“The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.” Those are the words of CarlSagan in his novel Contact.
So yeah, the universe is big. Scratch that. The universe is so big, we can’t really understand it.
Out of the billions of stars and trillions of planets that make up the known universe, modern-day scholars argue only Earth has life.
However, in recent years we have made extraordinary progress in exploring our solar system which has led us to a number of discoveries that suggest that not only are we not alone in the universe, but alien life could exist in our solar system, in the moons of Jupiter or Saturn, or even on Mars.
One of my favorite quotes about alien life comes from a man called Giordano Bruno, born in 1548.
Bruno was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist, perhaps best-known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model.
Bruno suggested how stars we see in the night sky are nothing other than sun’s surrounded by their own alien worlds.
He was one of the first to ponder whether or not it was possible for alien life to exist on those distant exoplanets:
“In space, there are countless constellations, sun’s, and planets; we see only the suns because they give light; the planets remain invisible, for they are small and dark. There are also numberless Earth’s circling around their sun’s…” ― Giordano Bruno, Despre infinit univers si lumi.
Bruno also suggested there was a possibility the universe was infinite and could have no celestial body at its “center”.
Because of his ‘modern thinking,’ Bruno was found guilty of heresy and he was burned at the stake in Rome’s Campo de’ Fiori in 1600.
“The ancients observed, and we also observe, that sometimes things fall to earth, or some things leave the earth, or whatever parts we may be near…”
Go further back in time before Giordano Bruno, say 2,000—3,000 years, and you’ll arrive at a time when great ancient civilizations like the ancient Aztecs, Maya, and ancient Egyptians ruled the Earth.
These ancient civilizations, and many others across Southern America, North America, Asia, and Africa were great pioneers during their times in various fields, including engineering, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, etc.
Their level of advancements was huge, and the Maya, for example, were considered as one of the greatest pre-industrial civilizations of the world.
The Egyptians built some of the most impressive ancient structures on the surface of the planet, the pyramids, and managed to transport massive blocks of stone, some weighing more than 50 tons across great distances without ‘simple’ technologies such as the wheel.
Halfway around the world, pre-Inca civilizations did the same thing when they managed to quarry andesite rock and transport it across vast distances, building some of the most impressive archaeological sites on the surface of the planet.
So, how did they do it?
Was it all brute force?
Slaves?
Did they possess some sort of technology we are unaware of?
Or is it possible, as some ancient astronaut theorists suggest, that an otherworldly influence was at play?
Thankfully, these ancient civilizations recorded their history as best as they could and left behind a number of ancient writings, monuments, and figurines that tell an impressive story.
Here, we take a look at ten amazing ancient figurines that were created by the ancient thousands of years ago, which, according to ancient astronaut theorists around the globe, suggest ancient aliens were in contact with ancient cultures around the globe, thousands of years ago.
The handbag of the gods. Scholars are unable to explain why these mysterious ‘handbags’ appear in illustrations from ancient cultures across the globe.Is that a humanoid in some sort of space suit? This ancient figurine dates back to 600-900 AD.Olmec Monument 19, from La Venta, Tabasco, shows a man holding the handbag in his hand. Image Credit: Flickr Xuan Che.The El-Baul stele in Guatemala. Image creditMystery Estela found in Mexico. Image CreditThe sarcophagus of king K’inich Janaab’ Pakal or more commonly known as King Pakal is one of the most talked about subjects when it comes to the ancient alien theory.Is that an ancient astronaut?Ancient Aliens in Egypt?Is that an ancient Astronaut? Image Credit: TumblrThe evidence is here, all we have to do is decipher it.
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NASA is hiding fossil footprints of extraterrestrial activity on the surface of Mars, said Barry DiGregorio, who works at the Center for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham (United Kingdom) and plans to publish a report promising to reveal all hidden details to the public.
DiGregorio plans to release a ‘bombshell report’ which will reveal, once and for all, how NASA is well aware of this discovery, and how the American Space Agency has chosen to keep the truth hidden from the public.
According to NASA, these are most likely crystals, while a scientist from the Center for Astrobiology at the University of Buckingham claims they may be trace fossils. Image Credit NASA.
According to the researcher, who has already been dubbed as a ‘controversial scientist’ by numerous internet new outlets, NASA might be ignoring the discovery because of its plans for a manned mission to Mars in the 2030’s.
However, despite the fact that Dr. DiGregorio plans to reveal the truth to the public, NASA says that the shapes captured in the images from Mars which DiGregorio claims are evidence of alien activity are nothing more than rock crystals that are still being investigated.
DiGregorio specializes in studies of microscopic life found on Earth.
The expert argues how some of the images beamed back by the Curiosity rover show clear evidence of patterns similar to Ordovician trace fossils found on Earth.
According to the researcher from the University of Buckingham, there’s evidence of trace fossils on Mars.
These are made as living beings go on about their lives, leaving behind footprints like burros and waste, rather than the remains of the creatures themselves.
DiGregorio believes how the fossils on Mars may represent evidence of soft-bodied creatures that may have once existed on the surface of the red planet.
According to Dr. DiGregorio, fossils on Mars represent signs of soft-bodied creatures which may have roamed its surface in the distant past. This image shows trackways from a slug-like animal, dating back from the Cambrian period, found in Blackberry Hill, central Wisconsin. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
In an interview with the Daily Express, the researcher explained:
“If not trace fossils, what other geological explanations will Nasa come up with?”
“Nasa has turned its back on trying to get the data on this. The order came down from HQ that they should move the rover on to the next point. They didn’t feel it was important enough to look at, I thought that was very odd, despite the fact Gale Crater was host to probably a series of lakes for billions and billions of years. We’re talking about something that might have been equivalent to the Ordovician period on Earth.”
NASA, on the other hand, claims how DiGregorio’s discovery is most likely crystals.
“The crystals theory does not add up. The crystals do not branch or twist. We are talking about something that could have been similar to the Ordovician period on Earth,” he said in reference to the geological period that occurred between 485 and 444 million years ago.
A mineral vein with bright and dark portions distinguishes this Martian rock target, called “Rona,” near the upper edge of “Vera Rubin Ridge” on Mount Sharp. The MAHLI camera on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took the image after the rover brushed the dust off the gray area, roughly 2 inches by 3 inches. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The agency ordered Curiosity, claims the British scientist, to continue its journey without meticulously studying the ‘fossils’ found in the Gale crater area, which was supposed to be a lake area billions of years ago.
And despite being called out for his claims, DiGregorio isn’t the only one who believes there could have been living on the surface of Mars.
In the past, numerous claims have been made about Mars and how the red planet may have been inhabited at one point.
Dr. John Brandenburg, for example, is another scientist who claims that Mars was home to alien life.
However, and unlike DiGregorio, Dr. Brandenburg indicates that Mars was once home to complex alien life, rather than simple soft-bodied creatures, as proposed by DiGregorio.
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