Israeli fighter jets strike Iran’s nuclear sites in retaliation for deadly barrage
Israel says roughly 50 of its fighter jets carried out dozens of strikes inside Iran overnight targeting the country’s nuclear development capabilities and its military and energy infrastructure.
The IDF says it has struck over 170 targets and more than 720 “military infrastructure components” in just three days of fighting as part of its “Operation Rising Lion.”
“Throughout the night, Israeli Air Force fighter jets flew over Tehran and struck infrastructure and targets of the Iranian nuclear project, under the guidance of the Intelligence Directorate,” the IDF said.
“The strike targeted more than 80 objectives, including the headquarters of the Iranian Ministry of Defense, the headquarters of the nuclear project (SPND), and additional targets where the Iranian regime hid the nuclear archive,” the statement continued.
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United States Embassy in Jerusalem has issued a security alert stating that American government workers and their families in Israel remain indoors, as Iran has hit the Jewish state with drone and missile strikes.
The alert, first made on Saturday and then posted again Sunday morning, comes as Iranian strikes have so far killed at least 10 people in Israel and injured upwards of 180.
“As a result of the current security situation and ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the U.S. Embassy has directed that all U.S. government employees and their family members continue to shelter in place until further notice,” the embassy’s alert, posted on its website and X, said.
“Given the proximity of missile and debris impacts, the U.S. Embassy has offered employees living near the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv the option to voluntarily relocate to new accommodations further away,” the alert continued.
Meanwhile, Israeli airspace remained closed, with arrivals and departures, according to a statement from an Israel Airports Authority spokesperson.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Ronn Blitzer
Israel President Isaac Herzog on Sunday mourned the Israeli victims killed in Iranian missile strikes overnight.
“A very sad and difficult morning,” Herzog wrote
on X.
“Our sisters and brothers were murdered and injured last night by criminal Iranian attacks against the civilian population in Bat Yam, Tamra and other communities. Jews and Arabs, veteran citizens and new immigrants, including children and the elderly, women and men,” he continued.
“I share in the heavy mourning of the families and grieve the terrible loss,” he added. “I pray for the recovery of the injured and to find the missing. We will mourn together. We will overcome together.”
At least eight people were killed and more than 200 were wounded in a series of strikes that hit parts of Israel, as dozens remain missing.
Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report
Israeli Defense Forces issued an evacuation order Sunday morning for Iranian civilians residing near weapons production facilities in Iran.
“Urgent warning to all Iranian citizens: All persons who are currently or in the near future present in or around military weapons production factories and their support institutions should immediately leave these areas and not return until further notice,” an IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
“Your presence next to this infrastructure puts your life at risk,” the statement continued.
Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Saturday that Beijing “explicitly condemns Israel” for its attacks against Iran and that it backs Tehran’s military response to protect its national sovereignty.
The comments were made when the two foreign ministers had a phone call on Saturday.
“China explicitly condemns Israel for violating Iran’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity,” Wang said. “China firmly opposes the brutal attacks targeting Iranian officials that have caused civilian casualties, and supports Iran in safeguarding its national sovereignty, defending its legitimate rights and interests, and protecting the safety of its people.”
“Israel’s actions severely violate the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as the basic norms of international relations,” he continued. “In particular, its attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities sets a dangerous precedent and could lead to catastrophic consequences.”
He added that China “supports the international community in upholding justice and speaking out promptly” and urges countries with influence over Israel “to make concrete efforts to restore peace.”
“China is willing to maintain communication with Iran and other relevant parties and continue to play a constructive role in easing tensions,” Wang said. “China hopes that Iran will ensure the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel.”
Fox News’ Landon Mion contributed to this report
Police identify suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses
Authorities have reportedly identified a suspect wanted in connection with an early-morning shooting that left one Minnesota lawmaker and her husband dead, and a second lawmaker and his wife injured.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is being sought for his alleged connection with the attack, according to authorities.
During a press conference, officials shared a photo of Boelter wearing a tan cowboy hat at a Minneapolis business shortly after the shootings on Saturday morning. An additional photo released by authorities shows the masked suspect wearing police-like tactical gear and carrying a flashlight.
Boelter is reportedly the CEO of Red Lion Group, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to his LinkedIn page. He is also listed as the director of Praetorian Guard Security Services, a security firm his wife reportedly filed to create, according to the company’s website.
