Contrary to official predictions, solar cycle 25 is getting off to an explosive start, with solar activity proving to be much higher than the weak cycle that was officially forecast, featuring a higher than expected sunspot count, numerous coronal mass ejections and at least three X-class flares having erupted sinceread more
A copy of the classified version of the Pentagon’s Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena has been obtained by The Black Vault’s John Greenwald, following months of pursuing a Mandatory Declassification Review. Although the report released to Greenwald is heavily redacted, the context offered by the previously-unreleased material that it contains offers muchread more
Having completed alignment of its primary mirror array, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured sharp test images that exceeded the expectations of the spacecraft’s designers. Although the initial test image taken was of an extremely faint star that is otherwise unremarkable, that image also revealed the existence of dozens of distantread more
There has been a great deal of concern over the fate of the International Space Station in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting deterioration in relations between Russia and the West. But despite what were perceived as ominous warnings from the head of the Russian space agencyread more