Astronomers have spotted three near-Earth asteroids that were lurking undetected within the glare of the sun. One of the asteroids, called 2022 AP7, is the largest potentially hazardous object posing a risk to Earth to be discovered in the last eight years. Their findings were published Monday in The Astronomical Journal. According to the publication, […]
A NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid today at 7:14 p.m. ET after launching 10 months ago as part of a planetary protection program. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, will attempt to affect the motion of an asteroid in space. A live stream of images captured by the spacecraft […]
NASA announced this week that it has detected a problem with its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and as a result, it has put a slate of observations on pause. The advanced telescope allows astronomers to observe the Universe like never before, and its breathtaking first images and data are clear indicators of its prowess. […]
NASA scientists have captured an unprecedented explosion on the surface of a massive red supergiant star known as Betelgeuse, the space agency said in a press release. Astronomers used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories to determine that the senior star actually blew off part of its surface. The researchers said the explosion caused […]
A video released by the US Pentagon and posted online by The Today Shows reveals a spherical unidentified flying object as it hovered over the ocean side to side like a ball and then seems to dive into the water. A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed that the U.S. Navy did capture the footage, but the spokesperson […]
The United States Congress has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill that would establish a secure system for reporting unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), commonly known as UFOs. The system would receive reports of “any event relating to unidentified aerial phenomena” in addition to any related activity from the government, federal contractors or […]
When a massive international war-games exercise known as Operation Mainbrace convened in the North Sea in 1952, it brought together 80,000 military personnel, 1,000 planes and 200 ships from nine countries. There were also some unexpected attendees: UFOs. As reported by LiveScience, Multiple sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during Operation Mainbrace (also known as […]
A glowing blue blob streaked across the night sky and crashed into the waters by Oahu, Hawaii, on Dec. 29, 2020, according to multiple reports. Multiple people on the ground saw the blue flying object, with some recording it; those reports and calls to 911 led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate the sighting. […]
For decades, scientists have focused powerful telescopes on the skies, searching for extraterrestrial life. But secret documents recently released by the Pentagon suggest that aliens are already here, and their presence poses a danger to humans. The files, which were made public through a Freedom of Information Act request, revealed that encounters with UFOs have […]