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“I have been doing projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa for the last three years with the Red Lion Group,” Boelter wrote on his LinkedIn page last month, noting that he is currently open to work.
Boelter possesses an extensive security background, with experience in situations in Africa, North America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East – including the Gaza Strip – according to Praetorian Guard Security Services’ website. He has reportedly received security training by members of the U.S. Military and private firms, with the business’ website showcasing photos of tactical gear and other law enforcement-style uniforms.
Boelter’s family members and Praetorian Guard Security Services did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Boelter reportedly earned his PhD in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service from Cardinal Stritch University and was previously appointed to the state’s Workforce Development Board by two Minnesota governors, according to Fox 9.
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He was reportedly initially appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in 2016, before being reappointed by Gov. Tim Walz in 2019 as a private sector representative to the council. He previously served on the same board as Hoffman before his term expired in 2023.
The Minnesota Workforce Development Board did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in Brooklyn Park early Saturday in what Walz described as “targeted political violence.”
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“We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,” Walz said. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”
In a related shooting, DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot in Champlin. They are expected to survive and are out of surgery.
Police were called to the Hoffmans’ home shortly after 2 a.m. Upon finding the couple suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, officers were sent to Hortman’s home as a precautionary measure. When they arrived, authorities encountered an individual dressed as a police officer at the front door of the home and what appeared to be a patrol car parked outside.
“[The] suspect exploited the trust of our uniforms, what our uniforms are meant to represent,” Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said. “That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility.”
The gunman allegedly escaped through a back door of Hortman’s house following an exchange of gunfire with police, officials said.
Hortman reportedly died at the scene, while her husband was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
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Following the shooting, Boelter reportedly returned to his home, where he rented a room part-time, according to Fox 9. He then texted his two roommates, saying “I love you guys. I’ve made some choices and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while. I’ll be dead shortly. So I just want to let you know that I love you guys both. And wish it hand’s gone this way. I don’t want to say anything more, and implicate you in any way because you guys don’t know anything about this, but I love you guys and I’m sorry for all the trouble this has caused,” the local outlet reported.
Several AK-style firearms were recovered from the suspect’s vehicle, along with a pile of “No Kings” flyers – a nod to the anti-Trump administration protests sweeping the nation this weekend. Boelter is believed to be armed with a pistol.
Following the discovery, State Police Col. Christina Bogojevic asked people to not attend any of the protests scheduled throughout the state Saturday. Bogojevic said authorities do not have any evidence that the suspect would be targeting the protests, but added that police had discovered a pile of “No Kings” flyers inside a vehicle believed to be tied to the gunman.
President Donald Trump said in a White House statement that the FBI would aid in the investigation.
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“Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law. Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!”
The FBI directed Fox News Digital’s request for comment to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Authorities did not reveal a possible motive for the violence.
The Burnsville Police Department reminded the public to “stay safe and alert.”
“In light of today’s heartbreaking events involving MN lawmakers, we want to remind you to stay alert & safe. If something doesn’t feel right, call 911. Our dispatchers can verify officer identities in real time. Thank you for helping us keep Burnsville safe. We’re here for you,” the department wrote in a statement on X.
Boelter is described as having a height of 6’1″ and weighing approximately 220 pounds, with authorities warning he is considered to be armed and dangerous. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Boelter’s arrest. Officials are asking anyone with knowledge regarding his whereabouts to call 877-996-6222.
Trump delivers patriotic address as thousands gather for Army’s 250th anniversary parade
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s delivered remarks Saturday evening at a historic military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.
“Every other country celebrates their victories,” he said. “It’s about time America did too — that’s what we’re doing tonight.”
“As we celebrate tonight, we also think of the hundreds of thousands of Army soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice for our nation and selflessly laid down their lives in every war, from the revolution to the war on terror, to the Gold Star families with us today,” he said.
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He called the Army’s most famous leader, Gen. George Washington, an “indomitable commander” and laid out many of the major American victories from the Revolution onward: Gettysburg, Guadalcanal, Shiloh, San Juan Hill, the Argonne trenches and the Afghan mountainsides.
Through them “the Army has forged a legacy of unmatched courage, untold sacrifice, and unequaled and undying glory,” Trump said.
He spoke of Gen. John Corse, a Union commander shot in the face at the Battle of Allatoona Pass near Cartersville, Georgia, who was shot in the face but did not relent from the front lines against the Confederates.
