithms for Earth observation applications.
This unique environment allows researchers to investigate potential quantum advantages, benchmark emerging algorithms on real-world datasets, and accelerate the transition from theoretical concepts to practical demonstrations.
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/ESA_brings_quantum_computing_to_Earth_observation
https://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2026/07/14/honeywell-to-lead-esa-quantum-space-magnetometer-contract/
extra ESA
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/MTG-S1_commissioned_and_in_position_for_weather_forecasting
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Metallic_waves_on_ancient_Mars
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/07/Replay_of_the_online_media_briefing_on_the_total_solar_eclipse
Iran Space Agency announces new development projects
July 15, 2026 - 15:21
TEHRAN - A wide range of projects is currently underway by the Iran Space Agency, focusing on three main areas of infrastructure development, satellite design, and data and imagery-based services.
According to Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iran Space Agency, satellite-based value-added services are among the agency’s top priorities, with the development of applications based on satellite data and imagery receiving significant attention.
Referring to the agency’s infrastructure initiatives, Salarieh said the projects were launched under Iran’s 10-year national space roadmap and the Seventh National Development Plan.
They include the establishment of satellite control centers, expansion of launch facilities, and the construction of specialized satellite testing laboratories and environmental test centers, IRNA reported.
He noted that substantial progress had been achieved in these projects during the Iranian year 1404 (March 2025–March 2026), with several facilities entering operational service.
Salarieh added that efforts to expand the country’s space infrastructure are continuing in multiple areas, including specialized laboratories, the Chabahar Space Launch Base, and a nationwide network of satellite control centers.
"The satellite control centers are being developed as an integrated network across different regions of the country," he said. "This will improve the stability of communications with satellites while reducing the time required to establish contact."
He explained that the geographical distribution of control centers will shorten communication intervals with satellites, accelerate in-orbit testing procedures, and ultimately extend satellite operational lifetimes.
The ISA chief also announced plans to establish a network of mobile satellite ground stations, saying the initiative has been prioritized to ensure the continuous and reliable delivery of satellite data and imagery services nationwide.
He added that implementation of these projects will continue throughout the Iranian year 1405 (March 2026–March 2027), with several new facilities and infrastructure projects expected to be inaugurated in the coming months.
Addressing Iran’s satellite manufacturing program, Salarieh said numerous satellite projects that began in previous years remain under development.
He highlighted several major space launches carried out over the past year, including the launch of the Nahid-2 telecommunications satellite.
According to Salarieh, Nahid-2 is Iran’s first domestically developed telecommunications satellite, designed and built by the Iranian Space Research Center, which operates under the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
He described the satellite as one of the country’s most significant achievements in the space sector.
He added that an upgraded version of Nahid-2 is currently under design and development at the Iranian Space Research Center.
Although work on the new version began last year following the launch of Nahid-2, development activities are continuing at full pace during the current year.
Reviewing the satellite’s mission, Salarieh said Nahid-2, operating in low Earth orbit (LEO), completed its first operational tests last year, with most of the mission objectives successfully achieved.
"The valuable experience gained from the Nahid-2 mission has formed the basis for designing the next-generation satellite," he said.
The upgraded Nahid-2, he added, will feature enhanced technical capabilities and enable Iran to provide services through satellite constellations, making it one of the country's key strategic space projects.
Salarieh also announced progress on the Nahid-3 project, describing it as the next generation of Iran’s telecommunications satellites.
The satellite is currently in the design phase and is intended to provide communications services from geostationary orbit (GEO). Construction of several major subsystems, including propulsion systems and thrusters, is already underway.
Explaining the role of telecommunications satellites, Salarieh said their primary mission is data transmission, with service capacity determined by bandwidth and data throughput across various frequency bands.
He noted that telecommunications satellites operating in low Earth orbit generally require deployment in constellations to provide continuous coverage.
