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Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found in Our Cosmic Backyard

Christopher Plain·February 7, 2023

An earth-sized exoplanet that is orbiting within its star's habitable zone has been spotted a mere 31 light years away from Earth, offering astronomers and astrobiologists a tantalizingly close new target in the search for extraterrestrial life.

China Calls U.S. Shoot-Down of Spy Balloon “Indiscriminate Use of Force.” International Law Says Otherwise.

Micah Hanks·February 6, 2023

China’s outrage in response to the U.S. shoot-down of a suspected spy balloon falls limp in light of the facts.

Pentagon Secretly Working To Unleash Massive Swarms of Autonomous Multi-Domain Drones to Dominate Enemy Defenses

Tim McMillan·February 3, 2023

The Pentagon is secretly developing a new program to unleash thousands of autonomous drones to dominate enemy defenses.

Unexpected Discovery Seemingly Defies Long-Held Experimental Law of Physics, Research Team Claims

Micah Hanks·February 1, 2023

A discovery involving variance in friction at different speeds between two different kinds of surfaces seemingly defies an experimental law of physics, according to newly published research.

Mysterious Beams of Light and Curious Spirals: Hawaii’s Subaru-Asahi Star Camera Keeps Capturing Bizarre Scenes in the Night Sky

Tim McMillan·February 1, 2023

From eerie blue spirals to ghostly green beams of light, the Subaru star camera keeps capturing mysterious scenes in the night skies over Hawaii.

Experts Say This is The Safest Place to Survive a Nuclear Blast Wave

Christopher Plain·January 31, 2023

Researchers modeling the effects of a nuclear missile explosion have found the safest type of building, as well as the safest place within that building, to survive the concussive effects of a nuclear blast wave.

De-Extinction Company Colossal Gets a Mammoth Investment, Wants to Resurrect the Dodo.

Colossal Biosciences says it wants to bring the DoDo back to life...

MJ Banias·January 31, 2023

Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to return the Dodo bird from extinction after 150 millions dollar rase.

“Revolutionary” Detonation Propulsion System May Propel Future Crewed Missions Into Deep Space

Micah Hanks·January 30, 2023

NASA has announced the initial development and testing of its first full-scale rotating detonation propulsion rocket engine (RDRE) are complete.

Russia Wants To Use Robotic Tanks To Combat Advanced Western Armor in Ukraine. It’s Likely a Fantasy

Tim McMillan·January 27, 2023

Russia claims it is developing a robotic tank that will be capable of destroying advanced Western battle tanks. Defense experts says that's doubtful.

New Evidence of Elusive ‘Time Crystal’ Detected by Physicists, and You Won’t Believe Where They Found It

Micah Hanks·January 26, 2023

A team of Yale physicists says they have detected evidence of a time crystal in a very unlikely place, according to new research.

Watch This Liquid Metal Robot Escape From Jail, Just Like ‘Terminator 2’

Christopher Plain·January 26, 2023

A new video shows a human-shaped robot escaping from jail by turning itself into a liquid metal state, like Terminator 2, and then slipping through the bars.

Krypton-Fueled Ultra-Powerful Plasma Thrusters Could Drive Interplanetary Exploration

Christopher Plain·January 25, 2023

Ultra-efficient plasma thrusters, sometimes called ion thrusters or Hall thrusters, that are used almost exclusively in orbit could soon become much more powerful by using krypton gas instead of xenon.

U.S. Air Force Awards Contract For Development of Secretive New Air-Launched Advanced Seeker

Micah Hanks·January 25, 2023

A new advanced seeker designed for maritime strike missions is currently in development, according to the United States Air Force and its division responsible for development of aerospace warfighting technologies.

Mystery Killer of Crustaceans on UK Coast Linked to Unknown Pathogen, Government Report Says

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2023

A rash of “apocalyptic” crustacean deaths in recent months along England’s northeastern coast could involve an unknown pathogen, according to a new report

Nuclear Force in Question as Physicists Report Observation That Could Challenge Our Current Understanding

Micah Hanks·January 24, 2023

A team of physicists says they have observed the most significant isospin mixing recorded to date during beta-decay experiments, a finding that could upset our current accepted understanding of the nuclear force.