“He fired off a message to his commander, ‘I am short a cheekbone and one ear, but I am able to whip the hell out of all of them’,” Trump recounted.
He also cited Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne, who, like Corse, was a Pennsylvania native known for his military fortitude.
Trump spoke of Wayne leading a midnight raid up the Palisades cliffs near Bear Mountain, New York, with only bayonets and no ammo to take on the British during the Revolution. Wayne took that order in stride, declaring to Washington: “Issue the order, sir, and I will storm into hell for you.”
Trump spent the rest of the parade seated, or often standing and saluting the troops, flanked by first lady Melania Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Thousands of Americans, including veterans, youth and dads celebrating Father’s Day, flocked to downtown D.C. wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and patriotic gear displaying Old Glory despite the balmy weather and brewing thunderstorms.
The crowds went wild with applause upon Trump’s arrival alongside first lady Melania Trump, an introduction accompanied by a gun salute as those in attendance chanted “U-S-A!” Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance also received widespread applause upon their introductions.
Live music poured through the crowds ahead of the parade, as paradegoers swayed to the music while fanning themselves in the summer D.C. heat. The crowds were heard singing “Happy Birthday” and chanting “We love Trump” after the parade officially kicked off.
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The parade stretched down Constitution Avenue, beginning near the Lincoln Memorial and concluding near the Washington Monument at about 9:30 p.m. The parade honors the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army, which was established one year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and coincides with Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday.
The patriotic event is part of Trump’s “Task Force 250,” which was established in January by an executive order and coordinates plans celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence July 4, 2026.
The parade included the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute team conducting a jump overhead of the crowds, multiple flyovers, WWII Jeeps on display and members of the military waving to the crowds while riding in massive tanks chugging down Constitution Ave. Cheers of “USA” broke out as Vietnam War-era tanks drove by a large crowd of people, the majority of whom had their phones ready to record the historic scene.
The parade, however, comes as riots and protests continue in Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport millions of illegal aliens who flooded the nation during the Biden administration and after Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran Thursday evening.
The parade faced stormy weather, with forecasters predicting thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and rain into the evening.
Protests in response to the military parade and recent ICE raids being conducted in Los Angeles are unfolding in cities nationwide. In Washington, a Refuse Fascism protest, an “equity march” in downtown D.C. and a “Pro-Democracy Picnic” at Fort Reno Park were scheduled for Saturday, Fox News Digital previously reported.
The security for the event has been incredibly tight, with Secret Service, police officers and military members stationed along entry checkpoints and walking among the throngs of people. Attendees were also required to go through metal detectors and undergo additional pat-downs to reach the parade route.
“No Kings” protesters converged on cities nationwide to protest what they say is Trump leading the nation like a “king,” though there will not be a “No Kings” protests in D.C. proper Saturday. Instead, those protests were held in neighboring towns and cities, such as in the Virginia cities of Alexandria and Arlington.
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Trump was asked about the “No Kings” protest during a Thursday bill-signing event at the White House.
“I don’t feel like a king,” Trump responded. “I have to go through hell to get stuff approved. A king would say, ‘I’m not gonna get this.’ A king would have never had the California mandate to even be talking. He wouldn’t have to call up (Speaker) Mike Johnson and (Senate Majority Leader John) Thune and say, ‘Fellas you got to pull this off’ and after years we get it done,” he said, referring to three resolutions he signed Thursday ending electric vehicle mandates originating in California.
“No, no we’re not a king. We’re not a king at all.”
Trump previously said any potential violent protesters targeting the parade will be met with a “very heavy force.”
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“If there’s any protest once they come out, they will be met with very big force,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “I haven’t even heard about a protest. But people that hate our country … they will be met with very heavy force.”
The parade has been celebrated by the administration as the “biggest” military parade in U.S. history.
“We love our military and take great pride in honoring our warfighters,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a May statement to Fox News. “In celebration of 250 years of the U.S. Army, we will throw the biggest and most beautiful military parade in our nation’s history.”
“The president is planning an historic celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday that will honor generations of selfless Americans who have risked everything for our freedom,” White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley added in a comment to Fox Digital in May, previewing the parade.
“Exactly 250 years ago, the first American patriots died for the cause of Independence. We owe our freedom to them and to every solider who has given their life for our nation in the 2½ centuries since.”
