Enlarge / Morning sun against the foothills of Boulder, Colorado, business area and campus. (credit: Fred Langer Photography | Getty Images) Every day, the Sun rises and sets on Boulder, Colorado. And, like clockwork, a layer of sodium and other elements trickle down through the sky and hit the ground, a team of researchers at […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is heading back into the ring to fight against Logan Paul. Yeah, you read that right. On Sunday night, the 44-year-old boxing great and the 26-year-old YouTube star will battle it out in a highly-anticipated pay-per-view match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. But before that, the pair hopped on […]
Actress Nichelle Nichols’ role as a NASA ambassador to bring diversity to the space program is the subject of the documentary Woman in Motion, now streaming on Paramount+. Actress Nichelle Nichols will forever be remembered for playing Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series—one of the first Black women to play a prominent role on […]
The truth IS out there! UFO conspiracy theorists (like Ms. Demi Lovato, host of the upcoming Unidentified with Demi Lovato) may feel validated after the last episode of 60 Minutes. The venerated news program entered new territory on Sunday with an episode about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs — the government’s term for a UFO. […]
Demi Lovato has some homework to do! On Tuesday, it was announced the pop star will be starring in a limited unscripted series about UFOs titled Unidentified with Demi Lovato. The upcoming Peacock series, which has been given a four-episode order, will follow the superstar, her skeptical best friend Matthew, and her sister Dallas as […]
Enlarge / An artist’s depiction of the Tianhe station module. While that’s safely in orbit, the booster that got it there isn’t in a stable orbit. (credit: Xia Yuan / Getty Images) In late April, China successfully launched a major component of its planned space station. Since then, the booster that put the component into […]
Enlarge / Starship SN15 descending back to Texas under two of its three upgraded raptor engines. Successful landing! (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) By now many readers are familiar with SpaceX’s Starship tests. The rocket makes its way skyward and performs maneuvers that seem like impossibilities to a generation raised on rockets that simply shot things to orbit. […]
Enlarge / Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle is a capsule with a view. (credit: Blue Origin) On Wednesday, Blue Origin officially announced that its first crewed flight to space is targeted for July 20, suggesting that its extended period of test flights is finally coming to an end. Rather than simply placing a seat on […]
Baker Mayfield says he has receipts for his UFO sighting. Well, kind of! Last month, the NFL star claimed he and his wife, Emily, saw a UFO in Texas while out to dinner, and immediately became the laughing stock of skeptical fans on social media. But now, the Cleveland Browns QB feels seen — thanks […]
Enlarge (credit: WISA WOODSAT) Late last year, we were extremely skeptical of reports regarding a plan for wooden satellites that seemed confused about what could be gained from using the natural material. But a wooden satellite looks like it might get to orbit later this year, via a project we can fully endorse. It’s a […]