By contrast, satellites in geostationary orbit can cover much larger areas, significantly reducing the number of satellites required.
Located approximately 36,000 kilometers above Earth, geostationary orbit allows a single satellite to provide communications services over a vast region.
According to Salarieh, Nahid-3 is being designed specifically to take advantage of these capabilities.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/528196/Iran-Space-Agency-announces-new-development-projects
so much for the midnight buffet
Russia strikes Ukrainian drone and missile production sites – MOD
14 Jul, 2026 17:00 | Updated 14 Jul, 2026 18:05
Military industrial plants in Kiev and port infrastructure in Odessa were targeted in the latest overnight attack, Moscow has said
Russian forces have carried out high-precision strikes on drone and missile production facilities in Kiev, as well as military-related port infrastructure in Odessa, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
Among the targets was the state-owned enterprise Radioizmeritel, which the ministry described as a key supplier of electronic components for Neptun-MD guided missiles and FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles produced by Fire Point.
The company was promoted internationally by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and has been linked to his former business associate Timur Mindich, who has been accused of running a large-scale corruption scheme.
The ministry also said it struck the Kiev-79 enterprise, which assembles warheads for Ukrainian drones and missiles and serves as a logistics hub for military equipment.
In Odessa, Russian missile and drone strikes targeted fuel storage facilities supplying the Ukrainian military, the ministry said. It added that a cargo vessel carrying military equipment and a tanker were also hit.
Last week, the MOD said that its long-range strike campaign had demonstrated that Russian weapons can “reliably penetrate any anti-aircraft air or missile defense systems provided to Zelensky by Western sponsors.”
It added that Kiev had deployed virtually all available Western air defense systems to protect the capital but failed to prevent Russian strikes from reaching their targets.
Moscow has intensified long-range attacks on Ukraine’s military-industrial and dual-use infrastructure in recent weeks.
The Defense Ministry has described the campaign as retaliation for Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure, which it says have increased as Kiev’s forces have suffered setbacks on the battlefield.
Earlier this month, Russia announced that it had captured Konstantinovka, a major Donbass city on the southern edge of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, the last major urban stronghold under Kiev’s control in the region.
https://www.rt.com/russia/643045-russia-strike-ukrainian-drone-missile-production/
extra RT
https://www.rt.com/russia/643031-russia-peskov-merz-ukraine-europe/
https://www.rt.com/news/643053-france-licenses-missile-production-ukraine/
https://www.rt.com/news/643091-eu-ukraine-men-protection/
Polish foreign minister claims Russia could stage false-flag drone attack to justify strike on NATO
Update: 15 July 2026
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Warsaw says such activity intended not only to weaken Poland, undermine public support for Ukraine, create divisions within NATO
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Wednesday that Russia could stage a false-flag provocation using drones and then claim it was responding to an attack, potentially creating a pretext for military action against a NATO member.
“What they are capable of is some kind of false-flag provocation using drones — perhaps Ukrainian drones — and then pretending that they are responding to our false, non-existent attack,” Sikorski said during a debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Los Angeles that was widely reported by Polish media.
Sikorski said Russia lacks the resources for a conventional attack on the alliance but could resort to a staged incident designed to manipulate public opinion and justify an escalation.
“They play these kinds of games. We have to be prepared for it,” he added.
The foreign minister has raised the possibility of the operation repeatedly in recent days, amid heightened concern in Poland and other countries on NATO’s eastern flank about potential Russian provocations and hybrid attacks.
The warning comes as Poland faces renewed Russian military activity near its borders.
On Tuesday, Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft above international waters in the Baltic Sea after it approached to within around 30 kilometers (19 miles) of the Polish coast near Ustka.
Poland, a key logistical hub for Western military assistance to Ukraine, has repeatedly accused Russia of conducting hybrid operations on its territory, including sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.
Warsaw has argued that the activity is intended not only to weaken Poland directly, but also to undermine public support for Ukraine and create divisions within NATO.