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Approximately 6,600 U.S. soldiers were scheduled to participate in the parade. The parade was also said to include 150 Army vehicles, including the Abrams tank and 50 aircraft, including the Black Hawk.
There was a flyover and a parachute jump and historical military reenactors.
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The parade comes after Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran Thursday evening after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern Iran was advancing its nuclear program. The strikes targeted Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed at least four Iranian military leaders.
Iran has said the strikes were a “declaration of war.”
“Two months ago I gave Iran a 60 day ultimatum to “make a deal.” They should have done it! Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Friday ahead of meeting with his National Security Council to discuss the strikes.
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Soccer team band unfurls anti-ICE banners during match amid nationwide unrest
The MLS team Austin FC’s band unfurled banners protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the team’s game vs. the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
Footage circulating on social media showed the team band holding banners that read “abolish ICE” and “no ICE in this melting pot.”
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The signs coincide with a day of national protests that some have labeled “No Kings” day and ongoing riots in Los Angeles over ICE Raids.
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Violence in Los Angeles began as a peaceful rally that devolved into chaos, with storefronts left vandalized, American flags burned, and police officers injured.
Meanwhile, Saturday’s demonstrations organized to counter a planned military parade in Washington, D.C. celebrating President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army—have drawn concern from both public safety officials and ordinary Americans wary of unrest.
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Organizers of the “No Kings” movement insist that this weekend’s events will remain peaceful. Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert told Fox News Digital that the protests are intended to be “peaceful, patriotic and focused on what regular Americans want and need.”
“The Trump administration is weaponizing our military domestically as a political tool. They are escalating tensions rather than resolving them, and our events will not play into their need for more chaos,” she said.
Retired NASA special agent says the real UFO mystery is much closer to home
In an era captivated by unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and government conspiracies, one former NASA official is cutting through the noise and casting doubt on aliens coming to Earth.
Joseph Gutheinz, a retired senior special agent with NASA’s Office of Inspector General and current criminal defense attorney, said it’s time to apply science, not speculation, to the debate.
“Prove it. Honestly, prove it,” he said to those who believe in the presence of UFOs on Earth.
“They’ve been claiming that there have been UFOs since the 1940s. And, you know, Area 51 supposedly houses UFOs,” he told Fox News Digital. “Have someone go in, look at Area 51.”
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Gutheinz said that during his work with the NASA Office of Inspector General, he would regularly get calls from individuals who believed they were abducted, or had a chip in their brain from aliens.
“What I used to tell my students was the possibility of anybody coming from another world to visit us was beyond unlikely,” he said. “And what I would tell the people that would call me up with these tales about being visited by aliens, see a psychiatrist.”
Citing astronomical distances and scientific understanding of the solar system, Gutheinz explained the improbability of any extraterrestrial visitors reaching Earth.
“There are up to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way. There are maybe one to two trillion galaxies in the universe. But the reality is this, the closest solar system is Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri A, B, and Proxima Centauri are the closest stars,” he said.
“The bottom line is that it’s 4.4 light years away, or 25 trillion miles away. And if somebody started flying to Proxima and Satori, or the other way around, it would take them over 70,000 years to get there,” he said. “Nobody is visiting us from another world, likely.”
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He pointed to moons like Europa, Ganymede, Titan, and Triton as the only plausible places for primitive life in our solar system.
“If there is life on any of those moons, it’s possible. Again, it is primitive, it is microorganisms, it’s nothing that’s going to visit us in a flying saucer.”
When asked whether such sightings could be explained as natural or spiritual phenomena, he suggested that it could be government testing.
“If you’re seeing something up there, and it’s real, it’s coming from the Chinese or the Russians or your next-door neighbor flying around with their drone,” he said.
Historical military secrecy, Gutheinz suggested, may have played a major role in fostering the UFO myths.
“I believe early on in the 1940s when all these UFO stories started coming up, it was because the military was probably testing some aircraft, and they didn’t want the Russians to know about it,” he said.
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“And so, if the UFO cover worked, and I would not be surprised if there are some people in the military and the government that played along with that in order to conceal our stealth technology, that is really remarkable, and they just don’t want to share that with other countries.”
“The bottom line is, I think that we use the UFO cover to hide a lot of things.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to NASA for comment.
