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    Did NASA spot an alien spaceship near Mercury?

    A massive flying object flashes near the planet and then vanishes — sending UFO enthusiasts into a frenzy

    The video: UFO believers are touting new evidence that E.T. is out there. Video taken by NASA's STEREO spacecraft (watch it below) shows a giant, glowing object mysteriously appearing alongside Mercury before vanishing completely. Some viewers are convinced that what NASA cameras captured is actually a gigantic alien spaceship. "It definitely looks like a ship to me, and very obviously, it's cloaked," says YouTube user siniXster in a viral video.

    The reaction: "Is that a giant alien death star ship parked over by Mercury? asks Hamilton Nolan at Gawker. No, it's not. "Professional scientists" explain that it's "actually an image of Mercury itself, which appears due to the way the telescope imagery is double-processed to enhance its clarity." Yes, sorry to be a killjoy, says Ian O'Neill at Discovery News. But "sadly for siniXster, conspiracy theorists, ufologists, and Star Trek buffs, there's no Klingons off Mercury's starboard bow." I blame those "pesky scientists." Why must "they have an answer for everything? So annoying." See for yourself:

     

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    200 comments

    • Buzz of Isher  •  Tokyo, Japan  •  5 mths ago
      "Professional scientists" explain that it's "actually an image of Mercury itself, which appears due to the way the telescope imagery is double-processed to enhance its clarity.

      Ya know, while I don't think there are spaceships there, that line above sounds like pure Bullchit to me. Why not just call it swamp gas mirroring off of the moon by way of Jupiter? Makes as much sense.
    • al s  •  Dallas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      that was virgin air's test flight...
    • Labyrnith278  •  Panama City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I can't imagine going through life with ideas as closed minded as "we're the only intelligent life form in the whole of the universe and beyond". Thanks mom for making sure I was not gullible enough to swallow everything my government tells me.
    • Robert F  •  Bossier City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      of course they will try to cover it up...an image of Mercury itself .. how stupid do theythink people are? oh wait I forgot most people are stupid, gullible, fearful and cowards
      • Miles 5 mths ago
        Well, you are.
    • tom  •  Minneapolis, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It's the Wisconsin Unions trying to get more signatures to recall Governor Walker.
    • al s  •  Dallas, United States  •  5 mths ago
      first stop on the way to the sun for re-fueling...
      • Gilligan 5 mths ago
        LOL... "last gas for 10,000,000,000,000 miles"
      • Miles 5 mths ago
        All I can say is lol.
    • W  •  Huntsville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Nasa has done NOTHING but lie to us since day one! I see NO reason for them to start telling the truth about ANYTHING! When an interviewer asked Neil Armstrong if he lied about some things, Neils reply was,"NO, I LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING!"
      • Anthony 5 mths ago
        Because if these so called "Scientists" admitted that there is alien life out there(which ironically, every civilization,from Sumeria to Native America,including most people in the 21st century knows there is) than they all would be out of a job.
      • Prescious 5 mths ago
        I don't know. It seems to me that, if anything, it would renew interest in the space program and increase funds and jobs.
      • Miles 5 mths ago
        When was that interview? I don't think I caught it. BUT I do think I need more substantiation than some troll calling him or her self "W" saying that it happened. Need some documentation, sorry...
    • Emilyrose3rd  •  5 mths ago
      Whether it did or did not, one thing is fact. Aliens from other planetary systems have been coming to Earth for thousands and thousands of years. The evidence is becoming overwhelming. They are hundreds of thousands if not a million years more advanced than we currently are. I, had always wanted to see a UFO in my lifetime and believe that last week I saw my first one on a Saturday late afternoon in a partly cloudy sky. It ducked behind some clouds as me and my wife were headed to do some shopping. She saw it too. It was no airplane, helicopter, late day planet or distant star. No balloon or swamp gas. It was a round gleaming shining orb with a bright aluminum metallic look. I wish I could have seen it for a longer timeframe than about 45 seconds.
    • MusicAngel  •  Rosemead, United States  •  5 mths ago
      An image of Mercury? Last time I checked, Mercury was round....if not....I guess the Earth is flat!
    • Stephen  •  Sacramento, United States  •  5 mths ago
      What scares me is that there are so many people who believe this is an alien ship.
      Stop the world I want to get off! God help us.
    • malcolm  •  Wallingford, United States  •  5 mths ago
      that was Obama on his vaca on his way to make a deposit, the shiny thing is all the gold he has sucked out nof fort knox.
    • Art  •  Denver, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Just because the sewage of the media say it is true, does NOT make it so.

      Never forget that the utter lack of intelligence is the reason why these vermin became 'reporters' and 'journalists' in the first place.
    • A pirate 200 years too la ...  •  5 mths ago
      well I googled this story because no pics in this story and it came up as a huffington post story, that leaves me to not believe any of this story
      anything huff prints is a lie
    • a voice in the wilderness  •  Kansas City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      NOW alabama wants to change their illegal immigrant law,guess the mercury space ship must have scared some montgomery politicians lol lol and lol
      • 3rd world american 5 mths ago
        alabama shouldnt have to make these laws anyway, the federal dictatorship should be enforcing the laws we already have
    • James  •  Wilmington, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Lacking in real details, but interesting nonetheless. When ET life is documented and I believe it will one day...Humankind will be turned on it's collective head. When I say "life," I don't necessarily mean intelligent life. By the way...If Kascha_Kwan's photo is indeed her, she is fine!
    • Kascha_Kwan  •  Atlantic City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Fords look a lot like Mercurys
      • Miles 5 mths ago
        You are correct. They are actually manufacured by the same company.
      • Kascha_Kwan 5 mths ago
        hooray for me , I finally got something right !
    • Gatekeeper  •  Austin, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Like Roswell New Mexico it was just a weather Balloon.
    • dr_mabeuse  •  5 mths ago
      Just got through avoiding a solid 3 hours of Ancient Astronaut hogwash on the H2 channel that just about made me sick. What gets me is not just these people's total ignorance of history and archaeology and the most basic freshman-level physics, but how amazingly proud they are of it. 200 years ago they would have been using God to explain everything they didn't understand. These days they use UFO's and ancient astronauts.

      A sample of the kind of science and logic the show uses: "If we can journey to the moon and back, then isn't it possible aliens might have journeyed here from different galaxies?" Yeah, like "If it's possible for me to jump over a puddle in the street, then isn't it possible that I might jump over the Atlantic Ocean?"

      Oh, and people-- Please do try and remember that UFO means "Unidentified Flying Object." It DOESN'T mean, "alien spaceship." Most UFO sightings are just that: sightings of things no one can readily identify. Not being able to ID something does NOT mean it must be an Alien Spacecraft.
    • k00kiejawr  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Death Star anyone?? Maybe if it is a planet or ship we could have NASA send all of D.C. into orbit and rondezvous with it. Then we can go back to electing politicians that care about the country.
    • LaurieM  •  Miami, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I already vote NO to college grants for the aliens from outerspace!