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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa186)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa051.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/uk/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/uk/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/06\/uk\/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl","crawl_time":1774814139,"first_indexed_time":1578999697,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2020\/01\/06\/uk\/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Aliens definitely exist and they could be living among us on Earth, says astronaut Helen Sharman | CNN","meta_descriptions":["Aliens definitely exist, Britain’s first astronaut has said – and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far. Learn more."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Unable to load video\nPlease try again later.\nError occurred while fetching labs\nVideo Ad Feedback\nPentagon will start investigating UFO sightings\n01:28\n• Source:\nCNN\nLatest Videos\n16 videos\nVideo Ad Feedback\n'It's not about the money': Mother speaks out after landmark social media lawsuit\n06:28\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nWhite House says Trump-Xi summit is back on\n02:29\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nFormer Facebook engineering director turned star witness on landmark Meta, YouTube ruling\n05:50\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nPentagon will start investigating UFO sightings\n01:28\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nTSA agent facing eviction after weeks without pay\n03:22\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\n‘Have I Got News For You’ reacts to Jeffrey Epstein look-a-like 'Palm Beach Pete'\n01:43\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nNASA is sending people back to the moon. Here's why they aren't landing\n03:39\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nArtemis II crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center ahead of historic launch\n00:53\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nTrump touts productive talks with the people who 'seem to be running' Iran\n05:45\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nIran makes new threats against US troops in region\n01:42\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nWatch: Florida officials share details on Tiger Woods arrest\n03:01\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nAfter latest Israeli settler attack, IDF soldiers detain CNN crew\n05:03\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\n'My joy is my protest': Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' show\n03:07\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nCongress 'should have done this': TSA officer speaks out as Senate passes funding for DHS\n03:21\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nStranded at sea by the Iran conflict\n03:11\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nSenate moves to fund most of DHS in rare overnight session\n00:53\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\n'It's not about the money': Mother speaks out after landmark social media lawsuit\n06:28\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nWhite House says Trump-Xi summit is back on\n02:29\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nFormer Facebook engineering director turned star witness on landmark Meta, YouTube ruling\n05:50\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\nPentagon will start investigating UFO sightings\n01:28\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nTSA agent facing eviction after weeks without pay\n03:22\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nVideo Ad Feedback\n‘Have I Got News For You’ reacts to Jeffrey Epstein look-a-like 'Palm Beach Pete'\n01:43\nNow playing\n• Source:\nCNN\nCNN\n — \nAliens\ndefinitely exist, Britain’s first astronaut has said – and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far.\nHelen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir space station in 1991,\ntold the Observer\nnewspaper on Sunday that “aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it.”\n“There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,” she went on. “Will they be like you and me, made up of carbon and nitrogen? Maybe not.”\nAd Feedback\nAd Feedback\nThen, in a tantalizing theory that should probably make you very suspicious of your colleagues, Sharman added: “It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them.”\nSharman was the first of seven Britons to enter space.\nThe chemist spent eight days as a researcher on the space mission when she was 27, making her one of the youngest people to enter orbit.\nNASA rovers are\ntrawling Mars\nfor evidence of past or present life forms, but humankind’s endless fascination with extraterrestrial life forms has so far proved fruitless.\nSharman is not the only person to speculate that we’ve had brushes with aliens, though.\nA former Pentagon official who led a secret government program to research potential UFOs, revealed in 2017, told CNN at the time that\nhe believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth\n.\nElsewhere in her interview, Sharman said there is “no greater beauty than looking at the Earth from up high.”\n“I’ll never forget the first time I saw it,” she added.\nSharman also discussed her frustration with observers defining her by her sex. “People often describe me as the first British woman in space, but I was actually the first British person. It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man,” she said.\n“When\nTim Peake\nwent into space, some people simply forgot about me. A man going first would be the norm, so I’m thrilled that I got to upset that order.”\nCNN has reached out to Sharman for comment.","attrs_markdown":"Thank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\n\nAd Feedback\n\n[World](https:\/\/cnn.com\/world)\n\n[Africa](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/africa)\n\n[Americas](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/americas)\n\n[Asia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/asia)\n\n[Australia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/australia)\n\n[China](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/china)\n\n[Europe](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/europe)\n\n[India](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/india)\n\n[Middle East](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/middle-east)\n\n[United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/united-kingdom)\n\n[More]()\n\n[Africa](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/africa)   [Americas](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/americas)   [Asia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/asia)   [Australia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/australia)   [China](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/china)   [Europe](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/europe)   [India](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/india)   [Middle East](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/middle-east)   [United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/united-kingdom)\n\n[Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)   [Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/06\/uk\/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/06\/uk\/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)\n***\nEdition\n\n[US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\nEdition\n\n- [US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n***\n[Africa](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/africa)\n\n[Americas](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/americas)\n\n[Asia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/asia)\n\n[Australia](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/australia)\n\n[China](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/china)\n\n[Europe](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/europe)\n\n[India](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/india)\n\n[Middle East](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/middle-east)\n\n[United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/united-kingdom)\n***\nFollow CNN\n\nDownload the CNN App\n***\n\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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While To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science was the first to obtain a copy, it should be available to any member of the press or public via the Freedom of Information Act. This footage was captured by a U.S. Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet using the Raytheon ATFLIR Pod that was being operated by a highly trained aerial observer and weapons system operator whom the government has spent millions of dollars to train](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nVideo Ad Feedback\n\nPentagon will start investigating UFO sightings\n\n01:28\n\nNow playing\n\n• Source: [CNN](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/)\n\n![tsa worker.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nTSA agent facing eviction after weeks without pay\n\n03:22\n\nNow playing\n\n• Source: [CNN](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/)\n\n![HIGNFY\\_3A10\\_Horizontal Clip\\_Thumbnail\\_CLEAN.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nVideo Ad Feedback\n\n‘Have I Got News For You’ reacts to Jeffrey Epstein look-a-like 'Palm Beach Pete'\n\n01:43\n\nNow playing\n\n• Source: [CNN](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/)\n\nSee more videos\n\nCNN\n\n—\n\n[Aliens](https:\/\/cnn.com\/2019\/09\/20\/us\/ufo-sightings-history-scn-trnd\/index.html) definitely exist, Britain’s first astronaut has said – and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far.\n\nHelen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir space station in 1991, [told the Observer](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2020\/jan\/05\/astronaut-helen-sharman-this-much-i-know) newspaper on Sunday that “aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it.”\n\n“There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,” she went on. “Will they be like you and me, made up of carbon and nitrogen? Maybe not.”\n\nAd Feedback\n\nAd Feedback\n\nThen, in a tantalizing theory that should probably make you very suspicious of your colleagues, Sharman added: “It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them.”\n\nSharman was the first of seven Britons to enter space.\n\n![Sharman became the first Briton in space in 1992.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nSharman became the first Briton in space in 1992.\n\nJack Taylor\/Getty Images Europe\/Getty Images\n\nThe chemist spent eight days as a researcher on the space mission when she was 27, making her one of the youngest people to enter orbit.\n\nNASA rovers are [trawling Mars](https:\/\/cnn.com\/2019\/02\/28\/world\/nasa-rovers-atacama-desert-scn\/index.html) for evidence of past or present life forms, but humankind’s endless fascination with extraterrestrial life forms has so far proved fruitless.\n\nSharman is not the only person to speculate that we’ve had brushes with aliens, though.\n\n[![The US Department of Defense has released video showing reports of a UFO flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) The US Department of Defense has released video showing reports of a UFO flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004 US Department of Defense via The New York Times Related article Aliens, flying discs and sightings -- oh my! A short history of UFOs in America](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/09\/20\/us\/ufo-sightings-history-scn-trnd\/index.html)\n\nA former Pentagon official who led a secret government program to research potential UFOs, revealed in 2017, told CNN at the time that [he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth](https:\/\/cnn.com\/2017\/12\/18\/politics\/luis-elizondo-ufo-pentagon\/index.html).\n\nElsewhere in her interview, Sharman said there is “no greater beauty than looking at the Earth from up high.”\n\n“I’ll never forget the first time I saw it,” she added.\n\nSharman also discussed her frustration with observers defining her by her sex. “People often describe me as the first British woman in space, but I was actually the first British person. It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man,” she said.\n\n“When [Tim Peake](https:\/\/cnn.com\/2016\/06\/18\/world\/astronaut-tim-peake-returns-from-space\/index.html) went into space, some people simply forgot about me. 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Error occurred while fetching labs Subtitles - Off Video Ad Feedback Pentagon will start investigating UFO sightings 01:28 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) Latest Videos 16 videos ![thumb\_22487147\_1735391.608\_thumb.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback 'It's not about the money': Mother speaks out after landmark social media lawsuit 06:28 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Chinese leader Xi Jinping, left, and US President Donald Trump. ](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback White House says Trump-Xi summit is back on 02:29 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![CNN aircheck screenshot 3.25.2026 Arturo Béjar.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback Former Facebook engineering director turned star witness on landmark Meta, YouTube ruling 05:50 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![title: Go Fast: Official USG Footage of UAP for Public Release duration: 00:02:05 site: Youtube author: null published: Fri Mar 09 2018 14:44:19 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) intervention: no description: GO FAST is the third of three official USG videos selected for release after official review by multiple government organizations. 