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Russia's Su-57, test pilot claims it can "easily kill" F-35

Russia’s Su-57 will ‘Easily Kill’ the F-35 claims Russian Pilot, as the Fighter Enters Service

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Section 31

Section 31: The Military Coders Who Hacked How We Track Objects in Space 

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UFO

The Decades-Long UFO Taboo the Biden Administration Will Have to Face

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ceres station

Can Humanity Build a Space Station on Ceres?

Jazz Shaw·January 22, 2021
Astrophysicist Pekka Janhunen has published a paper claiming that humans could be living on a space station orbiting Ceres.
Hubble

Hubble Spies a Stellar “Ghost” Last Seen at the End of the Roman Empire

Micah Hanks·January 21, 2021
The Hubble Space Telescope is helping astronomers study the remains of a star that exploded nearly 1700 years ago.
Trump signs order on threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems

Trump Signs Order on Threats Posed By Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Tim McMillan·January 19, 2021
In one of his final acts as president, Trump signs an executive order aimed at addressing threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems. 
B-21 Hanger in Palmdale, California

Air Force Says Second B-21 Raider Currently In Production

Tim McMillan·January 18, 2021
The Air Force recently announced the production of a second B-21 Raider, and revealed first flight for the stealth bomber should come in 2022.
hottest year on record

NASA Analysis Says 2020 Is Tied for The Hottest Year on Record

MJ Banias·January 18, 2021
Last week, NASA announced that 2020 was the hottest year on record beating 2016 by one-tenth of a degree Celsius.
A Stanford University researcher claims facial recognition software can reasonably predict a person's political affiliation based solely on facial features.

Disturbing Study Says Facial Recognition Can Determine Political Affiliation

Tim McMillan·January 18, 2021
New research claims facial recognition software can reasonably predict a person's political affiliation based solely on facial features. 
chinese aircraft carriers

Are the New Chinese Aircraft Carriers a Threat?

Jazz Shaw·January 15, 2021
China has announced it is building new aircraft carriers and increasing her naval power. Does this represent an increasing threat?
brain implants

Brain Implants Allow Quadriplegic Man To Feed Himself

Christopher Plain·January 15, 2021
Researchers developed brain implants and AI-controlled limbs that allowed a quadriplegic man to feed himself using his thoughts.
Ghost Fleet Overlord

Ghost Fleet Overlord Passes Latest Sea Trials

Tim McMillan·January 14, 2021
The Navy says its Ghost Fleet Overlord recently proved itself capable of sailing nearly 5,000 nautical miles autonomously.
Thousand Talents Program

Senior NASA Scientist Pleads Guilty To Lying About Ties To China’s ‘Thousand Talents Program’

Tim McMillan·January 14, 2021
On January 13, 2021, a former senior NASA scientist pled guilty in Manhattan federal court for making false statements about...
darpa nightvision

New DARPA Night-Vision Tech Will Be As Simple As A Pair of Glasses

Ryan Sprague·January 14, 2021
DARPA is developing night-vision technology that uses a single lens making a set of goggles no bigger than a pair of glasses.
government ufos

Shocking Documents Show Government Paid Millions to Chase UFOs and Werewolves

MJ Banias·January 13, 2021
A Debrief investigation and new unredacted documents shows the odd history of a secretive government program into UFOs and the paranormal.
secretive technology

A Secretive Technology Could Be Bad News For Capitol Rioters

Tim McMillan·January 12, 2021
Unbeknownst to them, a secretive technology that might have been in use could spell bad news for pro-Trump extremists who...
quantum mechanics

Birds May Use Quantum Mechanics to Navigate Says New Study

Christopher Plain·January 12, 2021
A new study may prove that a bird's ability to navigate using magnetic fields may actually exist in the realm of quantum mechanics.
robot empathy

New Study Shows Robots May Be Able to Have ‘Empathy’

MJ Banias·January 11, 2021
A new study from Columbia University has proven that a robot can anticipate another robot's actions based solely upon visual cues. Empathy may be next.
space hotel

The ISS is Going to Have a Space Hotel

Christopher Plain·January 11, 2021
Space hotels are a science fiction staple, but have remained out of reach until now. Axiom is building one and NASA is funding it.
russia drone

Russia Developing a New Unmanned Aerial ‘Drone Killer’

Christopher Plain·January 8, 2021
Russia is developing a 'drone killer' that will be able to hunt down and destroy lethal enemy drones to fill a major gap in their air defense.
Counter drone strategy

Pentagon Releases New Counter-Drone Strategy

Tim McMillan·January 8, 2021
The Pentagon just released its new joint forces counter-drone strategy, detailing their plans for addressing small unmanned aircraft threats.
spaceports

Spaceports: The vacation hub of the future?

