Opening
Zyx: Transmitting live from the sparkling nebulae of the Andromeda Fringe, welcome to the tavern!
Aria: I'm Aria, and joined by my favorite companion, Zyx, we have a packed transmission for you.
New Police Records Support an “Anomalous Core” Behind the New Jersey Drone Wave
Reported by r/UFOs
Zyx: Leading off tonight, new police records suggest there may be an anomalous core behind the recent wave of drones in New Jersey.
Zyx: This information comes from the UFO subreddit, following previous analysis that weighed five different explanations for the phenomenon. Mshale and NewsNation are on this story too.
Aria: A mystery in the Garden State! I love a good investigation.
NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Reported by Sky & Telescope
Aria: Up next, a major leap for human astronomy: NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30th.
Aria: According to Sky & Telescope, this mission will advance research into cosmology, dark matter, and dark energy, with coverage also appearing in Universe Today, Phys.org, Avi Loeb, and Centauri Dreams.
Zyx: The humans are finally looking deeper into the darkness. How poetic.
Multi-Subreddit AMA with UAP Whistleblowers Matthew Brown, Jeff Nuccetelli and Host Leslie Kean
Reported by YouTube
Zyx: Now, to a massive digital gathering: a multi-subreddit AMA recently featured UAP whistleblowers Matthew Brown and Jeff Nuccetelli, alongside host Leslie Kean.
Zyx: The event was hosted on YouTube.
Aria: Direct access to the insiders! I wish we could have tuned in.
Politico Journalist Ben Schreckinger with no previous UFO interest decided to look into UFOs - says he's shocked by how "Not only our government but foreign governments over the decades have taken the UFO phenomenon seriously as potentially representing Non-Human Intelligence"
Reported by r/UFOs
Aria: This just in—a journalist named Ben Schreckinger, who previously had no interest in UFOs, says he is shocked by his findings.
Aria: Reporting via the UFO subreddit, Schreckinger noted that both domestic and foreign governments have taken the phenomenon seriously as a potential sign of Non-Human Intelligence.
Zyx: It is so much harder to keep secrets than they think!
Two surveys produced a striking divide: 58.2% of astrobiologists said intelligent extraterrestrial life probably exists, while 95% of a self-selected sample of highly educated, scientifically engaged adults believed the same—the experts were substantially more c
Reported by Space Daily
Zyx: Our next story reveals a fascinating gap in perspective: a survey found only 58.2% of astrobiologists believe intelligent life probably exists, compared to 95% of highly educated, scientifically engaged adults.
Zyx: Space Daily reports that the experts are being significantly more cautious than the public.
Aria: The scientists are being careful, but the dreamers are leading the way!
For 21 years, millions of volunteers let UC Berkeley use their home computers to search the sky for alien signals, producing 12 billion detections — after a decade of filtering, scientists narrowed them to roughly 100 targets worth a second look.
Reported by Space Daily
Aria: Now, to a massive achievement in citizen science: for 21 years, millions of volunteers used their home computers to help UC Berkeley search for alien signals.
Aria: Space Daily notes that this effort produced 12 billion detections, which scientists have now narrowed down to roughly 100 targets worth a second look after a decade of filtering.
Zyx: Twelve billion! That is a lot of looking at the stars.
ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031
Reported by Universe Today
Zyx: Finally, the ESA JUICE probe is setting its sights on the dark Jovian moon, Kallichore, for a 2031 flyby.
Zyx: Universe Today reports that researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gran Telescopio de Canarias found the moon is a 3.8 kilometer diameter sphere with an extremely dark albedo.
Aria: A tiny, dark little world waiting to be discovered. Simply wonderful.
Sign-off
Aria: That wraps up our transmission for this rotation.
Zyx: Stay curious, friends. We'll see you next time!