Netanyahu sitting down with FOX’s Bret Baier as Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sit down with Fox News “Special Report” anchor Bret Baier for an exclusive interview amid his country’s military operation against Iran.
The live interview with Netanyahu will air Sunday during a special edition of “Special Report” at 12 p.m. ET. This marks Netanyahu’s first interview since Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program and leadership that began this week.
Israel launched sweeping airstrikes on Iran on Friday, targeting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities, military infrastructure and senior military and civilian leaders. Iran has since retaliated with a large-scale ballistic missile attack on Israeli cities, although many of the projectiles were thwarted.
Israel continued to expand its campaign on Saturday, striking at the capital of Tehran and Iran’s oil and gas program, and weakening Iran’s retaliatory capabilities.
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Baier’s interview with Netanyahu comes as Israel and Iran’s long-running proxy conflict has exploded and ignited fears of broader regional violence. Israel is already grappling with the Gaza war against the terrorist group Hamas that has captured global attention since 2023.
According to the IDF, the operation has already killed nine senior scientists and experts working on Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Netanyahu has described Operation Rising Lion as “one of the greatest military operations in history,” aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat. Addressing the Iranian people, he said they had been oppressed for 50 years by the same Islamic regime that has long threatened to destroy the State of Israel.
“The objective of Israel’s operation is to thwart the Islamic regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat to us. As we achieve our objective, we are also clearing the path for you to achieve your freedom.”
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“In the past 24 hours, we have taken out top military commanders, senior nuclear scientists, the Islamic regime’s most significant enrichment facility and a large portion of its ballistic missile arsenal. More is on the way,” he added. “The regime does not know what hit them, or what will hit them. It has never been weaker.”
President Donald Trump urged Iran in the aftermath of the strikes to come to the table and make a deal on its nuclear program.
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On Saturday, he posted on Truth Social that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken at length and agreed “this war in Israel-Iran should end,” while adding he urged Putin to end his war in Ukraine as well.
An encore of the “Special Report” exclusive interview will run at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Scientists baffled by ‘impossible’ radio waves found beneath Antarctic ice sheet
A group of researchers in Antarctica have found strange radio waves coming from below the ice.
According to the results published in the Physical Review Letters, the mysterious radio waves were discovered by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA).
During this experiment, the researchers analyzed signals traveling to Earth using a variety of instruments.
Using balloons to send the instruments up high into the atmosphere, the goal was to gain new understandings of cosmic events throughout the universe.
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According to the release, the reason Antarctica was the site of these experiments was due to little to no interference from other radio waves.
However, the researchers found radio waves transmitting from under the ice instead.
Stephanie Wissel, associate professor of physics, astronomy and astrophysics from Penn State, and one of the researchers discussed in a release by the college, revealed they discovered the radio waves while searching for a particle known as neutrinos.
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“The radio waves that we detected were at really steep angles, like 30 degrees below the surface of the ice,” Wissel said in the release.
Wissel went on to explain that the radio waves should have been undetectable.
The waves would have had to go through thousands of kilometers of rock and would have been absorbed into the rocks.
She also said in the release that the team of researchers had no answer about how these neutrinos were detected.
According to Wissel, neutrinos are important to the understanding of the universe due to emitted by high-energy sources and are typically hard to detect.
Wissel said that you could have a billion neutrinos passing through you at any moment but they don’t interact with you.
“So, this is the double-edged sword problem. If we detect them, it means they have traveled all this way without interacting with anything else. We could be detecting a neutrino coming from the edge of the observable universe,” Wissel said.
Once discovered, these particles can reveal data and information about cosmic events that even the most powerful telescopes can not.
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According to Wissel, the balloon is sent up 40 kilometers or 29 miles above the ice to catch emissions signals.
However, the researchers cross-referenced their findings with two other experiments and found that their results did not match up.
This means that what they found were not neutrinos but something else entirely.
Wissel said that there have been some theories that this could be dark matter, but it can’t be confirmed and remains a mystery.
“My guess is that some interesting radio propagation effects occur near ice and also near the horizon that I don’t fully understand, but we certainly explored several of those, and we haven’t been able to find any of those yet either,” Wissel said.
Diddy’s ex reveals NBA legends used as code names during trial testimony
As prosecutors neared the end of their witness list in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, multiple celebrities were mentioned in court.
