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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE remnants of the object. He comments that over the last 75 years, about 35 scientific expeditions have gone to the Tunguska site but al have come back empty-handed. I recently asked Dr Foot how large he thought the mirror matter objec responsible for the Tunguska even would have been. He replied that i would likely be similar to the explosion of an asteroid of severa hundred thousand tonnes. Therefore, it seems just possible that on the morning of 30 June 1908 an enormous mirror matter objec skimmed passed the Earth, causing evidence of phenomena involving remnants of the object. showed that the craft were slowing gravity but without a corresponding He comments that over the last 75. down more than expected; in fact, mass to account for it. years, about 35 scientific expeditions they were closer than they should Imagine you are driving your car have gone to the Tunguska site but all have been by thousands of kilometres. below a cliff and hear a very large have come back empty-handed. While this is small compared with the bang on the roof. You would I recently asked Dr Foot how large distance travelled, it is still immediately stop and jump out to he thought the mirror matter object statistically significant. Direct investigate. The large rock lying on responsible for the Tunguska event measurement of the speed of the he road would satisfy you as to the would have been. He replied that it spacecraft using the Doppler effect cause of the bang. But what if there would likely be similar to the confirmed that they were slowing was no rock or any other explanation explosion of an asteroid of several down more than would have been or what had happened? hundred thousand tonnes. expected if just due to the Sun's Therefore, it seems just possible gravity. As measurements of their The Tunguska Event that on the morning of 30 June 1908 positions were repeated over time, Let's consider an event that an enormous mirror matter object this discrepancy grew. The conclusion appened on 30 June 1908 when a_ skimmed passed the Earth, causing was that whatever was causing the violent explosion took place over anomaly was still acting on the he valley of the Stony Tunguska wo craft. River in central Siberia. People There has been no generally ,000 kilometres away heard the ...the 1908 Tunguska accepted explanation for this blast, and seismographs in . discrepancy until quite recently. western Europe registered the explosion may have been Dr Foot and Professor Raymond Richter-five shock wave. the result of a collision of a Volkas, a physicist also at the Unbelievably, it took 12 years me " University of Melbourne, claim before the first research mirror matter space body hat these anomalies are expedition visited the site to with the Earth. explainable if there is mirror gas or dust in our solar system. They believe that mirror matter exerting trees covering an area of 2,150 a drag on the Pioneer spacecraft square kilometres. An examination could account for their decrease of the epicentre of the explosion damage on a scale not seen since. in velocity. In their research paper, revealed no traces of meteorite How thankful we can be that it chose they ask: "How else can you explain investigate, but the devastation remained: 80 million flattened fragments. to strike a remote area of Siberia that both Pioneers, on opposite ends of However, physicist Dr Robert Foot, rather than one of our major cities, as the solar system, experience the same of the University of Melbourne in _ it usually does in movies! force pushing in the same direction?” Australia and author of the book Shadowlands,’ has another explanation Pioneer Spacecraft Anomalies Terrestrial Experiments for the Tunguska event. He says in his Let's consider further what other Proof of mirror matter continues to research article’ that the 1908 evidence there is to support the idea build as physicists around the world Tunguska explosion may have been of a mirror Universe. On 2 March 1972 engage in a desperate race to find the the result of a collision of a "mirror the Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched, — evidence right here on Earth. matter" space body with the Earth. followed on 5 April 1973 by Pioneer 11; There are currently more than 30 He comments that the inner 300 both are now in the outer reaches of experiments taking place in various square kilometres of trees were our solar system. Since their countries, looking for evidence of this burned from above, suggesting a huge departure, both spacecraft have been mysterious substance. Until very explosion in the atmosphere at an contacted regularly to obtain details recently these experiments had altitude of between about 2.5 and 9.0 _ of their outward progress. yielded no results, leading many to kilometres which produced a It was predicted that as the two believe that they were based on downward spherical shockwave. Pioneer spacecraft escaped from the flawed theories. Then, just months He adds that it is hard to believe solar system, they would naturally ago, came the first hint of success. that such a large amount of slow down slightly because of the An Italian group, which has spent extraterrestrial material could just influence of the Sun's gravity. But some years in an experiment called vanish without leaving behind any examination of the transmitted data) DAMA/LIBRA, recently announced evidence of phenomena involving gravity but without a corresponding mass to account for it. Imagine you are driving your car below a cliff and hear a very large bang on the roof. You would immediately stop and jump out to investigate. The large rock lying on the road would satisfy you as to the cause of the bang. But what if there was no rock or any other explanation for what had happened? "mirror matter" space body with the Earth. are damage on a scale not seen since. How thankful we can be that it chose to strike a remote area of Siberia rather than one of our major cities, as it usually does in movies! Pioneer Spacecraft Anomalies Let's consider further what other evidence there is to support the idea of a mirror Universe. On 2 March 1972 the Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched, followed on 5 April 1973 by Pioneer 11; both are now in the outer reaches of our solar system. Since their departure, both spacecraft have been contacted regularly to obtain details of their outward progress. It was predicted that as the two Pioneer spacecraft escaped from the solar system, they would naturally slow down slightly because of the influence of the Sun's gravity. But examination of the transmitted data Terrestrial Experiments Proof of mirror matter continues to build as physicists around the world engage in a desperate race to find the evidence right here on Earth. There are currently more than 30 experiments taking place in various countries, looking for evidence of this mysterious substance. Until very recently these experiments had yielded no results, leading many to believe that they were based on flawed theories. Then, just months ago, came the first hint of success. An Italian group, which has spent some years in an experiment called DAMA/LIBRA, recently announced NEXUS ¢ 51 ...the 1908 Tunguska explosion may have been the result of a collision of a AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com