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Neutrons
If the Pentagon Is Hiding Aliens from Us, the Zoo Hypothesis May Explain Why
bigthink.com - Paul Ratner
Recent revelations that the Pentagon had an actual alien-hunting division have rocked conspiracy theorists everywhere, adding fuel to the long-held …
Oct 5, 2018
Jack Sullivan
Aborting a Launch of NASA’S Orion Capsule Sounds Absolutely Horrifying
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
NASA is currently developing a space capsule, called Orion, that will eventually carry a crew of four astronauts to Low Earth Orbit and beyond. …
Nov 10, 2017
Jack Sullivan
Everything you need to know about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse
The Washington Post
On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will sweep across America, casting millions of people into temporary darkness. It will be the biggest astronomical event America has seen in years, watched by millions
Jul 21, 2017
Jack Sullivan
Facebook Messenger
Facebook Working on Tech That Will Let You Type Texts, Emails, and Status Updates Using Your Brain
MacRumors - Mitchel Broussard
During its F8 Developers Conference in San Jose, California this week, social media company Facebook revealed an ongoing project in which it aims to launch a product that will allow users to send emails,
Apr 20, 2017
Jack Sullivan
NASA
NASA Has Finally Built a Computer Chip To Survive on Venus
Gizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum
You might wonder why Mars gets all the interplanetary attention when Venus, our sister planet, is actually closer. Well, the hellish orb has the …
Feb 8, 2017
Jack Sullivan
Humanity is cosmically special. Here’s how we know.
The Washington Post - By Howard A. Smith
As we give thanks for our many obvious blessings, let’s reflect on a blessing that is less well known, a gift from modern astronomy: how we view ourselves. There was a time, back when astronomy put Earth
Nov 25, 2016
Jack Sullivan
This space engine breaks a law of physics. But a NASA test says it works anyway.
The Washington Post - Sarah Kaplan
If you think that news sounds too good to be true, you've got good instincts — it just might be. This “impossible” fuel-less engine appears to violate one of the fundamental laws of physics. Hark back
Nov 22, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Quebec’s Mont-Mégantic National Park is one of the best places on the planet to stargaze
The Washington Post - By Paul Abercrombie
Most families choose vacation spots for what they offer. You could say ours picked one for what it lacks: light. Specifically, the kind of illumination produced by umpteen electric bulbs. Eager to really
Nov 3, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Undiscovered moons may lurk around Uranus
The Washington Post - Rachel Feltman
The oft-maligned seventh planet has only been visited once — when NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft zipped by 30 years ago. But University of Idaho doctoral student Rob Chancia spotted something new when analyzing
Oct 21, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Juno spacecraft slips into safe mode, putting science on hold
The Washington Post - Rachel Feltman
Instead, NASA reports, Juno went into safe mode several hours before that flyby. This happened automatically — it seems a software performance monitor prompted Juno to reboot its main computer — and isn't
Oct 20, 2016
Jack Sullivan
With still no signal from the ExoMars lander, scientists fear it may have crashed on Mars
The Washington Post - Sarah Kaplan
The ESA hasn't conceded that the spacecraft did not achieve its planned “soft landing,” but the outlook is not good. The lander would have been the first operable spacecraft from either the European Space
Oct 20, 2016
Jack Sullivan
The sun is disappearing, and you have only 10 months to prepare
The Washington Post - By Nancy Szokan
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Aug. 21, 2017, “may turn out to be the most popular vacation-day request in history,” Michael E. Bakich writes in Discover magazine — so you may want to get that time-off
Oct 14, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Cosmological mystery solved by largest ever map of voids and superclusters
sciencedaily.com - University of Portsmouth
Astrophysicists have created the largest ever map of voids and superclusters in the Universe, which helps solve a long-standing cosmological mystery.
