In-Depth: OSIRIS-REx Mission Achieves Historic Milestone with NASA’s Successful Delivery of Asteroid Samples to Earth
A mission to bring samples from a distant asteroid back to Earth made history on Sunday with the success of NASA's OSIRIS-Rex.
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NASA’s Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
This week we look at NASA's new UAP report, and get commentary from Mark Rodeghier, Ph.D, the Director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies.
Watch NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Plow Through a Solar Tsunami, Validating Twenty-Year Theory on Space Weather
NASA's Parker Solar Probe just made a historic voyage through a solar eruption, validating a 20-year-old theory on space weather.
What’s Hiding at the Moon’s South Pole? Lunar Orbiting Cameras Unveil Mysterious Region in Unprecedented Detail
Bathed in constant darkness at the Moon’s South Pole, the enigmatic Shackleton crater has remained a subject of intense scientific interest—and controversy—for decades.
Did NASA’s James Webb Telescope Just Make The Astonishing First Discovery of Alien Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?
Is there life beyond Earth? The James Webb Telescope has spotted tantalizing potential signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b.
NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team Publishes Its Findings, as the Agency Appoints a New NASA Director of UAP Research
A report by NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team has called for better data, and reveals the appointment of a new NASA Director of UAP Research.
NASA’s Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report: Key Takeaways
Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… the results of an assessment by NASA’s Unidentified Anomalous...
Look What NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Spotted on the Surface of the Moon
Can you spot the small object with the white halo in this image? Here's what NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter just photographed on the moon.
Is There Life on Mars?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss China’s claim that they can detect...
Aerial Threats Over the United States
This week, we look at recent UFO sightings logged by American pilots involving harrowing encounters with strange objects they couldn't identify.
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.
NASA Taps Boeing and Northrop Grumman to Develop Ultra-High-Speed Mach 4 Passenger Aircraft
NASA has tasked Boeing and Northrop Grumman to develop viable designs for a commercial aircraft capable of Mach 4 travel.
Origin of Life Mystery May Finally Be on the Brink of a Solution Thanks to Electron Transport Chains
A new method in the search for the origin of life that combines the two most popular but opposing methods involves electron transport chains.
Taylor Swift is My Giant Brain Virus
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss mysterious giant viruses discovered in Massachusetts,...
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.
NASA is Gearing Up for the First Rocket Launch from Another Planet
This week, we examine recent tests being carried out by NASA are paving the way for the historic first rocket launch from Mars.
Another Robust Phosphine Signal From the Clouds of Venus Significantly Bolsters Case for Alien Life
New readings and an evaluation of previous readings have confirmed potential biosignature phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
Lockheed Martin to Build Experimental Nuclear Propulsion System for Joint DARPA and NASA Collaboration
DARPA and NASA have selected Lockheed Martin to help build a nuclear propulsion rocket capable of taking humans to Mars for future missions.
NASA Discovery of Water Where Planets Form Could Have Massive Implications on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
In a finding that could send ripples through the astronomical community, NASA says researchers have found evidence of water in a protoplanetary disc where new planets are forming.
NASA’s Space Laser is Finally Revealing the Unsolved Mysteries and Hidden Secrets of the Amazon
The Mysteries of the Amazon rainforest that have been hidden for nearly five centuries are finally being revealed by a NASA space laser called GEDI.
Life on Mars? Discovery at Jezero Crater Reveals Promising Evidence for Organic Molecules
NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected evidence that may point to the presence of organic molecules on Mars, a discovery that helps strengthen the possibility that life could have once existed there.
James Webb Space Telescope Celebrates First Year With New Stunning Cosmic Imagery
This week, we’ll be looking at the James Webb Space Telescope's recent achievements as it reached one year since heading into orbit.
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.
Travel 13.4 Billion Years Back in Time With This Video from the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA just released a stunning new video visualization using data from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes that magically transports the viewer 13.4 billion years back in time.
NASA’s X-59 Maiden Flight Brings Us Closer to Sonic-Boom Free Future For Supersonic Travel
NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft is on the brink of its inaugural test flight, paving the way for quieter supersonic air travel.
Mysterious Force Behind Cosmic Acceleration To Be Explored by New Joint NASA and ESA Effort
NASA and the ESA will team up to unravel the mysteries of dark energy and cosmic acceleration with the Roman and Euclid space telescopes.
