Thee Stranger News: Thee Stranger News (January 28th, 2021)

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Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
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Futurism & Strange Science

* "Macron announces 1.8-bln-euro investment in quantum technologies" (2021-01-21, xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/22/c_139687992.htm) [archive.is/2yHqQ]

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* "Scientists From Russia and Germany Upgrade Medical Alloy That Memorises Its Shape" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/science/202101211081828262-scientists-from-russia-and-germany-upgrade-medical-alloy-that-memorises-its-shape/) [archive.is/L8ixP]

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* "Man vs Machine: FAA Probe Suggests 'Jet Pack Guy' Spotted in LA May Be a Drone" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/us/202101211081833769-man-vs-machine-faa-probe-suggests-jet-pack-guy-spotted-in-la-may-be-a-drone/) [archive.is/AVY1s]

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* "Hope It Doesn’t Sting… British Scientists Invent AI Jellyfish to Search for Shipwrecks - Video" (2021-01-22, sputniknews.com/science/202101211081839387-hope-it-doesnt-sting-british-scientists-invent-ai-jellyfish-to-search-for-shipwrecks---video/) [archive.is/KcDEK]

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Space News
"NASA Administrator: Alien Life Is More Likely Than We Thought" (2019, futurism.com) [archive.is/d6n46]

* "A 'Super-Puff' Planet Like No Other" (2021-01-21, farsnews.ir/en/news/13991102000135/A-'Sper-Pff'-Plane-Like-N-Oher) [archive.is/wo4X8]

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* "How academic groupthink is trying to silence a Harvard astrophysicist who claims an alien spacecraft visited our solar system" (2021-01-23, by Brian McGleenon, via rt.com/op-ed/513121-astronomer-alien-craft-oumuamua/) [archive.is/QOC8T]

* "Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?" (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf) [is.gd/j68RgW], abstract: ‘Oumuamua (1I/2017 U1) is the first object of interstellar origin observed in the Solar System. Recently, Micheli et al. (2018) reported that ‘Oumuamua showed deviations from a Keplerian orbit at a high statistical significance. The observed trajectory is best explained by an excess radial acceleration ∆a ∝ r −2 , where r is the distance of ‘Oumuamua from the Sun. Such an acceleration is naturally expected for comets, driven by the evaporating material. However, recent observational and theoretical studies imply that ‘Oumuamua is not an active comet. We explore the possibility that the excess acceleration results from Solar radiation pressure. The required mass-to-area ratio is (m/A) ≈ 0.1 g cm−2 . For a thin sheet this requires a width of ≈ 0.3−0.9 mm. We find that although extremely thin, such an object would survive an interstellar travel over Galactic distances of ∼ 5 kpc, withstanding collisions with gas and dust-grains as well as stresses from rotation and tidal forces. We discuss the possible origins of such an object including the possibility that it might be a lightsail of artificial origin. Our general results apply to any light probes designed for interstellar travel.

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Ancient News

* "Excitement as Ancient Sun Deity's Idol is Found In India's Himachal Pradesh State" (2021-01-21, sputniknews.com/news/202101211081823005-excitement-as-ancient-sun-deitys-idol-is-found-in-indias-himachal-pradesh-state/) [archive.is/2GsoW]