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[nasa1974]

Are the aliens us? UFOs may be piloted by time-traveling humans, book argues

By Leonard David
The great distances covered by visiting "aliens" may be ones of time rather than space, a recent book argues.

https://www.space.com/aliens-time-traveling-humans-ufo-hypothesis.html

 

[Cactus]

That reminds me of the theory that "Foo Fighters" from WWII are time-traveling drones sent by future historians to get authentic film footage from that era of history.

I would more likely expect visitors (alien or time-travelers) to be drones/machines given the distance/time required, harsh environments, etc. It would easier to send machines before organic life. Hmmm -- this is starting to sound more like science fiction than science.

 

[Cactus]

OK, back to science. I found these articles interesting:

Astrophysicists find massive black holes wandering around dwarf galaxies
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-astrophysicists-massive-black-holes-dwarf.html

World’s Oldest Known Impact Crater Confirmed in Australia
https://gizmodo.com/world-s-oldest-known-impact-crater-confirmed-in-austral-1841130758

Astronomers find an oddball asteroid entirely inside the orbit of Venus
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...-asteroid-entirely-inside-the-orbit-of-venus/

 

[nasa1974]

Record-breaking astronaut Christina Koch talks female space records and more

By Chelsea Gohd a day ago
"I'm definitely looking forward to being on the same planet as everybody else pretty soon."

https://www.space.com/record-breaking-astronaut-christina-koch-female-space-records.html

https://www.space.com/spaceflight


Not sure why the link is not setting up correctly. I guess you will have to copy and past.

 

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House committee staff members defend NASA authorization bill

By JoAnna Wendel - Space.com contributor 8 hours ago
The bill, which directs NASA to focus on Mars over the moon, has shaken up the space community.

https://www.space.com/nasa-authorization-bill-artemis-moon-house-defense.html

 

[nasa1974]

2 Russian satellites are stalking a US spysat in orbit. The Space Force is watching. (Report)

By Chelsea Gohd 20 hours ago
"We view this behavior as unusual and disturbing," Space Force chief says.

https://www.space.com/russian-spacecraft-stalking-us-spy-satellite-space-force.html

 

[nasa1974]

What's next for Solar Orbiter after its historic launch to the sun

By Amy Thompson a day ago
Solar Orbiter has a long journey ahead.

https://www.space.com/solar-orbiter-launched-whats-next.html

 

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What's the difference between orbital and suborbital spaceflight?

By Adam Mann
Reference article: Explanation of suborbital and orbital flight.

https://www.space.com/suborbital-orbital-flight.html

 

[nasa1974]

Iran satellite launch fails to reach orbit

By Mike Wall
The Zafar 1 craft didn't attain the speed necessary to circle Earth after liftoff on Sunday (Feb. 9).

https://www.space.com/iran-satellite-launch-failure-zafar-1.html

 

[nasa1974]

For stargazers, the Big Dipper is a celestial compass, clock, calendar and ruler. Here’s how to use it.

By Joe Rao
The Dipper is more than just a star pattern — it's a compass, a clock, a calendar and a ruler all rolled into one!

https://www.space.com/big-dipper-swiss-army-knife-for-skywatchers.html

 

[nasa1974]

Scientists just watched a newfound asteroid zoom by Earth. Then they saw its moon.

By Meghan Bartels a day ago

https://www.space.com/near-earth-binary-asteroid-2020-bx12-has-moon.html

 

[nasa1974]

30 years ago today Voyager 1 took the photo of Earth dubbed the "Pale Blue Dot". Also in this article shows photo's take of most of our Solar System.

Pale Blue Dot at 30: Voyager 1's iconic photo of Earth from space reveals our place in the universe

By Mike Wall
The photo shows Earth as it truly is — a lonely outpost of life in an incomprehensibly vast cosmos.

https://www.space.com/pale-blue-dot-voyager-1-photo-30th-anniversary.html

 

[nasa1974]

10 brilliant discoveries NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory made in its first decade in space

By Doris Elin Urrutia

https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-dynamics-observatory-10-discoveries.html

 

[nasa1974]

Hackers could shut down satellites — or turn them into weapons

By William Akoto

https://www.space.com/hackers-could-turn-satellites-into-weapons.html

 

[nnuut]

I'm sure we could do the same thing or we better learn how.

 

[nasa1974]

What if Earth were a super-Earth?

By Donavyn Coffey
What if Earth were more like its larger cousins?

https://www.space.com/what-if-super-earth.html

 

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Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto

By Meghan Bartels

https://www.space.com/human-computer-elizabeth-williams-pluto-discovery.html

 

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SpaceX will fly space tourists on Crew Dragon for Space Adventures

By Tariq Malik
Up to four people could fly higher than any space tourists in history by 2021!

https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-will-fly-space-tourists.html

 

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Article from Space.com
https://www.space.com/


Lego unveils 'Baby Yoda' BrickHeadz and epic Razor Crest from 'The Mandalorian'
By Chelsea Gohd

https://www.space.com/lego-baby-yoda-mandalorian-razor-crest-star-wars-sets-2020.html

 

[nasa1974]

[h=1]What's up with that rock? China's moon rover finds something strange on the far side.[/h] By Andrew Jones

https://www.space.com/china-chang-e-4-moon-rover-finds-young-rocks.html