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human perception

Scientists Say ‘Timescapes’ Could Unlock the Mystery Behind Non-Human Perception of Time

Anglo-Saxon die stamp

Tiny Artifact Found by Metal Detectorist Complicates the Story of Sutton Hoo, May Rewrite the History of Early English Metallurgy

Consciousness

Could Spaceflight Alter Human Consciousness? Scientists Say Microgravity May Mimic Psychedelic Brain States

international space station

In a Surprise Move, Russia Says it Will Support International Space Station Operations Through 2028

Micah Hanks·April 28, 2023
Russia says it has agreed to continue to support the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028 despite mounting tensions between Moscow and Western nations, according to a recent statement from NASA.
S62

Density: What Matters in the Universe

Avi Loeb·April 28, 2023
If we ever use these dark components to fuel engines of interstellar spacecraft, we will need to know their local densities. Avi Loeb weighs in.
smart material

Breakthrough Smart Material Can Change Shape and Color In Response To Multiple Stimuli

Tim McMillan·April 27, 2023
Researchers have created a breakthrough smart material that can change its shape and color after being activated by heat and electricity.
LGBTQ space industry

This LGBTQ+ Non-Profit is Getting The Attention of the Space Industry by Breaking Down Barriers

MJ Banias·April 27, 2023
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. 
Senate Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Here Are the Major Takeaways You Missed From the Recent Senate Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Tim McMillan·April 26, 2023
Here are the key takeaways you likely missed from the recent Senate hearings on AARO and unidentified aerial phenomena.
NASA Satellite data

Odd Green Light Filmed Over Japan Came from Space, but NASA Satellite Data Reveals It Was No Meteor

Micah Hanks·April 26, 2023
Whatever flashed through the skies over Japan certainly wasn’t a bird or a plane… could it have been a meteor? As it turns out, NASA satellite data had the answer.
rocket

How to Land a Rocket on Another Planet Without Wreaking Havoc

Christopher Plain·April 26, 2023
How to land a rocket on another planet, moon, or even a comet without completely destroying the landing site or damaging the craft.
Landsat 9

Mysterious Tracks Spotted in Landsat 9 Satellite Images Over Greenland Prompt NASA Investigation

Micah Hanks·April 25, 2023
The Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite captured imagery of a series of mysterious tracks as it passed over Greenland on March 13, 2023. Here's what a NASA investigation determined.
AI alignment research

Is AI Alignment Research Akin to “Helicopter Parenting”?

Avi Loeb·April 25, 2023
AI alignment research aims to steer AI toward the intended goals or ethical principles of humans. But at what point are we over-parenting?
superalloy GRX-810

NASA’s Incredible Superalloy GRX-810 May Lead to New Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Construction

Micah Hanks·April 24, 2023
A new 3D printable superalloy capable of producing components for aircraft and spacecraft with unprecedented durability could represent a major breakthrough for the aerospace industry, according to a new NASA study.
emergency alert system

Extreme Weather Warnings and More: The U.K. Just Tested Its Controversial New Emergency Alert System

Ellie Sivins·April 24, 2023
The U.K. is implementing its new emergency alert system, partially in response to the rapid rise of extreme weather events globally.
intelligence community

Intelligence Community Leaders Meet at Wright Patterson for “Historic” National Security Briefing

Micah Hanks and Tim McMillan·April 21, 2023
Leaders from the U.S. intelligence community met in Ohio on Friday for an unprecedented national security briefing at Wright Patterson AFB.
Rhessi

Department of Defense Confirms Reentry of Spacecraft That Plunged into the Sahara Desert This Week

Micah Hanks·April 21, 2023
The Rhessi satellite that spent the last decade collecting data about the Sun fell from the sky this week, raining debris over the Sahara.
Psyrreal

New Free VR Program, Psyrreal, Lets You Experience Psychedelic Trips Without Drugs

Tim McMillan·April 20, 2023
Researchers have created a new freely available VR program called Psyrreal that can simulate the subjective effects of psychedelic experiences.
UAP

Senate Hearing on UAP Reveals New Videos and Common Features, but Says No Proof of ET

Micah Hanks·April 19, 2023
Common shapes of UAP and other characteristics, as well as a pair of new videos were presented in Wednesday's Senate hearing on UAP.
Hearing on UAP

April 19th Senate Hearing on UAP: The Shot Heard Round the World

Avi Loeb·April 19, 2023
On April 19, 2023, exactly 248 years after the Lexington-Concord Battle, a public Senate hearing on UAP is to be held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
HADES

