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NASA panel responds to controversial 1,000-year-old ‘alien corpses’ displayed in Mexico

NASA’s highly anticipated briefing on Thursday unveiled findings from a year-long, $100,000 study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), or UFOs. The briefing took an unexpected turn when questions arose regarding two purportedly “non-human” corpses that had been displayed in glass cases during an official unveiling at Mexico’s Congress, sparking excitement within the UFO enthusiast community.

NASA on Thursday (September 14) concluded its highly anticipated media briefing, revealing the results of a year-long, $100,000 study into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), also known as UFOs. The primary goal of this report was to shed light on these puzzling phenomena and establish a scientific framework for understanding them.

The briefing took an unexpected turn when questions arose regarding two purportedly “non-human” corpses that had been displayed in glass cases during an official unveiling at Mexico’s Congress, sparking excitement within the UFO enthusiast community.
The mummified specimens were said to have been discovered in the city of Cusco, Peru, and were believed to be approximately 1,000 years old.David Spergel, chair of the NASA UAP study, weighed in on the matter, stating that he had only seen reports about the specimens on social media and did not possess detailed information about their nature.
“We don’t know the nature of those samples,” he said.
He urged the Mexican government to make the samples available to the global scientific community, emphasising the importance of data-driven investigations.

Source: https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/nasa-ufo-panel-controversial-1000-year-old-alien-corpses-mexico-17810311.htm

I’m a doctor who studied 5K near-death experiences — there is life after death

Dr. Jeffrey Long, founder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation, claims that although he has no “scientific explanation,” he has found “overwhelming evidence” of an afterlife. Getty Images

A radiation oncologist in Kentucky who has studied more than 5,000 near-death experiences believes his research has proven the existence of life after death — “without a doubt.”

Dr. Jeffrey Long founded the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation in 1998, having become fascinated with near-death experiences (NDE) while completing his medical residency.

In a new essay for Insider, he defines NDEs as “someone who is either comatose or clinically dead, without a heartbeat, having a lucid experience where they see, hear, feel emotions, and interact with other beings.”

Long collects stories from those who have reported NDEs and scientifically analyzes the accounts.

“In the face of overwhelming evidence, I’ve come to believe there’s certainly an afterlife,” he said.

“I’ve come to believe there’s certainly an afterlife,” Long wrote in a new essay for Insider.Twitter / @4NDERF

While each NDE is different, Long has noticed several consistent patterns.

About 45% of patients report an out-of-body experience. Long explained that people claim “their consciousness separates from their physical body, usually hovering above,” allowing them to see and hear what happens around them.

Long says these narratives have been confirmed by witnesses.

He cited the case of a woman who lost consciousness while riding a horse on a trail — “her consciousness traveled with her horse as he galloped back to the barn.”

She was later “able to describe exactly what happened at the barn” even though her body wasn’t physically there.

Others “say they’re transported into another realm,” with many claiming to have passed through a tunnel, seen a bright light, been greeted by a deceased loved one and watched their life “flashing before their eyes.”

Source : https://nypost.com/2023/08/29/doctor-who-studied-5k-near-death-experiences-convinced-of-life-after-death

Scientists hope for alien reply to message sent 40 years ago

Forty years ago, after a few drinks, two astronomers at the University of Tokyo composed a convivial message meant for any forms of extraterrestrial life lurking in the vicinity of a bright star named Altair in the constellation of Aquila, about 16.7 light years from Earth.

This evening, a team from another Japanese university is checking to see if anyone has replied. The team, led by Shinya Narusawa at the University of Hyogo, will deploy an enormous antenna in the mountains of the Nagano prefecture in Japan to scan for any responses.

Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/japan-scientists-alien-extraterrestrial-life-message-cnzrtkcr0