North Salem residents awoke in the wee hours of April 1 to strange noises and lights in the sky over town.
As a new day dawned, the community was stunned to discover that the town’s beloved Balanced Rock had been unseated by an overnight extraterrestrial visit.
“I knew it all along,” says John “Tinfoil Hat” Smith, Westchester resident and host of the “Little Green Men” podcast. “I’ve been saying it for years.”
Here's what's been happening:
Until Recently, People Accepted the 'Fact' of Aliens in the Solar System - Scientific
Into that mix goes the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI); as we’ve become more comfortable with the notion that the technological restructuring and repurposing of matter is something we can, and should, be actively looking for. If for no other reason than our own repurposing of matter, here on Earth, has become ever more vivid and fraught, and therefore critical to appreciate and modify in aid of long-term survival.
What is so fascinating is that in many respects we have already been here and done all of this before, just not recently, and not with the same set of tools that we now have to hand.
Extraterrestrial engineering | MIT Technology Review
Compared to humans, Methanians had superior hearing, vocal range, and sight, including x-ray vision. They subsisted on ammonia instead of water and could employ limited telepathic abilities under duress. They had advanced atomic energy technology, but otherwise their tech lagged behind that of Earth. According to memos from Massachusetts Intergalactic Traders, Inc., this made Arcturus IV a prime market for household products designed for Methanians by Terra's brightest young engineers.
Over roughly three weeks, students in John E. Arnold's Product Design class immersed themselves in the Methanians' delightfully detailed sci-fi universe, all in an effort to rethink the rules of engineering here on Earth. The set-up was elaborate: Arnold's case study, crafted with help from the MIT Science Fiction Society, included fake scientific briefs, physiological and psychological evaluations, environmental reports, and market analyses.
Skoltech team used mass spectrometry to study composition of meteorites | EurekAlert! Science News
IMAGE: Carbonaceous chondrite and different molecular compositions distributions in it view more
Scientists from Russia and Germany studied the molecular composition of carbonaceous chondrites - the insoluble organic matter of the Murchison and Allende meteorites - in an attempt to identify their origin. Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry revealed a wide diversity of chemical compositions and unexpected similarities between meteorites from different groups. The research was published in the Scientific Reports .
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What belief in extraterrestrial visitors to Earth reveals about trust in elections
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Partisanship is not enough to explain why so many Americans – mostly Republicans – distrust the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Here's how scientists protect Earth from extraterrestrial germs
For years, concerns about planetary protection have focused on preventing Earth from littering the solar system—sterilizing spacecraft and keeping astronauts under strict quarantine protocols. But as space agencies around the world gear up to bring more samples back from destinations such as asteroids, the moon, and Mars, scientists are once more considering the opposite prospect: What if we bring extraterrestrial germs back to Earth?
But as multiple sample-return missions head into higher gear, extra caution is once more warranted. In recent years, scientists have found hearty microorganisms that can survive in ever more inhospitable places. Diminutive tardigrades, also known as water bears, can even survive in the vacuum of space .
Colorado's Sierra Nevada plans to develop commercial space station and serve space tourists
Based on inflatable modules, Sierra Nevada's facility could open up scientific research, tourism and even agriculture in low-Earth orbit
Sierra Nevada hopes to have a full circle launch program that can "take people to the space station, come back… and then land safely on a runway," said former astronaut Janet Kavandi, the company's executive vice president.
How an Unconventional Bride Chose an Avant-Garde Wedding Registry | Vogue
The Vogue Wedding Registry is a place to discover the items most coveted by brides around the world—and to inspire your own wish list.
For future brides, Connor recommends, "Have fun with it! We have never aspired to be the couple with the perfect matchy-matchy china and linen tablecloths. We do aspire to be fancy, don't get me wrong, but in our own sort of weird way. Just be yourself and don't feel pressured to curate a Nancy Meyers–worthy home."
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