Sikorski has nevertheless said he continues to trust US security guarantees and argues that NATO has become stronger since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/polish-foreign-minister-claims-russia-could-stage-false-flag-drone-attack-to-justify-strike-on-nato/3999243
other Russia and Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/total-blackout-in-kerch-crimea-after-ukrainian-drone-attack/
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/a-ukrainian-sea-drone-struck-an-fsb-patrol-ship-right-near-the-black-sea-palace-navalny-linked-to-putin/
https://report.az/en/other-countries/zelenskyy-ukraine-keen-to-double-annual-drone-output
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-signs-drone-deal-with-eu/
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80329
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/ukraine-s-ship-drone-strike-tally-reaches-136-in-10-days
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-suspected-of-reactivating-drone-relay-stations-in-belarus-for-precision-strikes-20814
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4144600-russian-drone-strike-damages-two-civilian-vessels-in-mykolaiv-region-two-people-killed.html
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-07-15/live-updates-902540
other Israel
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-902625
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lebanon-talks-in-rome-wrap-up-without-specific-timeline-on-implementation-of-pledged-idf-withdrawals/
https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/watch-idf-arrests-two-bomb-makers-in-judea-and-samaria-raid
https://www.jfeed.com/latest-news/for-the-first-time-idf-uncovers-anti-tank-missile-production-lab-22083
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/kee8nxzx6
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/2-hamas-nukhba-commanders-killed-in-tuesday-strike-in-north-gaza-idf/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-killed-hamas-terrorist-who-abducted-bodies-of-brigade-commander-2-soldiers-on-oct-7/
Live Updates: Israel kills Hamas terrorists in Gaza, IDF soldier sentenced after accused of spying for Iran
July 15, 2026
US carries out fresh round of strikes in Iran • Iranian strikes reported across region • Trump threatens to strike power plants, bridges
July 15, 5:22 PM
WATCH: Border Police arrests wanted terrorist during Nablus operation
Border Police officers, at the direction of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), arrested a wanted man suspected of involvement in terrorist activity during an undercover raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday.
According to a statement released by Israel Police, undercover officers covertly traveled to a building in which the suspect was hiding before switching over to an overt operation in which officers called for the wanted man to surrender himself.
The man cooperated with officers, surrendered himself, and was later arrested and transferred to the Shin Bet for further investigation.
July 15, 5:01 PM
Trump, Netanyahu expected to meet in US on Monday - report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are expected to hold a meeting on Monday in the US, sources familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
July 15, 4:44 PM
CENTCOM redirects two vessels attempting to break blockade on Iranian ports
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday that since the US reinstated its blockade on Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, it has redirected two commercial vessels caught attempting to breach the blockade.
July 15, 4:42 PM
Blockades and fees: Why are the US’s actions in Hormuz legal while Iran’s are not? - interview
Though US President Donald Trump has since abandoned the idea, he suggested that vessels should pay a 20% fee on all cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for US military protection.
The United States’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz can be legal, even if the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) demands unimpeded passage through the vital waterway, so long as it respects the terms of the San Remo Manual, Adv. Yoav Harris of Harris & Co. Maritime Law Office explained to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
The manual demands that belligerents and neutral states be made fully aware of the blockade, that the blockade be effective, that it be enforced impartially against vessels from all nations, that it not be established for the sole purpose of starving civilians, and that humanitarian relief be allowed to reach the civilian population if it is inadequately provided for.
The US blockade came after Iran announced its own blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, shortly after the United States and Israel began striking the Islamic Republic.
Although both countries announced blockades, the actions are not viewed as equivalent under international law.
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July 15, 1:50 PM
US launched new wave of strikes against Iranian targets, CENTCOM announces
The US fired strikes at Iran again, aiming to incapacitate some of the military forces used to attack the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced.
The strikes are aimed at reducing Iran's military capabilities, specifically in attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said.
