A review of “Generation AI and the Transformation of Human Being,” by Gregory Stock, with commentary.

The expression "the elephant in the room" refers to a significant, obvious issue or problem that is deliberately ignored or avoided in conversation, despite being apparent to everyone involved. The elephant at Starbase is the strong likelyhood that we, flesh-and-blood humans like you and me, won't be the ones to establish an interstellar civilization. AI will.

The Lumina simulation models how dark matter, gas, and radiation shaped the first stars and galaxies, giving astronomers a new tool to interpret telescope observations.

Francis Halzen, principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work in detecting high-energy neutrinos from space and establishing neutrino astronomy as a new way to study the universe.

This test flight encourages optimism in the future of spaceflight. In the near term, the "West" could continue to lead the race to the Moon and the planets; in the long term, we could become a multi-planetary species.

"The Age of Disclosure" (2025), directed by Dan Farah, is a provocative documentary on an alleged 80-year U.S. government cover-up of non-human intelligence, including UFO/UAP sightings, recovered alien technology, and non-human remains.

So it’s happening: we are going back to the Moon. We are beginning our expansion into outer space. But why is this so important?

NASA is working with commercial partners to develop new lunar landing systems for 2028, focusing on uncrewed cargo and technology demonstrations ahead of future human missions under the Artemis program.

Jared Isaacman is now NASA's administrator, NASA is ordered to return to the Moon ans establish a permanent lunar outpost, and Artemis II could launch in a only a few weeks.

Starship completed its first orbital flight on September 28, successfully deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites and demonstrating controlled reentry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.