SCIENCE

World Space Week 2026 will examine how reusable rockets, falling launch costs and commercial operators are widening access to orbit through events in around 100 countries.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says NASA should investigate UAP if proven extraterrestrial, while noting natural phenomena and advanced human technology remain possible explanations.

An Israeli mRNA plague vaccine protected mice from lethal pneumonic plague in 2025, months before a Russian lab technician died of unknown pneumonia.

NASA says decades of research support Stephen Hawking's concerns about climate change, resource depletion and asteroid impacts, but the agency has not endorsed his prediction about 2600

Joe McMoneagle's Mars remote-viewing claims resurface as the former Army viewer describes giant humanoids and alleged ruins on the Red Planet.

David Grusch told Joe Rogan that US forces shot seven-foot reptilian aliens after a crash, yet he admits the account is secondhand and the Pentagon reports no evidence.

Michael Shermer has bet $1,000 that NASA, the NSF and the American Astronomical Society will not confirm extraterrestrial intelligence by 31 December 2030, despite new UAP records

David Grusch UFO claims include video of pale, human-like bodies, while the footage remains unpublished and official findings do not verify them.

The David Grusch Joe Rogan interview includes claims that US personnel shot alleged reptilian beings, although Grusch says he never saw them himself.

University of Louisville AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy has put the chance of AI-driven human extinction within a century at 99.9 per cent, far above other estimates.

SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station in 7 hours and 55 minutes, setting a US launch-to-docking record shaped largely by favourable orbital conditions.

USA 32, a Cold War-era US signals-intelligence satellite, fragmented about 775 kilometres above Earth, adding debris to a busy orbital region. Officials say analysis is ongoing

A pale blue streak seen during SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 livestream prompted UFO speculation online, but its distance, size and identity remain unverified

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit and deployed 26 Starlink satellites during Flight 14, but a Raptor engine failure could create new testing and scheduling challenges for NASA's Artemis programme.

NASA has reportedly inspected SR-71A 844 and contacted former engineers about restoring it, fuelling speculation that the legendary aircraft could return to flight after decades grounded.

China has launched Vita, a state-backed life sciences journal with no article-processing fees, as part of efforts to increase the global influence of Chinese scientific publishing.

A peer-reviewed study finds atmospheric mineral dust declined by about 10% from 2003 to 2023, potentially contributing modestly to warming while affecting ecosystems, clouds and air quality.