This is a developing story.
July 15, 1:31 PM
IDF kills two Hamas commanders in Gaza strike
The IDF killed two Hamas commanders in a strike in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the military announced.
Ali Shamlakh was a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba company who trained terrorists planning to carry out attacks against Israeli citizens and soldiers. The second terrorist killed was Nasser Louh, the head of a Nukhba cell in Hamas' Sabra Battalion, the IDF said.
July 15, 1:05 PM
Israel blocking regional stability by refusing to withdraw, Syria's al-Sharaa tells Trump - report
Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa claimed that Israel was preventing stability in Syria during a discussion with US President Donald Trump, Lebanese outlet Al-Akhbar reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, Sharaa had told Trump that "Israel refused to include the word 'withdrawal' in any agreement and halted negotiations when we raised the issue. As long as it refuses to withdraw, why should we sign an agreement with it?"
Sharaa also allegedly told Trump that Hezbollah could not be disarmed until Israel withdrew from Lebanon, and that forceful disarmament would result in the region being plunged into chaos - which Sharaa claimed is what Israel wants.
July 15, 10:50 AM
IDF sentences soldier to five years after spying for Iran, sending images of interceptions
The soldier was accused of passing information on to Iranian agents in exchange for financial compensation, including videos of Iranian rockets being intercepted during the war.
An IDF soldier convicted of spying for Iranian forces throughout 2025 was sentenced to five years in prison by a military court, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
The soldier was accused of passing information on to Iranian agents in exchange for financial compensation, including videos of interceptions of Iranian missiles during the war.
According to the IDF, the soldier received several Telegram messages offering him money in exchange for videos and photographs of sensitive security information.
July 15, 9:41 AM
Israelis fear flight cancellations due to Iran, US aircraft parked at Ben Gurion, Israir CEO says
Israir CEO Uri Sirkis explained that the recent decision by the Transport Ministry to freeze the amount of American tankers allowed in the airport was correct.
Israelis fear widespread flight cancellations amidst escalating security concerns with Iran, Israir CEO Uri Sirkis explained during an interview on Tuesday with 103FM.
The concern could stem from delays in removing the US aircraft parked at Ben-Gurion Airport, with Sirkis emphasizing that the shortage of parking spaces there and the ban on Israeli airlines flying to Dubai due to the risks of flying near Iran are both factors influencing this sentiment.
“The US aircraft do not currently pose a problem for us. We have been dealing with a shortage of parking spaces at Ben-Gurion Airport for many months. This is a direct result of the number of US tanker aircraft," Sirkis said at the beginning of the interview.
July 15, 9:41 AM
Latest victim of Iranian missile attack dies after three months in hospital in Haifa
A man wounded by an Iranian ballistic missile in April during Operation Roaring Lion has died of his wounds, the Haifa municipality announced on Wednesday.
Michael Katz, 82, was in an apartment building directly hit by a missile and later spent over three months in the hospital before succumbing to his wounds.
The same missile strike also killed four of Katz's neighbors, all from the same family.
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Pentagon to test containerized drone pods that launch and recover with no pilots
Jul 15, 2026 08:42 AM EST
The company’s NOMAD platform aims to manage large fleets of drones with minimal human intervention in contested and remote environments.
The company will take part in the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS) project. This effort focuses on quickly deploying and operating unmanned aerial systems in remote or difficult areas where infrastructure may be limited.
“This selection is an important milestone for Tesseract Ventures and validates our vision of delivering scalable autonomous systems and drones that meet the evolving needs of the U.S. military,” said John Boucard, CEO and founder of Tesseract Ventures.
“We are honored to support DIU’s mission of rapidly fielding commercial technology to the warfighter.”
Prototype targets large-scale autonomous drone operations
The CADDS project aims to solve a major challenge for the military by moving away from a single operator controlling a single drone. Instead, it uses systems that let one person manage several drones at the same time.
