strange mystifying happenings in the world

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This old thread 2012 until now still not deleted?

Almost 8 years but only 45 pages

 

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The team of Beatriz Villarroel of the University of Stockholm and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has now published the current status of their research in the journal Astronomical Journal. Villarroel also led the analysis of the first disappeared star in 2016. Now, the researchers have compared around 600 million celestial objects in the US Naval Observatory Catalog with a current catalog of the Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) project. They have found, according to the information, 150,000 objects for which there is no equivalent in the newer Sky Atlas. They have manually reviewed 24,000 candidates and 100 "particularly interesting sources" have caught their attention.


Overall, the apparently disappeared in the meantime objects are redder and would move faster than typical objects in the ancient celestial catalog. If the stars actually disappeared, this could be an example of a new astrophysical phenomenon, the researchers explain the significance of their study. Normally, dying stars go through different states very slowly until they become a white dwarf star. Or they suddenly explode in a bright supernova. It is possible, for example, that so-called "failed supernovae" are behind the disappearance. According to theories, a star could collapse directly into a black hole.


Reference to extraterrestrial civilizations?

In their study against the scientists also on the possibility that extraterrestrial civilizations are behind the vanished stars, because "observations such as these pose a challenge for astrophysics". Therefore, one could think about whether it is about references to so-called Dyson spheres. Such structures, described only theoretically, completely envelop a star to absorb all energy released. Should such a one be found, that would be evidence of sophisticated, intelligent extraterrestrial life. Even targeted lasers could explain why the original points of light can no longer be found. At present, however, there are no clear references to extraterrestrial life in any of the sources examined, Lopez Corredoira states.

The VASCO project now has the potential to find rare and extremely variable objects. This could provide clues to extremely fast phases in the development of a star, which are extremely difficult to observe, complements with Sebastien Comeron from the University of Oulu another involved researchers. The team is currently considering how to make all 150,000 identified anomalies available to the public so that interested volunteers can help in the search for more copies. They want to do that as quickly as possible. This could be used, for example, to determine whether disappearing stars pile up in certain regions of the sky. In addition, they announce further analyzes of the already identified 100 vacancies.

Source: https://www.en24.news/2019/12/100-stars-disappeared-extreme-natural-phenomenon-or-extraterrestrial.html

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[natsuoto]

This old thread 2012 until now still not deleted?

Let’s keep it alive

 

[gazar1]

Let’s keep it alive

Any places in Singapore without light pollution can see the milky way just like in other countries?

 

[fat_boyz]

Any places in Singapore without light pollution can see the milky way just like in other countries?

Only on those islands off the mainland can very faintly see on a good night. Even then will still not be good view. Need to go overseas to see.

 

[mouserabbit]

Goh meng seng will like this.

 

[gazar1]

Only on those islands off the mainland can very faintly see on a good night. Even then will still not be good view. Need to go overseas to see.

I see, these few days at home saw on YouTube in overseas they can view the perfectly during night time.

Just wondering whether Singapore have these kind of places anot.

 

[fat_boyz]

I see, these few days at home saw on YouTube in overseas they can view the perfectly during night time.

Just wondering whether Singapore have these kind of places anot.

I've seen a perfect milky way when I was on a road trip around ulu Australia... The surrounding 300+km no big city at all... so no light pollution. Was super wowed by the grandeur...

 

[cet87]

Fox news: Mysterious large mass discovered on Moon bewilders scientists: 'Whatever it is, wherever it came from'

https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-mass-discovered-moon

A large mass of unknown material has been discovered on the largest crater on the Moon and scientists aren't sure what it is.

According to an April 2019 study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the researchers believe the mass could contain metal from an asteroid that crashed into the celestial satellite, which resulted in the aforementioned crater, known as the Lunar South Pole-Aitken basin.

"Imagine taking a pile of metal five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii and burying it underground. That's roughly how much unexpected mass we detected," lead author Dr. Peter James, assistant professor of planetary geophysics at Baylor University, said in a statement.

In addition to being the largest crater on the Moon, the Pole-Aitken basin is also one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system and is thought to be approximately 4 billion years old.

James and his team looked at data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission and the changes in gravity they discovered surprised them.

"When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin," James said. "One of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moon's mantle."

The anomaly – "whatever it is, wherever it came from," James added – is weighing down the basin floor by more than half a mile. The team of researchers ran computer simulations that show the iron-nickel core of an asteroid could have been placed into the upper mantle of the Moon following impact.

 

[fat_boyz]

MAY 20, 2020

Swarm probes weakening of Earth's magnetic field
by European Space Agency

In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth's magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical disturbances in satellites orbiting Earth. Scientists are using data from ESA's Swarm constellation to improve our understanding of this area known as the 'South Atlantic Anomaly.'

