Welcome to Lab 360, it’s time to explore.
Ya’ll must have heard how the James Webb Space Telescope
is contradicting the Big Bang theory with its recent findings.
It is as if suddenly, we have no idea about the origin of our universe.
How did the universe come into being, if not the Big Bang?
Our understanding of the cosmos is rapidly evolving since the launch of the Webb Telescope.
We are unfolding the universe like never before, and soon, we will look at exoplanets,
the potentially habitable ones, to find out if life exists outside of our planet.
Webb will look at the Trappist system, and the Centaurus constellation,
to examine Proxima Centaury.
And sooner, we will find out if we are alone, or not!
But on a quest for find extraterrestrial life, are we ignoring our oceans?
Is the focus too much on outer space?
Let’s begin with a true story from the archives.
As the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Russian navy declassified its records
of Cold War UFO Sightings.
The reports suggested that 50 percent of UFO encounters, were connected with oceans,
while fifteen percent with lakes.
The reports stressed that the UFO’s tended to stick to the water.
And that makes a lot of sense. Life as we know it, depends on water.
And water, could be the only common thing between us and the aliens.
The radars on Russian submarines, on several occasions, gave readings of material objects,
moving at incredible speeds.
Calculations showed speeds of about 230 knots, or 400 kph. Speeding so fast is a challenge,
even on the surface. Whatever they were, defied our laws of physics.
Russian navy personals were left scratching their heads,
for they knew that it wasn’t US, or any other country spying on their waters.
According to a Russian Navy intelligence veteran, Ocean UFOs often showed up wherever their
or NATO's fleets concentrated. Near Bahamas, Bermudas, Puerto Rico.
They are still most often seen in the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean,
in the southern part of the Bermuda Triangle, and also in the Caribbean Sea.
Another place where people often report UFO encounters
is Russia's Lake Baikal, the deepest fresh water body in the world.
Fishermen tell of powerful lights coming from the deep, and objects flying up from the water.
In one case in 1982 a group of military divers training at Baikal
spotted a group of humanoid creatures dressed in silvery suits.
The encounter happened at a depth of 50 meters, and the divers tried to catch the strangers.
Three of the seven men died, while four others were severely injured.
Meanwhile, we all know about the mysterious events that has happened
in the region of Bermuda Triangle over the years, before they almost suddenly stopped.
Now, mystery holes have been spotted on ocean floor, that is baffling scientists.
These holes were discovered by oceanographers earlier this year,
and they have no idea what made them, or how they came about.
However, UFO experts are certain the strange markings are proof of alien visits.
We have long suspected aliens are using the ocean
as a way of staying out of the way and exploring the Earth on their own terms.
These holes simply cannot be explained any other way, as they appear closely aligned,
in a regularly repeating pattern, with tiny piles of sediment piled around them.
Anna Whitty, the author of UFOs: A Fundamental Truth, previously said that
it is likely “aliens have always been here” and are living under the sea for protection.
She claimed that by doing this they would “escape disasters
that devastate the globe every several thousand years” meaning they are “more protected” and
their “technology and intelligence could continue on an upwards trajectory.”
The holes were found by the crew of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s explorer vessel as they investigated the Mid Atlantic ridge - a
mostly unexplored region of the seafloor which is part of the world’s largest mountain range.
But this is not the first time they mysterious spots have been seen.
Marine scientists from the US National Marine Fisheries Service also spotted the bizarre hollows
in the ocean floor during a dive in 2004. NOAA researchers said:
“These holes have been previously reported in the region, but their origin remains a mystery.
While they almost look human made, the little piles of sediment around the holes
make them seem like they were excavated by…. something.”
Our oceans and other water-bodies are perfect hide-outs for them,
because we only know five percent of ocean. Comparatively,
we know more about the surface of the moon, or Mars, than our own oceans.
This is perfect place for them to hide, and thrive.
Think about it. Earth is one hell of a lucky planet.
In 4.5 billion years, our planet has survived almost every existential threat
except a supernova. It supposedly took a beating from another protoplanet when
it was a protoplanet itself, and still has the remnants of that collision deep in its mantle.
Through all the cosmic trauma it has experienced,
from its violent birth, to asteroids throwing lethal punches, that wiped out
more than just the dinosaurs, but Earth, held up. Not to mention that our Sun is a middle-aged star,
which hasn’t gone red giant and swallowed us up. We have, at least another 7 to 8 million years,
before it opens its fiery jaws, and comes for us, and them.
Also, since humans are merely infants compared to the first multi-cellular beings on the planet,
maybe there are beings living deep inside our waters, who aren’t aliens at all.
They might children of this planet too. And they might have evolved to live under-water,
whereas us Homo sapiens, chose to live on land.
There is also the question of how strange the world would be like in the depths of the oceans.
Imagine all the flora and fauna we would discover if we could just get
around the rest of Earth for a while, never mind the universe.
But, if the universe at all follows the pattern like in our solar system, with most
worlds having oceans on the inside, those oceans are probably more stable environments to life.
Most of the life that would evolve, would be in those oceans
and completely sequestered from knowing there’s a universe.
The James Webb Space telescope recently captured some stunning images of Jupiter.
Very soon, it will target its moons, and then Saturn and its moons.
We will soon find out about the oceans in these moons in details. Who knows,
probably we will find extraterrestrial-life? And while we scan the cosmos,
humanity still has to develop means to reach the deepest parts of our oceans.
This should keep us grounded, this should keep us humble.
And if there is an advanced, or alien civilization under water, maybe we should just leave them
alone, for if they wanted to be found, they would have made sure it happened long back.
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