The project is looking for modular, open-architecture technology that can support military missions in different locations and allow for quick upgrades.
The Pentagon also wants systems that can move, store, launch, recover, maintain, and manage different types of autonomous aircraft on land and at sea, all with as few people as possible.
If these technologies work as planned, they could help the military run drone operations for longer periods and require fewer people during missions.
NOMAD platform to undergo operational testing
As part of the prototype project, Tesseract Ventures will show how its NOMAD modular autonomous platform works. This system is made to make it easier to deploy, launch, recover, and manage several drones from containers that can be moved to different locations.
According to the company, the platform uses open systems architecture, autonomous software, strong command and control, and scalable mission management to support large groups of drones.
“Leveraging open systems architecture, advanced autonomy software, resilient command and control, and scalable mission management, Tesseract’s solution increases operational flexibility while reducing operator cognitive workload,” the company said in a press release.
This modular design also makes it easier to upgrade, so new technology can be added without redesigning the whole system.
Reduced personnel requirements for future missions
Tesseract said its autonomous approach is intended to reduce the number of personnel needed to operate drone fleets.
Instead of requiring extensive human involvement on each flight, the system uses intelligent automation, allowing a single operator to oversee more aircraft during missions.
The company believes this could make things safer for military personnel and help keep autonomous operations running smoothly in tough environments.
In the next phase of the program, Tesseract will participate in demonstrations to demonstrate how well its technology works as part of the DIU prototype project.
The project is happening through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) process.
Companies that complete successful prototype demonstrations could secure production contracts without another round of competition, which may speed the adoption of autonomous drone technology by the U.S. military.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-defense-unit-backs-containerized-drone-platform
moar assorted drones
https://interestingengineering.com/videos/this-autonomous-micro-drone-just-killed-a-moth-in-mid-air-and-mosquitoes-are-next
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-army-teams-up-with-auriga-space
https://okdiario.com/techy/en/a-former-nasa-engineer-built-drones-that-plant-40-million-trees-a-year-across-the-amazon-and-california/6330/
https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/in-first-air-force-fires-live-shot-off-cca-wingman-drone/
Matthew Modine Returns with Actor Thomas Jane to Ignite ‘Accidental Truth – NEXT – Beyond UFO Disclosure’
July 15, 2026
Following the breakout success of ‘Accidental Truth – UFO Revelations’, award-winning filmmaker Ron James returns with a bold and provocative sequel, ‘Accidental Truth – NEXT – Beyond UFO Disclosure’, that had a worldwide release in Spring 2026 across select digital platforms.
Narrated by Matthew Modine—who returns alongside actor Thomas Jane—the film pushes beyond the now-familiar question of whether unidentified aerial phenomena exist, and into far more consequential territory: what their presence actually means.
The original 2023 release earned widespread critical acclaim, capturing 28 film festival awards and establishing itself as one of the most compelling documentaries in the modern UFO discourse.
With NEXT, the filmmakers raise the stakes—shifting the conversation from revelation to implication, and from discovery to consequence.
Opening with a rare insider perspective, the film follows independent investigators navigating the corridors of Washington, D.C., gaining surprising access within institutions often defined by opacity.
Against a backdrop of bureaucratic inertia and tightly managed narratives, the story reveals a striking tension: the gap between what is privately understood and what is publicly acknowledged.
But Accidental Truth – NEXT does not stop at the question of what.
It confronts the more unsettling—and far more important—question of what now.
Blending investigative rigor with philosophical depth, the film explores whether the answers we seek extend beyond advanced technology into something more fundamental: the nature of consciousness itself, and humanity’s place within a broader, possibly non-human framework of intelligence.
Enhancing the film’s immersive experience is an original score by legendary composer Alan Howarth, whose iconic collaborations with John Carpenter helped define a generation of cinematic sound.
His signature electronic compositions bring a haunting, atmospheric edge that amplifies both the mystery and the magnitude of the film’s subject matter.
