You’ll also have to face the Drake Passage if you want the chance to see one.

Several meteorite fragments have been found, but more might be out there.

It's right on the tip of your... mouth-noodle? Talking-muscle? Oh, you know what we mean.

It would be like seeing a large coin on the surface of the Moon.

The SETI Institute, Berkeley SETI Research Center, and the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research have announced groundbreaking research using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) in Western Australia. Led by Dr. Chenoa Tremblay from the SETI Institute and Professor Stephen Tingay from Curtin University, this study is the first to search for signs of extraterrestrial technology in galaxies beyond our own, focusing on low radio frequencies around 100 MHz. This innovative study utilized the MWA’s large field of view (FOV), enabling the team to observe approximately 2,800 galaxies in a single scan, with known distances for 1,300 of them. Traditionally, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has concentrated on detecting signals within our galaxy, the Milky Way. However, this new approach pushes the boundaries by extending the search to distant galaxies. By focusing on these far-off galaxies, this research represents one of the most detailed searches for supercivilizations more advanced than ours. For a civilization in another galaxy to send a detectable signal, it would require technology capable of harnessing the energy of its sun or even multiple stars within its galaxy. “This work marks a significant step forward in our quest to detect signals from advanced extraterrestrial civilizations,” said Tremblay. “The MWA’s large field of view and low-frequency range make it an ideal instrument for this kind of research. The constraints we’ve identified will be invaluable in guiding future studies.” While this initial study did not detect any technosignatures (evidence of alien technology), it provides crucial insights that will refine and focus future searches. It underscores the importance of exploring various radio frequencies and leveraging the unique capabilities of telescopes like the MWA. “The MWA continues to break new ground in our search for intelligent civilizations and technosignatures, while also contributing to the study of stars and galaxies through the same data,” said Tingay, who also serves as the director of the MWA. “This work is innovative, but it also lays the groundwork for future observations with even more powerful telescopes.” The SETI Institute is dedicated to exploring space for signs of intelligent life and expanding our knowledge of the cosmos. The post Low-frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies begins appeared first on Anomalien.com.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel may have taken the summer off in terms of hosting his late night comedy show, but he did not relent in pushing Democratic electoral goals. On Tuesday, Kimmel made an appearance in California Senate candidate and Rep. Adam Schiff’s email to urge people to donate to Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen’s re-election effort. Schiff begins the email by fearmongering, “GREAT NEWS, [Recipient]! Another urgent fundraising message with your name in it! This one is from Jimmy Kimmel, the guy from TV. I hate getting these messages too, but right now, my friend Jacky Rosen is fighting to defend Nevada and the Senate from crazy GOP extremists who are coming after your health care again.” Kimmel’s hobby horse is claiming Republicans don’t care about people’s, including his son’s, medical conditions and echoed Schiff, “We all know someone whose pre-existing condition meant they were unable to get health insurance. More than 14 years after the popular and wildly-successful Affordable Care Act ensured protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions, Republicans like Jacky’s right-wing opponent are still trying to get rid of the ACA, putting the health and well-being of tens of millions of our friends, family, neighbors and children at risk.” [Emphasis in original]     Next, Kimmel hypes Rosen: I grew up in Nevada and I’ve known Jacky for years. Long before she was a senator, Jacky worked with my father as a computer programmer in a male-dominated field. Jacky is a smart, strong and reasonable person who cares deeply about the hardworking people of Nevada and across our country. Jacky is fighting to lower prescription drug costs, restore reproductive freedom, strengthen workers’ rights and pass common sense gun safety reforms. Her MAGA opponent wants to be another destructive force in the Senate as Republicans aim to crush affordable health care, ban abortion and do nothing about the senseless gun violence Nevadans know all too well. Indeed, in 2023, Kimmel donated $6,600 to Rosen and $5,400 in 2018, when he actively campaigned for her. Additionally, Kimmel donated $10,000 to the Nevada Democratic Party in 2022 and $3,600 in 2018. Kimmel, who almost certainly makes more money than you do and hosts $30 million fundraisers for President Joe Biden with the likes of George Clooney, concludes by claiming, “Jacky is relying on grassroots supporters to fund her campaign, and the only way to fight back against the Republicans trying to buy Nevada’s Senate seat is with your support.” A 2023 Media Research Center study found that 88 percent of Kimmel’s 2,215 political jokes targeted conservatives and Republicans, the highest of any full time, daily late night comedy host. 

