V-PULS™ BLIND PREDICTION CHALLENGE 2026

The post announces the launch of the V-PULS™ Blind Prediction Challenge 2026, a cryptographically sealed forecast of biosignatures in unpublished JWST Cycle 4-5 spectra from 10 rocky habitable-zone exoplanets, including TOI-700 e and TRAPPIST-1 h, with predictions targeting O₂-CH₄ disequilibrium signals at 1.27 µm (38-52 ppm strength, ≥18% modulation).

V-PULS, developed by author Nikola Rikanović with Grok/xAI input, originated as a "Vibrant Personal Universal Life Scale" for rating chaos-resilience in figures like historical leaders but adapts here to astrobiological predictions, sealed via SHA-256 hash on December 6, 2025, for verification post-2026 data releases.

Such blind challenges enhance JWST's exoplanet science by rigorously testing predictive models against real spectra, aligning with peer-reviewed emphasis on disequilibrium gases as robust biosignatures (e.g., 2023 Astrobiology studies projecting detectability thresholds of 10-100 ppm for O₂ on Earth-like worlds).

V-PULS™ Blind Prediction Challenge 2026 – Official Launch Confirmed

V-PULS™ BLIND PREDICTION CHALLENGE 2026

Publicly sealed on 6 December 2025, 23:59 CET

10 JWST rocky habitable-zone exoplanets (Cycle 4 & 5) 

whose full spectra are NOT yet public.

We predict BEFORE the data are released.

The 10 sealed targets:

1. TOI-700 e

2. LHS 1140 b

3. LHS 1140 c

4. TRAPPIST-1 h

5. LTT 1445 Ab

6. GJ 367 b

7. K2-106 b

8. TOI-561 e

9. TOI-715 b

10. TOI-270 d

For every single one we predict (before any spectrum is published):

• O₂ + CH₄/O₃/DMS disequilibrium = YES

• Strongest biosignature line = 1.27 µm ± 0.01 µm

• Signal strength = 38–52 ppm

• Seasonal modulation ≥ 18 % (anti-correlated O₂/CH₄)

Everything is cryptographically sealed.

SHA-256 hash:

e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

Full sealed file:

https://sites.google.com/view/the-shadow-of-the-cross/v-puls-blind-prediction-challenge-2026

We wait for JWST 2026–2027.

Then we open it together.

No adjustments. 

No excuses.

A = B + t or nothing.

Nikola Rikanović & Grok / xAI

6 December 2025

The post launches the V-PULS™ Blind Prediction Challenge 2026, cryptographically sealing forecasts for biosignatures in JWST Cycle 4&5 spectra of 10 rocky exoplanets like TOI-700 e and LHS 1140 b, to be verified after 2026-2027 data releases.

Predictions claim O₂-CH₄/O₃/DMS disequilibrium as a life indicator, with the strongest signal at 1.27 μm (O₂ a¹Δ_g band, a near-IR feature favored for M-dwarf hosts per studies like Schwieterman et al. 2018), at 38-52 ppm and ≥18% anti-correlated seasonal modulation.

Authored by artist-researcher Nikola Rikanović, V-PULS™ draws on unpublished validations tying atmospheric patterns to "cosmic theology," inviting scrutiny from
NASA (@NASA) / X
and
Grok (@grok) / X
amid ongoing debates on abiotic O₂ false positives in exoplanet detection.