With a compelling ensemble of voices and a narrative that moves seamlessly from the inner workings of Washington to the outer edges of human perception, Accidental Truth – NEXT challenges audiences to reconsider not just what we know—but how we understand reality itself.
https://www.verdenews.com/kudos/matthew-modine-returns-with-actor-thomas-jane-to-ignite-accidental-truth-next-beyond-ufo-disclosure/article_46712462-93cf-45f5-9e0b-518ac1ea00a4.html
Dr. Phil
@DrPhil
The government's most successful deception wasn't convincing you UFOs don't exist. It was convincing you that EVEN asking about them makes you a fool.
That's not an accident. It's a psyop, and it's been running for decades. I break it all down in my Daily Mail exclusive:
9:22 AM · Jul 15, 2026
https://x.com/DrPhil/status/2077428629714473404
https://x.com/DrPhil/status/2077182241722048842
https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-15977593/ufo-secret-files-government-aliens-dr-phil.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7_peoYRDY (Disclosure: What We Know, What Happens Next)
UFO files: Lawmaker asks FBI, CIA for info on Brazil’s Roswell moment
Updated: Jul 15, 2026 / 05:08 AM CDT
A member of the caucus in Congress responsible for investigating aerial phenomena has asked the FBI and CIA for help in probing an alleged UFO crash in southeast Brazil from three decades ago.
Brazilian witnesses from January 1996 claimed at least one extraterrestrial survived the crash of a cigar-shaped craft and even received medical attention.
The incident is sometimes referred to as the “Roswell of Brazil,” a reference to the alleged 1947 crash of a UFO in New Mexico.
In variations of the Varginha, Brazil, narrative, the U.S. government intercedes and takes evidence, which is one entry point for Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo.
Last week, the transparency advocate sent letters to the FBI and CIA requesting any records they have about the Brazilian event.
“I have not heard back directly,” Burlison told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Tuesday.
Burlison is member of the House Oversight Committee its Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets. He previously attended a forum in Washington, D.C., where some of the Varginha witnesses told their stories.
“In general, in this topic, I find that people believe what they experienced — I just am not someone that’s going to believe it until I experience it myself,” Burlison said.
“I don’t think people are purposely trying to come forward and lie. I think that their motives are pretty honest.”
Besides providing records, Burlison said the FBI could help run interference on the claim that a Brazilian soldier died from an infection after making contact with the alien craft or the extraterrestrial.
“That’s one of the things that we’ve requested … that the FBI request that they exhume the body, if possible. We have contacts with the Brazilian authorities, and that’s something that we’re exploring,” he said.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/vargasreports/ufo-files-roswell-of-brazil/
https://x.com/RepEricBurlison/status/2077394127231058252
https://x.com/RepEricBurlison/status/2077418640853361124
https://x.com/jamescfox/status/2077437377283539312
https://x.com/HighlyStrange/status/2077400517735542861
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXa8Etfecbs
Joe Rogan Experience #2526 - JD Vance
Interstellar
@InterstellarUAP
🚨 JD Vance BOMBSHELL: "Alien Abductions could be demons" 👽🇺🇸
"You can call it an ALIEN if you want but there is a lot of historical precedent to call it a DEMON"
"if we are talking about an extraterrestrial being that is human like but not human, one that contains effectively infinite powers and is torturing human beings, you can call it an alien if you want.
But there is a lot of historical precedent to call that a demon"
As Vice President, Vance has repeatedly said he is obsessed with getting to the bottom of the UAP files and has the highest level security clearance to do so.
What do you think this means for the ongoing conversation around non human intelligence?