A writer for a mainstream outlet made a shocking revelation in lengthy post on X, detailing how he wore a wire for a Ukrainian intelligence agency during a sting operation.Adam Zivo, who works for the National Post — one of Canada's biggest and most popular mainstream news outlets — admitted that he attempted to gain information from a potential Chinese spy while in the Ukraine.Zivo was responding to a post by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that warned readers about potential elicitation from spies."Has a stranger ever tried to inflate your ego? It could be elicitation. Elicitation is a set of techniques used by foreign agents to extract information from you," CSIS wrote on X.Zivo replied, "People are dunking on this tweet but this actually happened to me in Odesa in early 2023 with a guy who seemed to be a Chinese spy. I ended up organizing a small sting operation with two Ukrainian intelligence officers to figure out what his deal was."Then, in response to a critic who didn't believe his claim, Zivo went into great detail about how the alleged operation began.'I wanted to do my part to keep my boyfriend's city, Odesa, safe.'Zivo said he ran into the man in mid-December 2022 in Ukraine, and the two exchanged stories about being Canadian, with the journalist saying he felt the "vibe" was "kind of sketchy/greasy."After planning to meet "for a drink" in January, Zivo said the man was acting suspicious about the meeting, causing Zivo to cancel their get-together. The journalist then began researching the individual online and became more suspicious about his background and education."I discovered that he had attended high school in Ottawa (so the Canadian connection was genuine) and then studied Russian and diplomacy at the Belarus State Academy. This was a red flag: Chinese families that can afford to send their kids to study in Canada don't typically choose Belarus for post-secondary education," Zivo wrote."Immediately after graduating, the guy worked at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in a position that put him in close proximity to the President of Iran (he helpfully shared photos of himself posing beside the Iranian president on his Facebook). After that point, he pivoted and became a tire salesman (lol)," he continued.The National Post writer explained that he wrote a thorough report about his research and his interactions with the man — later identified as "Zhang" — and went to a military checkpoint to ask to speak with Ukrainian authorities. He was referred to the SBU, he said, the security service of Ukraine. "I spoke with two intelligence officers the next day," Zivo said.According to Press Progress, who spoke to Zivo, the journalist was led by armed guards to a "little wooden shed," where he spent a full day using the translation app Duolingo to walk a group of soldiers through his suspicions.During his meeting, Zivo volunteered to wear a wire to record his conversations with the Chinese man. He was to meet the man at a restaurant called Kompot, which he reportedly described as the "Olive Garden of Ukraine."Zivo further explained in his post that he wanted to help keep Ukraine safe because his boyfriend lives there."After I shared my story, we agreed to do a small sting operation. I wanted to do my part to keep my boyfriend's city, Odesa, safe – around this time, we were worried about the risks of a potential Russian winter offensive."Zivo said the "Chinese guy" tried to sell him on a Ukrainian businessman who could help him "make money and start a business."Additionally, Zivo said the man, along with his alleged wife, tried to get him to eat a plate of suspicious brownies that they themselves would not eat.After the dinner, Zivo claimed that "the Chinese guy left the country shortly after for a trip to Dubai," and then lost contact.Zivo reportedly never confirmed that the man was an actual spy. — (@) Zivo told Press Progress that he drafted detailed reports for the National Post, CSIS, and the Ukrainian government. He also alleged that his work with the intelligence agencies was done through his own initiative and that he was not coerced to do so.He reportedly insisted that there was "no problem" with what he did as it was to "protect fellow citizens from predatory foreign agents."He also noted that his outlet was aware of his work as a spy."My actions were ethical," Zivo said. "Journalists working in war zones have a right to investigate threats to their safety, with the assistance of local security forces if necessary."Readers did not agree with Zivo's position that he was acting within ethical guidelines."This is a pretty funny way to say 'I'm an SBU agent,'" one reply said."Have you shared in your reporting that you're also working on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency? Seems important, from a standpoint of journalistic integrity," another reader said.Author Luke LeBrun pointed out that several of Zivo's articles about Ukraine overlapped with "his time as a foreign intelligence asset."Zivo is still writing for the National Post. In fact, he wrote an article in support of Ukraine just three days after his revealing X post.Aside from his clandestine operations, Zivo is also the founder and director of LoveisLoveisLove, a Canadian LGBTQ advocacy campaign.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Having ostensibly grown tired of relative international stability, of waiting for a new American military adventure, of unleashed domestic energy, and of rolled-back regulations, scores of Republican staffers who served under President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), and failed presidential candidate Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) threw their support behind Joe Biden in 2020. They suggested that the country lost its "moral compass" under President Donald Trump, citing the continued existence of the previously uncriticized, Obama-era detention facilities for undocumented minors, as well as Trump's occasional "vulgarity." The former staffers determined that the U.S. needed "an adult back in the room." On Monday — the three-year anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Abbey Gate bombing that claimed the lives of 13 American service members — the same nominal Republicans doubled down, throwing in their lot with Vice President Kamala Harris. The small army of relative unknowns' corresponding endorsement letter, first obtained by USA Today, stated, "Four years ago, President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain, and then-Gov. Mitt Romney alumni came together to warn fellow Republicans that re-electing President Trump would be a disaster for our nation. In those declarations we stated the plain truth, each predicting that another four years of a Trump presidency would irreparably damage our beloved democracy." The letter reveals its author(s) and the signers may be further left than their former Republican affiliation might suggest. The letter noted further that the signers' previous soothsaying did not account for the subsequent Jan. 6 protests or claims of a stolen election. "We reunite