Earth's magnetic field is vital to life on our planet. It is a complex and dynamic force that protects us from cosmic radiation and charged particles from the Sun. The magnetic field is largely generated by an ocean of superheated, swirling liquid iron that makes up the outer core around 3000 km beneath our feet. Acting as a spinning conductor in a bicycle dynamo, it creates electrical currents, which in turn, generate our continuously changing electromagnetic field.

This field is far from static and varies both in strength and direction. For example, recent studies have shown that the position of the north magnetic pole is changing rapidly.

Over the last 200 years, the magnetic field has lost around 9% of its strength on a global average. A large region of reduced magnetic intensity has developed between Africa and South America and is known as the South Atlantic Anomaly.

From 1970 to 2020, the minimum field strength in this area has dropped from around 24 000 nanoteslas to 22 000, while at the same time the area of the anomaly has grown and moved westward at a pace of around 20 km per year. Over the past five years, a second centre of minimum intensity has emerged southwest of Africa—indicating that the South Atlantic Anomaly could split up into two separate cells.

Earth's magnetic field is often visualised as a powerful dipolar bar magnet at the centre of the planet, tilted at around 11° to the axis of rotation. However, the growth of the South Atlantic Anomaly indicates that the processes involved in generating the field are far more complex. Simple dipolar models are unable to account for the recent development of the second minimum.

Scientists from the Swarm Data, Innovation and Science Cluster (DISC) are using data from ESA's Swarm satellite constellation to better understand this anomaly. Swarm satellites are designed to identify and precisely measure the different magnetic signals that make up Earth's magnetic field.

Jürgen Matzka, from the German Research Centre for Geosciences, says, "The new, eastern minimum of the South Atlantic Anomaly has appeared over the last decade and in recent years is developing vigorously. We are very lucky to have the Swarm satellites in orbit to investigate the development of the South Atlantic Anomaly. The challenge now is to understand the processes in Earth's core driving these changes."

It has been speculated whether the current weakening of the field is a sign that Earth is heading for an eminent pole reversal—in which the north and south magnetic poles switch places. Such events have occurred many times throughout the planet's history and even though we are long overdue by the average rate at which these reversals take place (roughly every 250 000 years), the intensity dip in the South Atlantic occurring now is well within what is considered normal levels of fluctuations.

At surface level, the South Atlantic Anomaly presents no cause for alarm. However, satellites and other spacecraft flying through the area are more likely to experience technical malfunctions as the magnetic field is weaker in this region, so charged particles can penetrate the altitudes of low-Earth orbit satellites.

The mystery of the origin of the South Atlantic Anomaly has yet to be solved. However, one thing is certain: magnetic field observations from Swarm are providing exciting new insights into the scarcely understood processes of Earth's interior.


Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-05-swarm-probes-weakening-earth-magnetic.html

 

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https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/myster...-ainsdale-beach-leaves-people-stunned-2273764

A mysterious 15-foot creature has been found washed up on a British beach, leaving locals stunned. According to Liverpool Echo, a man, who asked to remain unnamed, found the "smelly" carcass on Ainsdale beach on Wednesday, July 29.

"It had four flippers which made it look most weird. And it was furry," the man said. "It was approximately 15ft long and had bones sticking out everywhere, approximately four feet long some of them. Stunk too."

"It looked like it had an extra thing attached to it, maybe it was giving birth and died?" the man added.

Photos of the bizarre-looking creature were posted on the Ainsdale Community Group on Facebook, and have since gone viral online. The photos show the huge creature - which has since been dubbed the Ainsdale Anomaly by social media - lying on the sand.

 

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https://www.ibtimes.com/mysterious-alien-creature-pulled-out-sea-horrifies-fisherman-3093694

Mysterious Alien-Like Creature Pulled Out Of Sea Horrifies Fisherman

A Thai fisherman was horrified after he spotted a mysterious alien-like sea creature among the fish he pulled out of the sea. The creature had 20 long legs and was black in color.

Desha Srichai, 41, was fishing in Krabi province in southern Thailand on Nov. 30 when he came across the creepy-looking sea animal. According to Eminetra news, the fisherman poked the creature with a stick and freaked out when it started moving. He initially planned to burn it, but then decided to take some pictures and video of the sea creature.

Srichai shared the photo of the mysterious sea animal on social media in the hopes that someone would identify it. He then released it back into the sea.

"At first I thought it was just a twig but then the thing started to move. I was scared and leapt back," he reportedly said. "It confused me because that was the first time I'd seen such a strange creature."

Srichai shared the images with his friends, who told him it was most likely a dark black feather star.

"I used the stick to knock it back into the water. I hope I don't catch anything like that again."

 

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looks like sea spider ...

 

[commie_rick]

Wow this thread is still
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[Temperance]

Moon got goblin

 

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