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NASA Rocket from California mistaken for UFO over Suffolk 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 29, 2021
People across Suffolk reported seeing a strange glowing triangle in the sky last night, with many jumping to the conclusion that it was a UFO.

By David Aragorn
23,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Discovered in New Mexico 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 28, 2021
In a study of exposed outcrops of Lake Otero in New Mexico, the United States, archaeologists have discovered numerous human footprints dating to about 23,000 to 21,000 years ago. The discovery confirms the presence of humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, adding evidence to the antiquity of human colonization of the Americas.

By David Aragorn
Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 28, 2021
It’s neither a bird nor a plane, but a winged microchip as small as a grain of sand that can be carried by the wind as it monitors such things as pollution levels or the spread of airborne diseases.

By David Aragorn
Space Force reveals uniforms and Twitter can only see ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2021
The newest military branch, the U.S. Space Force, has released prototypes of uniforms for its Guardians.

By David Aragorn
Gigantic cavity in space sheds new light on how stars form 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 28, 2021
Astronomers analyzing 3D maps of the shapes and sizes of nearby molecular clouds have discovered a gigantic cavity in space.

By David Aragorn
Hidden Traces of a Massive Ancient City Are Still in Mexico’s Landscape Today 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 28, 2021
Modern roads and developments share more similarities with ancient urban centers than we often realize – which is certainly the case with the sprawling Teotihuacan settlement, once located around 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Mexico City.

By David Aragorn
Apophis: The asteroid we thought might hit us 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 27, 2021
Even though the asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least another century, its scientific impact will be tremendous.

By David Aragorn
‘Unprecedented’ dinosaur fossil with ‘totally weird’ spikes found in Africa 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 27, 2021
The ankylosaur species of dinosaur is best known for its armored spikes but, before now, remnants have only been discovered in North America. Fossil hunters found a unique type of ankylosaur that derives from the Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco – giving Africa its first ankylosaur.

By David Aragorn
NASA announces reorganization of human spaceflight directorate 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
NASA announced Tuesday that the agency’s human spaceflight division will split into two new mission directorates, one focused on space operations and another on deep space exploration, returning to the organizational structure of a decade ago.

By David Aragorn
Perseverance breathes fresh life into the mining and space sectors 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 24, 2021
Mars Rover Perseverance’s CO2-splitting MOXIE device draws the eye of the world’s biggest miners.

By David Aragorn