Our solar system is an amazing place, and every day we learn something new about it and our place in the vast universe. However, there are theories that much of what is known about her is hidden from ordinary people and kept secret by various organizations.
Space is a fantastic place and maybe there is something happening in it that we don't need to know about? Here are some conspiracy theories related to our solar system.
1. Project Lucifer
In 2001 A Space Odyssey, extraterrestrials use strange technology to transform Jupiter into a second Sun, named Lucifer. The idea is that the second Sun will be the right size and temperature for the satellites that surround it to be habitable. This way you can create a place for alien life or new planets to colonize.
There is a theory that NASA has already tried and will continue to implement the Lucifer project.
They believe that the mission to protect the moons of Jupiter is a Lucifer project. Spacecraft use the radioactive substance plutonium-238 as fuel. Several years ago, an apparatus was dropped on Jupiter to protect satellites from the introduction of microorganisms from Earth.
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Conspiracy theorists, however, believe that this was done in order to test whether we can use the radioactive cargo to turn Jupiter into a star and implement the Lucifer project.
2. Velikovsky's theory in the book "Clash of Worlds"
Immanuel Velikovsky wrote a book where he expressed the theory that everything described in the Bible actually happened, but was caused by heavenly bodies. So, for example, he believed that Mars and Venus caused many cataclysms when they passed near our planet.
According to one of the statements, Venus rotates in the opposite direction and is not a normal member of the solar system. Her collision with the Earth caused the catastrophes described in the Old Testament.
3. Failed mission "Phobos Grunt" to Mars
Several years ago, Russia tried to send the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft to Mars. The device was supposed to go to Mars as soon as it reached Earth's low Earth orbit. Stations on Earth tried to establish contact with the device, but received only chaotic data. In the end, everything ended with the death of Phobos-Grunt.
There were those who believed that the curse of Mars was to blame for everything, because of which so many missions to Mars fail.
However, there was also a theory that the American project to study the ionosphere and auroras, known as HAARP, prevented Phobos-Grunt from leaving the atmosphere.
4. Hexagon at the pole of Saturn
In 2007, NASA released new images of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The photograph showed a huge hexagon at the planet's north pole. Its size was quite impressive: 4 planets Earth could fit inside.
Scientists could not explain the appearance of the hexagon, but there were those who made their assumptions.
Some people studied the photographs of the "Eyes of Saturn" in detail and noticed geometric shapes: a pyramid and two concentric circles, which led to the theory that there was some force in the center of the "eye".
So, for example, the same "eye" can be seen on the back of the dollar, which led the supporters of this theory to think that the hexagon was designed.
5. The first landing of a man on the moon
One of the most famous conspiracy theories is that there was no human landing on the moon, and the first photographs of the 1969 landing were falsified.
Proponents argue that there are many contradictions in the filming that demonstrate how impossible the landing was. In particular, light, atmospheric phenomena and other oddities indicate that everything was filmed not on the moon, but on the set.
There is also an opinion that it is possible that the landing of people did take place, but the video materials were falsified for the purpose of propaganda. In addition, there is a theory that alien life was seen on the moon, but the authorities are hiding this.
6. Hubble Telescope
Another little-known theory about the moon landing is the idea that it could be easily proven if the government wanted to.
As you know, the Hubble Telescope was launched into space, which is capable of taking photographs of distant galaxies. Thus, it would not be difficult to direct it to the moon and photograph all the lunar rovers that landed on the satellite. However, this was not done, which raises even more suspicion of the reality of the landing on the moon.
Some astronomers argue that the Hubble Telescope was designed to take images at great distances, and the apparatus would be difficult to distinguish from any other point.
7. Landing of the probe on the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Quite recently, the first ever successful landing of the Philae descent vehicle on the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet took place. However, the European Space Agency said strange sounds were heard from the comet during the mission.
According to conspiracy theory, the mission was actually not to a comet, but to an alien artifact. Others have suggested that it was a tower support, and UFOs are visible in the photographs in the background, but all this is hidden by the powerful.
8. Climate change in the solar system
Many people believe that the climate changes naturally, and not because of human actions. But there are those who believe that climate change is occurring as global warming is occurring throughout the solar system. They point to signs of climate change on Mars, Jupiter and other planets.
This means that global warming is not happening on Earth, but is getting hotter throughout the solar system.
9. Colonization of Mars
Some believe that the only hope for humans is the colonization of Mars. For many years we have been sending rovers there to see if life could or could exist there. There is also more and more talk of a manned mission to the Red Planet.
But there are people who are convinced that people have long been to Mars and founded a colony there. In 2014, a woman calling herself Jackie claimed to have worked for NASA and had seen evidence of colonies on Mars.
According to her story, she helped land the Viking spacecraft on Mars and saw two figures approaching the spacecraft. However, at this moment, the connection was interrupted, and when she tried to run into the room to take a closer look at everything, the doors were locked.
The woman claims that either they were aliens or people from Earth.
10. UFO over planet Earth
In January 2014, NASA interrupted the live broadcast of the Earth from the ISS at a time when a mysterious UFO-like object appeared over our planet. The agency said there were technical problems, which raised some suspicions.
Theories have surfaced that the interrupted live broadcast was an attempt to hide an alien ship, one of many that is constantly coming close to Earth's orbit. NASA did not comment on this event in any way.