11:41 AM · Jul 15, 2026
https://x.com/InterstellarUAP/status/2077463615297159375
https://x.com/tupacabra/status/2077472587484197007
https://x.com/JMRaasch/status/2077457604675055757
https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/2077474026654441773
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtxyvD58eDg
Trump's UFO Disclosure Accelerates: Antarctica Secrets & Musk’s Urgent Warning
Jul 15, 2026
Exopolitics Midweek in Review
UFO disclosure appears to be moving faster than ever.
In this Midweek Review, Dr. Michael Salla examines the latest Department of War UFO file release, reports of hidden bases beneath Antarctica, and new evidence connected to the mysterious Green Mountain underground facility.
He also looks at a proposed defense amendment that could give Israel access to classified ancient technologies, NASA’s unexplained UFO images, warnings about particle accelerators affecting timelines, and why Dr. Phil may have been given early access to government UAP files.
Then there is Elon Musk’s call for “extreme urgency.” Is he simply concerned about humanity becoming interplanetary, or has he been briefed about something approaching?
The public conversation is changing. But are we being prepared for real disclosure, or only being shown carefully selected pieces of a much larger story?
Topics:
How do giant particle accelerators impact planetary timelines? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2074869603390370077
What does proposed amendment to the 2027 NDAA to integrate the Israeli and US defense establishments mean for control over ancient ET technology? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075168451866284398
NASA has found UFO images in its vaults that are unexplained and so they are going to release them so the public can figure them out. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075395379743346911
Large Hadron Collider closure coincides with Ancient Particle Accelerators and Nordic ET warnings https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075537143238123660
4th tranche of UFO files released on July 10 Dept of War website https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075769747111616573
A May 22, 1957, newspaper report in the Huntsville Times describing the planned construction of a “Junior Pentagon” at Green Mountain, Alabama, https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075909915822940180
Michael from Conflict Radio describes a Stargate beneath Green Mountain, Alabama, explaining that it exists as a chamber used to transfer consciousness. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2075951379588239806
Incredible new crop circle. What are the ETs/NHI telling us? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076251413949067396
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, now leading the White House UFO council, says the U.S. government is “baffled by what they’re seeing.” https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076254702551875664
Video showing a dark orb being taken out by a more advanced light orb is genuine. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076291957333147774
Antarctica is a good place to research the UFO phenomenon and the existence of hidden bases. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076416518406001124
Lily Nova’s latest update matches what Jorge Pabon (JP) was told by a Nordic, “Jafis”, about Benevolent ETs playing a role in the shutdown of CERN. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076462331140485326
THE EIGHTH FORCE: Stargates, Consciousness Transfer & Second Amy Eskridge Meeting: https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076627476747256063
GoFundMe for Michael, the Host of Conflict Radio, so he can have future meetings with the lady claiming to be Amy Eskridge. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076633483498156400
Why was Dr Phil granted early access to the release of the 4th tranche of Dept of War UFO files? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076852222155973021
Some are predicting Trump will disclose some of the truth about ET/NHI life on Thursday night, while others are predicting that Project Bluebeam is about to be launched. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076977117443613011
Why is James Franco posting hoax videos at this time, as the truth about ET life is about to be disclosed? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076978965483278549
Why does Elon Musk believe we have to act with extreme urgency to make life interplanetary? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2076989650015568359
https://exopolitics.org/trumps-ufo-disclosure-accelerates-antarctica-secrets-musks-urgent-warning/
https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2077353839515050476
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akFUWtndeB0
brantly
@BrantlyMillegan
new trailer for "NOT OF THIS WORLD: Catholic Faith in the Age of Disclosure" by @samuelsorich, coming by end of 2026.