today, joined by new George H.W. Bush alumni, to reinforce our 2020 statements and, for the first time, jointly declare that we're voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz this November," continued the letter. The letter acknowledges that the signatories have some "ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz," but does not specify how they are in any way ideologically distinct. It is unclear, therefore, whether the signatories are worried about Harris and Walz's support for radical gender ideology and the corresponding medicalization of confused children; Harris' stated desire to once again enshrine the right to kill the unborn nationally; or their preferred candidate's support for granting 11 million illegal aliens amnesty. In its regurgitation of a false Democratic talking point about Project 2025, the letter reveals its author(s) and the signers may actually be fellow travelers. "At home, another four years of Donald Trump's chaotic leadership, this time focused on advancing the dangerous goals of Project 2025, will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions," says the letter. The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 is the product of a collaboration between hundreds of conservative groups, policy wonks, and scholars, all keen to "take down the Deep State and return the government to the people." Blaze News previously reported that Project 2025 has made numerous policy recommendations that recent polling indicates are popular with Americans, such as increase oversight of the Department of Justice and FBI; unfetter American energy production to drive down prices and boost the economy; oust obstructionist partisans in the federal bureaucracy; secure the border and oust illegals aliens; and ban men from participating in women's sports. Although the project's recommendations appear to resonate with potential voters, President Trump has disavowed it. After suggesting mainstream conservative views are "dangerous," the letter asserts that Harris and Walz "will strive for consensus, not chaos," and "make our country and our children proud." The letter has 238 signatures from former staffers who majoritively held positions of little consequence — particularly those who worked on the McCain and Romney presidential campaigns. There are, however, slightly bigger names among the signatories. 'Nobody knows who these people are.' Among them: Reed Galen, an original co-founder of the Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump group that staged a fake white supremacist rally in 2021 to smear then-candidate Glenn Youngkin ahead of the Virginia gubernatorial election and whose co-founder John Weaver reportedly had a habit of sexually harassing young men online. Galen runs the Home Front Substack, where he speaks glowingly about Democratic personalities and criticizes Trump and the Republicans who would dare support him. Micah Spangler, who Politico previously indicated led the effort among Romney acolytes in 2020, is also now backing Harris. Just months before the border crisis would unfold under his preferred candidate, Spangler stressed that the country "desperately" needed someone like Biden in office. "We need an adult in the room," said Spangler. Olivia Troye, a former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, is another signatory. Troye recently spoke at the Democratic National Convention, joining former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger in begging Republicans not to vote Republican in November. Troye said, "You aren't voting for a Democrat; you're voting for democracy." George H.W. Bush chief of staff Jean Becker, George W. Bush senior energy under secretary David Garman, former McCain legislative director Joe Donoghue, McCain 2008 campaign press secretary Jennifer Lux, and various special assistants and interns also signed the letter. The Trump campaign isn't taking the letter seriously, largely because the signatories lack star power. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told the Washington Examiner Monday, "It's hilarious because nobody knows who these people are." "They would rather see the country burn down than to see President Trump successfully return to the White House to make America great again," added Cheung. 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Legendary NFL head coach Bill Belichick commented on how nearly all NFL players who come to the New England Patriots are hit with a "millionaire's tax" that significantly cuts into their incomes.The eight-time Super Bowl winning coach was discussing factors that play into what team high-profile NFL players choose to play for. Specifically, Belichick was discussing Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.Lamb recently signed a four-year, $136 million contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys, who of course play in Texas where there is no state income tax. Belichick mentioned this factor while on the "Pat McAfee Show."'It's not like Tennessee or Florida or Nevada. Some of these teams have no state income tax.'In reference to rumors that Lamb was considering going to San Francisco, Belichick said, "Does [Lamb] want as much money as possible? Yeah, of course. But is it really worth it to go out of town to wherever and not be playing in the environment and the opportunity he has there in Dallas?""If you're already on that team, then how much is it really worth by the time you move, pay your 50% tax, or your millionaire's tax in New England?" the coach asked."What's that millionaire's tax about, coach?" the hosts asked at the same time."That's Taxachusetts," Belichick replied. "Virtually every player, even the practice squad, even the minimum players are pretty close to $1 million. Once you hit the $1 million threshold, then you pay more state tax in Massachusetts," he explained. Belichick added that the taxation levels have become a bargaining chip for players' agents, who often demand more money due to the Massachussetts state tax levels."Just another thing you've got to contend with in negotiations up there. It's not like Tennessee or Florida or Nevada. Some of these teams have no state income tax. You get hit pretty hard on that with the agents."Host McAfee, who played in Indiana where there is a state income tax rate of just over 3%, joked about "destination" cities where teams have an advantage when it comes to negotiating contracts."That was why, when these destination teams start popping up ... it's like if you're in Florida or Texas or Tennessee it's all of a sudden really good. That's good bartering, that's a couple hundred thousand. That's a lot of — hey! That's a lot of money here! Now, we all want to pay our fair share; where's it going, I would like to learn that, but we all want to pay ... all right we'll stay away from that," he joked.Wide receiver Calvin Ridley recently signed with the Tennessee Titans over the New England Patriots, with Patriots owner Robert Kraft stating that the tax rates between the two states was one of Ridley's deciding factors, NESN reported.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!