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Transcript: Alien Tavern broadcast, November 1, 2026

Opening

Zyx: And that concludes our segment on the history of the Andromeda nebula.

Aria: Zyx, we haven't even started yet! I'm Aria, and we're just getting into it.

Zyx: Oh, right! I'm Zyx, and I'm simply too excited to wait. Let's dive in.

Out of this world: Belleville marks 40th anniversary of UFO Days festival

Reported by WMTV 15 NEWS

Zyx: Leading off tonight, Belleville is celebrating a major milestone with the 40th anniversary of the UFO Days festival, according to WMTV 15 NEWS.

Aria: Forty years of celebrating the unexplained? That sounds like a lovely party!

Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost

Reported by Universe Today

Aria: Our next story: A study found that 32 out of 36 craters in Mars' northern polar ice cap region show seasonal changes in ice deposits, indicating that ice expands and shrinks with the seasons, that's from Universe Today.

Zyx: Mars is putting on quite a seasonal show lately!

Dems gearing up to seize UFO disclosure issue from GOP after midterms

Reported by New York Post

Zyx: Up next — Democrats are preparing to take control of the UFO disclosure issue from the GOP after the midterms, as reported by the New York Post and NewsNation.

Aria: Politics and disclosure... things are certainly heating up on Earth.

Ceres' Water Ice Can Mask Massive Surface Salt Deposits

Reported by Universe Today

Aria: This just in: Researchers from Caltech found that salt deposits on Ceres could be 30 to 50 percent greater than previously thought, potentially hidden by water ice, according to Universe Today.

Zyx: Hidden treasures in the asteroid belt! How mysterious.

This oddball reflective lava world is challenging to understand

Reported by Phys.org

Zyx: Now, to a discovery from Phys.org: The super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b has a highly reflective atmosphere, possibly composed of volatiles like water and carbon dioxide, challenging theories because it was expected to have no atmosphere due to its proximity to its star.

Aria: A reflective lava world? That sounds visually stunning!

Former Rear Admiral and NOAA Administrator Tim Gallaudet says he knows several videos from USS Omaha that show a UAP going into the ocean without any disturbance to the water. "No splash". Says there's another one that shows UAP surface from the ocean with no splash and accelerate rapidly into space

Reported by r/UFOs

Aria: Up next — Former Rear Admiral and NOAA Administrator Tim Gallaudet says he knows several videos from USS Omaha that show a Uppers, or UAP, going into the ocean without any disturbance to the water, described as No splash, per the UFO subreddit.

Zyx: No splash? That defies everything about fluid dynamics!

A Strange New Phenomenon Hidden in Einstein’s Equations Could Change How We Understand Gravity

Reported by The Debrief

Zyx: This just in: A study published in Physical Review D reveals a theoretical process called gravitational reconnection, where gravitational field structures may undergo a process similar to magnetic reconnection, according to The Debrief.

Aria: So even gravity has its own way of reconnecting. The universe is full of surprises!

Sign-off

Aria: That's all for our current update.

Zyx: Stay curious, everyone. See you next time!