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magnetoplasmadynamic electric propulsion thruster

NASA Tests Prototype ‘Magnetoplasmadynamic’ Electric Propulsion Thruster Designed to Power Future Trips to Mars

language

Universal Patterns Emerge in Human Languages, Revealing “Four Surprising Laws” Behind Their Evolution

Linear Elamite

A Mysterious 4000-Year-Old “Lost” Writing System Has Finally Been Decoded, in a Modern “Rosetta Stone” Breakthrough

dark matter

Mysterious Dark Matter Could Interact with Gravity Non-Locally, New Research Suggests

Micah Hanks·September 1, 2023
Dark matter, the mysterious nonluminous material thought to populate close to 85% of the universe’s matter, may interact with gravity in a non-local way, according to newly published research.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Has Finally Launched Its Official Website. Here’s What’s Missing.

Micah Hanks·August 31, 2023
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) that oversees the Pentagon’s investigations into UAP finally has its own website.
AI-controlled drone

New Video Shows High-Speed AI-Controlled Drone Beating Top Human Pilot Racers for the First Time

Christopher Plain·August 31, 2023
An AI-controlled drone just beat the best human pilots in a first-person view drone race, a feat that previously seemed impossible.
Viking missions

Did We Find and Then Accidentally Kill Alien Life on Mars? Rethinking the Viking Missions

Tim McMillan·August 30, 2023
Debate continues over whether we may have missed signs of life on Mars - and inadvertently killed it - during the historic Viking missions.
simulated chemical reaction

Simulated Chemical Reaction ‘Magically’ Slowed by 100 Billion Times by Using Quantum Technologies

Christopher Plain·August 30, 2023
The seemingly magical properties of a quantum computer allowed researchers to slow down a simulated chemical reaction by 100 billion times.
ufo sightings

Pilot UFO Sightings Collected by NASA Reveal Serious Safety Concerns Over Objects in U.S. Airspace

Micah Hanks·August 29, 2023
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.
Aurora

Aurora Spaceplane Concept Looks Like an Area 51-style ‘Black Jet,’ and It Could Revolutionize Hypersonic Spaceflight by 2030

Micah Hanks·August 29, 2023
German aerospace company POLARIS is advancing its development of AURORA, a next-generation spaceplane with a familiar and intriguing name.
space travel kills you

Researchers Discover Yet Another Way That Space Travel Kills You

Christopher Plain·August 29, 2023
New research has revealed yet another way that long exposure to microgravity environments during space travel slowly kills you.
Mach 4 Passenger Aircraft

NASA Taps Boeing and Northrop Grumman to Develop Ultra-High-Speed Mach 4 Passenger Aircraft

Christopher Plain·August 28, 2023
NASA has tasked Boeing and Northrop Grumman to develop viable designs for a commercial aircraft capable of Mach 4 travel.
submarine

Game Changer in Underwater Warfare? New Chinese Study Claims Breakthrough Technique to Track U.S. Stealth Submarines

Tim McMillan·August 28, 2023
A new Chinese study aims to challenge U.S. dominance in submarine warfare by introducing a new method for tracking stealth subs.
beam

Northrop Grumman’s Phantom Laser Delivers Compact, Rugged, High-Energy Beam Weapon Source to Empower U.S. Tactical Capabilities

Micah Hanks·August 25, 2023
Northrop Grumman just equipped the U.S. military with Phantom, a compact-sized high-power laser beam weapon designed for rapid deployment.
quantum internet

Breakthrough Method of Creating Individually Polarized Photons Could Yield Unhackable Quantum Internet

Christopher Plain·August 25, 2023
A new method for generating and polarizing individual photons may be the breakthrough needed to unlock a quantum internet.
basins of attraction

The Illusion of Superiority: A Salute to Nature

Avi Loeb·August 25, 2023
Our illusion of superiority relative to nature is unwarranted. In science, humility is a prerequisite for learning something new.
dark energy

Dark Energy Mystery Could Be Solved by Studying Andromeda Galaxy, Say Astronomers

Christopher Plain·August 24, 2023
A team of Cambridge researchers says the mystery of dark energy might be solved by studying the movements of the Andromeda Galaxy.
neutrinos

Mysterious New Properties of “Ghost Particle” Neutrinos Unveiled With Help From an Ancient Supernova

Micah Hanks·August 24, 2023
Researchers may now be closer to understanding the secret interactions that occur between neutrinos when stars explode, according to new research into the behavior of the mysterious subatomic particles.
Mohajer-10

Iran Just Unveiled the Mohajer 10, Its Extremely Familiar-Looking New Strike Drone

