Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Loen

 Harvard's Ari Loeb is speculating that there could be a connection between Oumuamua and UFO/UAP sightings/

He suggests Oumuamua may have been designed to collect data from UFOs.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Ingenuity

NASA says Ingenuity could keep flying on Mars for months/

The tiny helicopter has already made eight flights. three more than planned.

Monday, June 28, 2021

Cloud Life

 A new study finds no hope for life in the clouds of Venus due to a lack of water vapor.

The clouds of Jupiter, however, are another matter.

Saturday, June 26, 2021

UFO

 The Pentagon's UFO report was released late yesterday.

The report argues for more funding to study the matter and says aliens cannot now be ruled out.

Friday, June 25, 2021

License

 Virgin Galactic has received a commercial license to fly passengers into space from the FAA.

It's the first such license granted.

Friday, June 18, 2021

Turkey

Turkey plans to send a craft to the Moon in three years.

It also plans a lunar rover in 2030.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Moon

 China and Russia are leading an international effort to put a space station in lunar orbit and a base on the lunar surface.

There is no timetable for putting astronauts on the Moon.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

G7

 G7 members, which do not include Russia or China, have agreed to prioritize the space junk problem.

According to ESA, there are 34,000 pieces of space debris in orbit 4 inches across or larger.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

VESTA VARIABLE

 Astronomers have found a huge bright star that virtually blinks out with regularity.

They surmise a huge object blocks the light, but they don't know what the object is.

Monday, June 14, 2021

Blue Origin

 A seat on Blue Origin's maiden suborbital flight has been auctioned off for $28 million.

The winner's name has not yet been disclosed.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Mice

 In an experiment to test the effects of space radiation on mammals, mice from freeze-dried sperm that was stored aboard ISS have been born on Earth.

The mice are healthy and seem to have no defects.

Friday, June 11, 2021

Venus

 ESA has announced it is sending a science probe to Venus.

With NASA's two upcoming mission there. scientists hope to get a good picture of our sister world.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

UFO

 New NASA head Bill Nelsen says NASA will start investigating UFO sightings.

France's space agency has been studying UFOs for decades.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Russia

 Russia is offering seats on a Soyuz for a trip to ISS to commercial customers.

Prices were not given.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Terran R

 Relativity Space plans to have a fully reusable, 3D-printed rocket, the Terran R, in operation in 2024.

The company's goal is to build humanity's industrial base on Mars.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Bezos

 Jeff Bezos will fly on Blue Origin's first crewed, suborbital flight.

The flight is scheduled for July 20.

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Aliens

 U. S. intelligence officials are saying they have no evidence of alien spacecraft.

They also say, however, that they can't rule out aliens visiting Earth.

Friday, June 4, 2021

UFO

The unclassified version of the Pentagon's UFO report will likely be released June 25, according to Tucker Carlson.

There will also be a classified report.

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Venus

 NASA is planning two missions to Venus this decade

The goal is to try to learn why Venus is so hellish.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Global Warming

 A new study finds satellite observations may have underestimated the extent of global warming.

What that might mean for the future is unclear.

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Space Junk

 The robotic arm of ISS was hit by space debris recently.

The arm seems fine, but the incident is a reminder that space junk is a real issue.