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Heaven meets Earth as our cosmic vision grows. We see, we receive, we understand. Astronomy and astrology reconnect. Innerspace is outerspace. The wisdom of the ages building our future now. |
DISCLOSURE PROJECT
This is for real: a serious, informed, well-funded campaign by Dr.
Steven Greer to bring out the truth on UFO and extra-terrestrial
intelligence and technology. You can view
the video online from the May 9th press conference at the National
Press Club in Washington, DC where over twenty military,
intelligence, government, corporate and scientific witnesses
testified.
GALACTIC ALIGNMENT IMAGE
Keeping the Big Picture in mind, Jim Fournier has provided us with a
wonderful image of the June 21, 2001 Solstice/galactic alignment and,
on the Gaiamind website, a plethora of enlightening information
related to this phenomena.
DARK ENERGY AND THE MOST DISTANT SUPERNOVA
Scientists discover the most distant supernova in the cosmos, and theorize on dark energy and its role in accelerating the growth of the universe.
MEMORIES OF MIR
After 15 years of operation, the Russion Aerospace Agency decided to ditch Mir, the little space station that could. Cosmiverse.com offers great photos of Mir's March re-entry and disintegration in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as a retrospective roundup of the station's contributions to astronomy.
STATION IDENTIFICATION
The first International Space Station is a reality, orbiting more than 300 miles above the Earth. Discovery.com's interactive portal offers news updates, a virtual tour of the interior, live webcams, interactive information, and a simulated space walk.
ASTEROID
A SpaceScience.com headline says that a relic from NASA's earliest space exploration efforts might return to Earth, if current estimates are confirmed. The near-Earth object, named 2000 SG344, has a similar orbit to Earth's. Astronomers speculate that although it looks like an asteroid it may be an Apollo-era rocket booster.
SUPERSTRINGS: A THEORY OF EVERYTHING?
Take this online tutorial for a short intro to the basic concepts of string theory. It aims to give non-scientists an appreciation of this fascinating science-in-progress and its potential to describe the entire universe. Then if you're ready for more, Prof. J. H. Schwartz of CIT will take you on a tour of The Second Superstring Revolution
BUGS IN SPACE
The theory that microbial life once came to Earth on a meteorite from another planet will be tested on July 26 when a NASA rocket carries into space special microorganisms from research at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI).
SPACE WATCH
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Check out their weekly shows:
Mission Control, Over - Heros of Human Spaceflight
Deep Sky - The Scope of Astronomy
Cosmic Visions - An Inside Look at Outer Space
Dr. Fiorella Terenzi on Heavenly Knowledge
Book Released in Paperback April 1999 by Avon Books
 Omni-talented Fiorella Terenzi, physicist, experimental music composer, performer and writer, has made numerous media marks with her unique blend of science, art and heart. Her Music of the Galaxies CD, combining her own electronic compositions with the sounds of one of her favorite galaxies, was the first landmark. Another was her Invisible Universe CD-ROM. Last year, Avon released Heavenly Knowledge in hardcover, and it brought a fresh perspective to our “view” of the heavens.
We are pleased to offer an interview with Fiorella - with key concepts from Heavenly Knowledge.
Wormholes--Subway To A Distant Galaxy!
Advance space-travelers aboard! Jump on the highway of higher dimensional space to explore other intelligent life in the Milky Way. Cosmic commuting times are greatly reduced if you roll between the lines of these intergalactic speedways --no longer just a science fiction dream. Reported by CNI News.
Pluto May Be Demoted From “Planet” To “Trans-Neptunian” Object
Our solar system’s smallest and furthest plant somehow doesn’t fit in with the big boys, according to the International Astronomical Union. So, what IS a planet anyway? The debate continues at SF Gate.
The Stone Discs of Baian-Kara-Ula--Evidence Of Ancient Aliens In China
Are the remains found with ancient skeletons evidence of an extraterrestrial craft that crash-landed in the Baian-Kara-Ula mountain range 12,000 years ago? Discs resembling stone-age LPs have been analyzed by scientists around the globe. Work continues in uncovering the truth about this ancient earth-bound tribe from a far-away star. Reported by CNI News.
Mother Ship Encounter in Brazil
Pilot Haraldo Westendorf presents his report to the World UFO Congress in Brazil that his flight encountered an enormous unidentified flying object in 1996. Story by Michael Lindemann for CNI.
Luminous Orbs Hover Over Brooklyn
A short and sweet account of UFO action in the city that never sleeps, by Radio-V reporter Robert Pheonix.