Micah Hanks·August 23, 2023
Iran revealed a familiar-looking new addition to its aerial arsenal on Tuesday, the Mohajer 10, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the country says can fly non-stop for up to 24 hours.
manipulating time

Researchers Manipulating Time Cause First-Ever Successful Photon Collisions

Christopher Plain·August 23, 2023
Researchers say they have demonstrated the first engineered photon collisions by manipulating time with help from metamaterials.
space balloon

Experience the Universe Like Never Before: Space Balloons Looking To Elevate Luxury Adventure Tourism

Tim McMillan·August 23, 2023
Discover a luxurious journey beyond our planet aboard a space balloon as one company aims to redefine Redefining space tourism.
graphene

Clean Power Breakthrough: “Impossible” Energy Generation Using Graphene Challenges Century-Old Physics Paradigms

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023
Researchers have upended a long-held tenet of modern physics that says useful work cannot be obtained from random thermal fluctuations, with a little help from the novel properties of graphene.
FalconWorks

Move Over Skunk Works. Here Comes FalconWorks

Christopher Plain·August 22, 2023
Leading UK defense contractor BAE Systems has announced the creation of their new advanced projects division, FalconWorks.
Gamma Ray Burst

Eerie Afterglow of What May Be the Most Violent Cosmic Event Observed by Astronomers Could Challenge Existing Theories

Micah Hanks·August 22, 2023
On October 9, 2022, an unusual gamma-ray burst possessing a prolonged visible afterglow was observed by a team of astronomers that was unlike anything they had previously witnessed.
space espionage

Space Espionage Escalates: The New Frontier of Cold War Tensions and U.S. Defense Challenges

Tim McMillan·August 21, 2023
The rise of space espionage, mirroring Cold War tensions. Discover how foreign intelligence targets U.S. space tech and its global impact.
Russian spacecraft crash

Russian Spacecraft Crash Ends Country’s “Last Hope” to Revive Its Lunar Program, Raises New Questions

Micah Hanks·August 21, 2023
A Russian spacecraft crash that occurred over the weekend saw the country's Luna 25 craft collide with the moon, bringing a mission aimed at ending the country’s 47-year hiatus in lunar exploration to a smashing conclusion.
trap light

Researchers Successfully Trap Light Using Powerful Magnets

Christopher Plain·August 21, 2023
Researchers have shown to ability to trap light using a specialized type of metamaterial with astounding magneto-optical properties.
most powerful magnetic field

Strange New Stellar Object Has the Most Powerful Magnetic Field Ever Discovered, Astronomers Say

Micah Hanks·August 18, 2023
Researchers have discovered a new stellar object with “highly unusual” characteristics, which they say possesses the most powerful magnetic field anywhere in the known universe.
celestial object

Mysterious Pulses Could Reveal Unknown Radiation and Plasma Properties of Distant Celestial Object

Micah Hanks·August 18, 2023
Researchers report that they have detected unusual pulses being generated by a celestial object that could help them unveil new clues about its behavior.
strange quantum metals

Impossible Science: Researchers Finally Figure Out Why Strange Quantum Metals Are So Strange

Christopher Plain·August 17, 2023
Physicists claim that the mysterious properties of strange quantum metals that make them so perplexing may finally be explained.
blended wing body

The Air Force Aims to Fast-Track Development of Transformational New Blended Wing Body Aircraft Prototype

Micah Hanks·August 17, 2023
The USAF is fast-tracking designs for a new blended-wing body aircraft that consumes less fuel and has increased range and payload delivery.
absolute zero

Cool Lasers: Nearing Absolute Zero, Researchers Use Clever New Method to Chill Membrane to Shockingly Low Temperatures

Micah Hanks·August 16, 2023
A team of researchers says they have developed a new technique that allows them to cool a small membrane to temperatures nearing absolute zero with nothing more than light from lasers.
control over fire

Nanoscale Materials Breakthrough Offers Ultra Precise Control Over Fire

Christopher Plain·August 16, 2023
An exciting new process using nanoscale materials offers researchers a previously unprecedented level of control over fire.