Mysterious Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Are Quietly Continuing to Launch Attacks Deep Within Russia

Tim McMillan·January 23, 2023

Ukraine has been quietly carrying out strikes deep inside Russian territory using what appears to be a mysterious new type of kamikaze drones.

“Gravity Batteries” in Underground Mines Around the World Could Enable Long-Term Energy Storage

Micah Hanks·January 23, 2023

Scientists are looking at a novel new way of utilizing "gravity batteries" built from decommissioned mines for energy storage.

China Says They Are Solving a Major Hypersonic Hurdle with Metamaterials and WiFi

At hypersonic speeds, communication is impossible. Or, at least it was...

MJ Banias·January 20, 2023

The Chinese government announced it has allegedly solved the issue of communication for hypersonic missiles and aircraft using WiFi and metamaterials.

NASA’s Geotail Mission, Which Unraveled Auroras and Mysteries of Earth’s Magnetosphere, Finally Ends

NASA Says Farewell to its Geotail Spacecraft After Three Decades of Service

Micah Hanks·January 20, 2023

NASA has announced that its Geotail spacecraft, a joint project with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has ended operations after three decades in orbit.

Transonic Experimental Aircraft in Development as NASA and Boeing Work to Produce New Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

Micah Hanks·January 19, 2023

A new transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) aircraft design is in development, following an announcement from NASA that it has chosen Boeing to lead the design and production of a new full-scale demonstrator aircraft.

Scientists Confirm Observation of Mysterious “Cherenkov Effect” in Two-Dimensional Space

Micah Hanks·January 18, 2023

Scientists in Israel have confirmed the first experimental observation of Cherenkov radiation while confined in two dimensions, according to new research.

Experimental Military Spacecraft LDPE-3A Launches to Defend U.S. National Security in Space

Micah Hanks·January 18, 2023

The experimental military spacecraft LDPE-3A was successfully launched into orbit earlier this week as part of the U.S. Space Force as part of its Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE) program.

Energy Teleportation and Negative Energy Observed in Quantum Research Breakthrough

Micah Hanks·January 17, 2023

The first experimental demonstration of quantum energy teleportation on real quantum hardware has been observed, according to new research that also cites observations of negative energy.

U.S. Department of Energy is Testing Materials For Building “Next Generation of Fusion Reactors”

Micah Hanks·January 16, 2023

Physicists working at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility (NFF) are involved in tests with materials they hope to use in the construction of next-gen fusion reactors.

Embracing Fearlessness: New Research Discovers Way To Block Fear Responses Through Electrical Stimulation of the Brain

Tim McMillan·January 16, 2023

During recent experiments, scientists discovered a way to turn prevent fear responses by providing electrical stimulation to a specific brain region.

Pilots May Notice Something Missing from the FAA’s Newest Aeronautical Charts

Micah Hanks·January 13, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen to remove areas outside the United States on all its visual flight rules (VFR) aeronautical charts, according to a notice the agency issued late last year.

New Government UAP Report Outlines the DOD’s Latest Investigations Into ‘Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena’

Micah Hanks·January 12, 2023

A new government report details the latest findings in the DOD's ongoing investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Becomes Less Likely After Recent War Games Suggests it Would Be an Incredibly Bloody and Costly Venture

Tim McMillan·January 12, 2023

Recent wargames by military experts found that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be an extraordinarily costly campaign that would likely end in a Chinese defeat.

Rocky Exoplanet Nearly the Same Size as Earth Found in Star’s Habitable Zone

Christopher Plain·January 12, 2023

NASA and MIT researchers using the TESS telescope say they have spotted a nearly Earth-sized exoplanet hanging out in its star's habitable zone.

Deep Underground Laboratory Reveals Results of Hunt for Quantum Gravity, String Theory

Christopher Plain·January 11, 2023

A team of researchers looking to unify the theories of quantum gravity with the Standard Model of Particle Physics have gone underground, literally.