Mike Damante·January 8, 2021
The future of vacations may come sooner than expected. As industries prepare for commercial space travel, spaceports are being planned...
capitol hill rioters

Capitol Hill Rioters Scrub Their Social Media in Race Against Archivists

MJ Banias and Christopher Plain·January 7, 2021
To secure as much evidence as possible, researchers are scraping the internet to create an archive of evidence for the Capitol Hill Riot.
Sandia

Sandia Labs Will Begin Developing Novel Alloys Using Machine Learning

MJ Banias·January 7, 2021
Sandia National Labs announced it has successfully deployed machine learning to aid in developing novel alloys and materials.
Jacques Vallee

Silicon Valley Technologists Interested In Swiss UFO Case

Christoph Kummer·January 6, 2021
UFOs are seen in Switzerland too, and when one left behind physical evidence, top scientists in California took notice.
Arachne

Air Force Spacecraft Will Beam Solar Power to Earth

Christopher Plain·January 5, 2021
The Arachne spacecraft is scheduled for launch in 2024. It is built to capture solar energy, convert it and then transmit that power to Earth. 
Nevernight Connection

The Nevernight Connection – A ‘Candy Store’ for Espionage

Tim McMillan·January 5, 2021
Dramatically shaking his head, “Five years working side-by-side. You think you know a guy,” mutters the fictional Rob Carson with palpable disgust.  In the next scene, a static video characteristic of a police car-mounted camera captures a sheriff’s deputy, gun...
space propulsion

A Pair of New Propulsion Systems May Soon Push Us Deeper into Space

Christopher Plain·January 4, 2021
With upcoming missions like Artemis, even more cutting-edge space propulsion systems will become crucial to meet our space fairing goals.
Nashville Bombing

The Nashville Bombing, an In-Depth Analysis of this Bizarre Event

Tim McMillan·January 4, 2021
Early Christmas morning, residents of the trendy condos along Second Avenue overlooking the bustling historic district of downtown Nashville, Tennessee,...
robot Dance

Our Future Robot Overlords Will Have Sick Dance Moves

Ryan Sprague·January 3, 2021
Boston Dynamics dropped a viral video recently featuring their various robots dance to The Contours' "Do You Love Me." It is pretty awesome.
unidentified aerial object

Police, FAA Notified After Sightings of Unidentified Aerial Object Over Hawaii

Micah Hanks·January 2, 2021
An unidentified aerial object that recently appeared in the night sky over Honolulu resulted in 911 calls to local law enforcement, as well as inquiries with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Private Satellite

Private Satellite Launches Are Going into Hyperdrive As Two New Companies Enter the Market

Christopher Plain·January 2, 2021
Milestones reached in December 2020 by new private satellite start-ups Astra and Orbex have shifted commercial launches into hyperdrive.
farewell 2020

Farewell 2020: Five Cosmic Stories We Didn’t Cover But Wish We Had

Ryan Sprague·December 31, 2020
As we say "farewell to 2020," and welcome 2021 with open arms, here are five cool space stories we missed and wish we hadn't.
UFOs

UFOs Are Still a Mystery, and 2020 Showed Us the DoD is Paying Attention

Micah Hanks·December 31, 2020
2020 has seen many advances related to unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, but the subject remains a historical mystery and a challenge to science.
robotic combat vehicles

Robotic Combat Vehicles and AI Aircraft Announced by U.S. Military

Christopher Plain·December 30, 2020
A trio of recent announcements in December indicate that the US military is investing in robotic combat vehicles and AI fighter aircraft.
7 minutes of terror

NASA Video Shows Upcoming Mars Lander’s “7 Minutes of Terror”

