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UAP Disclosure Act Receives Pushback From Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as Bipartisan Fight for Transparency Continues
A bipartisan measure aiming for disclosure of U.S. government records related to UFOs now hangs in the balance, according to sources who say it has come under fire by top politicians in Washington.
Disclosure and National Security: Should the U.S. Government Reveal What It Knows About UAP?
Should our elected officials seek out and initiate disclosure of information the U.S. government possesses about unidentified anomalous phenomena?
Eerie Glows and Electron Beams: What Were NASA’s ‘DISSIPATION’ and ‘BEAM-PIE’ Missions Investigating Over Remote Alaska?
NASA's DISSIPATION and BEAM-PIE missions recently launched a pair of rockets to investigate auroras and other phenomena over Alaska.
Why Is the United Kingdom So Far Behind on UAP Policy?
Despite official denials, there's evidence suggesting the UK government is still engaged in monitoring UAPs. Now is the time for a more transparent approach to foster understanding and support affected individuals.
Decoding the Cosmos: ‘A Sign in Space’ Reveals the Art of Interstellar Communication
SETI researchers, space scientists, and artists unite to collaborate on the convergence of SETI and art with “A Sign in Space.”
In Utah, The Largest and Oldest Organism of Its Kind is Breaking Its Ancient Silence
The oldest organism of its kind found anywhere on Earth is finding its voice, with the help of dedicated scientists and land managers.
World War III in Space? Defense Contractor BAE Systems is Betting Over $5 Billion on it.
BAE Systems' acquisition of Ball Aerospace underscores the rising potential for a major war in outer space.
Confirmation of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America Upends Once Accepted Timeline of Earliest Arrivals
New research has confirmed that fossil human footprints at White Sands National Park are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old.
Mining the Deep: Deep-Sea Metals Extraction Is Driving Innovative Tech, But Poses Potential Problems Too
Responsible deep-sea mining is possible with comprehensive safeguards and regulations in place. If done effectively, green tech may be able to flourish in the years ahead.
U.S. Department of Energy UAP Documents Reveal Puzzling Aerial Incursions Near American Nuclear Sites
Documents released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reveal new details involving unauthorized drones incidents and UAP sightings.
Industry 4.0 Metaverse Unlocked: How VR, AR, AI and 3D Technology Are Powering The Next Industrial Revolution
Immersive mixed reality can take us to digital places unlike anything in the real world, and it could power the next industrial revolution.
James Webb Space Telescope is Peering Back in Time and Upending Our Understanding of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope is changing astronomy, capturing stunning images of distant cosmic phenomena.
Stealth Extraterrestrial AI Probes: Reconsidering the UAP Mystery
Could some UAP sightings represent stealth extraterrestrial AI probes? A pair of Cornell regional science students explore this hypothetical solution to the UAP Mystery.
The Sol Foundation: How a New Think Tank of Academics is Applying ‘Cutting-Edge Research’ to the UAP Mystery
In an exclusive interview, Garry Nolan and Peter Skafish speak with The Debrief about the Sol Foundation, and how it aims to reframe the debate on UAP.
These Enigmatic Viking Symbols, Used in Ancient Encrypted Messages, Keep One of History’s Strangest Language Secrets
Why part of an ancient set of Viking symbols strangely vanished around 700 A.D. remains one of history's most perplexing linguistic mysteries.
Pilot UFO Sightings Collected by NASA Reveal Serious Safety Concerns Over Objects in U.S. Airspace
Incident reports describing recent U.S. pilot UFO sightings in controlled airspace convey the serious concerns aviators have about potential collisions with unknown objects, The Debrief has learned.
Move Over Skunk Works. Here Comes FalconWorks
Leading UK defense contractor BAE Systems has announced the creation of their new advanced projects division, FalconWorks.
Inside CounterCloud: A Fully Autonomous AI Disinformation System
The AI-powered disinformation experiment you've never heard of...
The AI-powered disinformation experiment you've never heard of...
CounterCloud, a totally autonomous AI disinformation system, gives a glimpse into how AI and disinformation will work together in the future.
Encountering Aliens: Exploring The Fascinating Speculative Science of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Physiology and Technology
Whether one is inspired by recent UAP news, or advances in space exploration, many believe that extraterrestrial intelligence exists. How soon might we finally discover it?
With Future Mars Missions on the Horizon, Participants in NASA’s CHAPEA Simulation Face Real World Challenges
In NASA's CHAPEA simulations, participants will meet challenges that foreshadow the real-world issues presented by future Mars missions.
A Comedy Writer and A Cartoon Voice Actor Respond to Recent AI Comedy Fail
A writer/producer for Family Guy and the voice of Looney Tunes' Yosemite Sam react to the recent failure of AI to write and understand comedy.
Meet the Artist Pushing the Canadian Government to Adopt an AI “Bill of Rights”
Canada's new AI laws are aimed to regulate artificial intelligence, but AI artist and author Tim Boucher says they don't go far enough.
Gravitational Waves Could Soon Revolutionize the Hunt for Intelligent Alien Civilizations. Here’s How.
Scientists say that gravitational waves could play a more significant role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in the decades ahead. Here's why.
Unexplained Magnetic Anomaly on the Moon Prompts NASA Investigation with Next-Generation Plasma Spectrometer
A plasma spectrometer has been delivered to NASA to assist the agency’s investigations into a mysterious area on the Moon that is the location of an unexplained magnetic anomaly.
