2019-03-01
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Top-Secret Russian Satellites are using Next-Generation Ion Engines to Rendezvous with Other Orbital Objects
May 26, 2017Three top-secret satellites launched by Russia between 2013 and 2015 have recently been reactivated, and appear to be carrying out missions to rendezvous with other man-made objects in orbit, performing comparatively dramatic maneuvers to make their intercepts. Despite assurances from... continued
Global Warming Causes the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to Spring a Leak
May 25, 2017The Officials in charge of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault have reported that water from melting permafrost and heavy rain, brought about by record-high temperatures in the Arctic over the past winter, has leaked into the entrance tunnel leading to... continued
Homo Neledi ‘s Young Age Upends Modern Theories on the Development of Human Culture and Technology
May 20, 2017The definitive dating of the remains of the extinct hominin Homo naledi has been completed, and the results have left researchers' original assumptions about the age of the creature in the dust: initially thought to be 2.5 million years old,... continued
A Human-Made Forcefield is Helping Protect the Earth from Radiation from Outer Space
May 19, 2017The study of space weather has taken on an increased importance in recent decades, as the importance of the effects of the day-to-day conditions of our immediate solar system continue to be uncovered, with the effects here on Earth ranging... continued
2002 DoD Manual Instructs Military Personnel on how to Handle UFO Photos
May 18, 2017Following the official closure of the Air Force's Project Blue Book in December of 1969, it was assumed that all branches of the U.S. government and military had washed their hands of the issue of investigating UFOs. However, the decades... continued
WannaCry Ransomware Stopped by a Simple URL; and Microsoft Calls for the End of the Weaponization of Cyber Exploits
May 17, 2017The actions of a quick thinking cyber security expert may have saved untold thousands of computers around the world from infection from the ransomware known as "WannaCry", a form of malware that crippled hundreds of thousands of computer systems around... continued
Searching for Alien Civilizations — Right Here on Earth?
May 16, 2017What if we're looking for alien life in all the wrong places? In response to the current search for alien life in sources beyond Earth, Penn State astronomer Jason Wright has published a paper titled "Prior Indigenous Technological Species", putting... continued
Unknowncountry Climate Watch Update
May 14, 2017Climate Watch predicts fewer but more violent storms across the summer of 2017, with generally mild temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere. However, if circulation extends into the upper stratosphere where temperature differences are now unprecedented, storms will rapidly and suddenly increase... continued
Mystery Creature found on Indonesian Beach turns out to be a Dead Whale
May 14, 2017The massive corpse of an initially unidentified sea creature washed up on the shore of Indonesia's Seram Island, prompting worldwide speculation as to what the mysterious creature was. Initially called a giant squid by the Jakarta Globe, the 15-meter (50-foot)... continued
A Global Ransomware Attack is Currently Underway
May 13, 2017A large-scale ransomware attack was initiated worldwide on May 12 at around 7:00 PM UTC, crippling portions of a hospital information network in the UK and Spain's Telephonica telecommunications firm. The ransomware, called "Wanna Decryptor", is alleged to be exploiting... continued