The $22 million Pentagon report on UFOs or UAPs was skimpy and inconclusive. Pretty poor bang for the buck. ow.ly/oAKv50FlKcC

The thing that we take for granted, which underpins our modern lives, is decaying. Rot link and content drift are eating away at the Internet, and nobody has a clear solution. ow.ly/PVB550FmXy9

The expanding universe of viruses. Ten billion times more viral particles that there are stars in the known universe. ow.ly/m2HX50FmY2z

The Antikythera Mechanism - an incredible astronomical analog computer from 2000 years ago. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Staggering fact. Last year the total of human-made "stuff", a trillion tons of it, exceeded the mass of the entire biosphere. ow.ly/1piN50Fzf2i

More talking about UFOs, with the Aussies, who are also a bit alien.... ow.ly/kPYY50FzlkX

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UFOs are like the egg stain on your chin that won't go away. Well, even with the recent Navy videos, I'm not a believer. ow.ly/Hzan50FTG5t

David Bowie and Sea Slugs is a thing. Who ever knew? bowiebranchia.tumblr.com/?mc_cid=c42043…

As if we needed reminding, 200 medical journals worldwide say that the change climate is the biggest global health risk we face. ow.ly/ldZz50G6pQL

Building on Mars with blood, sweat, and tears. Literally. ow.ly/tgqM50G9PSg

I hope there is no war in space, but things are getting twitchy up there. thehill.com/opinion/intern…

With a mixture of anticipation and anxiety, astronomers await the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. ow.ly/k2tj50GqkYJ

Hoping for your vote at Science Talk, on the first page choose my "Conveying the Immensity of Time and Space" and any others you like on that page or the next two. You can give a random identifier and fake email to not be part of their mailing list. ow.ly/9Tgk50GuR25

Just in time for Halloween, a black hole nightmare! youtube.com/watch?v=ngOYvM…

The Decadal Survey giving astronomy research priorities for the 2020's just came out, and our Giant Magellan Telescope was ranked number 1 for ground-based facilities. At 24.5-meters diameter, it will be the world's largest telescope. ow.ly/sUjL50GGirR

The telescope that is too big to fail has over 300 ways to fail, which is a scary thought. Also, see my article on JWST's killer app. ow.ly/I7GZ50GGjnA theconversation.com/the-most-power…

How fast can we go? Not very, it turns out, if light is the measuring stick. This articles was answering a child's question, but it's suitable for all ages. ow.ly/WkSv50GNGQa

The sad psychology of how people rationalize climate change. In the US, most people think it will harm people in the country, but not them personally. This is a big hurdle is getting any sense of collective urgency about the problem.

Got a minute? Here's my take on James Webb Space Telescope and the Dark Ages of the Universe. ow.ly/moEi50GX7xr