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Does anybody have a 20 on David Duchovny? According to CNN, several U.S. senators were briefed in a private meeting about unidentifed aircraft sightings by Navy pilots. A group of US senators, including the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence committee, received a classified briefing Wednesday about a series of reported encounters by the […]
James Gray’s long-awaited space drama is finally entering the cosmos, as the first trailer for Ad Astra has hit the net. Roy McBride, played by Brad Pitt, is an astronaut who embarks on a journey in search of his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones). Along the way, he learns about the mysterious research his dad was […]
Honestly, the Moon—with its beautiful, minimalist design and presumably comfortable lack of gravity—seems like the perfect place to live. As Earth continues to go further down the rabbit hole of inevitable self-destruction, plans for NASA‘s reliably ambitious lunar return have surfaced. Are Technica’s Eric Berger came through with word Monday that a fresh plan for […]
More bad news for Pluto: About 13 years after it was demoted to a dwarf planet, the celestial body is now facing an “atmospheric collapse”—at least, that what researchers believe. According to a recent study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, experts predict Pluto’s frigid atmosphere will vanish by 2030. The study cites 28 years worth of data […]
Arguably the most famous black hole of all time now has an apt name. Powehi is the name that’s been given to the black hole recently designated as the first to be captured in a direct image, per The Guardian. The name is derived from the 18th century sacred Hawaiian creation chant, the Kumulipo, and is […]
After remaining elusive to the scientific community for many years, astronomers have finally captured an image of a black hole. The New York Times reports that, after two years of computer analysis, the National Science Foundation has photographed the cosmic entity. Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of […]
Scientists have confirmed in Nature Geoscience on Monday that methane gas was detected on Mars inside the 96-mile-wide depression near the Martian equator known as Gale Crater. The intrigue surrounding the presence of methane—a gas emitted by living creatures on Earth—could suggest that there are signs of life on the Red Planet. We may be one step closer to cracking the Mars methane mystery. […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson‘s popular astronomy explainers StarTalk and Cosmos will return to the air. National Geographic released a statement confirming that the two shows from the star scientist will continue, following their investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Tyson. Nat Geo didn’t elaborate on their findings, but given that they committed to airing Tyson’s shows, […]
Steph Curry has managed to turn this whole moon landing fiasco into a teachable moment for his fans. On Wednesday, Curry admitted that he was “one thousand percent” joking when he questioned whether an American has ever landed on the moon on The Ringer podcast “Winging It” with Vince Carter, Andre Iguodala, and Kent Bazemore, adding that his remarks were […]
Pilots flying in Irish airspace were surprised when they came across “very bright” UFOs. On Nov. 9, three different pilots contacted air traffic control in Shannon, Ireland to report on what they had each witnessed. During the conversations, which can be found on Airlive, one pilot described the object as “a very bright light that […]