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Turns out Proxima Centauri is Strikingly Similar to our Sun - Universe Today
universetoday.com - by Matt Williams
In August of 2016, the European Southern Observatory announced that the nearest star to our own – Proxima Centauri – had an exoplanet. Since that …
Nov 5, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Mars Missions May Cause Dementia-like Symptoms in Astronauts
mentalfloss.com - BY Jordan Rosenfeld
An American space mission to Mars is no longer science fiction; President Obama has pledged to send humans to Mars by 2030. However, NASA-funded …
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Apollo Missions
'The Last Steps' Documentary Short Offers New Look at Apollo 17 Moon Landing
space.com - Robert Z. Pearlman
A new documentary short looks back at the last time humanity ventured beyond low-Earth orbit. "The Last Steps," which premiered on Saturday (Oct. 8) …
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Face of the moon to change completely – in 81,000 years' time
The Guardian - Agence France-Presse in Paris
Bombardment by asteroids and comets is much heavier than previously thought, creating 180 sizeable new craters every year, say scientists The moon is bombarded by so much space rock that its surface gets
Oct 13, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Maybe We Can't Find Space Aliens Because They Got Snuffed Out
huffingtonpost.com - David Freeman
With at least 100 billion planets in the Milky Way, you’d think at least one would have produced a race of intelligent alien beings. So how come …
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Floating ‘space nation’ Asgardia promises to guard Earth from asteroids
inhabitat - by Cat DiStasio
Although this headline sounds as though it’s been ripped from a science fiction film script, we can assure you it’s real. Announced this morning in …
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Evolution on a Galactic Scale
futurism.com - Universe Today
Humans aren't the only ones who evolve. On a clear night, you can make out the band of the Milky Way in the night sky. For millennia, astronomers …
Oct 12, 2016
Jack Sullivan
A New Dwarf Planet Joins The Solar System Family - Universe Today
universetoday.com - by Matt Williams
The Kuiper Belt has been an endless source of discoveries over the course of the past decade. Starting with the dwarf planet Eris, which was first …
Nov 5, 2016
Jack Sullivan
NASA puts finishing touches on telescope to look to back at first stars
The Washington Post - By Harrison Smith
In a cavernous, dust-free workroom at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, engineers and technicians are putting the finishing touches on one of the most ambitious telescopes ever
Oct 4, 2016
Jack Sullivan
This Gif Illustrates The Mind-Melting Number of Galaxies in The Universe
ScienceAlert - Bec Crew
Of the thousands of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, one stands out as the shot that changed astronomy forever. Called the 1995 Hubble …
Oct 7, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Astronomers Just Caught a Glimpse of Incredible Hidden Stars in Orion's Belt
ScienceAlert - Josh Hrala
Astronomers have managed to snap a new, high-resolution image of the star at the centre of Messier 78 (M78) - an incredibly beautiful nebula located …
Oct 7, 2016
Jack Sullivan
NASA plans for Mars missions beyond 2020 remain uncertain
spacenews.com - Jeff Foust
WASHINGTON — Despite concerns that aging spacecraft currently at Mars will fail in the next several years, NASA has yet to formally approve plans for …
Oct 7, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Our Closest Earthlike Planet Appears to Be "Covered" in Water
ScienceAlert - Bec Crew
Back in August, astronomers announced the discovery of what appears to be an Earthlike exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri - a red dwarf star in our …
Oct 7, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Stunning footage of 'UFO orb spotted at space station' baffles viewers
dailystar.co.uk - Nicole Stinson
The footage believed to have been captured from the space craft shows a strange multi-coloured orb. The video was uploaded to YouTube by sonofmabaker …
Jul 20, 2019
Jack Sullivan
"Alien megastructure" star sparks more mystery
CBS News - By Brian Mastroianni
It has confused scientists for the past several years – a faraway star spotted by NASA’s Kepler space telescope that appeared to be dimming …
Oct 6, 2016
Jack Sullivan
Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew Is a Nightmare Scenario for Kennedy Space Center [Updated]
Gizmodo - Maddie Stone
All signs are pointing toward deadly hurricane Matthew slamming directly into Space Coast—home to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force …
Oct 6, 2016