The U.S. Army is Seeking Next-Gen Prototypes To Deliver HADES To Its Adversaries

Tim McMillan·April 18, 2023
The Army is looking to upgrade its aging fleet of ISR aircraft by advancing its next-generation platform known as HADES.
Chinese spy balloon

New Concerning Details About Chinese Spy Balloon Technology Revealed in U.S. Classified Document Leak

Micah Hanks·April 18, 2023
The Chinese spy balloon that passed over the United States in February is believed to have possessed power generation capabilities able to support advanced radar technology, according to classified U.S. intelligence documents leaked online.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Accelerator Facility Reveals Stunning Details in Virtual Tour

Christopher Plain·April 18, 2023
The Thomas Jefferson Lab has released an interactive map that lets users take a virtual tour of their National Accelerator Facility.
QUICKSINK

Air Force Releases Footage of its Devastating ‘QUICKSINK’ Smart Bomb Blasting a Massive Cargo Ship in Half

Christopher Plain·April 17, 2023
A new video released by the Air Force Research Laboratory shows the lethal QUICKSINK smart bomb sinking a derelict cargo ship to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in one single shot, a feat usually reserved for submarine-launched torpedoes.
ChatGPT

AI-Powered Coding Revolution: ChatGPT, a Game Changer for Software Developers

Corey Gaspard·April 17, 2023
“Is ChatGPT coming for my job”? Some longtime developers are wondering... it's time to address the AI elephant in the room.
strange metals

Mystery of “Strange Metals” and Their Uncanny Behavior Is Closer to Being Resolved, Research Team Says

Micah Hanks·April 14, 2023
Researchers at the University of Toronto say they are closer than ever before to resolving the curious behavior of “strange metals,” a metallic phase of matter that is not described well in current theory.
unidentified aerial phenomena

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Science “From Farm to Table”

Avi Loeb·April 14, 2023
Scientists, working with open data like the Galileo Project comprises, must help the U.S. government unravel the nature of UAP.
gravity light

Let There Be Gravity? New Theory Says Gravity May Have Created the Universe’s First Light

Christopher Plain·April 13, 2023
A potentially "illuminating" new theory says that the universe's first light may have been ripped from the fabric of space/time by the extreme forces of gravity in the form of gravitational waves that existed right after the big bang.
Skunk Works

Skunk Works Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Experimental Prototype Brings Overland Supersonic Travel a Step Closer

Micah Hanks·April 12, 2023
NASA’s experimental X-59 just got something at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works that could help it demonstrate quieter overland supersonic flight.
AI read minds

Yes, AI is Using Brain Scans to Literally Read People’s Minds

Christopher Plain·April 12, 2023
Potentially invoking horrifying images of George Orwell's "thought police" or Phillip K. DIck's "pre-crime" police force, a team of Japanese researchers say they have taught a specialized AI to scan people's brains and almost perfectly recreate whatever image they are thinking about.
Hacktivists

Hacktivists Order FBI Memorabilia and Sex Toys For Fugitive Russian Intel Officer After Hacking His Email

Tim McMillan·April 12, 2023
A group of Ukrainian hacktivists say they successfully hacked the email of a wanted Russian intel officer and ordered sex toys to his home.
Einstein's theory of gravity

Einstein’s Theory of Gravity in Question? What a New Map Detailing One of the Great “Mysteries of the Cosmos” Helps Reveal

Christopher Plain·April 11, 2023
A stunningly detailed cosmological map that covers about of quarter of the entire sky shows the effects of dark matter on the cosmic microwave background radiation, lending strong support for Albert Einstein's theory of gravity.
third law of thermodynamics

Quantum Version of the Third Law of Thermodynamics Says Absolute Zero is Theoretically Possible

Micah Hanks·April 11, 2023
Physicists say they have reconciled the third law of thermodynamics with quantum physics, in new research that proves absolute zero is theoretically possible.
existential risk

Discovering Extraterrestrials Offers Benefits, Not An Existential Risk

Avi Loeb·April 11, 2023
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.
Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack

New Ultrasonic Acoustic Attack Targeting Microphones and Voice Assistants Gives Remote Access to Most Smart Devices

Tim McMillan·April 10, 2023
Researchers have developed a new ultrasonic acoustic attack that can covertly give hackers remote access to most smart devices.
Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program

Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research Program Contract Awarded to Defense Contractors by USAF

Micah Hanks·April 10, 2023
The USAF has awarded a $400 million contract for its new Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program.
Holograms

Researchers Have Developed an Incredible New Method of Producing Realistic Holograms

Christopher Plain·April 7, 2023
Researchers have developed a new method for creating realistic 3D holographic projections that are three orders of magnitude better than the current state-of-the-art technology.
Hubble tension