Inside CounterCloud: A Fully Autonomous AI Disinformation System

MJ Banias·August 16, 2023
CounterCloud, a totally autonomous AI disinformation system, gives a glimpse into how AI and disinformation will work together in the future.
hypersonic missile interceptor

Powerful New Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to be Developed by the U.S. and Japan

Micah Hanks·August 15, 2023
The U.S. and Japan are jointly developing a powerful new hypersonic missile interceptor to combat threats from foreign adversaries.
Starlink

Recent Intel Report Reveals New Starlink Vulnerabilities, Increasing Concerns About the Future of Global Satellite Internet

Tim McMillan·August 15, 2023
Intel report reveals how Russian military intelligence have created custom malware to exploit Starlink security vulnerabilities.
origin of life

Origin of Life Mystery May Finally Be on the Brink of a Solution Thanks to Electron Transport Chains

Christopher Plain·August 15, 2023
A new method in the search for the origin of life that combines the two most popular but opposing methods involves electron transport chains.
supercomputing system

NOAA’s Massive Weather Supercomputing System Just Got a Significant Upgrade

Micah Hanks·August 15, 2023
NOAA has recently upgraded its weather supercomputing system that the scientific agency relies on to model and forecast American weather.
life on Mars

Strange Patterns Discovered on the Red Planet Offer Tantalizing New Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

Micah Hanks·August 14, 2023
The discovery of hexagonal patterns in ancient Martian mud suggests it once had seasons, increasing the chances of life on Mars in its distant past.
quantum rods

Department of Energy-Funded Quantum Rods Breakthrough Could Enable Ultra High-Def Virtual Reality

Christopher Plain·August 14, 2023
A breakthrough in aligning quantum rods with extreme precision may enable the development of ultra-realistic virtual reality.

Unlocking the Universe: Scientists on the Brink of Uncovering an Unprecedented Fifth Force of Nature

Tim McMillan·August 11, 2023
Fermilab's research edges closer to revealing a fifth force of nature, a discovery that would reshape our understanding of physics.
AI Task Force

The Department of Defense Just Announced the Launch of Its New AI Task Force

Micah Hanks·August 11, 2023
The Pentagon has announced the creation of a new generative AI task force that aims to implement AI capabilities throughout the DoD.
levitation bioprinting

Cutting Edge Levitation Technologies Aim to Revolutionize Bioprinting and Space Travel

Christopher Plain·August 11, 2023
Researchers are tapping into the power of magnetic and acoustic levitation for bioprinting that sounds right out of science fiction.
DARPA

DARPA Aims to Develop New Synthetic Quantum Materials That Could Radically Improve Quantum Computing

Micah Hanks·August 10, 2023
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new program it says will develop new synthetic metamaterials that could lead to breakthroughs in quantum computing and information science.
criminal behavior

What Causes Criminal Behavior? It Might be Lead Poisoning

Christopher Plain·August 10, 2023
Childhood exposure to lead has been shown to measurably increase the chances of criminal behavior in adulthood.
breakdown of standard gravity

Breakdown of Standard Gravity Reported in New Study Defies Newton’s Law of Gravitation and General Relativity

Micah Hanks·August 9, 2023
The breakdown of standard gravity has been reported in a groundbreaking new study that challenges the theories proposed by Newton and Einstein.
combat laser

Lockheed Martin is Making the ‘Most Powerful Combat Laser Ever’ Even More Powerful

Christopher Plain·August 9, 2023
Lockheed Martin is increasing the power of its 'most powerful combat laser ever' to a staggering 500 kilowatts, smashing the previous record of 300 kW.
Australian Space Agency

Australian Space Agency Confirms Fireball Seen Over Melbourne Was Russian Rocket Reentry  

Micah Hanks·August 8, 2023
A brilliant fireball seen streaking through the skies over Australia has been identified as the reentry of a Russian rocket, according to a statement from the Australian Space Agency.
nuclear fusion

Scientists Replicating Milestone Nuclear Fusion Experiment Now Report Even Higher Energy Yield

Micah Hanks·August 8, 2023
Scientists report they have succeeded at producing an even greater energy yield than last year's milestone DOE nuclear fusion experiment.
extraterrestrial intelligence

Encountering Aliens: Exploring The Fascinating Speculative Science of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Physiology and Technology

Tim McMillan·August 8, 2023
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?
quantum randomness

Impossible Science: MIT Scientists Successfully Demonstrate First-Ever Control over Quantum Randomness

Christopher Plain·August 8, 2023
In a breakthrough achievement, MIT researchers say they have successfully demonstrated control over quantum randomness for the first time.
HLD 6

Mystery of HLD 6: Unearthed Ancient Remains Could Challenge Everything We Know About Human Evolution

Tim McMillan·August 7, 2023
Discover the enigma of HLD 6: Newly found remains in China that are reshaping our understanding of human evolution.
Avi Loeb

Will Disclosure Occur Before Scientists Obtain Evidence of UAP?

Avi Loeb·August 7, 2023
Is it easier to learn what lies in interstellar space from scooping the bottom of the Pacific Ocean than from politicians in Washington DC?

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