Amino Acid Slow Jams
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, we discuss a lunar mystery, a discovery of...
Does ChatGPT Really Want to Save Humanity, or is This a Trap?
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest run...
DARPA and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Unite to Combat File Format Dangers with ‘SafeDocs’
DARPA and JPL team up with the SafeDocs program to provide new tools that allow safe access to online documents.
Fastest Spacecraft in Existence Helps to Unravel the Mystery of “Fast” Solar Winds
NASA just sent the fastest spacecraft ever built close enough to the Sun to detect the fine structure of "fast" solar winds near its surface.
That UFO Episode
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify On today’s episode, former CNN and Al Jazeera news anchor and...
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?
NASA’s UAP Study: Here Are the Key Takeaways from Yesterday’s Public Briefing
Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… yesterday, members of a NASA independent study team that...
NASA Study Team on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Calls for Better Data, Ending Harassment and Stigmas
On Wednesday, members of a NASA independent study team held a public briefing on its current efforts to categorize and evaluate data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).
From Rocks to Regolith: Recreating the Lunar Surface for Future NASA Missions
In this podcast, John Gruener, a space scientist from NASA's Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division, explains why lunar soil is crucial for future human missions to the Moon, and shares his passion for space farming.
Eerie Glowing Discs Spotted Around Fomalhaut in Infrared Images Captured by Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers studying the first asteroid belt ever seen beyond our solar system have detected a series of glowing discs encircling the star Fomalhaut, according to NASA.
Chrissy Newton Gets Rebelliously Curious with NASA Astromaterials Expert John E. Gruener
In the latest episode of Rebelliously Curious, The Debrief's Chrissy Newtn sits down with NASA Astromaterials expert and former "space farmer" John E. Gruener.
Breaking the Eddington Limit? NASA Study Unravels Sources of Ultra-Luminous X-Rays
Astronomers say distant mega light-emitting objects may be defying the Eddington limit and offer a new hypothesis as to how that might occur.
Live Long and Be Fabulous…
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SUBSCRIBE TO ‘THE DEBRIEF WEEKLY REPORT’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Join Stephanie Gerk and MJ Banias this week as they discuss...
In a Surprise Move, Russia Says it Will Support International Space Station Operations Through 2028
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.
NASA’s Incredible Superalloy GRX-810 May Lead to New Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Construction
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.
Department of Defense Confirms Reentry of Spacecraft That Plunged into the Sahara Desert This Week
The Rhessi satellite that spent the last decade collecting data about the Sun fell from the sky this week, raining debris over the Sahara.
If an AI Could Read Your Mind, Love
On this week's episode, MJ and Stephanie contemplate whether teaching AI to read minds could mean the end of humanity.
Skunk Works Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Experimental Prototype Brings Overland Supersonic Travel a Step Closer
NASA’s experimental X-59 just got something at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works that could help it demonstrate quieter overland supersonic flight.
Another One Bites the Alien Space Dust…
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On today’s episode, a new report from NASA indicates Earth may have a big asteroid problem, astronomers have discovered a novel space object, and scientists out of Tokyo want to search cosmic dust for signs of alien life.
Could Earth be at Greater Risk from a Deadly Asteroid Impact Than We Realize?
Recent studies indicate that potential threats related to an asteroid impact could be greater than previously realized.
A Space Enigma: Rare Celestial Object Defies Simple Classification, Resembles Three Distinct Phenomena
Like a celestial jack of all trades, Z 229-15 is many things all at once: an active galactic nucleus, a quasar and, a Seyfert galaxy.
One Small Step for Man’s Garbage: Space Junk, EV Aircraft, and Monitoring Earth’s Pollution with Satellites
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This week on 'The Debrief Weekly Report', we look at NASA and the Italian space agency's mission to monitor pollution, and how scientists around the world want to update the space treaty to include space junk.
From the Far Side of the Moon, NASA and the DOE Plan to Search for Signals from the Dark Ages of the Universe
The “Dark Ages of the Universe” will be the focus of a new experiment conducted jointly by NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), involving the placement of a new science observatory on the far side of the Moon.
Joint American-Italian MAIA Mission Will Be First to Use Satellites to Focus on Public Health and Pollution
MAIA, a cooperation between NASA and ASI, marks a mission first by the space agencies with a satellite mission focused on public health.