Volcanic Exomoon

Scientists think they have found an exomoon covered by volcanoes and flowing lava.

The exomoon is 550 light years away.

Arecibo

NASA is awarding a $19 million grant that will keep the Arecibo Observatory studying near-Earth asteroids.

The grant will also support STEM education in Puerto Rico.

Cislunar Competition

The Pentagon is gearing up to operate in cislunar space.

The move is largely in response to plans by China.

Interference

The Sun will be between Earth and Mars for the next ten days, interfering with communication with the various probes on Mars.

NASA will ease off during the period.

Identity Politics

NASA says at least one of the crew landing on the Moon in 2024 will be a woman.

OPINION: Selection of the crew should be merit-based.  If that resulted in an all female crew, fine.  If it resulted in a mixed gender crew, fine.  If it resulted in an all male crew, fine.

UFOs

According to UFOlogists, the number of UFO reports have increased over the past few years.

That wouldn't be obvious from mainstream media reports.

Bopdiversity

A new study suggests other worlds may be better suited to support life than Earth is, and may, therefore, have greater biodiversity.

The study used computer modeling and focused on the role oceans can play.