Take Me to Your Lawyer: The Legal Aspects of Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence
An international lawyer looks at the legalities related to contact with an alien species.
An international lawyer looks at the legalities related to contact with an alien species.
An international lawyer examines the legal issues related to potential contact with extraterrestrial intelligence.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 31-33 (June 25-26 2023)
Might an iron peanut be worth ten thousand spherules, or nothing at all? Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project team's expedition to the Pacific waters off Papua New Guinea draws to a close.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage, Parts 11-13: June 18, 2023
More materials are recovered, and new questions surface, in this combined three-part entry covering Day 8 (June 18, 2023) of the Galileo Project team’s expedition.
What’s That Orbiting the Moon? Data Suggests a Lost Spacecraft Could be Lurking in Lunar Orbit
Recent calculations suggest a famous "lost" spacecraft could have been hiding for decades in orbit around the moon.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Parts 7 & 8
Strange Wires and Diverse Fragments in the Pacific Ocean Site of the First Interstellar Meteor
Strange Wires and Diverse Fragments in the Pacific Ocean Site of the First Interstellar Meteor
Strange Wires and other fragments are found during the Galileo Project's expedition to recover an interstellar object from the ocean floor.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Part 2
Seeking Extraterrestrial Artifacts In The Pacific Ocean
Seeking Extraterrestrial Artifacts In The Pacific Ocean
This second installment in a series documents Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb and the Galileo Project's expedition to recover an interstellar object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Diary of an Interstellar Voyage: Part One
It’s Easier to Seek For Potential Facts About Extraterrestrials on the Ocean Floor than to Get Them from Government.
It’s Easier to Seek For Potential Facts About Extraterrestrials on the Ocean Floor than to Get Them from Government.
Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb documents the Galileo Project's expedition to attempt the recovery of an interstellar object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin
In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former intelligence official turned whistleblower has told Congress and the IG that the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.
NASA, AARO and the Galileo Project Agree on the Need for a Scientific Study of UAP
Suppose NASA astronauts had images of technological objects hovering above Earth that are not identified as human made. Should they share the data with the public or worry that such an act would generate turmoil in society?
Self-Replicating Machines: The Ultimate Recipe for Long-Term Survival?
The dispersal of self-replicating machines throughout the Universe could be the ultimate recipe for long-term survival.
Could Advanced Civilizations Weaponize Black Holes?
Fortunately for those who favor interstellar peace, there is a major practical hurdle for manufacturing black holes technologically.
Garry Nolan: A Stanford Professor’s Quest to Resolve Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
The Debrief recently caught up with Stanford professor of pathology Garry Nolan, who discusses his research involving unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Cosmic Expansion: The ‘Horizon’ for Intergalactic Travel
Avi Loeb examines some of the limitations imposed on intergalactic travel through accelerated cosmic expansion.
It’s Time To Rethink Some Common Assumptions About UFOs
Professor of philosophy Michael Glawson, Ph.D., offers perspectives on common assumptions we have about UFOs, and why they need to change.
Will Your Home Be Hit by a Meteorite?
Could your home be hit by a meteorite? It isn't a frequent occurrence... but that doesn't mean it never happens.
Frontiers of Science: Our Survival in the Milky Way
The frontiers of science and our knowledge of the universe naturally lie on the boundary between the known and the unknown.
The Chicago O’Hare UAP Incident: Physics Team’s Analysis Offers a Fresh Look at This Famous 2006 Case
According to a group of physicists, witness descriptions of the famous 2006 Chicago O’Hare UAP incident are suggestive of a form of advanced propulsion that may one day revolutionize space travel.
This LGBTQ+ Non-Profit is Getting The Attention of the Space Industry by Breaking Down Barriers
"Gaaays in Spaaace" is pressing for more LGBTQ+ representation in the space industry, and they are using science fiction like Star Trek to do it...
"Gaaays in Spaaace" is pressing for more LGBTQ+ representation in the space industry, and they are using science fiction like Star Trek to do it...
LGBTQ+ non-profit "Gaaays in Spaaace" is pushing the space industry for change, and it's using science fiction like Star Trek to do it.
Here Are the Major Takeaways You Missed From the Recent Senate Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Here are the key takeaways you likely missed from the recent Senate hearings on AARO and unidentified aerial phenomena.
Is AI Alignment Research Akin to “Helicopter Parenting”?
AI alignment research aims to steer AI toward the intended goals or ethical principles of humans. But at what point are we over-parenting?
New Free VR Program, Psyrreal, Lets You Experience Psychedelic Trips Without Drugs
Researchers have created a new freely available VR program called Psyrreal that can simulate the subjective effects of psychedelic experiences.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Science “From Farm to Table”
Scientists, working with open data like the Galileo Project comprises, must help the U.S. government unravel the nature of UAP.
Discovering Extraterrestrials Offers Benefits, Not An Existential Risk
In 2010, Stephen Hawking warned that aliens might pose an existential risk to humanity, and that we should therefore be careful about broadcasting our existence to interstellar space.
The Strange Death of Rockstar and Tech Mogul Philip Taylor Kramer Remains Baffling Almost Three Decades After His Disappearance
The bizarre 1995 disappearance and reported suicide of Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer has left many wondering for decades what really happened.
Exotic Propulsion: Technological Probes From the Final Frontier
By studying interstellar objects, we may learn about new exotic propulsion methods that will make it easier for us to venture into interstellar space.