Here are the top stories we’re covering right now…
- Lockheed’s SR-72 Spy Plane May Be Autonomous and Reach Mach 6
Lockheed-Martin is developing a replacement for the long-retired SR-71 called the SR-72. With a host of upgrades, this plane is still a big mystery.
- The Latest SpaceX Starship Crash Highlights Musk’s Issues With the FAA
This week, we look at the recent crash landing of the SpaceX SN9 prototype, and why the FAA’s response illustrates ongoing issues Elon Musk has with the agency.
- UFO Culture (The Good & The Bad!) | MJ Banias: The Debrief Official Podcast | Episode 2
Today on The Debrief Official Podcast, Co founder and Editor in Chief of ‘The Debrief’ shares years of experience investigating UFO phenomena and the culture of UFO enthusiasts.
- Europe’s Space Agency Wants to Clean Up Old Satellites and Space Junk
Earth’s orbit is starting to get congested with satellites and space junk. Is time to start calling for preventative measures?
- Super Intelligent AI May Be “Uncontrollable,” says new study
According to a new study, the actions of superintelligent AI may be hard to predict, making them uncontrollable.
- Nanotechnology The Future of Metamaterial Science, New Study Says
In a paper published by researchers at Brown University, nanotechnology is may now be utilized to produce better and stronger metals.
- New Plasma Propulsion System Generates A Helluva Lot of Thrust
A new engine uses plasma propulsion to generate thrust, making crewed missions to distant planets significantly more manageable and cheaper.
- World’s Richest Men Spar Over Starlink and Kuiper Satellite Real Estate
The two richest men on the planet are dueling it out for space supremacy! No, this isn’t a Justice League storyline of Bruce Wayne versus Lex Luthor, but a real-life space-race for satellite-based Internet commerce between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.
- Spirit AeroSystems’ “Loyal Wingman” Crewless Fighter Jet Will Transform Battlespace
Spirit AeroSystems is leading a team to develop a prototype of the UK’s first crewless fighter aircraft, dubbed “Loyal Wingman.”
- The Mars Perseverance Rover is Three Weeks Away from the Red Planet.
Perseverence is slated for a February 18, 2021 landing in the Jezero Crater. It will spend the next Martian year hunting for “biosignatures.”
- The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All The Aliens?
The Fermi Paradox asks “where is everybody?” Or, in more modern parlance, “where are all the freakin’ aliens?”