On DJ Spooky’s latest record, Riddim Warfare, Kool Keith raps about sighting UFO’s in Brooklyn on "Object Unkown". Well in the post-modern world of synchronistic occurence, Alex Cavallari, New York state director of Skywatch International, spotted a luminous red-orange sphere in the sky above his Sheepshead Bay home in Brooklyn. Before the object disappeared Cavallari managed to get several shots of the luminous orb. "It looked as big as the moon," he added.
What occured after the object departed was almost as curious. Cavallari was washing up in his house when he heard the sound of a helicopter over the house, "I went and got the camera and walked out onto the back porch. There was what looked like a black helicopter hovering directly over my house at about 1,500 to 2,000 feet.">
After a few moments, "the helicopter turned and dipped it’s front end as if it were looking at me. It hovered in this postion for about thirty seconds and then headed toward the same direction as the UFO sphere/orb," Cavallari said.
The Skinny on the Red Planet
Increasing focus on possibilities of past and future life on Mars -- “the most political piece of real estate in the solar system outside of Jerusalem” -- points to adventurous efforts to transform transportation technology and more! Check this report from Radio-V reporter Robert Phoenix.
Life On Mars?
Was there life on mars? According to John Brandenburg, a scientist associated with the Cydonia landforms on Mars, he thinks that there was enough life on the red planet at one time to suggest huge reserves of fossil fuels. "What I’ve discovered is oil shale on Mars. That could make going to Mars the equivalent of purchasing 500 hundred new Alaskas." Bartholemew’s research traces back to 1965 when a geologist named Bartholemew Nagy published his findings on exotic meteorites known as carbonnaceous chondrites (abbreviated as C1) The extraterrestrial clay-like stones were filled with tarry matter called kerogen, a biological substance found on Earth that resembles oil shale.
The connecting link for Brandenburg, a NASA Advisory board member on reusable launch vehicles, was literature that he had unearthed regarding eight C1 metorites discovered in Africa, India, Asia and Europe. He began comparing notes. His findings were published in the Geophysical Research Letters journal in 1996. "What it means is that Mars was crawling with life and perhaps supported an Earthlike climate as recently as the Coal Age, maybe under 500 million years ago," Brandenburg postulates. Not surprisngly, he is also an enthusiastic proponent of colonization, "Mars suddenly becomes very easy to colonize. Rocket fuel, the production of plastics, food sources--Mars is a treasure and making it our 51st state should be our goal".
Harold McSween, a University of Tennessee geologist and a leading authority on meteorites has a different view and labels Brandeburgs findings as "ludicrous". adding that the meteorites are most likely left over from primitive debris from the formation of the universe. "It goes against how we think meteorites are formed. It’s not as controversial as the Face, but it’s. . .so implausible that most people have ignored it."
Brandenburg who seems to interweave social theory into his radical assertion compares his findings with the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. "When the wall fell, it only seemed to take a few days, but it had been crumbling for decades because it was built on a flawed premise".
Turning to contemporary geopolitical metaphors, Brandenburg likens Mars to the situation in the Middle East, "outside of Jerusalem, Mars is the most political piece of real estate in the solar system". Padding his controversial position he adds, maybe the only thing we can all agree on is that this Mars story is just going to get bigger and bigger."
Additional information courtesy of Florida Today’s Space Online
Round Trip Ticket To Cydonia
In a related story, Professor Carlo Rubbia, winner of the 1984 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics has developed a system that would allow a spacecraft to make the Mars journey in 45 days by using nuclear power versus the current chemical propellent method.
"Nuclear energy on Earth is competing with many other alternatives and is not without problems, but in deep space travel it offers unique possibilities," says Rubbia, introducing his project during a recent conference at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva.
With his so-called fission fragment rocket, Rubbia claims he has finally found the solution. Fission fragments are the direct products of a nuclear reaction in which a nucleus is split into fragments by a release of energy.
Rubbia’s engine is based on this process and on a key element americum-242. A synthetic chemical element somewhat similar to lead, americum was first derived from plutonium-239 in 1944.
The energy supplied by 1 gram of americum is about the same as 1 ton of the best chemical propellant. A few kilos of americum would be sufficient for a 120-million mile journey to mars for spacecraft and crew.
"It is a fascinating project" says Margherita Hack, director of the Inter-University Regional Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology in Trieste. Hack also believes in it’s feasability and Rubbia’s credibility, "he is a very competent and trustworthy person".
Rubbia’s light and simply structured spacecraft would allow round-trip travel to Mars in a maximum of five months, including the neccesary stay on the planet.
Additional information courtesy of Discovery Channel On-Line
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