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While To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science was the first to obtain a copy, it should be available to any member of the press or public via the Freedom of Information Act. 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Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir space station in 1991, [told the Observer](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/05/astronaut-helen-sharman-this-much-i-know) newspaper on Sunday that “aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it.” “There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,” she went on. “Will they be like you and me, made up of carbon and nitrogen? Maybe not.” Ad Feedback Ad Feedback Then, in a tantalizing theory that should probably make you very suspicious of your colleagues, Sharman added: “It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them.” Sharman was the first of seven Britons to enter space. ![Sharman became the first Briton in space in 1992.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Sharman became the first Briton in space in 1992. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images The chemist spent eight days as a researcher on the space mission when she was 27, making her one of the youngest people to enter orbit. NASA rovers are [trawling Mars](https://cnn.com/2019/02/28/world/nasa-rovers-atacama-desert-scn/index.html) for evidence of past or present life forms, but humankind’s endless fascination with extraterrestrial life forms has so far proved fruitless. Sharman is not the only person to speculate that we’ve had brushes with aliens, though. [![The US Department of Defense has released video showing reports of a UFO flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) The US Department of Defense has released video showing reports of a UFO flying off the coast of San Diego in 2004 US Department of Defense via The New York Times Related article Aliens, flying discs and sightings -- oh my! A short history of UFOs in America](https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/us/ufo-sightings-history-scn-trnd/index.html) A former Pentagon official who led a secret government program to research potential UFOs, revealed in 2017, told CNN at the time that [he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth](https://cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/luis-elizondo-ufo-pentagon/index.html). Elsewhere in her interview, Sharman said there is “no greater beauty than looking at the Earth from up high.” “I’ll never forget the first time I saw it,” she added. Sharman also discussed her frustration with observers defining her by her sex. “People often describe me as the first British woman in space, but I was actually the first British person. It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man,” she said. “When [Tim Peake](https://cnn.com/2016/06/18/world/astronaut-tim-peake-returns-from-space/index.html) went into space, some people simply forgot about me. A man going first would be the norm, so I’m thrilled that I got to upset that order.” CNN has reached out to Sharman for comment. 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Error occurred while fetching labs Video Ad Feedback Pentagon will start investigating UFO sightings 01:28 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) Latest Videos 16 videos ![thumb\_22487147\_1735391.608\_thumb.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback 'It's not about the money': Mother speaks out after landmark social media lawsuit 06:28 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Chinese leader Xi Jinping, left, and US President Donald Trump. ](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback White House says Trump-Xi summit is back on 02:29 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![CNN aircheck screenshot 3.25.2026 Arturo Béjar.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Video Ad Feedback Former Facebook engineering director turned star witness on landmark Meta, YouTube ruling 05:50 Now playing • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![title: Go Fast: Official USG Footage of UAP for Public Release duration: 00:02:05 site: Youtube author: null published: Fri Mar 09 2018 14:44:19 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) intervention: no description: GO FAST is the third of three official USG videos selected for release after official review by multiple government organizations. 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While To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science was the first to obtain a copy, it should be available to any member of the press or public via the Freedom of Information Act. 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Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir space station in 1991, [told the Observer](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/05/astronaut-helen-sharman-this-much-i-know) newspaper on Sunday that “aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it.” “There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,” she went on. “Will they be like you and me, made up of carbon and nitrogen? Maybe not.” Ad Feedback Ad Feedback Then, in a tantalizing theory that should probably make you very suspicious of your colleagues, Sharman added: “It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them.” Sharman was the first of seven Britons to enter space. The chemist spent eight days as a researcher on the space mission when she was 27, making her one of the youngest people to enter orbit. NASA rovers are [trawling Mars](https://cnn.com/2019/02/28/world/nasa-rovers-atacama-desert-scn/index.html) for evidence of past or present life forms, but humankind’s endless fascination with extraterrestrial life forms has so far proved fruitless. Sharman is not the only person to speculate that we’ve had brushes with aliens, though. A former Pentagon official who led a secret government program to research potential UFOs, revealed in 2017, told CNN at the time that [he believes there is evidence of alien life reaching Earth](https://cnn.com/2017/12/18/politics/luis-elizondo-ufo-pentagon/index.html). Elsewhere in her interview, Sharman said there is “no greater beauty than looking at the Earth from up high.” “I’ll never forget the first time I saw it,” she added. Sharman also discussed her frustration with observers defining her by her sex. “People often describe me as the first British woman in space, but I was actually the first British person. It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man,” she said. “When [Tim Peake](https://cnn.com/2016/06/18/world/astronaut-tim-peake-returns-from-space/index.html) went into space, some people simply forgot about me. A man going first would be the norm, so I’m thrilled that I got to upset that order.” CNN has reached out to Sharman for comment.
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