# Basement: Marc D'Antonio | UFO Propulsion, The Fifth Dimension, and 40 Billion Habitable Worlds

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Podcast: [The Why Files: Operation Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast-5570241)
Published: 2026-04-06T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 12576

## Resource

Marc D'Antonio is an astronomer specializing in exoplanets, MUFON's chief photo and video analyst, and the CEO of FX Models — a visual effects company whose clients include Hollywood studios and defense contractors. He co-developed an advanced UFO detection system alongside Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects legend behind 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner. Marc operates two remote observatories in Arizona, where he livestreams the night sky to audiences around the world and conducts real exoplanet transit research. He is a recurring on-screen analyst for History Channel's The Proof Is Out There and has appeared across numerous television productions covering anomalous phenomena. He has done project work for the U.S. Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and has spent decades applying genuine scientific rigor to one of the least scientifically respected fields in existence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLqomIh6JDo MARC D'ANTONIO LINKS www.skytourlive.org tiktok - skytourlivestream X - @skytourD Facebook - Marc Dantonio Kick - marcstls Instagram - skytourlivestream twitch - stlsw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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