The Celestial Wanderer’s Silent Passage The watchmen observe. Upon the velvet canvas of the firmament, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors a specimen of extraordinary antiquity, a hundred-foot testament to the chaotic genesis of our planetary neighborhood. This visitor, designated 2026 CC, possesses the dimensions of a modern aircraft and moves with a grace that defies […]

In a recent development, Blue Origin has announced that it will be pausing its New Shepard program for the next two years, effectively signaling a permanent end to the suborbital space tourism initiative. According to Ars Technica, this decision comes as a surprise to Blue Origin employees, with the company’s most recent New Shepard mission […]

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. The sigh of relief that we weren⁘t on course for a Don⁘t Look Up scenario was palpable when, upon closer inspection, astronomers determined that the space rock, named […]

Author comments from Science News: The Artemis II mission is poised to mark a historic milestone, as humans prepare to return to the moon for the first time in over 50 years. Four astronauts are set to embark on a journey around the moon, a feat not achieved since the Apollo 17 astronauts returned to […]

Planets with two suns have long captured the imagination of science fiction fans, thanks largely to Tatooine, the iconic desert world from Star Wars . Given what astronomers know about how stars and planets form, these worlds should be common. Most stars are born with planets, and many stars form in pairs. Yet when scientists […]

Humanoid, a UK-based robotics company, has released a video showcasing their autonomous humanoid robots performing mundane tasks, such as putting olive oil in a bag. The video, which may appear hypnotically slow and mind-bendingly boring, actually highlights the capabilities and limits of these devices when operating autonomously. The robots in the video are improvising their […]

The Tilden Solar Project, a 186-megawatt DC solar system, has been completed on a former subsurface coal mine in Southern Illinois, spanning over 1,000 acres. This innovative project showcases the potential for reimagining and repowering challenging sites as part of a clean energy future. Sol Systems, the project’s developer, overcame unique engineering, environmental, and permitting […]

The Fate of Gas Giants Orbiting Red Giant Stars. As stars near the end of their —s, they undergo a transformative phase, swelling into red giants. This phase poses an existential threat to the planets in their orbits. The inner planets, including possibly Earth, will be engulfed by the sun’s expansion. However, the fate of […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single serviceman in possession of a startling revelation, must be in want of a platform to share his astonishing claim. A submarine worker, formerly employed by the Navy, has made a chilling assertion regarding the existence of UFO logbooks, purportedly used to track enigmatic ‘fast movers’. The […]