The Hubble Tension: New Study Sheds Light on Puzzling Discrepancy in the Cosmic Expansion Rate

Micah Hanks·April 6, 2023
A new study may have revealed clues to understanding a long held cosmological puzzle, involving a discrepancy in the cosmic expansion rate of the universe.
Cyber-Physical Systems

Pentagon Launches Classified Program To Reverse-Engineer and Exploit Emerging Tech and Cyber-Physical Systems

Tim McMillan·April 5, 2023
The DoD has launched a new classified program to find ways to both attack and defend emerging technologies and cyber-physical systems.
antineutrinos

Antineutrino Detection Breakthrough Using Pure Water Captures Signal from Distant Nuclear Reactor

Micah Hanks·April 5, 2023
A breakthrough in the detection of antineutrinos using pure water rather than a liquid scintillator has been made, according to an international team of scientists.
plant communication

A Plant Communication First: Scientists Detect Sounds Likened to Ultrasonic ‘Distress Signals’ from Plants

Micah Hanks·April 4, 2023
Researchers have recorded and analyzed ultrasonic airborne sounds produced by plants under stress, which can even reveal the plant’s type and condition
AI systems

Will Future AI Systems be Legally Liable?

Avi Loeb·April 4, 2023
Future risks from AI systems may include controlling WMDs and the forgery of scientific results. Who should be held liable for such actions?
accidental truth

UFO Documentary ‘Accidental Truth’ Makes Strongest Case Yet for Crash Retrievals, Vehicles of Non-Human Origin

Christopher Plain·April 4, 2023
A brand new, award-winning documentary from MUFON TV founder Ron James presents an impassioned argument that UFOs have crashed here on earth and that they are of non-human origin.
double-slit experiment

Physicists Prove Famous Double-Slit Experiment Can Be Recreated in Time, Not Just in Space  

Micah Hanks·April 3, 2023
The famous double slit experiment has been recreated by physicists who say they have now achieved it in time, rather than in space.
black hole warp drive

“Black Hole” Created Using Sound Waves Could Help Enable the Development of a Physical Warp Drive

Christopher Plain·April 3, 2023
Researchers from the international think tank Applied Physics say they have created an artificial black hole in the lab that will help bring about the development of a working warp drive spaceship.
ballistic missile intercept

Breakthrough Ballistic Missile Intercept Demonstrated by U.S. Missile Defense Agency in Aegis System Test

Micah Hanks·April 3, 2023
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency reports the completion of a landmark ballistic missile intercept during a recent Aegis system test.

The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon are Finally Ready to Unleash StormBreaker

Christopher Plain·March 31, 2023
After nearly two decades of research and development, Raytheon Technologies is preparing to deliver 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.
Phillip Taylor Kramer

The Strange Death of Rockstar and Tech Mogul Philip Taylor Kramer Remains Baffling Almost Three Decades After His Disappearance

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·March 31, 2023
The bizarre 1995 disappearance and reported suicide of Iron Butterfly bassist Philip Taylor Kramer has left many wondering for decades what really happened.
midnight celestial event

A Mysterious Midnight Celestial Event Was Detected Using a Cold War Spying Technique

Micah Hanks·March 30, 2023
A seldom-seen midnight celestial event reportedly occurred in recent weeks, marking what may be just the second time the rare solar phenomena has been observed in more than a decade.
exotic propulsion

Exotic Propulsion: Technological Probes From the Final Frontier

Avi Loeb·March 30, 2023
By studying interstellar objects, we may learn about new exotic propulsion methods that will make it easier for us to venture into interstellar space.
Reverse Flynn Effect

New Study Reveals Sharp Decline in American IQ Scores as the “Reverse Flynn Effect” Takes Center Stage

Tim McMillan·March 29, 2023
A new study found a sharp decline in American IQ scores in recent years, offering support for what researchers term the "Reverse Flynn Effect." 
extrasolar alien space dust

Extrasolar Space Dust Could Contain Signs of Alien Life, New Paper Suggests

Christopher Plain·March 28, 2023
A new paper from the University of Tokyo suggests that astrobiologists could find signs of alien life in particles of space dust that have been ejected from exoplanets and traveled across the vastness of space to reach earth.

Could Earth be at Greater Risk from a Deadly Asteroid Impact Than We Realize?

Micah Hanks·March 28, 2023
Recent studies indicate that potential threats related to an asteroid impact could be greater than previously realized.
HyperCycle

HyperCycle is on the Threshold of Enabling a New Route Towards Artificial General Intelligence

Christopher Plain·March 27, 2023
A new company called HyperCycle is enabling the development of global artificial intelligence by allowing localized AI systems to communicate and compete in an entirely new way.

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