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Tracking Debris & Weapons of Mass Destruction: U.S. Naval Research Lab Just Launched Three ‘Advanced Experimental Payloads’ into Space

Christopher Plain·April 9, 2026

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory launched three advanced experimental payloads to aid GPS, track space debris and spot nuclear explosions

Lasers and Space-Time-Separated Atomic Clocks Reveal New Secrets About Dark Matter

Christopher Plain·February 8, 2025

An innovative approach in the search for dark matter using space/time-separated atomic clocks and lasers has yielded tantalizing results.

“Vastly Underestimated” Ice Loss Presents a Grim Forecast for Future Sea Level Rise

Micah Hanks·November 10, 2022

This week, we analyze a recent international study pointing to a greater sea level rise in the years ahead than previous models expected.

This Quantum Inertial Sensor Could Help the Military’s Next-Gen Aircraft Navigate Without GPS Satellites

Micah Hanks·October 26, 2022

A new quantum inertial sensor that relies on a laser and vacuum system is so small it could fit on a kitchen tabletop... and it could help navigate tomorrow's next-gen aircraft.

A “Day Without Space”: GPS Concerns May be Overblown, New Study Finds

Micah Hanks·June 16, 2021

A recent RAND study says that the risks associated with a hypothetical "Day Without Space" may be exaggerated, and even impossible in some instances.

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Tracking Debris & Weapons of Mass Destruction: U.S. Naval Research Lab Just Launched Three ‘Advanced Experimental Payloads’ into Space

Lasers and Space-Time-Separated Atomic Clocks Reveal New Secrets About Dark Matter

“Vastly Underestimated” Ice Loss Presents a Grim Forecast for Future Sea Level Rise

This Quantum Inertial Sensor Could Help the Military’s Next-Gen Aircraft Navigate Without GPS Satellites

A “Day Without Space”: GPS Concerns May be Overblown, New Study Finds

Are Scientists with Knowledge of U.S. Secrets Disappearing? The Facts Tell a Different Story

Russian Thruster Malfunction Caused ISS To Lose Control, And It’s Happened Before

The FAA Finally Admits it Documents Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

NASA Looking For People Willing To Spend a Year Living in Simulated Martian Habitat