Christopher Plain·December 30, 2020
In a new video, NASA shows how the Perseverance rover will have "7 Minutes of Terror" before being placed on Mars by its lander.
UAP Task Force

UAP Task Force to Provide Report to Senate Intelligence Committee

Ryan Sprague and Tim McMillan·December 29, 2020
While the Intelligence Authorization Act for 2021 has been passed, questions remain about a forthcoming report by the Navy's UAP Task Force.
gravitational waves

Gravitational Waves Could Solve A Great Cosmic Mystery

Micah Hanks·December 29, 2020
New research suggests that gravitational waves may help unravel questions about the current rate of expansion of our universe.
technosignature

Meet The Scientists Hunting for Alien Technology Through ‘Technosignatures’

MJ Banias·December 28, 2020
The scientists who search for extraterrestrial technosignatures are coming up in the astronomy world and they want you to know it.
Santa Spaceflight

Santa Approved For Spaceflight, Says FAA

Tim McMillan·December 24, 2020
In a first, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says they have approved Santa for spaceflight. Last week, NASA tipped off...
Santa Quantum Mechanics

Is Santa Claus a Myth or a 5th Dimensional Time Traveler?

Christopher Plain·December 24, 2020
Quantum physics and time travel may be able to solve how Santa Claus is able to make all those deliveries in just one night.
exoskeleton companies

China Used Exoskeletons to Recover Lunar Material

MJ Banias·December 23, 2020
China's recent use of powered bodysuits to recover lunar material coincides with rapid growth occurring among exoskeleton companies.
Hypersonic missile

Europe At The Forefront of Hypersonic Missile Defense

Christopher Plain·December 23, 2020
Europe may be technologically poised to lead the world in defense against future hypersonic missiles via its space-based TWISTER program.
NASA

NASA Reached New Heights in 2020, While Aiding the Fight Against COVID-19

Micah Hanks·December 23, 2020
Overcoming all obstacles, NASA made waves in 2020, setting the stage for future missions to Mars, while managing to aid in pandemic relief.
spy satellite photos

Declassified Cold War-Era Spy Satellite Photos Reveal the Impact of Environmental Change

Micah Hanks·December 22, 2020
A team of scientists using formerly classified spy satellite photos released through an Executive Order have revealed the hidden changes warfare brings to landscapes.
alien civilizations

Physicists Say Milky Way Is a Graveyard of Alien Civilizations

Collin Jones·December 22, 2020
New research conducted Caltech physicists suggests that the Milky Way galaxy may be full of self-annihilated extraterrestrial civilizations.
mystery signal

SETI Detected A Mystery Signal From A Nearby Star

Christopher Plain and MJ Banias·December 21, 2020
A team of researchers from SETI have detected a mystery signal coming from Proxima Centauri, our closest cosmic neighbor.
comet chasingimage

New ‘Comet Chaser’ Spacecraft Will Lurk in Orbit Waiting for A Target

Christopher Plain·December 20, 2020
Part of the European Space Agency’s Comet Intercept mission, a 'comet chaser' probe will lurk in orbit waiting for a target to come along.
Capella Space

New Commercial Satellite’s Images Are So Clear They Raise Privacy Concerns

Ryan Sprague and MJ Banias·December 19, 2020
Capella Space just announced that it has created a satellite so powerful that it can see through walls and take crystal clear photos anywhere.
space force

Space Force to Triple in Size by 2021

Collin Jones·December 19, 2020
As the U.S. Space Force nears its first anniversary, the plan is to expand from 2,400 active-duty troops to 6,400 by the end of 2021.
Lunar Base

NASA Exploring Possibly 3D Printing a Lunar Base

Mike Damante·December 18, 2020
A Texas-based company, ICON, wants to help NASA return to the Moon in 2024 by 3D printing a lunar base from moon dust.
Quantum Teleportation

Quantum Teleportation Achieved, Say Team of Leading Scientists

Tim McMillan·December 18, 2020
A group of leading scientists announced the first-ever successful demonstration of sustained long-range, high-fidelity, quantum teleportation.
Cozy Bear

Cozy Bear — Russia’s Cyberspies Suspected In Latest Government Hacks

Tim McMillan·December 18, 2020
Earlier this week, The Debrief reported U.S. government networks were targeted by a Russian hacking group called Cozy Bear, in...

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