Roughly 50 percent of Americans are skeptical about UFO origins: Poll
While Americans remain skeptical on alien origins, the majority believe the U.S. government isn’t sharing everything.
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President Donald Trump signs order creating US Space Academy
The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.
Trump announces creation of US Space Academy
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order establishing the U.S. Space Academy to educate and train the next generation of engineers, operators and service members in the space realm. “That’s a big deal. So, you think of West Point, and you think of Annapolis, and you think of the Air Force Academy, and you…
Trump awards Artemis II crew with Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Trump awarded NASA’s Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Friday during a visit to Johnson Space Center in Houston. U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen all received the honor four months after their historic mission in which the crew flew by the moon.…
Researchers faced more than 100 million possible ways to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy; AI picked just 40 experiments and found 6 that worked, including the first successful print at only 500 watts
Tech News News: Washington State University researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify a faster, less costly way to 3D print a high-performance metal a.
Watch live: Trump honors Artemis II crew in Houston, calls International Space Station
President Trump will honor the four-person Artemis II crew Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, months after the astronauts completed the first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. The mission, which took the crew further into space than ever before, was a major step in the Trump administration’s push…
Conservationists move threatened sea turtle nests to safer sand to save eggs from heat and tides; a 2-year study found lower hatching success, smaller hatchlings and just 8% males in one season
Science News: As rising temperatures, flooding and erosion put sea turtle nests at greater risk, conservationists often step in to move vulnerable eggs to safer par.
Jackery’s little workhorse power station looks great in white.
The $619 HomePower 1000 Plus V2 solar generator is now available in white or gray. It’s built around a 1kWh LFP battery that can be expanded to an impressive 11kWh of capacity. Its diminutive size, 1800W of sustained AC output, and up to 400W of solar (or car’s alternator) input makes it suitable for vanlifers, creator job sites, and even home backup to keep devices like the fridge and CPAP machine running during the next outage. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/1000Plus-v2_white-4.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/1000Plus-v2-six-angles.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Scenario-5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Scenario-12.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Scenario-15.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Así es la fuerza del universo capaz de mover más agua que todos los ríos del planeta juntos: es una de las razones por las que la Antártida está aislada climáticamente
La Corriente Circumpolar Antártica (CCA) es la mayor corriente oceánica del planeta
Novas imagens revelam a extensão do colapso de geleira no Nepal | G1
Registros foram cedidos ao g1 e revelam mudanças expressivas na encosta entre 24 e 26 de agosto. A análise das imagens indica que cerca de 1 km² de gelo e rocha pode ter cedido, embora a área afetada possa variar entre 0,5 km² e 2 km².
Archaeologists Find Ancient Tomb and Garden That Match Biblical Account of Jesus
Archaeologists may have uncovered new evidence pointing to the location of Jesus Christ‘s tomb in Jerusalem. According to a Thursday, August 27, report by th...
Satellite images reveal bedrock and glacier collapsed on the Nepal-Tibet border, then rivers flooded
As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clu...
Kalshi is partnering with The Weather Company for climate-based bets.
The prediction market platform will use The Weather Company’s data to verify weather-related market outcomes, such as how high the daily temperature might get in New York or Los Angeles. At the same time, The Weather Company will add Kalshi’s weather probabilities to “select experiences” on its app and website. [Link: Kalshi and the Weather Co. Join Forces on Climate Trades | https://www.wsj.com/finance/kalshi-and-the-weather-co-join-forces-on-climate-trades-76b7e307?st=P4oUuK | The Wall Street Journal]
Where northern lights may shine amid geomagnetic storm watches
If conditions are right, you may catch a glimpse of the northern lights.
ATF investigating ‘major’ cybersecurity incident
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Wednesday announced an investigation into a “major” cybersecurity incident that the Qilin ransomware group claimed responsibility for. The ATF said a stand-alone system operating separately from the agency’s network did not appear to affect its enterprise network, eForms system or other systems, according to a…
In the 1960s a Montana landowner bought 2 mute swans for private pond. Decades later their flock reached 120; alarming Yellowstone officials
Science News: A pair of ornamental swans bought for a private pond in Montana in the 1960s eventually became the starting point for a very different kind of wildlif.
Rare red northern lights may be visible alongside red moon during Aug. 27 lunar eclipse
Moderate G1 and G2 geomagnetic storms are forecast during the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, with the northern lights potentially visible across several n...