Sports legends Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal were mentioned during the fifth week of trial testimony in the rapper’s sex trafficking and racketeering case.
Diddy’s trial began May 12 with opening statements. Throughout the past week of testimony, the jury mostly heard from the disgraced music mogul’s ex-girlfriend. Testifying under the pseudonym “Jane,” she told the jury about her relationship with the rapper beginning in 2021.
Jane detailed drug-fueled nights when Diddy allegedly forced her into having sex with male escorts while he watched.
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Here’s a look at the celebrities mentioned in court.
Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal
Diddy’s ex-girlfriend mentioned three basketball superstars during her testimony Tuesday. Jane, testifying under a pseudonym, told the jury she used nicknames to sometimes refer to Diddy and a male escort named Paul during the trio’s alleged “hotel nights.”
“Trifecta,” was one nickname. Jane explained they used it “because it’s three.”
“I think Sean was the one who said trifecta,” Jane testified. “And then it became trifecta.”
Jane also testified that they gave each other nicknames relating to famous sports stars Kobe Bryant, Shaq and Michael Jordan.
Jane was Bryant, Diddy was Jordan and the male escort was often referred to as Shaq, according to her testimony.
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Unidentified music ‘icon’
Jane testified that she went to another man’s “freak off” in January 2024 while on a break from their relationship. That man was an “icon in the music industry,” according to Jane. The “very successful rapper,” who was unidentified during testimony, invited Jane to travel to Las Vegas for his girlfriend’s birthday.
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During the trip, Jane claimed she ran into a male escort, Antoine, who had participated in “hotel nights” with her and Diddy. Antoine had sex with another woman while seven or eight people watched, according to Jane. She explained she was instructed to flash her breasts to the room after engaging in flirty banter with the unnamed rapper.
According to Jane, the rapper and Diddy were close.
Jane said Diddy did not find out about the trip until months later. He allegedly lashed out at his ex-girlfriend after reading messages about the trip on her phone.
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Yung Miami
Jane also brought up rapper Yung Miami during her testimony Tuesday. The music mogul began dating Caresha, known as Yung Miami, about six months to a year after Jane and Diddy began dating.
Jane agreed that she was hurt by the rapper’s relationship with Yung Miami because it was a “public relationship that looked from the outside to be a monogamous one.”
“Yeah, it was definitely not something that I signed up for,” Jane told the court. “I didn’t sign up to date a man that was in a public relationship.”
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Former President Barack Obama
Diddy’s former assistant, David James, testified May 20 that the rapper typically carried “25 to 30” undisclosed pill bottles. According to James, some of the pills were ecstasy.
“Can you describe the ecstasy that you saw him taking?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Slavik asked.
“There were various pills, but there was one that was in the shape of a former president’s face,” James explained.
“Which former president?” the prosecutor questioned.
“President Obama,” James answered.
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Usher
Former Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard testified Usher was at a dinner where Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly punched Cassie Ventura in the stomach.
“We were having a private conversation, and we were all sitting, eating at the tables together,” Richard recalled during her testimony. “When I say we, I mean some Bad Boy, some of our other label and even some celebrities were in the room. And they were secretly arguing, and he punched her in the stomach. Sean Combs punched her in the stomach.
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“She immediately bent over and then was — he was — he told her to leave because I could see him point out, and she went out and left the room.”
Richard claimed music executive Harve Pierre, two of Diddy’s assistants, the rapper’s security and Kalenna Harper were present for the West Hollywood dinner. During cross-examination, it was revealed that Richard hadn’t mentioned all of the celebrities at the dinner.
“Usher was there. Jimmy Iovine was there. Ne-Yo came through,” Richard eventually added. “There were a few others, too. I don’t recall those people, but those are the ones I remember talking to.”
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
Diddy’s former executive assistant, Capricorn Clark, mentioned both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey during her testimony May 27.
Clark claimed she thought Diddy’s ex, Cassie Ventura, was talented but was more of a studio artist.
“Why do you think she just had talent as opposed to being very talented?” Diddy’s lawyer asked the ex-assistant.
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“Um, talented to me is Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey,” Clark said. “Very talented is that level of performer, entertainer. Cassie was more of a studio artist.”
Clark described a studio artist as “a little bit more comfortable in the vocal booth to have a little bit of things equalized for you and, you know, engineered properly. Less of a live performer.”