I'm happy to be a co-executive producer featuring exclusive interviews w/ David Grusch,
@AlchemyAmerican,
@EricBurlison,
@FrSteveGrunow,
@kalezelden,
@DSDOConnor,
@RDinRome,
Carlos Eire, Fr. Robert Spitzer, & many more
theologians like @LarryChappGS22 and Paul Thigpen even share their personal UFO encounters 🛸
sign up for updates here: http://notofthisworld.movie
3:19 PM · Jul 14, 2026
https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/2077155986624975139
https://x.com/UAPJames/status/2077176063524757686
extra UFO whistleblowers
https://x.com/VanguardEnterpr/status/2077068456625635656
https://x.com/disclosurefound/status/2077441080384217528
Is there a ruined civilization on Mars? A theoretical physicist runs the numbers | Reality Check
July 15, 2026
In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics Maaneli Derakhshani for a long look at the anomalous features cataloged across the moon, Phobos and the surface of Mars.
The conversation opens with Lue Elizondo's remarks on lunar anomalies, then works outward to the Phobos 2 spacecraft and the object NASA's own mission literature once described as a monolith along with the reason SETI took that object seriously enough to study.
From there, Max walks Ross through the imagery that has drawn the most attention on Mars, from the so-called glass worm to the rectilinear formations near the Atlantis basin, applying the same fractal analysis that NASA and the Department of Defense use to separate natural terrain from engineered structures.
Grounding the discussion in Carl Sagan's own standards for searching for evidence of past life, Max makes the case that some of these features deserve to be treated as genuine open questions rather than tricks of light and shadow.
The episode closes on the face on Mars and the geometric relationships between formations that, Max argues, may have been meant to be seen.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:41 A Word from Our Sponsor
3:06 Elizondo, Lunar Anomalies, and What Might Be on the Moon
4:30 Artificial Ruins and the Clementine Mission
5:35 Turning to Mars, and the Phobos 2 Spacecraft
8:03 The Marina Popovich Photo
12:04 "Wouldn't It Be Sad if Putin Disclosed First?"
12:53 Camera Glitch or Real Object? What Analysts Say Off the Record
16:21 The PRIME Mission and the Object NASA Called a Monolith
20:42 Buzz Aldrin on the Phobos Monolith
26:01 A Roscosmos Quote, and a Nature Study on a Craft That Was Hit
30:13 Rendering a Structure 35 to 40 Meters Tall
34:29 Why SETI Took Phobos Seriously, and Aldrin's Observation Point
38:16 When Mars Had an Earth-Like Atmosphere, and Clarke's "2001"
41:35 To the Surface, What Actually Looks Anomalous on Mars
45:55 The Glass Worm, the Sand-Dune Debunk, and Mike Bara's Breakdown
52:38 The Space Act of 1958, and Who Controls Mars Imagery?
58:51 Aram Chaos, Run Through a Fractal Filter
60:09 So, Are They Artificial? Max Speculates
1:02:15 Three Anomalies, the Work of Jean Ward
1:05:33 Is Extrapolating Like This Legitimate? Sagan's Standard
1:10:46 Is Any of This Just Pareidolia?
1:12:50 Right Angles Near the Atlantis Basin, and What NASA Calls Chaos Terrain
1:17:12 Cities, Villages, Civilization? Max Answers Plainly
1:19:07 The Algorithms, and Who Else Runs Them
1:25:13 Buried Structures in Renaudot Crater
1:30:42 The Face on Mars, Sagan's Letter, and an Open Mind on "Cosmos"
1:37:01 Cydonia, How Big the Face Is, and Why NASA Landed Elsewhere
1:41:02 A Mimetolith, More Structures, and the Geometry Between Them
1:48:54 Wrapping Up, and an Invitation Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc7L1gLRQrg
extra light disclousre dejour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZPSgCsZifI (Camp Gagnon: The LAST Phase of UFO Disclosure Is Here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IpPOyEJlzc Cristina Gomez: CONFIRMS NOW: UFO DISCLOSURE IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIvXefgBu3o (Polarity Josh: Is CERN Worshiping Satan?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTRZpU3DpD8 (Red Panda Koala: I've been exposed as a reptillian)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHLqvJQwtc (Christopher Mark Lee: "Is the Holy Grail a Mental Hack? - Close Encounters TV)