“No Evidence of a Cyberattack” Behind FAA System Outage That Grounded U.S. Flights, Biden Says

Micah Hanks·January 11, 2023

The cause of an FAA system outage that grounded all U.S. domestic flights on Wednesday remains unknown, officials say.

A Major Breakthrough Could Mean Realistic Autonomous Bird-Like Drones Are On The Horizon

Tim McMillan·January 10, 2023

Engineers working on the GRIFFIN Project recently made a significant breakthrough in developing the world's first true bird-like drones.

New Discovery Deepens Our Understanding of Extreme Phenomena Involving Neutron Star Collisions

Micah Hanks·January 10, 2023

A new discovery that could potentially hasten our knowledge about physics in some of the universe’s most extreme areas has been revealed from data collected by astronomers over the last several decades.

This Awesome Flying Motorbike Will Be the World’s First Multi-Mission Air Utility Vehicle

Micah Hanks·January 9, 2023

A new line of aircraft set to be the fastest and most powerful micro VTOL air utility vehicles ever built will include a piloted “motorbike” aircraft for civilian and military applications.

Virtually Undetectable, Semisubs Could Become the Ideal Military Spy Vehicle

Christopher Plain·January 6, 2023

Researchers behind a prototype semi-sub autonomous craft say their approach could offer commercial clients a more efficient way of transporting cargo and provide the military with a whole new type of nearly invisible autonomous spycraft.

By Producing Two Entangled Beams of Light, Researchers Have Achieved a Breakthrough in Quantum Physics

Micah Hanks·January 5, 2023

Researchers in Brazil have achieved a quantum breakthrough by succeeding in the creation of a source of illumination that produces two separate entangled beams of light, according to new research.

DARPA Selects Boeing’s Aurora for Potentially Game-Changing X-Plane

Christopher Plain·January 4, 2023

DARPA has selected Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to design and possibly build a potentially game-changing X-plane.

‘Keep Out, We’re Here’: The Moon Could Become a Chinese Territory Warns Head of NASA

Tim McMillan·January 3, 2023

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warns that losing today's space race could mean China declaring the moon as its own sovereign territory.

Planetary Scientists Used This New Model to Crack a Pair of Puzzling Astronomical Mysteries

Micah Hanks·January 3, 2023

A pair of puzzles that planetary scientists have observed amidst 3,800 different planetary systems may have been solved, with the aid of a new model that considers the influence of various forces on young planet formation.

HAARP Facility Experiment Bounces Radio Signals Off Space Object to Help Boost Planetary Defense

Micah Hanks·January 2, 2023

A 500-foot asteroid was recently the target of radio signals emitted by Alaska's HAARP facility, as part of an effort to enhance our ability to detect potentially deadly space objects.

Harnessing the Power of Quantum Mechanics, Physicists Discover a New Method of Observing Objects Without Looking at Them

Tim McMillan·December 29, 2022

By harnessing quantum mechanics, physicists have discovered a new way to observe objects without directly looking at them.

Ayahuasca’s Plant-Based Healing Effects May Be Enhanced by Traditional Music, New Research Shows

Micah Hanks·December 28, 2022

The positive effects of Ayahuasca may get a boost when paired with traditional music, according to a new study.

U.S. Developing Glide Phase Interceptor and Other Key Technologies to Combat Hypersonic Weapons Threats

Micah Hanks·December 27, 2022

American aerospace companies are working to develop innovative defense capabilities amidst new reports of Russia's increased use of hypersonic missiles.

U.S. Dept. of Energy Plasma Discovery Unravels Odd Solar Phenomenon, Offers Clues to Cosmic Mysteries

Micah Hanks·December 26, 2022

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) say they have untangled a solar mystery, in a breakthrough that could help resolve many lingering questions in astrophysics.

$858 Billion Defense Bill Signed into Law by Biden Includes “Unprecedented” Legislation on “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena”

Micah Hanks·December 24, 2022

President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 into law, which includes provisions related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).