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Internet Rumor of Inbound 2012 Spaceships Untrue
NO Spaceships Headed for Earth
Has the SETI Institute discovered three objects en route to our world? Alien spacecraft that will arrive in 2012?
If you believe a widespread story now being circulated on the internet, and published by the ironically named “Pravda” [english.pravda.ru...], you might think so. But it’s all nonsense – it’s a rumor, a hoax, and a fabrication that uncritical web sites have reprinted without checking.
A few aspects of the story that are obviously suspect:
The objects, now described as a few hundred kilometers in size, and “beyond the orbit of Pluto”, were apparently discovered by SETI using the HAARP radio array. To begin with, the HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) instrument is located in Alaska. The position of the three “incoming” objects is given as -90 degrees declination – or the south celestial pole. Anyone versed in even elementary geometry can recognize that you can’t see this part of the sky from Alaska! In addition, and of clear import, neither the SETI Institute nor any other SETI project makes use of HAARP.
In the original version of this article www.examiner.com... purported SETI astrophysicist Craig Kasnov is quoted as saying that the three objects are in-bound. No one named Craig Kasnov has ever worked at the SETI Institute. There is a media and conservation professional by name of Craig Kasnoff, who – with David Gedye – came up with the idea of the SETI@home screen saver many years ago. But he has explicitly noted that he has nothing to do with this story, and in fact the article itself points out that it is referencing “Kasnov” not “Kasnoff.” So the story rests on the testimony of a fictional character.
If the SETI Institute had, indeed, found three clearly artificial objects headed for Earth (or just about anywhere else), that news would be found here on its web site. It would also be in the mainstream media. It’s not.
The putative arrival in 2012 of objects from another world is no more believable than the Mayan calendar claim that the world will end in that same year, internet stories notwithstanding!
Dr. Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
Originally posted by SavedOne
Originally posted by svetlana84
Sorry when I disappoint some folks, I just checked the SETI website, typed Spaceships into the search, and got this article:
Internet Rumor of Inbound 2012 Spaceships Untrue
NO Spaceships Headed for Earth
www.seti.org/page.aspx?pid=1539
SETI is supposed to be the source of the original Story/Hoax/April's fool joke and they are denying it..
You beat me to it, here's the text from the above link:
Internet Rumor of Inbound 2012 Spaceships Untrue
NO Spaceships Headed for Earth
Has the SETI Institute discovered three objects en route to our world? Alien spacecraft that will arrive in 2012?
If you believe a widespread story now being circulated on the internet, and published by the ironically named “Pravda” [english.pravda.ru...], you might think so. But it’s all nonsense – it’s a rumor, a hoax, and a fabrication that uncritical web sites have reprinted without checking.
A few aspects of the story that are obviously suspect:
1.The objects, now described as a few hundred kilometers in size, and “beyond the orbit of Pluto”, were apparently discovered by SETI using the HAARP radio array. To begin with, the HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) instrument is located in Alaska. The position of the three “incoming” objects is given as -90 degrees declination – or the south celestial pole. Anyone versed in even elementary geometry can recognize that you can’t see this part of the sky from Alaska! In addition, and of clear import, neither the SETI Institute nor any other SETI project makes use of HAARP.
2.In the original version of this article www.examiner.com... purported SETI astrophysicist Craig Kasnov is quoted as saying that the three objects are in-bound. No one named Craig Kasnov has ever worked at the SETI Institute. There is a media and conservation professional by name of Craig Kasnoff, who – with David Gedye – came up with the idea of the SETI@home screen saver many years ago. But he has explicitly noted that he has nothing to do with this story, and in fact the article itself points out that it is referencing “Kasnov” not “Kasnoff.” So the story rests on the testimony of a fictional character.
3.If the SETI Institute had, indeed, found three clearly artificial objects headed for Earth (or just about anywhere else), that news would be found here on its web site. It would also be in the mainstream media. It’s not.
The putative arrival in 2012 of objects from another world is no more believable than the Mayan calendar claim that the world will end in that same year, internet stories notwithstanding!
Dr. Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
SETI is a well-respected organization, if they do ever discover spaceships heading our way then you can bet it will be all over the mainstream news in short order.
Originally posted by loves a conspiricy
haha this site gets weirder and more mad every day LOL
To the OP....your not the first person to make such claims with NO proof. You will continue to believe this is real because you want it to happen for some weird sadistic reason...or because you feel you are special in some way and privy to knowledge us others arent.
You have been here a matter of weeks yet you know it all right?? Take your time to read through some threads about this subject...there are many. All with 0 evidence.
ATS should seriously have a personality test before joining up so we dont have to keep seeing pages and pages of nonsense being posted by new members. Yea....im not exactly a long time member, BUT, i dont come up with stupid stories about imaginary spaceships and the such.
Originally posted by iWokeUp
Originally posted by loves a conspiricy
haha this site gets weirder and more mad every day LOL
To the OP....your not the first person to make such claims with NO proof. You will continue to believe this is real because you want it to happen for some weird sadistic reason...or because you feel you are special in some way and privy to knowledge us others arent.
You have been here a matter of weeks yet you know it all right?? Take your time to read through some threads about this subject...there are many. All with 0 evidence.
ATS should seriously have a personality test before joining up so we dont have to keep seeing pages and pages of nonsense being posted by new members. Yea....im not exactly a long time member, BUT, i dont come up with stupid stories about imaginary spaceships and the such.
Well each to there own....im guessing your one of those people that believes that earth is the only planet with life on it, and that the bible is real ??
Move along son, nothing to see here...!
Dont judge someone and expect not to be judged back..
Originally posted by pop_science
reply to post by Skate
I'm not familiar with the show, but wasn't it called the "The Alyona Show"? ...I'll answer my own question here I just googled it and yes the show is named after her and her full name is "Alyona Minkovski".
edit on 6-4-2011 by pop_science because: I cant type.
Originally posted by loves a conspiricy
Originally posted by iWokeUp
Originally posted by loves a conspiricy
haha this site gets weirder and more mad every day LOL
To the OP....your not the first person to make such claims with NO proof. You will continue to believe this is real because you want it to happen for some weird sadistic reason...or because you feel you are special in some way and privy to knowledge us others arent.
You have been here a matter of weeks yet you know it all right?? Take your time to read through some threads about this subject...there are many. All with 0 evidence.
ATS should seriously have a personality test before joining up so we dont have to keep seeing pages and pages of nonsense being posted by new members. Yea....im not exactly a long time member, BUT, i dont come up with stupid stories about imaginary spaceships and the such.
Well each to there own....im guessing your one of those people that believes that earth is the only planet with life on it, and that the bible is real ??
Move along son, nothing to see here...!
Dont judge someone and expect not to be judged back..
haha quite the opposite on both points
But as you say....each to their own
Some will use logic, reason and evidence....others will use nothing but faith and bad mis informed information.
I dont visit the HOAX area much so i probably wont come across you again